The hot coffee boiled the shame in Anika. She sharply realized how much her words and actions had affected Vihaan...his life...him as a lover. He was now more cynical...less of a dreamer and more of a realistic. She smiled as she vaguely heard Vihaan narrating his & the girl with her destiny's love story. He had a hint of amusement...fondness...& pride for whom he loved. Something their young passionate love missed. Maybe they were never meant to be together...maybe he was too good for her. For a second Vihaan's silence disturbed her chain of thoughts and she followed his gaze to d girl lying in d next room. the breeze blew her hair on her face, but frown lines appeared on vihaan's handsome face. without even an excuse me Vihaan walked up to her bed and bent over bulbul. Anika turned her face away. for a millisecond that she had the desire to reclaim her love the next moment had shown it d door. he was gone...forever...he breathed for someone else...his world lay in her closed eyes...her hands had d lines of his destiny. The war was long lost.
Bulbul pressed her eyes tightly. She hadn't dared to shrug off d hair on her face...lest she disturbed vihaan-anika. but vihaan had felt d unknown...d unsaid...and as his fingers slid over her face the blood following his finger tracks congealed and her cheeks flushed red hot. She felt the warmth of his smile and her heart urged to hold him forever...lay bare her feelings...unwrap her love and gift it to d one to whom her mind, body, soul belonged. But den d moment passed and bulbul was left alone in d dark unfamiliar room.
The insurance company mediated accidents rode d headlines for many weeks. Several appreciation awards made their way towards vihaan-bulbul. but nothing could put that twinkle in his bulbul's eyes. A busy schedule barred vihaan from interrogating her state further. but he soon found his answer when Anika gave a surprise congratulatory visit. bulbul had just tidied up vihaan's cabin when a huge bouquet made its way into his table and ruffled up d spick & span look she liked. to add further to her ado the long slender curves of anika came into view and bulbul suddenly felt ill dressed and a complete misfit. Vihaan walked in from a press conference looking illegally suave and bulbul mentally grumbled for choosing dat particular handsome attire for vihaan. While her eyes scorched anika ran an appreciative eye on vihaan. "Glowing!!" she whispered dangerously close to vihaan and bulbul coughed up. Within a split second vihaan was patting her up and anika smiled, "I think its time for love to unfold Vihaan. The heart has waited long enough don't you think?" Anika's bland statement took vihaan by shock and gave a burning heartache to bulbul. But before any further reaction, Bulbul stumbled out with a hasty "Excuse me" leaving vihaan even more stumped. Anika soon left for an early flight and as vihaan turned the answer lay in front of him. The flowers of Anika's bouquet lay neatly separated from their twigs just at the point where Bulbul stood few hours ago. An evil grin spread on vihaan's lips.
The stage was set. & it was breathtaking. After all bulbul had placed every piece herself. The flowers...fountains...curtains...lights. How it had torn her only she knew and also someone else who had watched her from behind the shadows. vihaan never expected bulbul to take it upon herself to set up his proposal date. he had just tried to feed her jealousy anger a little more but had been completely bowled out as she had volunteered herself to arrange his special day. bit by bit she had been working all day long...her eyes going glassy from time to time and vihaan knew he couldn't let her do this to herself for much longer. as if on cue a glass vase slipped out from d trembling grasp of bulbul and before vihaan could step out and reach her...bulbul pulled down the curtain she had decorated for hours...dragging herself on the floor and a wail escaped from her mouth. vihaan felt himself running cold. How could he have grown so cruel? vihaan knelt beside her and shook her up but as soon as bulbul looked into his face...her eyes grew wide with fear and with a death like hug she rolled him across the room with vihaan barely avoiding the chandelier dat came crashing down a split second later.
Their hearts beat in top speed...the loss of each other so close that all pretence fell flat and bulbul held up his face and no words were needed. she knew it. had always known it...just feared to trust her instincts...scared to believe in her destiny, but now he claimed her...with a kiss so pure...so divine...so deep. Made her his...wrote his name on her eyes...etched his love with his lips. he pulled her close to himself and she huddled into him. they had yearned for each other long before their consciousness made them known to each oder... their hearts had beat in tandem unknowing to them...their breaths took over each other...their silence took their minds to unknown lands...distanced from past...present...& future...an island where hearts weren't afraid to bare...love needed no language...a life of togetherness...stretched to eternity...to a forever after.
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