Hi guys. If you haven't read the previous part you can go to this link and read it.
Its been two years since that post and I know it shows the kind of laze-ball I am. So here is the next part and hopefully I wont take that longer to post the third part. :P
“OK fine. Tell me. Tell me what you want to know?” she almost
yelled at him.
“You know what I want to know. Why have been acting strange
since that day? You never answered my question and avoided me for so long
unless until now when you needed help. What do you think I am? A doormat?” Ryan
shouted at her but then looking at her petrified face he softened a bit. “Sahar
that day was one of the most special days I ever had. It was perfect. No,
actually it could have been perfect if you had not run away like a maniac. What
had got into you? Possessed or something?”
“Oh shut up Ryan. It would have been the perfect day for me
too if your ex had not come down knocking at my door a day before. All right??”
Sahar now had tears in her eyes. It was the most beautiful day for her. She wished
it had a perfect ending too.
It had been raining the whole night. Everything looked clean
and beautifully fresh the next morning. Ryan hoped it doesn’t rain again and
wished for a pleasant weather the whole day. He wanted this day to be perfect.
Meanwhile Sahar was sceptical about going out with Ryan
today. Especially when she had had that conversation with his ex and her best
friend, Alia, the last day. She wanted to refuse going out with Ryan but when
he called her in the morning and sounded so happy and excited, she dint have
the heart to say him no and she confirmed the time and place that is the bus
stop near her place where he would pick her up from.
It had begun to drizzle a little when he came to pick her up
at 11 in the morning. He wore the classic white shirt with blue jeans and beige
loafers which was gifted by Sahar. His hair was let off from any kind of gel or
wax which he opted for usually and were a bit unruly. He knew Sahar always
liked the casual look. You would dress up in a high-end suit with your hair
standing to straight without moving a bit and face totally clean of any stubble
and moisturized and Sahar would give one of her many expressions that would clearly
say that she is not impressed. He had been there, done that. So he knew better
now.
He recognized her neon green colored umbrella from a long
distance. As he neared her, he saw what she was wearing. She had worn a lilac colored chiffon maxi with a thin brown belt and the same colored boots. She
had kept her dark brown hair open with minimal makeup and a dash of pink lipstick.
“One brown hat and she would be walking the Paris streets without a care in the
world” he thought as he stopped the car in front of her. She got in.
“Hey”
“Hey”
“You look beautiful”
“You too”
“What? Beautiful?”
“No… I mean handsome. I mean you look good” Sahar stuttered
a bit.
“Oh k. Thanks.” Ryan smiled charmingly and started driving.
Sahar shifted her focus from the dimpled smile of Ryan and
looked out through the window. She loved Ryan. She loved him more than she
admitted to herself and others. She had been the happiest girl in the world
grinning widely at anybody and everybody till the day before tomorrow. She knew
he loved her too. But yesterday something had happened after which she wasn’t
sure anymore.
They had a small conversation while in the car. He asked her
if she had had her breakfast which she said yes to because she dint have an
explanation to give him as to why not? They soon reached an open air restaurant
which was pretty much empty at this time. They sat down at a table which was a
bit away from the other tables. Ryan pulled out a chair for her. Sahar suspected
something was up, but this is something Ryan always does and it was something
she was attracted to him for. She wondered if this is the day she had been
waiting for. But now she wasn’t sure anymore. “Please God, don’t let him
propose to me now. Please.” She prayed.
“Is everything ok?” Ryan asked. He had been noticing that
she was unusually quiet. He wondered if she knew what he has planned out and
maybe that’s why she looked a bit lost.
“Ah yes… yes all’s fine.” She came into her senses.
Ryan ordered all her favorites. She was almost sure in her
mind that he is going to propose her. Those loving looks from him conveyed that
anytime he would be popping up the question. They had their lunch with minimum
talk. She was a bit startled when the violinists came up to their table and
started playing a soft tune. She started eying Ryan but he was totally at
ease, having his food and smiling at her occasionally and talking to her very
normally just like how he would usually do. Sahar dint finish her juice for
fear of finding a ring at the pit of the glass. She even eyed Ryan suspiciously
when put his hand into the pocket to take out his wallet, for a moment she
thought a jewellery box would come out of his pocket but it did not thankfully.
Though she had uneasiness going on in her mind, she was
having a good time with Ryan. She loved him. He was the one she had dreamt of
all the time and how happy she was to find him.
They talked for a long time about everything under the sun
and still they thought there is a lot more to discuss. Be it Ryan’s younger
sister Ruhi running into trouble with her parents or Sahar’s elder sister
coming down from abroad for a vacation. The conversation went on and they realized
it that they had already spend a lot of time there when they the place bustling
with people. Ryan got up and held a hand for her. She kept her hand on his and
everything seemed perfect.
They went to beach for a long walk along the waves. Sahar
loves these long walks at the beach and Ryan was happy seeing Sahar happy. She
meant the world to him and he knew she was the one for whom he could go to any lengths.
It started getting dark when Ryan said “Hey lets go to the
mall. I wanted to buy you something”.
“But why? It’s not my birthday or anything. Let’s just stay
here na. It’s such a beautiful weather out here. I don’t want to go to any
mall.” Sahar said. She really dint want to leave the beach and also there was
the fear constantly nagging her that what would Ryan be up-to?
