Chapter
– 19
Akash watched as
Vathsala was leaving the place, the mere thought that he can’t see her again,
sent chills through his spine, he ran after Vathsala and shouted “Hey Vathsala
stop”
She turned
towards him with a question mark on her face, “what happened Akash?”
“Nothing, Mohan
has come?” he asked her
“No, he got
stuck up in some work, he asked me to leave” she answered
“How are you
leaving?” he inquired her more
“Will hire some
taxi or auto, that’s not an issue Akash” she answered him smiling
“If you don’t
mind, Can I drop you?” he asked her genially
“Seriously?”
asked Vathsala she asked him with a surprised look
“Why not?” he
questioned her
“Nothing” she
answered and he continued “so can I?” he asked her with a pleasing look
“No Akash, I
will manage”
“Please
Vathsala, Don’t I have the privilege of dropping you at home?” he asked her
pleadingly
“Akash, but…”
she was about to say something, but changed her mind and told “Yes” he jumped
with joy and thanked her a lot
“Hey Thanks a
lot Vathsala, you please wait near gate 2, I will come there” he jumped with
joy and left the place.
‘He is so
childish’ she thought to herself and left to Gate 2.
He has come to
the gate 2 with his car and they left the place, no one spoke for some time, in
the background some melodies are being run and Vathsala sat back on to the seat
and closed her eyes, relaxing. He saw her, her face was depicting innocence but
she was not! She knew how to handle everything, but still that freshness,
pureness, innocence dominated everything, he felt like kissing her on the
forehead at that instant, he wanted to take her face into his hands and wanted
to swim deeply in her eyes, exploring her every thought! But his morals backed
him off!
“Vathsala” Akash
called her
“Ha Akash”
“Tired?”
“Yes, off late
I’m being stressed a lot”
“Then why do you
stop stressing yourself a lot “
“It keeps my
mind shut from unnecessary thoughts Akash, I’m happy like this”
“Thoughts like?”
he prodded her more, he want to learn more about her
“Nothing Akash,
some sort of personal things” she said with the wave of dismissal
“Vathsala, can I
ask you something?” he asked her pacing towards the road.
“ha Akash ,
what?”She asked
“Meeting me now after the incident, what were your
feelings?”
“Nothing Akash,
but after that incident, I felt like I want to ask you people what was the
reason you cancelled the marriage, coz we heard dual reasons for that one that
you are not interested second was dowry, I felt that you liked me , at that
time I really felt like asking you really that you didn’t like me, but now I
feel like I don’t need any answers for that. It hurts to know the reason behind
that, so haven’t asked you anything Akash”
“Don’t you want
to know the reason now?” he asked her
“If you wish you
can” she told, but deep down she knew that it’s gonna hurt her a lot
“I thought you
were ambitious and money minded Vathsala, but that was not the reason I backed off,
there was a feeling in me which made me think that you are the only one for me
, I haven’t told anyone like this , except you Vathsala , My dad called me and
told that they have cancelled but never asked me what was my opinion but
thought that I didn’t like you , First I thought it was all infatuation and
didn’t mind but later I understood , that you are the one , I never had the
guts to tell him my mind , and later I came to know that he backed off because
he wanted dowry , which cannot be afforded by your dad , but before I can do
anything , I have been engaged , there is nothing I could do , I was a coward
to fight with my dad Vathsala” his voice was calm and serene , she could sense
the sincerity in his voice , she could feel his warmth ,affection and sincerity
in his voice , she closed her eyes , a tear drop tried to escape from her eyes
, but she managed not to show her feelings to him , coz he is now engaged , she
cannot disrupt the feelings of another girl , and let another girl undergo the
same agony she went through!
“Akash stop the
car here, I will go , it very near from here”
“I will drop you
at home Vathsala”
“No Akash,
please stop here” her voice very stern, he did as told
Now it’s time
for Akash and Ishika’s wedding! Amidst
all these events and happenings, discreetly was arriving their wedding day,
everyone was getting busy with their marriage works, except the required
people, who need to be busy with their marriage schedule - The Bride and the Bridegroom
, who are in their own far off distant
land.
Akash after that
incident actually tried to meet Vathsala many times, and if she is ready for
marriage with him, then he wanted to cancel his engagement with Ishika, but he
failed to get any information from her or what she wanted to do, so he left
everything in the hands of destiny.
Authored by:
Lohita Poosarla
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