Bounded By Innocency (Completed)

Ch-13 • In Your Eyes

Ryan and Prisha using backstairs, went down and entered together in the living area where their families were sitting down, conversing with each other.

Prisha was feeling slightly awkward as she knew the purpose of this meeting. Her hands were shaking as she walked behind Ryan, trying to hide herself in his shade. He, on the other hand, was his usual confident self, all smiling.

Everyone glanced at the couple who had just entered there, where Ryan's mother suddenly said with a perplexed look on her face, "Ryan, you went to use the washroom and now coming along with her?"

On these words from his mother, all his confidence faded away. He nervously chuckled and answered, "Mumma, I just happened to meet her in the connected passage." All the time maintaining his composure.

"Oh okay..." her mother reluctantly admitted.

He nervously smiled and directed his hands towards his left side "Yeah... leave this. Meet her, she is Prisha Sharma." Only to find no one. He furrowed his brows at the thought of her sudden disappearance, "Huh...?"

He shifted his gaze behind his back, "Prisha what are you doing there? Come to the front." He held her wrist and made her stand alongside him.

"Namaste uncle... Namaste Aunty." Prisha joined her hands and greeted his parents, being shy and nervous.

"Namaste..." His parents reciprocated with a smile.

His mother, Kavita asked her warmly, tapping the empty space on her side "Prisha beta, come, sit here, beside me."

Prisha glanced at Ryan with her innocent eyes and he blinked in assurance. She smiled and nervously sat beside his mother. Meanwhile, he seated himself beside his father.

Kavita smiled and caressed her back, trying to soothe her nervousness, and making her comfortable.

Prisha looked at his mother's smiley face. Suddenly, Prisha felt an overwhelming wave, weaving a path for tears.

Everyone got concerned, and before Ryan could ask her, Kavita spoke up, "What happened, beta? Are you okay?"

Prisha sobbed more and spoke with difficulty, "I can't believe anything, Aunty. It is happening. Really happening! For fifteen years, it's been my dream but when it's actually happening... I can't believe it at all." She paused for a moment, took a breath, directed her gaze towards Ryan and continued to speak in a shaky voice "The fact that I met Ryan in reality, the fact that I made him meet my parents, the fact our families have met, the fact that our families are sitting together once again that too for the discussion of our marriage and most importantly, he loves me. Ryan loves me! It all seems like a dream to me. The one I have been dreaming of for years."

Kavita smiled listening to her truest and innocent words. "Dear, you know when the first time Ryan told us about you and your love for him. We also initially didn't believe him. We thought there could be no such person in this era who loves someone so deeply, who will wait for someone for such long years, who will devote herself to her beloved that too without seeing, knowing and meeting him. We thought if some girl is confessing such strong and kind of impossible love statements for our son then it must be because of some ulterior motive behind this. But now, when we are finally meeting you in person, the only thing we can see is Truth Sparkling in Your Eyes.
Sacchai nazar aati hai hume, tumhari inn aankhon mein...!"

Everyone's eyes moistened listening to the remarks of Ryan's mother.

Prisha's heart felt overwhelmed, the sense of motherly love she got from his mother was extremely heartful for her. So she wrapped her arms around his mother and embraced her which Kavita happily reciprocated.