Disclaimer : All the characters written below are imaginary and a work of pure fiction. There is no resemblance to any incident or situation and is written as work of fiction.

Karan called her after reaching outside her place at around 7 in the morning.

"Haan coming...." She said after picking up the call and went outside.

He gave her knee and elbow guards and a leather jacket.

"What the hell is this?" She asked frowning.

"Safety gears for riding....i don't want to take any chance with you....crazy kid...." He muttered and made her wear the guards and helmet. "Wear the jacket you will feel cold with the wind...."

Her parents looked at them lovingly from the balcony. Teja kept whining about not wearing any of those while he kept giving her stern looks and made her wear everything properly.

"I look terrible...." She made a face.

"Chalega...." He rolled his eyes and waved at her parents. They waves back at them and he sat on the bike.
"Sit Laddoo...."

Teja sat behind him and held his shoulder.

"Make sure you don't touch the exhaust pipe with your legs....it will be hot...." He said and wore his helmet.

"Please slow okay?" She said a little scared.

He chuckled and started the bike and rode away. They were caught in traffic till the time they were in the city and once they went out of Mumbai it was beautiful.

"Isn't this the way to Amby valley?" She asked in excitement.

"Yeah....hold me....don't leave me in excitement...." He said immediately.

"This is beautiful...." She squealed in joy and was about to clap her hands.

"Do not even think about clapping...." He rolled his eyes.

"How did you know that i was about to clap?" She asked frowning.

"You generally clap your hands after you use that squealing tone of yours...." He chuckled.

He increased the speed a little bit.

"Kundri no no please...." She clutched his shoulder tightly.

"Laddoo....shh....trust me....you will love it....don't worry i won't speed up like i usually do when i am alone....i know you are with me....i will be in check...." He said lovingly.

"Excuse me what?you speed up even more than this when alone?what the hell...." She panicked and he chuckled.

"Lallu...."

After an hour of ride he parked the bike at a road side stall.

"Utaar...." He said while opening his helmet.

She got down and opened her helmet and he got down as well.

"Dada do chai kam cheeni daal ke....do maggie aur pyaaz ke pakode...." He said and sat down on the bench.

She smiled softly and sat on the bench beside him.

"So did you feel protected?" He said out of the blue looking at her.

"Huh?" She looked at him startled.

"Did you feel protected?like you feel in the car?when you are in a closed space?you don't feel protected in bikes right?that's why you hate riding it?knowing people can come and touch you anytime....knowing you are exposed to the world?" He said softly.

She stared at him for a couple of seconds without saying anything. He remembered it?

"You told me once in the BB house....so did you feel protected?" He asked looking into her eyes.

She gulped the lump in her throat and nodded in trance. His eyes were beautiful. Hazel and green. They were intense.

He forwarded his hand to her face and put her hair behind her. The wind was making her hair go haywire.

Their trance was broken when the man from the stall got them their tea.

He took it from his hand and gave one cup to her.

"Cheers...." He clicked their glasses and took a sip.

"Cheers...." She whispered almost to herself and took a sip.

They had their maggie and pakoda and he made her wear her helmet again.

"The roads will go a little uphill from here okay?don't be scared....just enjoy the breeze....feel free...." He said softly looking into her eyes.

She nodded softly and they sat on the bike and started again.

"Kundriiiii stop stop....see the view is so good...." She screamed in happiness and he parked the bike by the side of the road. They were a little uphill and the city was visible down the hill.

She got down and jumped and quickly clicked a picture of the view.

"Kundri click some pictures of me...." She said excitedly.

Finally. The teja he was in love with was back. The laughing girl. The happy girl. The chirpy girl. The girl who spreads sparkles everywhere she goes so that the people around her could track the light back home.

"Sure ma'am...." He took his phone out and clicked pictures for her patiently with the view in the backdrop. Every time she won't like a picture , she woul whin like a baby and make him click again.

"Aur kitna babah?my phone memory will be full...." He said sarcastically.

"Delete all the other pictures...." She rolled her eyes. "Chup chap keep clicking...."

"Fine...." He muttered pretending to be annoyed and clicked more pictures for her.

"Now selfies...." She clapped and jumped and he shook his head chuckling. He clicked the selfies with her where in most pictures she kept making crazy faces.

"Now let's go...." She said happily and jumped to the bike.

"Oh hello....who will click my pictures?unbelievable...." He said making a face.

"Ooppsss sorry...." She said like a kid and clicked some pictures for him.

"Ho gaya ab chalo...." She gave him the phone back.

"I clicked some 100 pictures for you and you didn't even click 5 for me...." He rolled his eyes.

"Jo diya hai usi mein khush rahe...." She said and gave him the helmet gesturing him to make her wear it.

"Fine...." He muttered and made her wear the helmet and wore his as well. He sat on the bike and she sat behind holding his shoulder and they started their ride again.

She smiled softly as the breeze hit her face.

In all the letters and in all my imaginations I colour you....
With the paint of the summer afternoons....
Tell me how do I make you understand that I am in love....