Devakshi FF: Reaching Out

Chapter 26

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Sonakshi blinked. Dev blinked.

Tina blinked. Riya blinked. So did Neha and Ranveer.

Everyone stared.

They blinked again.

All this staring and blinking was becoming too much to handle.

Sonakshi had had enough of that. So she turned completely towards the door.

"Dev?"

Dev was still stuck at staring.

Sonakshi's eyes skimmed over the rest.

"Neha. Riya, Tina aur Ranveer bhi?"

The gang were brought back to reality faster than Dev. They snapped into action and pushed Dev into the room and then followed behind.

Dev stumbled into the room.

"Tum..."

Sonakshi furrowed her brows.

"Main...?"

Dev was still staring.

"Tum sagaai...nahin kar rahi?"

Sonakshi looked absolutely bewildered.

"Main...sagaai? Par kissey?"

Dev gave Sonakshi a Isn't-it-Obvious look

"Jatin se!"

Elena turned from her seat at the dressing table.

"Sona mere boyfriend se Sagaai kyun karegi?"

Dev turned to Elena. And he stared again.

Then he slowly said, "Tumhara boyfriend?"

Everyone had their eyes trained on Dev.

Dev looked at Elena and then back at Sonakshi. Elena was the one who looked ready to be a bride in her elegant red saree. Not that Sonakshi didn't look as beautiful as a bride. She had always been beautiful to him. The soft yet fierce nature made everything beautiful about her. There she stood before him, looking confused as he stared right back. Her white and golden saree brought this ethereal glow to her appearance.

And this beauty wasn't going to be Jatin's. God how foolish he had been. He was aware that everyone was still looking at him. That he needed to react. So he did what he wanted to. He was so relieved. Sonakshi wasn't being taken away from him. He broke out into a smile. A genuine smile that conveyed his relief, his happiness, his love, his trust.

His trust.

He realised with a start that somewhere deep down he had always known Sonakshi wouldn't go away. He knew it. He trusted his love for her.

Wait. He did?

Dev's eyes widened. He did!

In three quick strides he was standing before her. He knew what he had to do. So he did it.

He threw his arms around her and hugged Sonakshi. He brought her as close to him as physically possible. He wanted to convey all his feelings through that hug. He wanted her to feel his fear. He wanted her to feel his ecstasy. Sonakshi stood very still in shock. She had not seen that coming. Her eyes were wide. But in a few minutes, she felt those feelings rolling off Dev. She slowly relaxed. And within moments her arms were around him too.