Kabhi to nazar milao

Taboo

After dinner, Sameer waited for Naina in the ground.

He had often come here in the night in his initial days... to cry and hide his tears from everyone.

But now he had no place for tears...  his eyes were full of dreams... of Naina... of their future... of their love.

A sound made him turn. Naina stood there.

She sat down leaving a little distance between them, like always.

"Ab batao", she directly came to the point.

Sameer gave a perplexed look, " Main kya bataun? Tumne bulaya hai... tum bolo".

Naina kept her gaze on him, "Wahan se kyon nikle, woh bhi itne gusse mein? "

Then he realised why she had called him here.

"Jaane do... kuch nahi... bas thak gaya tha",  he lowered his eyes.

She did not believe him even for a second,  " Jhooth nahi bol sakte tum... saaf dikh raha hai chehre par... batao na kya hua tha? "

His anger was back, remembering the two boys, "Woh... wahan... do ladke the... jo... umm... jo tumhare liye... kuch ulta seedha bol rahe the."

"Toh", she remained unaffected, to his surprise.

" Toh, Naina, main sun nahi saka... main toh chahta tha jaake unka sar phod dun... par mujhe pata tha tumhe mera sadak pe aise ladai karna achcha nahi lagega",  he tried to make her understand.

Naina held his hand in between her palms, "Sameer, mujhe khushi hai ki tumne aisa soch ke sadak pe maar pitaai nahi ki... aur doosri baat, koi hamare baare mein agar door khade hokar bura bol raha hai toh hamein fark nahi padna chahiye... woh hamein nahi khud ko nuksaan phoncha rahe hain, aisi soch rakhke."

Sameer looked at her, anger clearly overshadowing everything else, "Nahi Naina... tum chahe jo bhi  kaho... main tumhare baare mein kuch nahi sun sakta... aisi ghatiya baatein toh bilkul nahi."

"Toh mat suno na, aise hi mujhe chupa lena jab koi kuch kahega toh",  her voice was softer.

Sameer looked at her face, but she had lowered her head.

He put a finger under her chin and raised her face...

" Chupa lunga, Naina, hamesha ke liye, apni baahon mein... phir hamein koi alag nahi kar paayega",  the images that had been haunting him since afternoon, were more vivid now.

She did not lift up her eyes.

"Tumhe pata hai tum dulhan banke kitni sundar lagogi",  he wanted her to see those images as well.

Naina felt the colour rise up on her face.

" Main toh dopaher se yehi soch raha hun ki dulhan banke jab tum mere ghar aaogi toh main khushi se pagal ho jaunga... har samay tum mere samne rahogi, tumse milne ke liye intezaar nahi karna padega," his voice started getting heavier, "tumhe gale lagane ke liye sochna nahi padega, tumhe kiss karne ke liye poochna nahi padega, tumhe choone ke liye darna nahi padega... "

She still did not look up.

Sameer saw her beautiful face... moonlight making it look ethereal, her long lashes covering her eyes, her glowing cheeks, her slightly parted lips, her long satiny neck... everything about her was making him crazy.

"Idhar dekho, Naina", his hoarse voice commanded.

Naina's eyes remained veiled.

Sameer wanted to see his face reflected in her eyes.