Part 1-Aditi wanted him there. And….
By: Shreya Gupta
Tags: Relationships Love Dating, Closeness, Romance, Love Story, Someone Special

The sight in front of her arose mixed feelings in her. She was delighted to see a love story finally reach its desired destination. Whether it was the chilling December night or the flood of these emotions, she felt a chill down her spine. She rubbed her arms in an effort to warm and comfort herself. As she tried to keep herself from freezing in the red chiffon saree she felt a warm cover over her shoulders.

He was there.

Standing just beside, putting his blazer over her shoulders and rubbing her arms to keep her warm. He wrapped his arms around her in the most respectful and formal manner yet she felt cozy and comforted. He stood there in his off-white shirt and his perfect hair, looking down at her, making sure she wasn’t cold anymore.

After a long moment, he took his gaze off of her, and like a perfect gentleman took a step back. Now he was standing right next to her with his arms crossed and his smoldering gaze fixed at the rituals playing in front.

He broke her chain of thoughts, but she did not mind. He brought her back from the memory lane to the auspicious present. His warm touch was comforting and reassuring. When he took a step back, she found herself longing for the warmth. She was rather surprised to see how vulnerable she was with him; the thought was new and intriguing. Amidst these thoughts she found herself staring at him, startled at her behavior,she broke eye contact rather sheepishly, and wrapped the blazer even tighter to herself.

“Thank you”, she said, while taking her gaze off of him and looking down at the grass.

“No problem, anyways it looks better on you than it did on me”, he said while tucking his hands in his pant pockets and giving her a small smile.

“Well, I wish I could disagree”, she said mockingly as she looked at him from the corner of her eye.

“Ahhh”, he said embarrassed as he put his hand through his hair.

Both of them looked at each other and shared a mild chuckle.

“Aren’t you cold?”, she was genuinely concerned for him.

“Naah, I am fine”, he shrugged his shoulders and said in his manly voice.

“Being macho, are we?”, she said with a hint of leg-pulling.

He laughed with a blush as he raised his head to the sky and then looked at her.

There was something between them. And the ambiance just added to that little something. They knew it in their heads, they knew this in their hearts. The only thing left was to say it aloud. Both of them have cursed themselves and each other in their heads for not saying the words. They had tried and quite evidently so but never were able to actually say it.

Standing there both of them knew what they were. Never been said, but it was known. In that moment of the festivities and excitement, they felt calm. They stood silently and enjoyed each other’s mere presence.

Aditi had all these thoughts in her head. Thoughts on how amazing it is- this moment- and yet how amazing it could have been. With the train of thoughts at full speed she felt his gaze on her.

A foot away, he had been staring at her. She hesitantly looked at him.

She looked at him and somehow, he seemed different, he seemed quieter, more serious, and somehow not the same guy she knew him to be. He was looking at her with a soft but firm gaze. Even in the dim light of candles and the moon she could see deep into his eyes.

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