Into The Heart Of Kashmir: Heaven

First Effect

His words resonated in my mind for a long time, I had been complimented before on my looks by many but never had I ever felt so special. These words never meant this much to me or may be the implication never affected me this much. How words from a particular person can lift your mood, how can his words have an effect on me, I wanted him to say it again, but why? I had no answer to that. Till yesterday I disliked this person and today such insignificant yet such strong words had profound impact on me. To me at least one thing was clear, I did not dislike him anymore, but I couldn't say I liked him, he is sweet but he was a bit rude the day we met, May be he had his own issues that day? Or may be what Fatima said was right that he was teasing me! It could be either of those but after today I don't think he is rude as a person. I couldn't focus on any one thing completely, I tried to keep myself occupied so that I don't think about this, but these words just didn't leave my mind. I even tried my hands at cooking the dinner today, but the thought didn't leave my mind of what he had said today, perhaps I should have at least asked his name from him, or perhaps should have at least offered him a glass of water and  asked him to sit. May be I had become bit rude these days, I need to be more sweet. I removed the pot of Biryani off the stove, I knew Mamu loved it, and proceeded towards taking out curd from the fridge to make 'Raita'. I thought of making a complete meal today so I made Sheer Khorma to be served at last. Seeing my efforts, Shahzad Bhai said, 'Waah Bibiji, I didn't know you cook so well, Sahab would be so happy to see all this, he'll be so proud of you'.
'Bhai, I am not just a city girl who has been into modern education and a pampered life, I am much more than that, though I don't deny the pampering part', I said laughing and Bhai laughed along.
'Of course Bibiji why not.'
Mamu came at 10,  to his amazement, I blindfolded him and took him to the dining table not telling him what the issue was. 'Sana Bacha at least tell me if there's some good news, or did something happen today?'
'Mamu it's just a matter of few minutes after which you'll come to know everything. ' I removed the blindfold and showed him the delicacies on the table. Mamu was shocked and happy, 'Sana, did you make all this? Am so happy Baccha, I hope it's safe to eat?' He said teasing me, I pouted and he said, 'I was joking Beta, you are like my daughter, of course you are so very talented, let's begin please, I am very hungry right now'.

We ate the dinner followed by the dessert at end, Mamu loved it all, he couldn't stop appreciating the food, saying I had magic in my hands. After some time, I found it fit to raise the topic of Javed, we were sitting in the balcony, the moon was shining and the light was enough to illuminate the place. 'Mamu, a person came to visit you today, he was insisting on coming inside even when Shehzad Bhai told him you weren't home. I told him to come tomorrow morning before 8 if he wants to meet you. His name is Javed, I know him because I met him through a friend at the Music Academy. '

'Sana Beta is there something else that you'd like to tell me? Are you hiding something from me, you know me, we have always been informal, more like friends first, you can tell me anything Beta'

I tried avoiding the part of him complimenting me but I had forgotten how well Mamu knew me. I averted my gaze from him and told him, 'Mamu he said, I was beautiful and that he would look forward to meeting me tomorrow.'

Mamu smiled like he knew this would happen, 'It's okay Sana Beta, you don't need to feel uncomfortable about telling me, if that's the case, I would be looking forward to meeting him tomorrow, let me see who is it who has cast a spell so strong on my daughter that she can't even look at me while saying this. This man must be something.'
I changed the topic to be able to talk comfortably with Mamu and after talking for two hours we went to our respective rooms. After such a long time, I had talked to him properly, I felt so relieved, there's nothing like talking to him. I retired to rest but the mind won't stop playing that scene again. I thought tomorrow would be one big thing to see, and drifted off

Words used:
1) Raita- A Dish made of curd or yogurt containing cut vegetables.
2) Sheer Khurma- A mughlai dessert better known as vermicelli pudding.

Hello my lovely readers, hope you all are doing good and loving yourselves. It's important that we recognize and understand ourselves completely so that we can understand others as well. Till the time we don't love ourselves we can't learn to love someone else. We need to sort out our issues and it's so imperative that no one else bears the brunt of our problems or mood swings because they might be going through something in their lives as well. So the least we can do is be sweet and kind to each other and that in itself is a lot. 💖