" ma'am" 

she came out of her dreams when the cab driver called her ..

" yeah.." 

 she paid the taxi and got down at the beach..

She deliberately left her car at the carriage so that shravan would drop her,that would be a memorable time once again..

Huffing , she threw her eyes and found Shravan with his friends...

Now , he was approaching her with his cherishing smile...

How am I going to confess my love to you Shravan..I don't know why , saying  I love you is that much of complicated now..    and I am literally dying man.. Hold on your smile..! I couldn ' t even breath..! 

Her heart pleaded..

" Hey ! Suman!"

She couldn't reply but, muttered  and failed to bring out the words..

She smiled..

" What's that emergency work?  . Why didn't you informed me ?.I missed you terribly."

missed me?!

"What did you say?"  She looked him intrigued.

" nothing"  he mumbled looking far away..

" Tell me .. what you are doing here?" she tried to bring out the casual talk..

 "  discussion  about the upcoming charity event.. come on.. you can join us"

" sure.. by the way.. where are your family..? I mean... the kids?"

 she said mischievously...

He laughed merrily..

" They are allowed to go out only on specific days.. so what ? you are here .. my family..!"

He gazed into her eyes .. It was so intense and mean... She began to  lose herself into his eyes..

Few seconds later...

Suman diverted her gaze to ground ...so as Shravan....

They silently walked towards the sea...

After exchanging the hai and hellos..the discussion continued ...

may be , today is not the day.. !!

She convinced herself..

Sooner, the sky became slightly grey to announce the impending dusk..His friends stood up and planned for a short walk in the raising sea water... Shravan extended his arms to suman to get up.. 

She got up and dusted away the sand that struck at her back.. As shravan' s friends began to walk, They both followed them..

As they step towards the sea, the wind was heavy and strong..

My goodness!!!

The truth embarrassed Suman.. She was wearing a knee length kurthi with leggings.. and , the slit of the  kurthi was at her waist.. when the wind blew  , the kurthi fly up. She was not comfortable ..

" Sh.. Shravan.. I think I am not okay.. join your friends.. I will sit there"

 She turned to go.. 

" Suman .. what happened?"

 He asked and looked at her puzzled..

Next second, he removed his jacket and tied it around her waist..

 " now, okay?"

 He raised his brows and pulled her to the water..

Initially , she was blank for a moment and nodded .. 

He is just amazing..!

Spending time with him was that much awesome which was not at all boring..He dragged her to the point where the sand and the waves met..

 they stood there looking at the sky which resembled the kiddish painting where it had been left at midway , half  orange and half grey.. The moon was peeping out lazily with dim makeover. The illumination wasn't dominant..

" Look at the sky...Its beautiful.. is it not?" she asked..

" why not? If I see the sky with you , yes...it is beautiful"

He laughed...

" Shravan..."

She clucked annoyed ..

" okay fine.. now I will tell you how I exactly feel like"

 He held her hands and brought it to his heart...

" I feel like the happiest man... luckiest man.. holding a girl's hands like this and standing at the waves where your feet goes deep in the sand ...in the  moon light...feeling comfortable from heart..having blissful tears...  this is something I never experienced.."

He was squeezing her hands..

" Shravan"

 She felt that he was crying..

" no.. no.. I am okay suman..."

He was back again.. calm and composure..

He is on the same side.. If you are okay, let me make the first move shravan..

 she was about to say her love and paused all of a sudden as his friends were returning..

" Then, let's meet tomorrow at 11 "

As they were leaving one by one, Anu asked..

"suman...where did you park your car? "

" I came by taxi" she eyed shravan..

" sorry suman.. I am afraid,I cant drop you as my friend is coming to pick me up" Anu said in real concern...

" that's absolutely fine.. I will book a cab"

" no.. I cant send you in taxi.. I will drop you"

shravan said hurriedly..

"  but, you came in your bike"  Anu negotiated..

" it's okay.. I cant send her alone at this late night.. I will take care of her"

He was stubborn..

Suman was happy with his stubbornness.. It was actually his my girl feeling which only suman can understand..

 As everyone went, he wore his helmet and gloves.. he made her to wear his jacket and ignited the bike.. 

To be frank, this was the moment she expected to be with him.. to say her heart to him..

but, for no reason, she couldn't talk .. she was enjoying his proximity through out the journey..

" suman.. are you feeling cold?" he asked in-between...

not at all..!!

" I am okay shravan..."

" Do one thing... lean at my back and hide your self .. so that you wont feel too cold"

hearing his words, she was dumbfounded...a lone tear drop ran down her cheek...

"Beta.. feeling chill ? embrace papa tightly and hide behind me..The cold will not seek you and you will be warm and comfortable.." 

" okay .. papa.. "

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" mumma.. the cold played hide and seek  with me when we were coming home in papa's bike.. and I hide behind papa .. the cold didn't seek me.. I won.. I won.."

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She  recalled her childhood , she leaned at his back and slid her hand to his shoulders, breathing deep...