Hey there! This is Vanny. I'm writing my very first creative piece on IF! It's an OS on Rachna and Rajeev based on the meeting that they will be having tomorrow. Hope you guys enjoy it! 😉
Your feedback and critical comments are most welcome! 😳 It's my first time. Please don't be so harsh! 😳
Rustling leaves against the wind was
music to her ears since it marked the arrival of him. The one who stole her heart the day he encouraged her to
follow her dreams. She lifted her eyelids in slow-motion, trying to capture the
exquisite sight before her, like a tattoo engraved on her heart.
"He's so handsome!" she whispered in
a hoarse voice. That's when she realized that there was no saliva to wet the
dryness of her mouth.
His brisk steps on a cold Autumn
evening spoke volumes of his physique. The coolness of the air did nothing to
hamper his strides. A dazzling smile plastered on his striking form, showing
his perfect set of thirty-two, acted as a greeting to her as soon as she was
visible to him. Hiding behind a yellowing tree with its thick trunk did not
manage to conceal her small frame well.
"It must be my dupatta flying with
the wind", she thought ruefully.
"Rachna?" his musical voice
interrupted her train of thoughts.
No, wait! That was her cousin-sister,
Gunjan.
"Rachna!" Gunjan almost shouted this
time.
"Yes!" she replied in a playful response.
It was one year since Gunjan was
introduced to her, but she felt as if she knew the girl her entire life. They
may be as different as chalk and cheese, but they share everything, from as
small as makeup and as trivial as a boring lecture in College to as big as a
bedroom and important as life's experiences.
"I see, you're daydreaming about
Rajeev again," she said in a matter-of-fact yet teasing tone.
Before Gunjan had time to think, her
abdomen was being assaulted with soft hits from the pillows being thrown at
her. She tried to find refuge behind the cupboard but to no avail.
"Were you daydreaming about your
meeting this afternoon at the park?" Gunjan asked more seriously this time.
Her tone immediately made Rachna calm
down.
"Yes," she sighed, "I'm very excited
yet so nervous".
"You should be!" Gunjan added, "you're
doing this in secrecy, after all."
The mention of the word "secrecy"
transported her back to the day Rajeev had called her at the restaurant. Although
that day was not a pretty memory, it did make that the first of many meetings.
He was very concerned about her growing affection for him, but nevertheless, he
could not ignore the pulling of his heartstrings at the sight of her innocent
face. He could swear he saw a halo appear whenever he saw her. But he had to be strong for them both. They
could not get swayed by emotions. He clearly and patiently explained to her,
the dynamics of their relationship. He ignored the nagging fang of pain at his
heart when streams of precious tears escaped her eyes as his ruthless words
sank in. His emotions were threatening to break free. Luckily, he got a grip of
himself and came to a solution. They could meet once a month, as friends, just
the two of them. It was not what she was hoping for but it was more than she can
ask for. The key to life is contentment.
"I happily agreed to the solution,"
she told Gunjan, "just for an hour of his time per month, I'm hiding so much
from everyone".
But she was happy, maybe it was
selfish of her, but somewhere inside, she always knew this happiness will be
short-lived.
"Might as well make the most of it,"
she said more to herself than her sister, as she started carefully applying her
make up as flawlessly as possible to meet him.
So how was it? 😳
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