I can't believe!

Seriously,
Thank you all for the love you gave me through this work of mine. Especially,to all those who pushed me to nominate this story in various nominating platforms!
I was shocked,when found, that. . .
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My heartfelt thanks to her and DS_Forever for judging my book.

I'm happy because of y'all. The appreciation,I recieved,that ultimately, pushed me to nominate.

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'April showers,bring May Flowers.'

The ecstatic weather dampered the earth as it rained. Felt as if the times of ruin, and discomfort were lost behind bringing in the moments of joy and love. The soft winds touched the every cell of tree, overjoicing. The pitter- patter felt enjoyable, as it rained again, in August. The hue covered the scene,again..but not the hearts, it felt.

While, amidst all things, stood Siddhant,lost in his thoughts, against the door leading to his room's balcony. Staring ahead to the pitter-patter, the rain made. His ears, never left the sound reverberated by the rain. He blinked and would simper in between, as the winds mixed with the petrichor, and raindrops, touch his manly face. To feel it to the deepest,he would close the eyes.

''Drenching in rain?"
Within a second,he opened his eyes to find her, the love of his life, standing beside him. Taking in her presence, he faced her and smiled.

"Mentally!"
He spoke. While on the other hand, stood Avyakta coyly, whom he missed in all these days, when far away from her. A smile,remained transfixed on her ever enchanting face, as her eyes stared at the rains.
Leaning against the sliding door, she would shut her eyes, in order to smell the freshness,the rain, conveyed.

Meanwhile, his eyes never left her as after, many days a feeling of her, being changed was delivered to him. A change,he wanted to see. His hands upto his chest as he faced her,resting his head back.

"How are you feeling,Avyakta?"
He asked her.

"You are more like a lightworker, You see? You should've guessed that!"
She spoke, adjusting the Saree she wore. His eyes would, follow her actions. A moment of silence as Avyakta found no answer from him. Gazing at him with questioned eyes, she raised her eyebrows.

"Mm..Lightworker?
No-No.. I don't work in any electricity company."

"Ptch. Are you a fool?"

"No.. Human being."
He spoke, innocently as if asking for a candy.

"Then, You really are one."
She spoke with a matter-of-fact tone, with which she later chuckled.

"Seems, someone is in a mood of joking,today. Hun?
I knew, why and when it happens."
He pursed his lips as he saw her asking him questionably, through her eyes.
"You wanna know?"
She blinked, frantically as if realized something. The paper in her hand, behind her back, was slightly crumbled upon as if she remembered something. The way he spoke, his tone as if sensuous one, drew her heartbeat raging. She pulled up her eyes to look at him,with a smirk. Her wide smile was soon made into a small one.

"Well, if you won't answer then, I will tell. No need to be worried.

Aftermaths of seeing someone when you long for a person, basically..when he..or she, just for reference, is out of city for a meeting, and you got habitual to his presence because You have developed a feeling towards him, called lo..Uhm..likeness
I mean when you feel,comfortable with them.."
He poked his tongue at his mistake. Avyakta, was as if gone all red with his mere words. She couldn't look at him,so just to hide herself from his gaze, that spoke fires,felt that she would burn into it, she looked ahead at the monotonous rain.

"Don't think yourself as a mastermind, hiding your..your..longingness..."
She whispered. The atmosphere became more zealous than ever, arousing the two souls.
He bit his lower lip,reading her expression,which was all subtle. She coiled the brim of her Saree with her one hand and her eyes,downcast.

He sighed and with an undivided attention, stared at the rains hitting, the ground.

There was a sudden peacefulness. Pitapat continued to play,in the background as the serenity stood before them.

"Happy 21st August,Siddhant."
Gaining much of her courage, she forwarded him the card,she was hiding behind. Bewildered, he looked at her, coming back from his thoughts.

Just simple yet special.
The card spoke thousands of her myriad emotions. She stared at his face, as he looked down at the decorated paper.

His eyes couldn't believe it. She gave him. A smile, drawn upon his lips as he gulped down a lump. How much more should he try to resist, it?

"How do you..?"
He trailed and he remembered the day. He never forgot it but just gave it a try if she could from somewhere find it out.

"Uh! That photo album.."
She looked at him, with assuring eyes. His face was delighted,eyes as if welled up. Simpering, he clutched it more tightly, with his hands.

"Thank you.
Same.To.You."
He gently, placed his hands, caressing the Card which she gave him as a present. He wiped away the lone tear, that escaped down his eye, hiding away from her.
"One more. An aftermath of..
You know!"

She got back to her position, leaning, with her eyes that remained fixed on his happy face.

"21st August.
Single to Engaged.

Got someone who knew everything of me. Though arranged, but loved like anything.
I was nervous, tensed, myself, if you think girls have the right to be this way.

Realization hit me, when she kissed me, suddenly, out of order. I know, what layed inside the beautiful heart of her. I didn't know what to do.

She was sure a crazy and me a dumb. Her eyes captivated me. Her soul, her aura pulled me. Her smile as if drew thousands of heart thumping.

Gotta a friend, a best friend, before being a lover, in her.

I will be always thankful to her,for coming into my life.
It is the day, I got my love.."
He as if reminiscing the good-old days, spoke, playing with the card in his palms. Avyakta, only stared at him, with an equanimity. She knew whom he talked about and felt his words straight into her heart, increasing the rate again. He paused and looked at her.

Marching towards her, he haulted towering her. Completely gazing into her eyes, as if he would read her soul.
Bringing his hand, upto her lips. He with the help of his thumb and index finger, touched the corner of her lips. She was left with the current running down her whole body.
"Love."
His eyes expressed an indecipherable jouissance. Her eyes searched into his as he slightly, touched her pinkish lips. His eyes pierced into hers.

Tracing his thumb through her lips,the words came out through his mouth.
''True Love!"

She quietly, gazed and felt the motion of his fingers.
A loud bang, and they were brought back to their senses. Probably, the thunder.

Gazing down, he took his hand back and walked back to his former place.
Both hearts pounded and only wanted each other closer but, the uncertitude mind would stop them.
A thin line, which they needed to cross.

Quietness, surrounded them as they looked ahead, leaning against the door. The gap between them was something they wanted to fill, with their love. The pitter- patter continued, gradually, turning into a roaring storm. As if it was aware of the  condition  of the two souls and only asked them to get closer.

Avyakta still replayed, the incident happened few moments ago. Her heartbeat was wild as ever as she looked up into the sky. The black clouds hovered the city.
Whereas, Siddhant, too never left the gaze of the rain. The touch of memories made him, nostalgic. How much more should he resist himself, to get a warmth, a comfort, for which he longed since long?
It was a need of the hour for his low-spirited, forlorn heart, a commiseration. He waited because he knew perseverance bring best results.

"You like rains?"
She asked, just to break the ice. He looked at her, passing her an ambivalent glance.
He nodded.

"I've many memories, bittersweet memories attached with it. You know?"
His voice was more like a whisper, drumming his fingers at the adjacent wall.

"Share. If you want."
She felt him. He seemed low,after the time she gave him ,their wedding anniversary card. Passing a sympathetic smile, she motioned him to speak.

"I was twelve.
We used to go school,onfoot. I,being the eldest,held my both sisters' hands in mine. Though, it was just any normal rainy day but for three of us,it proved out to be a special one. We were going to school and didn't know how and when the rains,happened. We sat under a shed since we didn't had any umbrella. My sisters were the naughtiest. They ran outside, under the rain unaware of the surroundings and danced. I pulled them again,inside passing them a glare but unfortunately those little squirrels, pulled me with them and drenched me along. Though, I being a kid, felt little uncomfortable but seriously, I enjoyed with them. I would push Priya and she to me. And with this we continued our rain dance.
About school, when we reached there, we found the big door closed, since we were late for half an hour! Though we were given entry but We, trio, got punishment from our incharges and teachers but lastly, all we did was laugh together.
Because we enjoyed the rains!"

He laughed, along with her. Keeping the card beside the table.

Didn't realize what was gonna happen, reminicing,the good old days, he joyfully laughed. Something, stricked his mind, as he thought about his after marriage,romance under rain. His laughter soon turned into giggles.

Gradually,he moved his head sideways to find no one. Avyakta's laugh too vanished. He paused and frowned.
Soon, a push on his back and he felt raindrops touching his whole body. In no meantime, he was drenched completely as he didn't get time to even calculate, the seconds. The water cascaded down from his hair to the feet,beneath. He was left all gaping when, Avyakta's playful laughter broke his chain of thoughts.

She laughed, as he gradually turned around to look at her,dazzed. She found him,staring at her while she brought a smile on his face with her words.
"Was this the way you pushed Priya,under rain?"

"Maybe!?"
He shrugged. Widening his arms, he looked up into the sky as the raindrops,fell on his face. He rejoiced this moment and felt delighted.
Avyakta, stared at him as he ruffled his hair and push the strands behind. He looked less tensed as compared to before.
"The girl in red, is my friend.
I'll hardly forget,
The way you look today.
Just me and you,
It's where I want to be.
You feel so high,
When I'm your side.
Drenching in rain,I stood,
What if I push my love into this rainy pool?"
He smirked.

Avyakta's smile faded as his words got into her head. Though it was just a small,not- so -rhythmic poem, but saw him marching towards her, as if about to catch his prey. The last line was basically, a revengeful line. The girl in red―she looked down to find her Saree mixture of red and black.
He raised his right brow and stepped towards her,gradually. She would take a step back, with her own accord. He would strode towards her and she would take a step back. Her mind was blank and would gulp down,fearing.
His eyes turned into an intense gaze. He was drenched and she was parched.

"You see, my dear,
It feels so bare,
When you aren't there.
Let's get drenched today,
As if there no other day."

He whispered, that was heard by Avyakta. He entered the room and her back hit the room's door,behind.
She was lost,again and he grinned.
Hurriedly, opening the door, she ran outside.
"Hey! Avyakta.. wait!!"
He ran behind her. She was about to bang the door on his face,when he held it. She ran to the opposite room, giggling and before he could enter,again, she shut the door on his face. A sigh of relief escaped her mouth,while the giggles never left. She turned and resting her head back on the door,shut her eyes, to feel her rapid irregular heartbeat. The goosebumps, her hands made,like ripples in a pond.

Opening her eyes, to her shock, found Siddhant, on the other side of the room, behind the sliding door. He tried to open the door,giving her a coquettish smile. She was excited, fear gripped, astounded. Gasping, she looked back to open the door, behind her, to go back to her room.
Avyakta felt her move to push him under the rain, all wrong. Whereas, in the background, the raindrops continued to play as a music,as they hit the surfaces of the house.

Avyakta tried to hid herself, behind the sofas but Siddhant would find her. She was cheerful than ever. She ran downstairs and back upstairs. But neither he could catch her,nor she could hid herself from him. A smirk, remained on his face as if all plastered.
Moments later, she found him nowhere.
Finally, with a giggle, she entered into their room and closed the door. She tiptoed into the room, gradually peeking through the door leading to the balcony.
Avyakta looked outwards but found no one. She breathed and soon, a voice was hit by her.

"Oh! My love,
Let's stop that fear.
Revenge will be fulfilled,
And you'll be trapped in my trap.
Rains will hit,
And you'll experience bliss!"

With bliss, Siddhant, pushed her into the rain the same way she did to him.
He laughed at her.

"The lady in red, is all drenched.
She look shocked,
And I rocked.
Revenge is fulfilled,
Concluding the poem with it!"

Avyakta glared at him and was standing all drenched under the rain. Siddhant's laughter died down as he saw her. Her Saree sticked to her body while the water cascaded down through her lengthy hair. She wiped away the raindrops that would never leave a chance to touch every detail of her face.
Siddhant stared at her and she walked towards him,pulling him along with him. He silently, walked and stood alongside Avyakta, with his dark orbs, that gazed intensely on her face.
"How was it?"

"It?"

"It! My poem. Beautiful, Right?"

"Highly Absurd."
The water made down through her. His gaze,finally haulted at a drop that with a good pace, travelled down,from her head. He intensely, stared at it, which travelled down from her face to her lips. She took her hand and wiped it away, unconsciously.
"You heard?"

"Uh..hmm..
I see. Highly Absurd."
He made a whiny face at her while she continued to play with the rain drops. A smile remained intact on her face. A relaxed sigh escaped his mouth as he gazed at her. She was contented and watching her this way made him so.
Her fears gradually,receding away. Her tears were becoming into a blissful smile. She accepted the way she was, he felt.

Shaking his head sideways, he walked ahead,only to hault and look back at her.
"Avyakta, Common, let's get back."

But in return, she held his wrist and pulled him back. Shaking her head sideways, she asked him to stay back.

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The rain seemed to shower,monotonously, as if delighted. Slow yet serene winds felt like a cure to the wounds of the body,caressing it. Raindrops lashed down on the roof top. Felt as if brought a new beginning, or a good time for people. As if the days of dusk finally came to an end, bringing a new dawn. A beautiful one.

Laughter echoed into the atmosphere, as two souls, all alone in the house, joked.
Droplets tumbled down their dampened clothes successively, as they both stood under the roof outside their room,leaning against the wall,besides each other.
Her ret strands would fall,instaneously, as the soft breezes hit her no-make up face. Few forlocks,would lay down that he would blow away,in intervals. His mouth was covered into a big smile.

"Let's go inside. Why are we here?"

"Noo..until and unless,we get dry,a little, Will not."
He huffed and she gave him a reluctant smile. His gaze never left her face, unaware of the things going inside the lady in red beside him. His eyes would follow her every move. She would wrap her hands around her torso,as the breezes sent chills down her spine. A shy smile remained visible on her face,as she looked at her surroundings.

"Looks Beautiful,Right?
Everything here,
This nature..This rain..This ecstasy...This vicinity..this silence beyond the patters?"
Asked Avyakta and Siddhant nodded, having a soft smile lingering upon his lips.

"Maybe, to few, it looks beautiful and ecstatic.
But to those, who truely never know. Never tried to know? Never discovered?
They?"
Spoke Siddhant.

"People do have their own reasons to be like that. Maybe, there were times when, myself, I enjoyed it in some other way.
Today...Today..It's different!
I don't know, why?"

"We are all travellers in this journey called life.
We all have our stations, known to be our different phases but...
all we have to do is move on within a train,called time.
Maybe, some get stranded in these phases,unaware that before they could do anything, the train,their time leaves them behind."
Avyakta nodded,agreeing to him.
"But..
Still, I'm proud of her. Her.
Who moved on, with the time. She is her. She is Avyakta."
With his proud eyes, he side glanced, who had an intense stare on him.
There was a moment of silence, that was occupied by the majestic noises of rain.
Both, looked towards their balcony that was beautifully decorated with the puddles and green plants.

"Uhmm...So, have..have you done this before?"
Avyakta asked,again,breaking the hard silence. Siddhant,intently, stared at her, predicting the meaning of her words.

"I..did..what?"
He asked.

"I mean like this..uh..you understand.. rain and-"

"Oh! You mean..
Under the rain, with a beautiful girl, joyfully. Talking, playing? Right?"
Avyakta nodded,reluctantly and Siddhant smirked,mischievously.
"Well.. It's a yes!
We did it, before!"

"We..?
As in..You and me?"

"Is there someone else,here except us, M..Mrs.?"
Avyakta sighed,nervously and looked away,stiffling her smile. Siddhant,meanwhile, had a curious smile transfixed on his face, as he peeped to look at her.

"Once, we both sat under the rain, together until it stopped. You want to know, what else has happened?"
His last sentence made her palms,sweaty as the tone he spoke felt, too,tantalising. She denied, shaking her head sideways.

"But those were days, precious to me. Very. I had stored them here,in my heart."
He looked ahead, being nostalgic about those memories. Giving her a last glance, he smiled and decide to move inside the room.

Feeling a tug, on his hand he haulted only to meet with her ambivalent gaze. With a face, that was obscured with many unfathomable emotions,she walked to him. Her fingers, held his' as the shivers, hit inside him.

"Siddhant..
Those memories were really,very precious ,right?''
He nodded,while reading her cryptic face. This time,he failed to recognise her expressions unlike before. She stood before him, her hand still in his'.
"You know, What Ruchi di told me..?
Things should be done, or said as earliest as possible..
We don't know, what if it's too late?"
She breathed, heavily. He looked at her,furrowing his brows. Everything around them,seemed all hazy as their gaze never left each other's. The sound of rain pared down, in competition to her tantalising voice. They didn't had the care if they were drenched.

Without taking a second, she pushed him back, behind the wall while herself leaning over him. Till now, he spoke out,nothing. His ragging breath matched with hers. Standing infront of him,she kept her hands on his chest,stroking behind the strands that came over his face.
As she would touch, he would close his eyes, in reflex.
"What actually, did you do to me,Siddhant?"

"What?"
His deeply husky voice, resonated around her.

"I've been a selfish fellow everytime. Someone, who just cared about herself and wanted to be pampered, everytime. This Avyakta, never really tried to know what he wanted. What Siddhant needed?

You too,suffered alongwith me but why Siddhant? Why didn't I try to find about how you feel?"
She gently, cupped his face while with his frenzied eyes he stared down at her face. Everything seemed,as if stopped.
Pulling his face down, she pecked his forehead. He knew, the time came for her.

"Beyond everything, why did you held this Selfish lady's hand, promising till eternity?"
Shivers ran down her spine, as she felt his fingers, slightly touching her bare back pulling her closer. Their face was much closer. He stroked her hair behind,that would block,her passionate face. Their ragged breath interchanged with each other's, as both stared with a promise of love.

"What is it,Siddhant, which took me this time to realize?
Resisting myself Everytime, you,still pulled me closer to you, unknowingly?
Will I get an acceptance, today, if I confess it,with all my heart?"
With her, seemingly, ferocious heartbeat she clutched his shirt,tighter as ever into her palms. Bringing,her face closer to his', she kissed his cheeks zealously, with her soft,rosy lips. Her nervousness was vanished and the passion engulfed inside him.
Pulling her more closer, he still looked at her, sensuously, captivating each moment. He pushed himself, more behind the hard wall.
Their drenched clothes, sticked to each other's as they left no air to enter between them.

"I ask you, Avyakta, what is it?"
Siddhant asked her, with his breathing ceremoniously, high. His strong yet intense eyes,was enough to burn her.

"Breaking all the boundaries, would you mind,if I show it to you?

Why?
Why,Siddhant?
Why did you steal my heart away?"
He pulled her closer, much more. His hand made way, through the covered part, on her bare back, erupting a gush of emotions inside her. In reflex, she clutched his shoulder, leading to the opening of few buttons of the top, of his shirt. Her passionate eyes stared deep into his dark orbs.
It still wasn't clear if she dreamt this moment to life, but there was raw emotion,in the way her fingers brushed down on his lips, tempting him as if doing a sweet torture.

He couldn't resist. She couldn't resist.

Gradually, her palm slid down on his nape, heating up the moment.
They didn't know if it was nature's trick to end up here or otherwise.
It was as if in the meantime,Avyakta lost all her hesitations pertaining with the condition and just wanted to dwell together,with him into an ocean of love.

"If so, just take your heart ou-"
As if time had just sopped right there, as they stood propped against the wall.The heat rose up to her chest as she pressed her lips on his'. Savouring in the intensified, sensual and sudden kiss, both pushed each others on themselves. Their eyes, closed on its own accord, as she ruffled his hair. His fingers clutched the soft skin of her back,to which in return,she moaned.  Her lips against his' felt as if he was on a different land. The confession was made,today.
He felt going weak on his knees. She didn't want this moment to end.
Her kiss felt as if black holes pulling him in,until all gravity was lost under her touch.
An unforseen torrent of euphoria surrounded them. Felt as there was no today, no tomorrow but only the moment they lived upto.
Her bare toes curled up as she tried to hold more closer. He,though, participated but gave her chance, testing her wills.

After, sometime, which felt like an eternity, she pulled back, gasping for air. Their head rested against each others as they both breathed. Their nose did a kiss,together.
Feeling as if she would fall down, she held his shoulders as tighter she could.

"Giving me forever within the countable days,
You pulled me closer in some majestic ways.
May I know,
If a kiss is enough to be thankful to you?"
She breathed, as she whispered. Her eyes welled up as gradually,she stared at him. Her unfathomable tears, were ready enough to cascade down soon. To hide them, she slowly, decreased the hold she had on his shoulder and moved away.
He rested his head back on the wall, monotonously, heaving.
Giving her a smirk, he held her wrist,slightly pulling her closer. The vicinity seemed to be hazy till now.

"A wish upon the stars,
Was left unfulfilled for hours.
You played with fire before you,
As if unaware of the danger before you."
His words came hitting her. She stood rooted at her place,with eyes shut on it's own accord, as a lone tear escaped her eye. His hand touched her as if she was ice and he, fire, melting her in this process.
Stroding towards her, he haulted right behind her. Hugging her gently, he, as if played with last point of her perseverance, aroused her. Taking her hands under her cage, he pulled her more closer to him.

"Oh! Lady in red, As the delicate patterns walked on mines,
taking me to places, I cannot imagine,why?"

He whispered,in her ears,benevolently. A gasp escaped her mouth,as his soft breathes,touched her skin.
Without waiting for much time, he slid his nose from the nape of her neck,to her collar bone,nuzzling, in between giving her sweet kisses. With sense of exuberance and placidity,he swayed around with her,as their eyes were shut. Chills ran down their spine as, soft winds touched them which seemed as touching their souls.

The rain, became joyous than ever as they realized it.

"Rhapsody of the kiss,
Felt as if a poetry of the lips.
It's difficult yet different.
How much more should I confess it?"
She spoke as her tears, began to cascade down. Plopping a last kiss on her sweet spot,he turned her around. Her eyes spoke thousands of immeasurable emotions.
Siddhant held her,delicately as if a flower, blooming from the bud.

He made her stand at his former place and hovered himself over her. Raising her chin,with his fingers, she met her eyes with his. Gently, he pushed away the tears, tasting them with his lips.

"My love!
Tears never belonged to you lady,
For you are a soul all ethereal.
If I choose to kiss you amidst the wind,
Since, I feel wind is more gentler than my kiss.
Will I get an acceptance?"
She held his face, with her palms,cupping it. He brushed his nose with hers. Their hearts thumped louder than the rains could make the noise.  His lightly welled orbs, stared deep into hers,reading everything her soul spoke.

"It is difficult to tell tho.
But you know,
If I played with fire infront of me,
Then I'm ready to dwell into him.
Oh! Ruler of my heart,
Take me to a world different to this,
Experience me, as if I never imagined,it."
He pulled her closer creating a different sort of tension in her. Her heart fluttered as she could only feel the touch of his hand,softy placed on her cheek. In ecstasy, she moved forward along with him.
In no time, he pulled her to him, for a kiss she felt beyond imaginable.
His lips,delicately moved with hers along with their eyes that was fervently closed.

Everything seemed to be haulted as they discovered their love in her journey of self-discovery,named Metanoia.

A kiss that they never experienced before. Reunion of long-lost lovers, it felt. They gently moulded their lips, carving out love for each other.
Heat rose upto their chest, as only what they needed was together, again.

Breaking a kiss, that lasted as if eternity, they again joined their heads,together.
"Since when, Avyakta?"
He asked her, huffing. Her back was gently pushed to the wall,behind as she didn't utter a word. She was still in dilemma over reality and virtuality.
"I asked you,Avyakta,
Since when?"

Getting no response from her side, he pushed himself more closer to her, tilting his face,dugging it into her neck. He walked his lips over her collarbone,arousing her more.
She held his hair,ruffling;
her eyes closed with desires,perturbed by his move.
"Avyakta..?
Speak out?"

"I..I..never knew..how and..when it happened.. again..
But, all..I know is,
this love always belonged to you Sid..Siddhant.."

"Then,whatever you feel,just for once speak it out?"
He nuzzled his nose at her neck. He got back to his position,to look at her face. She wiped away the tear,that unknowingly, escaped his eye, with her thumb.
"Please?
For once?"
He whispered, gently pecking her forehead. She shaked her head sideways. He asked her, with his eyes but she spoke nothing.
With a defeated look, he loosened his hold on her face and before he could move back, she embraced him as tight as ever as the thunderstorm, occurred. Keeping her head on his heart, she spoke the words he wished to hear.
"This heart beats for you, Siddhant!
I felt your heartbeat!"

Captivated by this moment, the black clouds, seemed happy at their reunion and the winds hit the trees,as they gently swayed dancing on their meet.

He held her tightly, and hugged her back.
"Woah!Never imagined this.
Tell me one thing, you wore saree, just to tempt me?"

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Siddhant held his seraphic girl in his arms, while their gaze remained forever etched on each other's.
He placed her in the bed, unaware of their drenched clothes. She sat down, as again she felt something, ticklish touching her skin.
Together, their gaze went on it and again, found his rope chain touching her skin. Together, they laughed out as she gently took it and placed it inside his shirt.

Staring for a while, he went away leaving her,sitting. She frowned as he returned back with something in his hands. He ruffled her hair and sat down on the floor.
She saw him,gently picking her one foot as she panicked.
"Sid-"

"Shh.."
He shusshed her as he placed around her foot, a precious anklet.

"Siddhant.. please!
Husbands don't touch their wife's feet..Please!"
He passed her a glare as she shut her mouth.

"What did you say?"

"Umm..Husbands don't..uh...mm.touch their wife's-"

"Husband?
Who is he? I?

Then,
Can a friend make her wear an anklet? A lover can do that? Hun?"
He raised his brows and she bit her lips.
"Remember, what happened just a moment ago? Outside the room?
Keep quiet or...otherwise..?"
She nodded and he pinched her nose, before heading back to his work.

After, wearing her both anklets,he kissed her feet,one by one, that looked beautiful. Her feet shone like precious pearls.
She would close her eye, with the touch of his lips.

Seeing him,on the ground, she sat beside him, giving him a soft smile.
"Like this.
Forever.
Keeping Smiling, dear!"
He spoke, sliding his hand from her left cheek, to her neck.

"I hurted you. Siddhant.
With my slap, my words, my ignorance.
Still, you kept waiting for me. Don't you felt tired?"

"I ask you, have you ever seen it?
That tireness?"
He chuckled and she looked at him still not satisfied with his answer.

"Siddhant?
Just for now, stop hiding your pain. Please!
It's.. It's.. enough..
I can't see you this way..please?"
He stopped his laughter and looked back to her, wiping away his tear, a smile remained on his face.
She cupped his face.

He still tried to resist himself, his emotions. He huffed,to stop the lump formed in his throat.
Instaneously, he pulled her into a bone crushing hug, and cried.

"You are in a safe,embrace,Siddhant!
Cry..Cry..as much as you want!
No one's stopping you.."
She felt wet on her shoulder, as much to his resist, the tears through his eyes, gave away every emotion. He hugged her as tight one could as she patted his head, wiping her tears away.
"Where were you,Avyakta?
You were close but still,felt too far.
I..Never.. never imagined.. you falling apart..from me..
It..It hurted...
This hurted.. more than your slap..
I can't leave you now..
Whatever happened,was all in our fate and a past we both lost behind but...
I promise you again, Avu!
I'll never leave you..
I loved you and will forever!"

He pulled back, keeping his head against her.
"I told you in the temple itself,
Don't stare at me,otherwise you'll fall for me..
And lo!"
He laughed with her as the rain  has decided to be a witness of their confession again.

They hugged once more, living the moment and the day.
''Happy 3rd Marriage Anniversary, husband!"

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Mm..So?
I love them.Period.

Tell,How was the confession?

Tried Romantic poetry for the first time, though I'm not much into it but..A try. ^_^
The most amazing thing about writing is, we can experience what and how our character feels.
But, it drains energy too. Pheww!

The most difficult chapter for me,till now. Hoping to get your likes and reviews.

Much love from Our Sidyakta and obviously from me!

Stay safe darlings!
Love y'all!!

(P.S. Time is unexpected. We never know what may happen.
He left us. Not at all fair!
A gem of cinema. :(
Rest In Peace! )