LOVE OF MY LIFE

CHAPTER 11

CHAPTER 11:

Arjun's pov:

The calling bell rang tringggggggggg........... I opened the door and the room service personnel said, "Good morning Sir, Your coffee and newspaper. Have a nice day" saying this he left the tray on the table and left the room. I served coffee for both of us and woke her up with a kiss on her forehead, she didn't refuse it. We started off with the day's outing plan. Usually when we were together I used to do a lot of talking and she speaks very little which is contradictory to our gender. Similarly today I asked her; tell me some of the happiest moments in your life. She said, "My world is very small. It consists of Mithra and me. Few years back 4 more people joined my world. Yet I have few happy moments to mention" I interrupted and asked, "Don't you have your mother and father in your world?" She sternly said, "No, I can never forgive them for ruining my childhood. Don't talk about them please, their thoughts make me angry" I felt bad at her response and I was able to feel the pain and agony in her tone. I said, "Okay, go on with your happy moments"

She said, "I was very happy when little Mithra was born. I was extremely happy when you said; my safety is your responsibility. I saw a fatherly concern in it. I started liking you from that moment onwards. When you got food for me I found a motherly care. When you said the worst hostel food is good and you gave me your lunch so I can at least have one good meal a day; I saw your brotherly affection. When you surprised me with a gift on my birthday I saw a true friend in you. I was bountifully happy when your mother first kissed me on my forehead, Aditi's innocent chats and time spent with mom, dad, Adithi, Mitra and you are the finest moments in my life" I said, "You have seen me as a father, mother, brother and friend but why is your heart refusing to accept me as your husband?" She said, "It's because of my past dreadful experience which I haven't told you" I said, "I don't want to listen to your past which will remind you of that and trouble you. I know you're innocent. All I would say is forget the past, I understand it's very hard but still try not to ruin the present with the past" I felt happy that she spoke frankly and unusually, expressed herself. During dinner she said, "You can take liquor if you want" I said, "Not today, I don't feel like taking a drink now. When I feel like taking a drink I'll surely ask for your permission, dear. Okay?" she smiled and said, "Okay" The second day of our honeymoon went on like this with a little improvement of sleeping together facing each other without any hesitation.

She woke up early the third day. Sweet sound of her anklets woke me but I was pretending to sleep and I was observing her. She ordered for coffee and was trying to wake me up. She got her face near my face but took it back. Few moments later she came near to kiss my forehead but she didn't, I opened my eyes and said, "Leave off your shyness and kiss me dear" sheepishly smiling she said, "Good morning" and handed me a cup of coffee. I knew she started to love me but was reluctant to reveal it. We went for the third day's outing and she started to walk holding my hands and allowed me to wrap my hands on her shoulder. There was progression in our intimacy and we captured it in the photo snaps. This day went on as usual with a little improvement of wrapping our hands and legs around each other. Though longing and yearning welled up in my heart, I enjoyed this waiting. It was an interesting and exciting experience to make her bloom herself. The fourth day's outing went on like this and in the night she asked me, "It's boring, Can we play something?" I said, "Okay, let me check if the billiards pool or any recreation centre is open in the hotel at this point of time" She said, "Let's play an indoor game"

I said, "Oh, we don't have chessboard or carom here. What do we play?" She said, "Hide and seek" I laughed loudly and said, "Hide and seek interesting. Okay who is gonna hide and who is gonna seek?" She said, "I'm gonna hide and you're gonna seek" saying this she tied my eyes and pulled my hands to my back and tied them together. I asked, "When was the rule changed. I know hide and seek where only eyes were tied but why hands?" She said, "What if you take out the eye band with your hands before I hide and find out my hiding place?" I asked, "Okay, but anyway I have to take it out myself once you're hid" She said, "Oh yeah, I didn't think about it. Okay you start counting by the time I will hide and think on how to release your hands as well" She said, "100" Hmmm funny I started counting, "one, two, three.................. forty, forty one....... Seventy, seventy one.............. ninety nine, hundred. I was counting and at the same time thinking where is she gonna hide and I listed the places to check - the cupboards, under the cot, balcony, bathroom that's it. No more place to hide in the room. I asked, "Nethra, I'm done. Shall I Come?" No response from her... Silence!!!!!.... Silence!!!!!!..... ????? She said, "Hold on I'm not yet done" I said, "Bad girl, you don't know the rules of the game, you should hide before the counting ends" I heard the sound of her anklets nearing me and her sweet perfume smell hit my nostrils. I felt her untying my hands as she was saying, "Is it, I'm sorry I don't know the rule". She untied my hands and wrapped it around something, when I was trying to find it out what is in between my hands I felt something rolling my head. Before I could think of what was happening, I felt soft air brushing my ears and I heard her say "I LOVE YOU"

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