Shades of LOVE

The weirdest proposal (1)

It was almost 10:30 at the night. The calm and quite of the night was getting disturbed time to time due to the sound chilly wind. The month of December has been so chilly in Boston and these year it is freezing on the first week only. Soft snow forming light traces on the glass panel of the window making it look so beautiful. The room heater working in the corner being the only savior heating up the room for a human to be comfortable enough. In the middle of the dimly lit room there's a girl sitting on the bed reading her recent favorite "Marry Me Stranger" By Novoneel Chakraborty. The book being a thriller has completely hooked the mystery lover that she is making her forget about the time. But it being a Friday night has nothing to worry as there's absolute no pressure for her to worry about next day at office. Sipping the cup of the brewing coffee slowly and reading the book with her reading glasses on wrapped in the comforter she was looking like a human burrito with just her head peeking out and the book resting on her lap, and her right palm peeking out at times from the wrap at times for the coffee. But can you blame her? Being a Indian who has spend 23 years of her life in the ever so hot and humid Kolkata living in this freezing temperature is really tougher than walking on a rope for her. 

After almost an hour she felt her eyes drooping and eyelids feeling an even stronger pull for each other than two opposite poles of magnet. Realizing she has reached her limit for today she added her bookmark that obviously aren't snacks or Oreo or milk but a little piece of paper. Keeping the book and her reading glasses on table and switching the bedside lamp off she slipped inside the comforter throwing her woolen cap somewhere in the room. She pulled the comforter over her head and hence now she was gujiya. So this sleepy gujiya was just about to slip into her dreamland when her phone started ringing without a notice. OK everyone knows phone doesn't ring sending a mail in the prior but it should specially at this hour at night so that one could switch it off after the mail and sleep without any disturbance. Being completely annoyed due to the constant ringing of the phone she peeked out from the blanket and received the call with full intent of killing the person on call.

But before she could shout, the person from the other side spoke in a whisper "Ani come down to the backyard please. Now, it's very urgent." Taking the phone away from her ear she looked at the ID once and shouted, "Are you mad Oberoi? Have seen the time? And the weather? It's freezing. I was sleeping. Whatever and how urgent it is it can wait till morning. You just wait there, I'll go and meet you in the morning." Saying this she was about to disconnect the call when the man from the other side shouted;

"Are you crazy? You can't come out" 

"It's freezing Shiv, I was sleeping"

"Shut up you chimpanzee. You are freezing in the room and I'll stay all warm in this cold? Really? If you really arrive in the morning you'll find your snow man tomorrow morning here." He retorted annoyed with her stupidity. That girl is really asking him to wait for her sitting in this freezing cold in this open yard just so that she can sleep in peace in that room. She is really mad. She can actually kill anyone for her sleep and food. Any day.

"You can't be a snow man Shivaay, you are way too thin and short for that" She retorted back annoyed but chuckling. 

"Shut up and come down." He was annoyed now. She can't keep teasing her for his height and figure. And he isn't thin or short for God shake. 5'8" is a good height. And she is 5'6". So he is anyway taller. How dare she mock him?

"Are you serious?" 

"Should I enter you room climbing the pipe?"

"Have you lost it already? Darcy is here, if she knows Ben will do and then the rest of office. Sorry but I'm really not in for the trouble right now." She replied annoyed. Cause Darcy Fontain has always been a shipper of them from the time when they were in University and always tries to find a way or other to prove that they are a thing and are keeping it secret breaking their friendship code. She just can't deal with her and Ben and Krystal together. So stabbing million daggers right into Shivaay's heart in mind she got up and wore her overcoat over her night suit. Wearing the slipper and cursing him through out  her way to garden she reached there like a zombie; sleep walking.

To say she was shocked would be an understatement for what she witnessed there. Shivaay was sitting on the garden chair dressed in most expensive black suit on with so many boxes of chocolates and some stuffs with lots of flower bouquets around like a newly wed Indian bride on her reception. She giggled thinking it, Shivaay turned around to look at her. 

The moment he saw her he was spellbound. Giggling like a cute baby, with her hairs tied in two braids like she does when she goes to sleep, her cheeks crimson due to the cold and her lips all pink due to the lip balm. She was looking just too cute for her own good making him want to gobble her up. Oops, wrong thought. Shaking his head to his weird wild thoughts he decided to focus on the plan first. 

"Shivaay.."
"Annika no. Let me speak OK?" He requested her in his husky voice. And she agreed immediately. For she can sleep while he speaks. speak Shivaay Speak. 

Before starting, Shivaay made a space on the bench for her to sit. Oh, how sweet of him. Blessing him in the mind for the first time in last 30 minutes, she slumped on the cold bench. But it doesn't really matter. She can sleep. Yes. Now her only job is to listen just the first few words and then sleep.

Slowly Shivaay sat on the bench beside her and took her palm in his. Hm, his palms were so warm. Even better for her to sleep. And listening him saying I love You she thought he is hear to rehearse his proposal to the girl he has turned romeo for. Great for the rehearsal he woke her up at this hour of the night. Just great. But now as she is here, she will be here, and sleep. Good night to you Oberoi.

And she slept.

Precap:  

"Wow! Such a lovely proposal. Your girl will definitely be impressed."

"Thank you. Wait! What? who will be impressed?"

"The girl you were rehearsing for."

"Rehearsing? Am I performing on a play that I'll rehearse?"

"Yes. You were.."

"Rehearsing? Really lady? Are you mad? What were you doing?"

"Listening to you."

"Really? Oh God your eyes are looking red and voice is so groggy. Don't tell me you were sleeping when I was.." Shivaay slapped his own forehead and slumped on the bench annoyed.