The fate of her love

CHAPTER 3

I just sat there for an hour with the flour on my cheek, until I couldn't find Jessica's warmth in it. Then, I decided to wash my face and retreat to sleep. But can I now sleep without her? Without making love to her? At least without holding her? No! I don't care about Hindu rituals anymore. I will see her before our wedding and no one can stop me from seeing her, not even her. Moreover, there is no third party who will negotiate between us so that our conversation is flowing without interruption. No, I can't wait to see her. I will not stay away from her... Thinking this, I was going to wash my face when I heard the most beautiful sound ever, her laugh. From the mirror of the wash basin, I could see her laughing like a maniac. But the thing that made me laugh was the flour on her nose. She looked so cute laughing like that, like I was transported to 17 years ago, when I saw her for the first time. I still remember that day...

"By the way, I am here because I wanted to ask you a few questions."

"Yeah, continue..."

"Why didn't you tell me that you are Vikas? You never had to rape me. You just had to tell me your name and I would be on your lap,"she blushed at her last statement.

"Oh, is it so," I asked her, pulling her to my lap and licking the flour on her nose. She shivered under my gaze.

"Well, I never planned on telling you. I wanted to punish you for getting lost in hazel eyes of Gaurav and forgetting my blue eyes. I wanted to punish you for thinking that you could move on from me. But then you mumbled how you miss Vikas in your sleep and how much you hated him to leave you when he could take you with him. So, I concluded that we suffered equally in this game. Fate separated us and united us again. This entire universe wants to witness our union. Will you marry me, Jessica? Will you marry me," I asked her feverishly, taking her face in my hands. She rolled her eyes at me, hmm... Sassy as ever.

"You already know my answer Vikas. Now, my next question. When were you going to tell me about your real identity,"she asked me, narrowing her eyes at me.

"At least you could have pretended to say yes," I muttered under my breath and continued further," I know that I am sounding like an i***t but..."

"No buts, you are an idiot."

"Will you let me complete," I said, capturing her lips in mine. Our breathing quickened and I realized that we need a breath of oxygen so, I separated us reluctantly. I looked into her eyes. I slowly pulled her face together and connected her cheek with...

Of course it's not my hand you idiots. I connected her cheek with my cheek, spreading the flour on her cheek, enjoying the warmth in my cheek. I looked into her eyes. We both were taking quick shallow breaths. Well, I don't think that I could answer that question because I don't know the answer myself. So, I will make her forget that question.

I pulled her towards me and kissed her jaw, her neck and slowly towards her breast. I knew that in a few minutes, I could have her or...

"Hey, you can't do this before our marriage."

A Bomb will explode... How can she be so attentive when I could forget the world in her presence?

"I also have a question," I said suddenly.

"What?"

"Why did you become a tomboy? When you were young, we never had dolls. So, we used to make ready ourselves and play the wedding game. But why did you become like this?"

"Every girly thing I did reminded me of you, except the girly clothes, because I never got the chance to wear them in your presence. So, I wore salwaar kameez, but I didn't do any other girly behaviour. I couldn't do my makeup and hair the way you did it for me. But then I came to a conclusion that you are my Vikas, so I returned to my original personality, the girly one. I know that I sound stupid, but I had no other option. Everything that connected us left a scar on my heart whenever I recalled the day when you didn't allow your guardian to take me when that was possible."

I smiled at her answer and picked her bridal style.

"Vikas?"

"Hmm?"

"Why are you living under the name of Shahid?"

I sighed to get time to grip my emotions before saying, "I had to. Ammi and abbu wanted a heir, so they created a birth certificate with the name of Shahid for me and I never had a birth certificate of my own. So, it was not an issue. So, I was introduced as Shahid Khan to the world, the secret child of the Khan couple."

"Vikas?"

"Yes?"

"Do you remember our first encounter?"

"We first met on 18 December 2001. The big bad boys of the orphanage snatched the little dinner the orphanage gave me and I had nothing to eat. I thought that I was going to sleep without any food, crying like a coward like everyday. Then, an angel with brown eyes came to me and offered me her dinner. I would take one bite and feed her the other. That was the first time I fell for you. You were my angel, my everything. I love you so much,"saying this, I hugged her tightly and cried on her shoulder. She was only 4 years old at that time, while I was 6 years old. I can till feel the happiness when I ate the food and fed her simultaneously. Yes, we met each other exactly 17 years ago. We were so much young at that time. I couldn't help but love my angel more...