Those Silly Days

Chapter 16

Manav's POV
For the 2nd time 😆
Read Author's note. It's important.

I plonk on the bed. I cannot believe it. Jiya is my girlfriend. Fuck.. Sheesh... I still can't believe it. I have, frankly, always felt for Jiya. Though, the difference is that I never told her anything but I didn't expect Jiya to see me even more than a friend, so having feelings for me, is quite a surprise.

Sitting up, I pick the ipad from my bedside drawer. I enter the password which is babygirl only in reverse. I scroll through tonnes of pictures I have of her. Over these three years, I had tonnes of opportunities to click her pictures and she was fine with it. I smile at few shots. They are purely beautiful. Today's events flash back in my mind and a smile, involuntarily, takes over.

The song on the radio was purely an coincidence. And, a great one I have to admit. When the song started, those words hit me  home. When I realised what I felt for her, it was all new. I have been in relationships and even in love, but all now look very much immature to me. All my feelings for anybody before were temporary and unserious. And, I am serious when it comes to Jiya. I just can't help it. It's like default thing in me. I care for her, just way too much. I always knew that what I felt for her was serious. When it comes to her, loving and caring for her is in built in me. But, all these years I thought she saw me only as a friend and nothing more. But, obviously, I'm wrong. All these years, she had dated many guys and all these times I envied those guys who had her. I was jealous and I never showed her. She never had an inkling. I flirted with others in hope to deviate myself and to an extent I was successful but I always ended up comparing every single girl to her, finding faults in every one of them.

But, now she's mine. I can call her that. Jiya's mine. I wince slightly as I pinch myself still stuck on fact that I just proposed Jiya and she said yes. Over time, I had run thousand of proposals in my head. How, when, where, written, gestural.. And don't know what. I had done all of it but I proposed her just like this. In a manner so simple and pure and different. Nothing romantic ;just realistic.

There is light rap on the door before it opens. Comes in my view is my mom. I greet her as she takes place on edge of my bed.
"What has happened that my son is smiling like a clown? "She chuckles lightly with an raised brow.
" You won't believe it. "I exclaim happily. She's piqued.
" I proposed to... Jiya. And.. "I trial on purposefully.
" Cut the suspense. "She mutters.
I chuckle enjoying her expression. It's then it dawns on her.
" Oh my god.. "Her hands fly to her mouth as she squeals like a little child. I laugh at her expression. She has always approved of Jiya and she knew my feelings for her. Jiya has changed me, in a good manner, and that was the reason why my mother approved and favored Jiya so much.

As I lay in my mother's lap, her fingers lightly caressing my hair, we drift into comfortable silence.
"You have got her after so long. Don't do anything that would make you lose her. Manav, don't do anything stupid, okay? "Mom reprimands me.
" Yes,mom. You don't have to tell me that. I won't. I can't. I finally have her. All these years, I have waited and now, I won't do anything that will make her leave me. "
" You have matured so much. "Mom whispers slowly. My lips curl up in smile. I don't know, if I can say that it is her impact I have changed, taken my life more seriously, set some objectives for myself, trying to prove myself as a child and every relation of my life. I know I'm quite deep for guy but I have always been like this. Sid always got this, Sam and Aamir joked about me all time but Jiya, she just mixed them all up. She knew when to accept how I was and when to joke. She knew how to react according to situations.
"You should rest. "She said as she stood up. Wishing her Good Night, I picked up my phone and started typing.
Night babygirl. You made my day.  I wanted to add more, like I love her and all but instead settled with that I will pick her up in morning. I don't want to scare her. I should take it all slow, for I know she prefers it that way.

She replies soon saying that day was out of box and she was happy about it! She wished me too but she didn't know that I couldn't sleep for my dreams of many years had come true. Sleep won't come to me though I did try to sleep, tossing and turning.
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I honked, waiting for her. It was next morning and I am here to pick her up. She ran down the stairs, her hair kissing the wind, her heels clicking the stone beneath, her black handbag, which I gave her year and half back, swinging lightly as she rushed downstairs. She looked up and her eyes caught mine. Her brown eyes shone under soft morning light as her lips formed a breathtaking smile. I smiled back, automatically. I stood properly as she came up in front of me.
"Hey. "I whispered, softly.
" Hie "She chirped, happily. We hugged lightly, as I held her door open. Walking around, I took my seat. We both were silent. I didn't know what to talk. Just didn't want it to be weird. Deciding to kill the awkward silence between us, i thought to turn on the radio. I was about to... When our hands brushed. I looked at her, our eyes locked in until I heard a honk. I should pay attention to the road, so I looked away. She turned on radio killing the silence effectively.

As we sat in the car, outside, in the parking lot of our college, trying to decide how we gonna break this 'New' thing to our friends.
"We should tell them. "I argue.
" No... How could we? "She argues back.
" We have to... In the end. And, you already told Myria. She might have told everyone. "I point out. She twirls a lock of hair. It's her nervous habit.
" Or... We can show it. " Her looks are questioning so, I elaborate it," Like in gestures. Holding hands and all. "I have seen all of this in movies. She lets out a laugh," I have named you so right,dumbwit. That you are. "I raise an brow, trying to decipher what is she saying as she goes on," Holding hands and all is so common. Atleast, for us. "She quirks up. She's right. It's common for us like everyone would have spotted us holding hands, hugging. Pretty common, for us. And, over the time, people accepted that we were just friends. Now, it is not the fact.
" We'll find a way. Let's go for now lest we'll late. " I have to find a way to tell them.

We twine our fingers as we make our way through hoards of people.

Read author's note.... Imp he.. I know you all skip it. I too do it at times.. 😉😆

Hello 👋,
So, Manav's POV..
Cuz I wanted to do something different for such a imp phase of story and Manav is quite deep. He's just different. Men can be of such category. Seen them!
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