"Shravan. .."

He  wasn't responding  to daisy. ..

   " shravan. .."

This time, she shook him. ..

" h...hannn. ..Daisy. .."  shravan blinked asif he just returned from an alien world. ..

  " I know beta. ..you're not here. .."

" Oh. ..I was just thinking. .I. .."

Shravan pretended to be normal. ..despite of his best efforts, he failed to veil his feelings. ..

   Daisy crossed her hands to her chest and threw a steady gaze on him. ..

Shravan nodded repeatedly and raised his hands up. ..

" surrender. .? "  He arched his brows, grinning. ...

  Daisy stepped towards him...she made him to sit in the chair. ..looking skyward, she inhaled deeply and huffed. ..

" shravan. ..I don't want to beat around the bush ...do you love suman. .? "

  It was a direct questionnaire. ..shravan didn't expect and he simply sit ,staring at the blinking computer monitor. ...

   " look shravan. ..I may not be at your age, yet I socialise with  your peer group. ..and. ..I am experienced to see love birds like you. .."

Daisy laughed at Shravan's surprise. ..

     She patted his shoulders. ..

" shravan. ..I knew suman from her childhood. ..she isn't like a everyday woman you look for. ..I think you will understand. .."

Daisy paused and smiled uneasily. ..

   Shravan's forehead creased deeply. ..He looked daisy questioningly. ...

" Daisy. ..I don't understand. ..I went through her family profile at the begining for security purposes. ..I found that column empty, undefined. ...how do you know her since childhood. .?"

Shravan asked her which is logical in its peak. ...

 
Daisy sat back at her chair. ..she cleared her throat, sipping the water. ..

 
Shravan was hooked to her gestures. ..He doubted  suman  to have some mysterious past that's why her family profile was empty ...now it's squeezing him recklessly. ..

" Daisy. ..I accept I love her. ..I knew she's stubborn and career focused. ..that doesn't mean that she won't act as a normal woman. ..ways to go. ..I have to read her mind. ..I have to propose her. ...I have to make her accept my love. ..it needs time. ..right. .?"

Shravan was explaining what he was upto. ..

Daisy  widened her grin ...her calm approach startled shravan. ..

"Daisy. ..let me know what you exactly wanted to speak with me. .."

   Shravan asked impatiently. ..

" shravan. ..Suman is an orphan. ..she was brought up by a christian missionary. ..at her 10 years, she had participated in a kid's science expo. .which was conducted at school level. ...I was one among the judges. ..."

"I was astonished to witness her project. ..it was complicated yet simple. .indeed, it was a most wanted solution at that time. ..'ocean waste management '...."

  " I knew it was her own idea. ..and obviously, she didn't win a prize. ..."

She smiled sadly. ..

" then, I talked with her, wondering her interest at physics. ..expertising in physics  was her aim. ..I saw myself in her. .."

" I spoke to the missionary, sponsored for her studies. ..she never disappointed me. ..she grew as a physicist and marine biologist. ..she dedicated her life to research and discovery. .."

"Shravan. ..do you know. .?She had  discovered so many innovations in microbiology. ..she was a part of many important projects of our country. .."

   " ..she wanted to be loyal to her sponsor. ..and she wanted to etch her name  in science. ..that's why, she had been away from love and marriage. .."

Shravan was hearing her without even winking. ..

      Daisy  stood up and saw elsewhere. ..

" shravan. ..she wasn't aware of her sponsor until now. ..she knew me only now,  as a project leader ..."

  Shravan looked her surprised. ..

" are you serious. .?"  He asked in disbelief. ..

   Daisy smiled, wiping her tears. ..

" shravan. ..Suman is not less than my daughter. ..she's arrogant and rude at times, which had been her guards. ..but, she's so kind and innocent beyond you think. .."

Her voice was dark and gloomy. ..

" shravan. ..I wonder why she felt close to you. ..I wished  you to know her inside out. ..I. ."

  Her voice broke for no reason. ..

" I  wasn't married. .yet, she's like my daughter. ..if you are looking her into a relationship. ..then, I must be the happiest. .."

  Daisy drank the water as though she had exhibited her mind satisfactorily. ..

Shravan wasn't aware of Suman's past. ..He didn't mind her past but her present feelings for him. ..

  Above all, daisy 's unconditional love for suman made him to feel proud of her. ..He stood  beside her and grasped her palm. ..

   " Daisy. ..i am happy that suman had people like you around her. ..i promise you now that I  will take care of her more than my life. ..i will encourage her career  without any queries. ..I knew she had some feelings for me. ..but...I  won't disturb her till she express it. .."

  Daisy nodded with an  apparent glint. ..

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   Vikram ringed the bell that had been placed near him. ..

  The servant rushed at him and stood bowed at him. ..

" coffee. .."

Vikram said a single word. ..He was not in a comfort zone. ...hurdles in his plans made him tired. ...

   If he failed to satisfy what he had accepted for, would bring  him an immensive trouble. ...

   He sipped the coffee slowly, by his eyes closed. ..

  Joh's words rang in his ears like a  bee 's buzz. ..

" I couldn't establish a secure connection. .."

    By the time, he finished the coffee, his mind was deep in thinking an alternative plan. ..

   As he got a clear picture, he called his secretary and ordered. ..

" don't disturb me. ..cancel all the meetings ..."

He went to his room and locked it. ..He descended down to the secret steps and communicated through the sattelite cellular phone. ..

" Joh. ..plan B..."

He sighed relief. ..returned back to his room. ..

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   Suman was quite engaged with her observations throughout the day. .though she wasn't in need of a break, Anu insisted her to accompany. ..

   Ranjith was already in the cafeteria discussing something with shravan. ..

  As suman had entered the cafeteria, Shravan's eyes were fixed on her. ..and they continued to follow her. ...

  After speaking with daisy, Shravan's heart melted for suman. ..He was in a state of surrender to her. ..obviously, he was staring at her irresistibly. ..

  " hello  shravan. .."

Suman took a seat near him. ..

" hello. ..how was your day. .?"

" yea. ..interesting with oceanographs, tectonic movements, continental drift. .."

Shravan shut his ears with palms. ..

" Oh. ..someone save me. ..she's killing me..."

Suman laughed at him innocently. ..

" suman. ..I am sorry. ..I shouldn't have asked you. .."

   Shravan was talking to her seriously. ..

   Everyone around burst out of laughter to see Shravan's gesture. ..

  After the tea break, Aditya called shravan. ..

    " shravan. ..I just wanted to show you something...can you come with me. .?"

  Shravan had knots of doubts and followed Aditya. ..

  Aditya  logged in to his personal system and pointed some waves. ..

" shravan...I was told to send the decoding of our details daily to ISRO. ..when I was recording our work, I got these strange signals. ..they don't match with ours. ..it's frequency is unique and strange too. ..something like a sound wave. ..after that, there's no any record about the strange wave. ..I just wanted to tell you about this. .."

Shravan noted the details and told Aditya not to neglect any minute waves. ..

Shravan remembered how  ramnath was worrying about the mission. ..He determined to be cautious in every aspect. ..

  Suman had been recording the ocean physics for the past two days. ..she had mailed all the related documents to ISRO HQ. ..

  It was the day when suman had to dive into the ocean to collect some samples of marine lives. ..this was the crucial part of this mission. ..sending the viable creature  of Antarctic ocean to Jupiter and Saturn. ..

  
   Suman loaded her back bag with necessary gadgets. ..this time, she needed more time to locate  the organisms that are necessary for her research. ..

    " suman. ..I am on. .."

Suman looked up at Shravan's cheerful voice. ..

  " Oh. ..scuba diver. ..come let's go. .."

  This time , shravan had some knowledge about Suman's work. ..hence, he confidently accompanied her. ..

    Unlike last time, suman had chosen a new place and as it was a noon sun, the top layer of the ocean already melted and it was floating around as thin sheets. ..

" my goodness. .."  shravan stood awestruck. ..

" suman. ..it wasn't like what we had seen two days back. .."

" shravan. ..nature always surprise us. ..we don't want to drill the ice. ..that's all. .."

She jerked and started wearing the jumbo swim suit. ..

  When shravan was ready to wear the swim suit, suman stopped him. ..

" no shravan. ..you're not coming. .."

" why. .? " His face shrunk. ..

" shravan. ..now, I am diving into entirely different area. ..here, you could see a lot of marine creatures that may be dangerous to life too. ..i knew  every single creature, and I could manage the situation. ..I may not focus on finding samples if I get you there. .."

" But, I will be around you. ..simply be with you. ..and I. ."

Suman put her finger at his lips and hissed. ..her voice turned soft. ..

" ishhhh. ..you're not coming. ..it's final. ..shravan. ..i have to stay there for longer time. ..you won't tolerate that cold...it's hurting  to see you suffering ...i don't want to undergo the same pain knowingly. ..Please. ..stay here. ..."

Her eyes were speaking her heart. ..Needless to say, shravan was drawn into her mesmerising eyes. ..

   'Suman. ..you can't hide your feelings. ..'

  Shravan's  eyes rolled at her with loads of love. ...

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