Swastika~ His unexpected soulmate

29. Officially Mrs. Thakur~

SWASTIKA'S POV 
 
"I want to get married, Mr. Stranger,"

I stated in a mere whisper. I immediately lowered my eyes. I really don't have the courage to look at his eyes, which are now fixed upon my face intensely, making me shiver in my place.
 
"And they said to you?"

He uttered his voice, which turned colder than I had ever heard before. I didn't lift my lashes and took a shaky breath.

How did he know so accurately about this? He didn't take a minute to know about it.
 
("N-nothing, I just want to get married, that's it,") I said, trying to sound confident, as I know it's almost impossible to behave one in front of him. He slowly stood up from his place. I stiffened but didn't make any move.

I thought he must have told me to leave, so I was ready to stand up as well, but before I could, I found him sitting in front of me on one knee on the ground. I got startled.
 
"Ye aap kya kar rahe hain?"
 
("What are you doing?") I hesitated but asked him, I'm not sure what he will do or say to me, but somewhere I am nervous, as I don't want him to feel disgusting about me.

What if he thinks that I just want money like my  parents? I clenched my dupatta in my fist out of nervousness.
 
"Please, uth jaiye, aapko ye nahi karna chahiye kisi ke samne," 
 
("Please, get up you shouldn't do this in front of anyone,") I muttered in a low voice I felt my heart come out because I could hear the beating sound, and I'm sure he will too.

I'm feeling so many emotions right now, his deep brown eyes boring into me, making me even more afraid his piercing gaze is fixed upon me like anytime he is going to eat me.

I gulped my saliva as I saw his slight smile in the corner of his lips, making him even more handsome.

Step up, Sona, what are you thinking? I mentally slapped my head for thinking about him; this is wrong.

I don't have to do anything with him he is far better than me. Maa is right he is everything I can't even imagine.

I slowly lowered my lashes, as it is hard to maintain eye contact with him it's suffocating to imagine everything all over again.

I was looking at my lap when I saw his hand, which was now resting beside me on the sofa my breath automatically turned heavier.
 
"Kisi ke samne nahi, aapke samne baithe hain Idhar dekhiye, Sona,"
 
("Not in front of anyone else, but sitting in front of you, look here, Sona,") He uttered in his deep, cold voice, I could ever imagine I didn't react nor lift my head to face him, not because I didn't want to but because I didn't have the courage to look at him.
 
"Itni betab hai aap shadi karne ke liye," 
 
("You are so desperate to get married,") I shivered the intensity he has in his voice leaves me speechless. What does he mean by this?

I slowly lifted my head to face him my shivering lips opened to exhale, his eyes searching something in mine. Please, God, do something I can't handle his intense gaze upon me.

I slightly shifted in my place, trying to make him realise that I want to leave my place, but he didn't bother to back off.
 
"A-Aapko n-nahi lagta aap-p mere kuch jyada hi pas hai," 
 
("D-Don't you think you're too close to me?") I whispered, trying to make my point clear our faces were too close to each other, even our whole bodies his manly cologne filled my nostrils, making me feel something different than I could ever imagine. He didn't move even an inch also.
 
"Agar aap chahti hai, to aur karib aa sakte hain, Sona,"
 
("If you want, we can come closer, Sona,") He muttered something, but I didn't hear it correctly.

I narrowed my eyebrows in confusion trying to register his sentence, and I opened my mouth and uttered these words.
 
"Ji kuch kaha aapne," 
 
("Did you say something?") He lowered his lashes for seconds before fixing them again on me with even more intensity, and this time it makes me even more terrified, not because I'm not comfortable but because I can't handle my own feelings.
 
"Nahi, kuch nahi, par ab kehna hai, Sona, mai janta hu aapko kon pareshan kar rahe, par mai aapse sunna chahta hu bas ek baar bataiye kya kaha unlogo ne, bas ek baar,"
 
("No, not much, but I have to say it today. Sona, I know what is troubling you, but I want to hear from you. Just tell me once what you want to say, just one more time,")