Judwaa

24. 'Promises'

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Sonakshi turned her head and caressed his strong arms, but was stunned when she saw his bare arm- WHERE WAS THE TATTOO?????

She looked up at his face; his eyes were closed as he almost dozed off. After so many sleepless nights, this was the first restful snooze he had gotten. Sonakshi got up and covered herself with the sheets, "aisa kaise ho sakta hai?" She had seen Rehaan a couple of times without a shirt, his CD jackets always showed the distinct tattoo on his left arm. Her eyes went back and forth between his face and his arm, "my eyes could make make a mistake, but my heart can't," she touched his lips and then his hands, "I cannot mistake those lips and fingers....ho sakta hai stage par jaane se pehle wo temporary tattoo lagaa lete ho."

Nevertheless, she got up and dressed herself; the sky was beginning to clear and she checked the time, "uffo....7 baj gaye....papa toh aaj mujhe maar daalenge."

"Sonakshi?" Dev got up with a startle and felt around for Sonakshi, "Main kya phir se sapna dekh raha tha?" he wondered when he did not see any signs of her. He put his trousers and shirt on, "Oh...iss shirt ke toh saare buttons toot gaye," he grinned to himself as he remembered how she had ripped his buttons off; he felt his chest and saw scratches from her finger nails, "yeh sapna nahin ho sakta," he looked around and saw her struggling with her sandals.

Dev walked to her, sat at her feet and looked into her eyes, "kahan ja rahi ho?"

Sonakshi sat up, "Ab ghar jaana chaahiye."

"You are right Sonakshi.....achha yeh batao, yeh ghar tumhara hai?" his eyes scanned the interiors of the house.

Sonakshi was perplexed by his question, "yeh aap kaisa mazaak kar rahe hain? Aap apne ghar ko nahin pehchaante?"

"Mera ghar?" Dev looked around and scratched his head, "kuch yaad nahin aa raha."

Sonakshi was a little frightened now; she got up and stood behind him, "aapke arm ka tattoo kahan hai?"

He turned around, "tattoo? Tattoo?" he was really surprised at that question, he searched his pockets for his glasses, but figured he had dropped them in the heat of the moment.

Sonakshi wondered what he was looking for, " lagta hai inki memory ko kuch ho gaya hai," she remembered he had always been forgetful, but it seemed that during his absence he had lost another big chunk of memory. She thanked her stars that he did not forget her. She wondered if he had some type of ailment or accident which made him forgetful, "aap kya dhoondh rahe hain?"

Dev looked at her and smiled, "kuch nahin....par yeh tum mujhe aap aap karke kyon bula rahi ho? Call me by my first name," he was amused, although he had to admit that he found it quite endearing when she called him "aap" He could not believe that this was the same girl who had once asked him about his virginity and wanted him to strip for her! Ironically, she had managed to succeed in both!

"Aapka naam? Nahin main aisa kabhi nahin kar sakti," Sonakshi was mortified; she had never addressed him by his name before and now more than ever could never do that! She was still a little old fashioned about addressing your man by his first name. It was kind of paradoxical though; she did not hesitate in sleeping with him before marriage, but would not address him by his name! (all my characters in this story are a little eccentric if you have noticed)