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"Is it true?" Gauri asked Vijay from the corner of the living area and he turned to look at her, sensing her discomfort at once.
"For a few days only. They wanted to come to Delhi to meet us now that it has been almost a year." He felt a bit of guilt creeping in. He knew Gauri wouldn't like it. She never liked it when anyone visited them. But it was his friends from his hometown, from another state, who surprised him that they would be visiting Delhi to see him.
Delhi was a wonder for small-town folks but what fueled their desire to meet him was their mad curiosity to see their future sister-in-law.
Gauri. His childhood crush who had left his neighborhood and disappeared forever.
It came as a jolt to his heart when she had left one day with her family.
Little did he know that he would find her here, in Delhi.
A midnight walk, a strange coincidence, and chitchat were all it took to realize that the lost girl he had met in the nearby park was none other than his first crush, who now called herself Gauri.
Ever since Vijay told them that he had found the love of his life as soon as he came here, his friends have been crazy and never seemed to miss an opportunity to tease him. He even changed houses for her to make her happy. He was really in love and they couldn't believe it.
Looking into the mirror, his face reflected the joy he felt as their faces emerged in his mind. He put on his orange t-shirt and brushed his dark hair to one side.
"Should I leave for that time then?" Gauri had come to stand behind him.
"What? No! I want you to meet them!" He strained his eyes to the side of the mirror, raising his eyebrows which reflected the cream wall behind him.
He turned to face Gauri who looked ethereal in her sky blue saree which flowed on the floor like a waterfall cascading down her shoulder. Her paper white skin and pale lips glistened in the partially dark room and Vijay touched her cheek, stroking his fingertip over the deep scar which paved it's way down to her neck and cradled her face with warmth.
Tucking a lazy brown curl behind her ears, he transfixed his gaze at her brown eyes, "They are not like the city people. They won't bully you or me. Alright?" He squeezes every bit of conviction in his words that he could muster, wanting her to feel safe.
"I don't believe it. I could just leave for a few days, you know. And come back when they are gone. I don't want to lose what we have." Gauri hung her head low.
"What? No! Nothing could change between us! Never, ever. You will meet them. You will see that they are different than the people you have seen here. Don't you worry about anything." He hugged her and then stepped back, "I have to give this stupid...
"For a few days only. They wanted to come to Delhi to meet us now that it has been almost a year." He felt a bit of guilt creeping in. He knew Gauri wouldn't like it. She never liked it when anyone visited them. But it was his friends from his hometown, from another state, who surprised him that they would be visiting Delhi to see him.
Delhi was a wonder for small-town folks but what fueled their desire to meet him was their mad curiosity to see their future sister-in-law.
Gauri. His childhood crush who had left his neighborhood and disappeared forever.
It came as a jolt to his heart when she had left one day with her family.
Little did he know that he would find her here, in Delhi.
A midnight walk, a strange coincidence, and chitchat were all it took to realize that the lost girl he had met in the nearby park was none other than his first crush, who now called herself Gauri.
Ever since Vijay told them that he had found the love of his life as soon as he came here, his friends have been crazy and never seemed to miss an opportunity to tease him. He even changed houses for her to make her happy. He was really in love and they couldn't believe it.
Looking into the mirror, his face reflected the joy he felt as their faces emerged in his mind. He put on his orange t-shirt and brushed his dark hair to one side.
"Should I leave for that time then?" Gauri had come to stand behind him.
"What? No! I want you to meet them!" He strained his eyes to the side of the mirror, raising his eyebrows which reflected the cream wall behind him.
He turned to face Gauri who looked ethereal in her sky blue saree which flowed on the floor like a waterfall cascading down her shoulder. Her paper white skin and pale lips glistened in the partially dark room and Vijay touched her cheek, stroking his fingertip over the deep scar which paved it's way down to her neck and cradled her face with warmth.
Tucking a lazy brown curl behind her ears, he transfixed his gaze at her brown eyes, "They are not like the city people. They won't bully you or me. Alright?" He squeezes every bit of conviction in his words that he could muster, wanting her to feel safe.
"I don't believe it. I could just leave for a few days, you know. And come back when they are gone. I don't want to lose what we have." Gauri hung her head low.
"What? No! Nothing could change between us! Never, ever. You will meet them. You will see that they are different than the people you have seen here. Don't you worry about anything." He hugged her and then stepped back, "I have to give this stupid...
