A DANCING PEACOCK

Ashish: Briti! Is that you? What are doing here?

Hey, number 110034. I came here to welcome you, said Briti sarcastically.

Both the parents of Briti and Ashish were amazed listening to their children’s talk.

Sam (Briti’s father): Hey, Rao, (Ashish’s father). How was the journey?

Rao (Ashish’s father): It was good, how about yours? Have you introduced your daughter to my son before?

Sam: No! I thought you have done it.

Meanwhile Briti’s mother, Jaanya and Ashish’s mother were interacting with each other giving astonishment to the children. The teenagers there had collected the luggage and waiting for their parents to look for them.

Briti had called her dad and asked him to look around and see the time. Only then, had they realised that they were talking for a long time. They introduced their children to one another. When it was the time to introduce Briti to Ashish, they asked how they knew each other. Briti told them that they had met at examination centre and became friends. She added that he was the person whom she told about before as an addition to her friends group.

Both the families moved from there and checked in hotel that they pre-booked. They wanted to start their site seeing after the lunch. Meanwhile, Roshi, sister of Briti was asking about Ashish. Briti explained her, how they met and how they became friends.

Everyone was busy in freshing up and relaxing. They all met for lunch, had a lovely conversation over lunch and headed up to site seeing. All the children took pleasure to opt one car and the adults in another. They were talking, chatting, laughing, making lot of fun… enjoying their trip. Ashish was observing the laugh, the swing of the hair, naughty and cute facial expressions of Briti while he was making fun of his siblings and Briti’s. He couldn’t resist himself from looking at her. He was unable to take his eyes off from Briti. He wanted to see her smile, her laugh and her cute expressions. He was making lots of fun to see her smiling.

He never had such a feeling on Briti. He in fact never cared how she looks or how she speaks before. But now, in the land of someone he experienced some strange feeling.

Meanwhile, in the other car, Briti’s and Ashish’s parents are having their fun by remembering their memories of teenage and college days. They were all wondering, “How the days have passed. Our children came to the same age when we meet and became friends. Life is short. Though we met after a very long time, our friendship never faded as days did.””

Ashish’s father asked about Briti and her studies and her future plans. Briti’s father Sam said, “It’s up her. I don’t wanna disturb her. Let her go ahead according to her dreams. And I support her in her endeavours.”

“O! Very nice to hear. I really appreciate your decision” said Ashish father.

“Yes! Yes! Nice only. She is his apple of the eye know brother”, said sarcastically Briti’s mother.

“But Sam, I am asking about her marriage. Why don’t we become relatives and live together for long time than being friends? I think you got what I mean”, said Ashish father to Briti’s father Sam.

“That’s really a nice proposal but you know that we wanted to marry her off to our nephew, Sudeep who expired recently. She is still in that shock and recovering slowly. Moreover, I have no objection if our children like each other”, said Sam.

Ashish mother told, “Bhagwan ko laak laak shukriya karta hoon ye dosti rishta bangayea tho!” भगवन  को  लॉक  लॉक  शुक्रिया  करता  हूँ  ये  दोस्ती  रिश्ता  बनगए तो

(I thank God wholeheartedly if this friendship become relationship.)

Briti’s mother told, “They are going to complete their graduation in next year. Let’s wait and cross our fingers. I wish we became relatives.”

Ashish’s fun was making the children feel good. But as we all know that too much staring at a person will let the person know about it, Briti also felt something. She felt the eyes which are pointing towards her. By the time, she recognise that was Ashish, they reached the beautiful beach. So everyone got down from the two cars and elders are instructing youngers not to go long into the water. The youngsters letting those words fly in the air, started playing in water. And their parents sitting on Cabana beds (sun loungers) had an eye over them.

All of a sudden out of nowhere, it started raining. And everyone was running for shade and shelter. The youngsters are also running towards their parents. Ashish held the hand of Briti and was trying to run. But she broke away her hand from Ashish when she was a little far away from water and started dancing in the rain. She was enjoying every drop of rain that was touching her and she was playing with rain drop by waving her hands, jumping and moving round. She totally indulged in the act of playing in rain. Ashish who was just beside her was watching astonishingly.

Meanwhile, many people over there were capturing the dance in their smart phones. Jaanya was calling Briti to come but she gave no ear to anyone. Her dance was like a dance of peacock which dances before rain. But this peacock, Briti was dancing in rain. Her smooth beautiful hands were taking the pain of the rain drops when they touched her. Her rosy lips were hurt by the beads of rain which she was enjoying. Seeing Briti dancing in the rain and her stature in those wet clothes, Ashish’s ardour for her amplified. He was speechless. He couldn’t believe what he was seeing. He was totally spellbound by her graceful dance.

A Dancing Peacock

He was fighting with himself internally. He has an ardent feeling to propose her there and then itself. But he was conscious of their parents and the crowd. He was afraid of what if she says no. So he suppressed his feelings and started smiling to her dance. She looked at her and then recognised the surroundings and the smartphones which were pointing at her. She felt shy and stopped dancing. Everyone lauded her with their claps. She hid behind Ashish holding his hand tight in nervousness.

Ashish got goosebumps out of that sudden action. He became standstill. He felt something strange feeling in his heart. He was indulging in at very moment, when Briti slowly came front and thanked the crowd. She held Ashish’s hand who was still standstill and walked towards her parents. Ashish was still amazed and was seeing Briti who held his hand.

Meanwhile, their parents are very happy to see Ashish and Briti together. They felt their wish would come true. Briti reached her parents and hugged her mother, leaving Ashish’s hand. Jaanya, raised her hand to beat Briti in a naught motion but when Briti was frightened kissed her forehead instead.

Ashish’s parents having learnt from his face and his expression towards Briti found out that he loves Briti.

What will Ashish do now?

Will he proposes Briti?

Will Briti accept Ashish?

What do you think?

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