aurore - an unusual love story √

part sixty seven

" Maya wanted us to be together? "

Jai stared at Sonara. While Sonara stared at the baby who was now making piles of sands and shouting with joy in the middle of the beach.

" No. She wanted two people who catch feelings to be together. Something she herself could never do. "

Humaira suddenly grabbed a handful of sand and started to reach her mouth. Sonara instinctively dropped her hand down and she made a momentary cry face that vanished off soon.

" Did she tell you about... Farhan? " , Jai asked.

" Yes. She did. "

" The whole story? "

" The whole story. "

Jai stayed silent for a long time after this.

The watch showed six thirty in the morning, and they sat on the beach with few people gathered near the sea, clicking pictures, touching their feet to the waves, or even diving for an early morning bath.

Sonara kept watching a young couple, both dressed in white, but a handful of red bangles in the woman's hands marked their recent wedding. The joyful duo kept dancing in the waves, giggling and clapping, running after each other, the man picking her up in his arms and twirling in the air.....

Sonara looked away. Their joy could not infect her much, though it should have, specially after confessing love to her man an hour ago, and getting to know he felt the same. Somehow, a cloud kept basking over her, a cloud of differences, a cloud of uncertainty...

" Sonara.. "

" Hmm...  " , she replied unmindfully.

" Why are you thinking so much? "

" Thinking? I'm not exactly. But.. "

" There's no ifs and buts when we both know it and are doing it right.
Also if Maya Raichand is with us, you should close your eyes and believe things to work out. "

" When Maya could not do things right in her own life, where the difference was only of a meagre religion, can you really expect her to be able to do it good for us, when differences lie in every layer? " , Sonara's eyes unknowingly sparkled.

Jai immediately wrapped her hands in his.
" If you break before the beginning, so will I. Forget everything, and cherish the moment. For my sake. For our sake. "

She nodded. She knew she was hurting him. But what could she possibly do? She could never believe she deserved such happiness in life. Good things happening to her were a distant dream.

" Do you know why I love you? "

" I probably do. " , she said.

" Tell me. You will be rewarded with a hug if you say it right. "

Sonara smiled like a child. Jai's childish antics were going to make her life blissful, she could guess. Life had grown her up sooner than she wished to. She now wished to get back to the roots.

" Because....you could take several decisions on my behalf, and I let you. I knew your worth, I trusted your abilities to do things right. Something you never almost got.

I think I'm not wrong, but I wanna clear it up together, that I'm not in any spree to disregard your family. They have their own ways. And none's wrong on earth. I just gave you the reason. "

Jai stared at her intently, then took her into a bear hug. She giggled within.

Staying in such a position for a long moment, Sonara finally broke the hug, only to discover Humaira staring at them with inquisitive eyes, and slowly throwing her hands out to Jai.