You're My Favourite Surprise(COMPLETED)

🎐Chapter-19 🎐

  Sashi pov:- 
     The marriage went by smoothly..All of our friends had a great time together after so many years... Nostalgic feeling overwhelmed my senses..Abhi for the first time held my hand today...With lot of trust and love he interlocked our fingers giving a gentle squeeze like saying me not to worry and he is ready to face anything...I don't know how he thought..But I felt like he is assuring me...I can't put up what I feel in words...So I conveyed him by the song..that look holding proud feeling and feeling of relief in his eyes...I can never forget them...Don't know what will happen in my life...But I will live my life with these memories I made with him...This night is the night to remember for the  rest of my life...
     Next morning,we returned to vizag again...As the plants arrived,I have been very busy with all the work...My partner in work was on leave as her marriage got fixed...So the whole burden was upon me..I used to go early in the morning and return just before the sunset...Whole day I used to stand there supervising workers... Sometimes under the sun and sometimes under umbrella while raining..While abhi is in the same bossy mood..
    Even though we met only twice in this month,both are formal meetings only... Construction has come to end including interior decoration,electricity connection and all..Abhi is busy with publicising about the mall attracting attention and planning for opening ceremony within 3 weeks...All the shops will be opened and the things will be shifted soon..
     Apart from my hectic days recently,in my home.my parents started searching suitable groom for me..I know this will happen someday..The asked me if I was okay with this marriage thing...I had no reason to reject also I have no heart to accept..Being helpless I just nodded yes...and said as you wish amma and nanna...
    Nothing I wished,came true in my life.  I wished to become doctor but ended up being a horticulturist
I wished to continue my studies and be a scientist to help farmers..But being a general category student and my course having very few universities in India,I couldn't make up to that...Now this marriage,I didn't wish to happen with anyone except abhi...But it is also not in my hands...No matter what,I will happily accept whatever I get..As I do everytime..
   Time flew like seconds...And mall is about to begin in a week..its Sunday today..in the afternoon i was watching TV in the hall and my dad was reading newspaper...I got an unexpected call from abhi..As I lifted the call...He was silent..I called out"Abhi" and bit my tongue...My nanna glanced from the side of newspaper By mere mention of his name...I went outside and called his name again..This time slowly..Still no response...I thought that the line might have went dead..While I was about to disconnect the call.he spoke,
        "Sashi .. Could you come to my home now?"abhi called and asked me...He sounded so weak and vulnerable I didn't reply thinking what might have happened to him...Then he again said"never mind sashi...It's okay if you can't come"..And I replied "I am coming abhi"I have been to his house once to get some papers signed  while he was sick oneday
          I reached his home within 20 minutes and rang the calling bell twice... Nobody attended..It's strange that today his cook and servants are not there..I knocked the door only to realize that it's open already..Slowly I entered the house calling his name and I finally found him on a bench near the beach and his back facing me...I took quick steps to reach him and placed my hand on his shoulder calling him abhi...
       He was lost watching the beach and jolted seeing my presence...He made place for me to sit..His eyes are red and bloodshot..Seems like he has been crying..I didn't ask what's bothering him and placed my hand on his hand and gave him a gentle squeeze...Out of blue he placed his head in my lap and held my hand tight...My feelings created havoc in my senses.i felt motherly feeling when he slept in my lap..
          Without thinking I caressed his forehead and ran my hand through his hair and said"it's okay abhi..You need not tell me... Whatever it's bothering you... Everything will be okay one day...You can cry in front of me...Don't be afraid to show your weak side abhi...I won't judge you.."I said reassuringly.
       He started crying silently as my clothes became wet..I didn't say a word neither did he...We stayed like that for a long time I kept on caressing his forehead and hairs strangely I felt like giving him assurance and  comfort this way...
        After what it feels like eternity..He sat beside me..Faced me and took my both hands in his and stared caressing my palms..I was shuttering under his touch..Soon I withdrew my hands from his touch...He moved even closer and held my hand in between his two hands and told"it's my mother death anniversary today"..I was taken aback..I never knew that his mother demised..I kept on staring at him with shocked eyes..He continued"I lost her the same day last year..In the same house...She had a sudden cardiac arrest..She tried calling me...And I couldnt lift her call as I was busy in my college project final submission...It's my mistake sashi..My blunder..If I had lifted her calls,she would been alive now..It's all because of me...She died"..He said..His voice is breaking now..Slowly tears are forming in his eyes again..
        I nodded my head negatively,gave him a small smile..And told him"never blame yourself for aunty's death...It's fate abhi and you can't change it...We can never predict anything what happens next minute.. It's for goodsake god has taken her away...From the pain..From the suffering..From this cruel world..To be happy..To be peaceful..She went away happily...So never blame yourself for something that's not in your hands...And any mother will never be happy seeing  her child crying..So stop crying abhi..Instead pray for her...Let her soul rest in peace and find purpose again..."I said giving a smile..He laid his head on my shoulder..For a second,I too got tempted to lay my head on his..But I controlled myself... Instead held his head from back with my hand as support...Our silence spoke many things in between....
      Finally after consoling him..I  stood up to leave..He too stood up and hugged me tight..My heart is beating wildly in its cage..So wild that it may come out piercing my ribcage and I can also feel his heartbeat rising...I feel his breath fanning across my neck and shoulder...I felt.....Safe.
       Suddenly,he became all vulnerable again and told me "please don't leave me sashi...I love you...I love you ...I already lost my ma..And I can't loose you...I am ready to do anything and everything for you sashi...Please don't leave my hand and make me all alone again sashi..."
       I was totally speechless..I wish I could stay like this in your arms for a life time abhi...But I really can't...I said to myself..Without telling anything I patted his back a little and I broke the hug...And he didn't force me further..Like he read my mind voice...We both walked towards his house...I made coffee for both of us..We drank it silently..Our thoughts were disturbed my my amma's  call...She is literally shouting.. "Where were you?You left without  telling anything..We are very bothered.how many times do I have to call you? Where the hell did you keep your phone?."
      "Coming home amma...On the way...Will explain you once I reach"saying this I turned to abhi.."I will leave then..Take care abhi..Don't neglect your food"I said giving a small smile...He nodded looking into my eyes as if seeing what's in my heart...Soon we came to the entrance and asked me if he could drop me..And I said no..I have my bike..I bade him bye and started to my home seeing his image in the mirror till it faded away...
    After coming home,I told them some office work came up and I had to meet abhi right away...So I left without informing...My nanna who is silent throughout..Broke the ice.."be ready kanna... Tomorrow the groom's family is coming to see you"and he left me... Leaving me speechless...

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