Next morning

Haider wakes up.

This morning was a little different for Haider. This morning he woke up being aware of all the feelings he had had earlier and what they meant. He desperately wanted to get them all out of his heart.

He gets ready and goes to Meera’s room. He knocks on the door but nobody answers. He then checks the rest of the house and doesn’t find anybody around.

Haider(in mind)- Ye sab log kahaan chale gaye...

(He finally spots Vishal)

Vishal(noticing Haider)- Good Morning Haider!

Haider- Good morning Vishal. Yeh sab log kahaan gaye hein?

Vishal- Siddharth aur Avantika booth par gaye hein. Rashi ko uski tabiyat kuch theek nahi lag rahi thi toh isiliye main uske saath ruk gaya...

Haider – Aur…?

Vishal- Aur Saie ji apne husband ko lene station gayi hein.

Haider – Aur?

Vishal – Aur...aur kon?

Haider- Tumhe aur koi yaad nahi hein?

(he was slightly annoyed because he was eagerly waiting to find out  where Meera was.)

Vishal- Ohh haan! Savitriji aaj woh Meera maam ko subah subah kahi lekar gayi thi.

Haider- Ohh. Okay.

(He goes back to his room.)

***

After some time he walks down to the dining area for breakfast.

There he sees Savitri. Savitri is dressed up in a beautiful saree with jewelry that is complimenting her look. She is busy arranging something.

Haider- Savitriji...

Haider’s voice startles her for a second.
Savitri- Arē dēvā tū malā ghābaravalēsa (ohh god! You scared me)

(Haider smiles)

Haider- Tai, aap kahin jaa rahi hein?

Savitri- Woh aaj hum Mahalakshmi mandir ja rahe hein. Damadji aa rahe hai na, toh Saie aur unke liye pooja rakhwaai hein. Tum aana chahoge beta?

Haider- Kyun nahi tai. Zarooor. (Haider smiles)

Haider- Waise tai aapne …(he was about to ask her about Meera)

Savitri – (she cuts him in the middle) Abb jao beta...change karlo. Der ho jaayegi varna.

Haider starts leaving

Savitri- Waise tum jiske baare mein puch rahe ho...woh tumhe jald dikh jayegi. Chinta mat karna. (Savitri smiles at him and leaves)

***
Haider changes and walks out of his room. That’s when he spots the person he was searching for the entire morning. His love. His Meera. She was looked absolutely stunning with a gorgeous saree draped around her and some gold jewelry. Her hair spread across her face, flowing with the wind. Haider stood still admiring the beauty in front of him.
Meera looked at him with an unknown feeling in her heart.

Meera- Hi Haid…

Haider- You look beautiful Meera!!

Meera- Tha..thank you, Haider.

(Meera was taken aback by this but she loved it anyway.)

The wind was flowing, giving him a perfect view of Meera’s waist. He has a sudden urge to touch her.

Haider (aakhein jhuka kar)(in mind) – Ye tu kya kar raha hein Haider...stop acting like a pervert.

Meera (she starts walking towards Haider)- aaj booth pe...

Meera is about to say something when she slips and Haider grabs her waist and holds her before she falls (author loves Haider XD). Meera and Haider were looking into each other’s eyes. Meera’s heart was beating fast. Haider was breathing heavily. There was a rush in both their bodies but somehow they also felt relaxed, just in each other’s arms.

Saie- Ahem...ahem

(Meera and Haider realize Saie’s presence and pull apart from each other with embarrassment.)

Meera- Hii Saie!

Saie – Heyy! I hope I am not disturbing anything here. Nahi toh hum baad mein aate hai. (she says in a teasing manner)

Haider and Meera look at each other and say in unison- Nahi! Bilkul nahi.

(Saie chuckles)

Saie – So, Meera and Haider, meet my husband. Virat.

Virat – Hello Meera. Hii Haider

Saie- Chalo milna ho gaya sabka. Ab hum chale?? Pooja ke liye late ho raha hai.

Haider- Ji.

***
Everybody reaches the steps of the temple. The temple was situated on a hill. Hence, they were supposed to climb up the stairs and reach there.

Haider – Meera(he says tapping on her shoulder). I think humme uss raste se chalna chahiye. Maine suna hein wahaan shortcut hein. [Haider says trying to spend some time with her. Alone;) ]

Meera- Okay. Chalte hai.

They go the other way and start their climb.

Haider- Meera, mujhe aapko kuch batana hein...

Meera-Haan boliye.

Haider- Woh main keh raha tha...

Meera- Hmm?

Haider- Aaj mausam kitna suhana hein na. (author- seriously Haider! You can do better than this.)

Meera- Ji? (Meera gets confused )...I mean haan.

Haider smiles. Dying of embarrassment internally though.

Haider- Mujhe aapse aur bhi kuch kehena hein...

Meera – JI boliye...

Haider- Mumbai ke comparison mein yahaan bilkul pollution nahi hein na? haha*awkward*

[author-aapse na hobe Haider. True tanhaiyaan fans will get this;)]

Meera-Huh? Aap thik toh hein na Haider?

Haider- Ji haan...mujhe kya hoga...

Haider(in mind)- Ye main kya bol raha hu. (internal facepalm)

Later, they come across a newly married couple on their way back. Haider smiles looking at the couple whereas Meera simply crosses them.

Haider- Shaadi kitni khubsurat hoti hein...nahi?

Meera- Aur aapko aesa kyun lagta hein?
(He didn’t expect Meera to answer with something like that)

Haider- Ismein galat hi kya hein Meera, sabko apni zindagi mein koi aesa chahiye hota hein joh ta-umrr unka saath nibhaye. Koi aisa jinke saath woh apni sari khushiyan batein.  Jinke bas paas hone se unki sari tanhaiyan mit jaye.

Meera- Life is not a fairytale Haider. Poori umrr koi saath nahi nibhata, aur andhere mein toh aksar khudka saaya bhi saath chod deta hein. Do you really think ki this ‘’ek din perfect partner milega’’ wala concept works out...Jo jab tak hai thik hai. Par koi zindagi bhar saath rehega...iski umeed na khud se karni chahiye aur na hi kisi aur se…

Meera slips a little but Haider holds her hand and steadies her.

Haider (pulling her towards him)- Perfect partner jaisa kuch nahi hota Meera. Mohhabat toh bas ek dusre ko sambhalne ka naam hein. Aesa nahin hein ki koi galati nahi karta, par jab bhi koi girta hein toh dusra use sambhal leta hein, uski hatheli ko tham leta hein.

Meera was speechless. Haider’s words absolutely fit the scene.

Haider- Waise aap ladkiyan itna girti kyun hein (He teases her). Girna pasand hein kya aapko? Ya phirrr...sambhalne wala;)

(Meera is about to speak when Haider steps on a stone. He is about to slip but Meera holds his hand. He realizes and gives her an embarrassed smile).

Meera- Toh kuch keh rahe the aap… ladkiyon ko girna pasand hein huh...i see(she nods her head)

(They  look at each other and start laughing)

After climbing a little more, they finally reach the temple. They see everybody singing the aarti. Meera enters the temple and starts singing along with them.

“Jai lakshmi maata, maiya jai lakshmi maata
tumako nishadin sevat, maiya jee ko nishadin sevat hari vishnu vidhaata
jai lakshmi maata.”

Everybody lowers their voices as they hear Meera’s melodious voice. Haider looks at Meera with a smile on his face admiring her voice and beauty. She completes the aarti. She then gets a call and leaves to attend it.

Panditji- Virat beta ye chunri lejiye aur saie beti ke sar par oodh dijiye. (Virat follows)

Panditji – Aap dono ki jodi maa humesha banaye rakhe.

Haider- Panditji, kya ek chunri mujhe bhi mil sakti hein?

Panditji- Ji beta kyun nahi. Ye lijiye.
(Everybody goes to the car.)

Meera (goes back to him)- Avantika ka phone tha...booth par kaam bohot accha chal raha hein.

Haider-Acchi baat hein. Waise ye (taking out the chunri)...panditji ne diya tha aapke liye...

Meera- Ohh thanks Haider.

(Meera moves her hand to take the chunri from him but he extends his hand and drapes it on her head, just the way Virat had done it for Saie.)

Haider – Its perfect. (giving a smile)

Meera also smiles.

***
Veer- Shaadi!?!

Bani- Veer...

Veer- (his gaze darkens)- kya kaha uncle ne...?

Bani- Veer dekho...

Veer- JUST TELL ME DAMMIT!

Bani – Veer just calm down.

Veer – calm down? yahaan hum do kadam aage chalte hein aur kuch aesa ho jata hein jo humein char kadam piche laakar khada kar deta hein and you are telling me to calm down.

Bani- (cupping his face)- Veer, you know I love you right?

Veer doesn’t answer

Bani (making him face her)- Dekho mujhe, aur jawaab do.

Veer- I know Bani and I love you too par...

Bani- Agar pyaar hein, bharosa hein toh phir hamare rishte mein ye par kyun?

Veer – Mujhe dar lagta hein
Bani...darr(stuttering)...dar lagta hein ki tum mujhse dur na hojao. I can’t live without you sweetheart. I just can’t...

Bani – Aur tumhe lagta hein ki I can live without you? Tum mera ek hissa ban chuke ho Veer, tumhe khone ka matlab khudko khona.(wiping her tears)...Aur waise bhi mujhe hamara bad boy Veer Singhania thoda zyaada pasand hein.

Veer- Accha ji..(Veer smiles and pulls her closer holding her waist)...log sahi kehte hein aaj kal acche ladkon ki toh koi kadar hi nahi hein (Bani chuckles)…

Bani – I am definitely gonna regret saying this.

Veer- Abb galti kar hi di hein toh(turning her around and whispering in her ear)...toh sazaa ke liye tayar hojao.

He moves her hair from her back and starts kissing the crook of her neck. He lightly bites on her neck, making her moan.

Bani- Veerr...

Veer turns her, making her face him and kisses. Bani closes her eyes, losing herself in the moment. No insecurities...no jealousy. Only love...the single emotion that they both felt at that moment. Veer starts dropping kisses on her jawline while Bani’s grip tightens on the collar of his shirt.

Veer- You are only mine sweetheart! Only mine!

Bani jerks him towards her, switching positions.  Veer was now trapped between the wall and Bani. He gives her a devilish smirk. Bani moves forward and captures his lips. Both their tongues start fighting for dominance.  She bites his lower lip, catching him off guard and winning the battle.

Bani- (whispering in his ear) -And you are only mine Mr. Veer Singhania. You better remember that. Always. (she winks)

Just then her phone rings and Shivaay’s name pops up on the screen.

***
In the evening

Meera was sitting on the terrace and admiring the view in front of her. Her heart was at peace and she was smiling. Haider comes and sits beside her.

Haider- Aap yahaan akele kyun baithi hein?

Meera- Yahaan se sab kitna perfect dikh raha hai na?

Haider- Haan... waise aapko ghumna pasand hein?

Meera- Haan...mujhe ghumna bohot pasand tha par ab Sangeet ko sambhalte samnhalte baaki kisi cheez ka waqt hi nahi milta.

Haider- Aap mere saath chalengi?

Meera-Abhi? Kahaan?

Haider- Haan. Maine yahaan ek jagah dhundhi hein. Toh kya hum chal sakte hein?

Meera- Ji chaliye. (she smiles)

They go towards the forest.

Meera- Haider hum ye kahan ja rahe hein? Kuch toh batao.

Haider- Bas thoda sa sabr Meera.

They finally reach their destination.

Haider-Lijiye...aagayi hamari manzil.
Meera is awestruck by the sight in front of her.

(They are on top of a hill cliff. The whole of Dahanu is in front of them. The sky is filled with all the warm colors...the sunset. It is a breathtaking view. A bunch of clouds covered a part of the sky, their dark blue color contrasting with the rest. The whole view looks like it’s picked straight out of a painting.)

(Meera hugs him)

Meera- Oh my god Haider! This is beautiful.

(Haider smiles, hugging her back)

Meera- This is the best surprise I have ever gotten Haider. Thank you so much!!

They spend some time there, exploring the place. After some time, it starts raining.

Haider- Not now!

(He runs to the shade, trying to cover his head with his hands. Chailiye Meera!

Meera was smiling, standing in the rain...drenched. She shut her eyes, enjoying the moment. Haider saw her just being her true self. He walked up to her, looking at her smiling face.

Haider- Meera udhar chaliye aap bheeg jayengi.

Meera-Ab to bheeg gayiii(she chuckles). Aap nahi jaante Haider...mujhe barish kitni pasand hein.

(He smiles and holds her face)

Haider- Meera abb chaliye bhi warna aapko sardi hojayegi.

(They run laughing and giggling with each other. Haider is amazed to see this new and truer side of Meera.

They finally see a small resort and enter, completely drenched. They walk upto the reception.)

Receptionist – Hello maam. Hello sir. How may I help you?

Haider- We need two rooms for the night.

Receptionist- Sorry sir we are almost fully booked. We have just one vacancy, the honeymoon suite.

(He looks at Meera as if questioning her what to do next.)

Meera- Its alright. We will take it.

Receptionist - Ok maam.

Haider-Aap hamare liye kapde arrange karwa sakte hein?

Receptionist- Sure sir.

***
Haider and Meera enter the suite.

The room is decorated with shimmering lights. The bed has rose petals all over it forming hearts. Scented candles are lit in the room making the atmosphere very romantic. They look at each other. Though they both were drenched, the cold they felt due to the water was balanced out with the heat of something that was building between them.

They hear a knock on the door. Haider goes and opens the door.

Attendant- Sir aap logon ke liye kapde.
(He hands them the clothes)

Haider- Thank you.

Haider- Meera ye lijiye. Aap jaldi jaake change kar lijiye, isse pehle ki aapko sardi hoo jaaye.

Meera-Ji.

(She takes the clothes from his hands, their fingers brushing gently against each other)

After a while, Meera comes out, dressed up.

(She was wearing a black saree, silver sequins shining all over. She looked stunning as usual, making the whole world stop. Haider was mesmerized by her.)

(He had changed into a black kurta and looked just as handsome.)

Unki peheli mulaqat se ye unki aakhein hi toh thi jinhone unn jazzbaton ko bhi bayan kar diya jo unki zubaan par aaj tak nahi aa paaye.

They stepped towards each other, feelings stirring in their hearts.

Haider- Meera you look…

Haider was about to compliment her when the light went off and as a reflex Meera rushed to him and hugged him.

Haider – Mausam ki wajah se shayad light chali gay hogi... I (he said, trying to calm his rapidly beating heart.)

Meera doesn’t respond to him and stays frozen. Haider lifts her head up, to face him. He then cups her face, she lifts her eyes to look into his’. He moves her lips to his. In a moment his lips are against hers. She initially doesn’t respond and Haider takes a step back thinking that he might have overstepped the line and made her feel uncomfortable.

Meera on the other side was thinking about what’s right and what’s wrong but after seeing him pull back she just wanted to live in the moment, forgetting about anything and everything else. He starts to move away when Meera clutches his collar and pulls him closer. She kisses him passionately.

Haider tightens his grip on her waist and pulls her closer, trying to eliminate any space keeping them apart. He wanted to give himself to her, completely. She stroked his hair, running her fingers through them.

After some time they pulled apart, breathing heavily.

Dono ek dusre se bohot kuch kehena chahte the... par kehete hein na... kayi baar khamoshiyan jazzbaton ko lafzon se zyaada achi tarike se bayan kar deti hi.

Meera- Haider…

Haider puts his finger on her lips.

Haider- Shh..Aaaj nahi, hum kal baat karenge. Aap bed pe so jaiye, I will take the couch.

Meera lays on the bed while Haider takes the couch, both of them still looking at each other. They both turned away, trying to control their emotions.

***
Heyy guyss! So how was the chapter?
Haira finally kissed! 🥺❤
Vani had a passionate moment 🔥
Abb inn char logon ki zindagi kya mod legi?

Also my dear Vani fans, I know I have been lately focusing on Haira more,just give me a couple of chapters and i will be back with more interesting updates
*cough*DOUBLE DATES*cough*! Also  the next chapter will have more of Vani scenes.

Stay tuned;)