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~Shreya's POV~
The next day
We woke up at 9am because yesterday's "meeting" ended at 2. Since, the time we are awake, I and Myra are busy packing our luggage because we have to leave tomorrow just after Shrida's farewell and we won't get any other time to do this. D day rituals will begin from 7pm so I have to do my confession before that only. It's not that easy how I am stating that I have to do it.
I am very nervous but somebody has to make a move. I know he likes me, even loves me. The way he looks at me through his brown orbs. The way he carries on the communication. The way he acts around me. The way he treats me. The way he makes me go insane with his actions. The way he likes me being nervous at our closeness. He even said that day when he gifted me those earrings. He stated that he doesn't want me to even say that I won't be with him forever. I mean what more signs a girl would want to be sure?
For some reason, I thought he would make the first move, ask me out but probably he is hesitant. But he never hesitates to make me blush. Maybe he is planning something. Wait, what if I ruin his plan with mine? No, but if I do not proceed and he is not doing anything either, then we would be left at cliffhanger. I know I love him and that's enough to propose him. Yes it's final.
Well, the main thing is the place and timing I chose to do it. It's peak sunshine hour and moreover, the wedding day so the rush is spread all across the house. Mr Arrogant turning sleeping beauty ruined it. Otherwise, it would have been a peaceful, isolated proposal under the night sky. But, no sleep is more important. Anyways, I had to ask Maheer to send Vedant to the basement giving any possible reason because it is the best place as of now as there will be no one going there.
I got ready wearing a white anarkali suit. "Myra" I called her when she was doing my hair. "Are you sure I am not rushing in this? I mean we met just few-"
"Come on yaar. You have gone mad in love. Otherwise, you would not be saying this. It's diamond clear that you both love each other. At this point, whatever you guys do is not a rush. Okay." she replied comforting me. I guess I am just overthinking. "Stop overthinking and take this"
Myra handed me a bouquet which she arranged from the wedding's florist. It was a huge one filled with red roses. I went to the basement after the girls wished me luck.
As I walked down the stairs into the basement, I saw him sitting at the right corner on the sofa with his laptop. He was wearing a red checked shirt, sleeves folded till elbow with black trousers and was looking a hot mess in his morning unkempt hair. And here enters the blush and my heart beating at the speed of a bullet train. I don't know how am I going to say all that.
I walked as quietly as I could and turned off the lights. Then I went near him and put on the flashlight of my phone as I stood in front of him recreating the first time we saw each other after 12 years.
He got up from the couch in astonishment. "Why did you turn off the lights?" he asked in his drowsy voice. Goddd his morning sleepy voice. Control Shreya, at least till he accepts my proposal. I sat on my knees holding the bouquet in one hand and the phone with the other.
"Ve-Ved-Vedant" Wow what a great start. Damn. I took a deep breath and started again. "Vedant look I am already very nervous. So please don't stop me in the middle. Let me complete and then react however you want. I won't compel you." Nah I would, don't dare to reject. I just said it as a formality. Okay.
His expression changed but I expected him to blush or steal his gaze in shyness like he usually does. Rather he kept looking at me intensely with no emotions on his face, umm is he in shock? I didn't want to be more nervous. So avoiding all this, I continued.
"I don't know how or what I am going to say in the coming few seconds but whatever I will, it will come from within. Since the day we bumped into each other, I felt an inner connection with you. Even before you started doing all those flirty things, I used to get very nervous being around you. My stomach does those butterfly things, my brain experiences short circuits whenever you are close to me and the rate at which my heart used to beat and still do is enough to die out of tachycardia. Umm well tachycardia is when heart beats much quicker than normal." I laughed slightly explaining the term to the non-medico standing in front of me. He stood there as a statue as if he forgot he is alive.
I further said "With each passing day, the feeling enhanced and finally it has reached at a level when I just want to look into your pearl brown eyes and get lost in them. I want to hold your hand and keep walking endlessly. I want to sit with you resting my head on your shoulder without uttering a word and feel the silence for infinite hours.
I want to remain caged in your arms forever no matter if I melt like ice standing very close to you. I want you to save me from falling every time I trip or bump into something. This clumsy girl wants someone responsible that is you, who can handle her.
I want to talk to you endlessly about thriller fictions. I want to read them, discuss the plots and watch crime documentaries together.
I want my every morning to start with drinking coffee with you. I want the night to end looking at your handsome-cum-cute sleeping face. Our evenings to be occupied by sweet 90s dates like eating out or singing songs for each other.
I want to see your missed calls on my phone every time I come out of the operation theatre. I want someone to worry about me whenever I am on night duty in hospital. Someone who waits for me at home when I return late from the shift.
I love hearing your voice and want to be the reason you sing every day. I want to be mentioned in your poetries, to be written about in your journals and to be the reason that your phone's storage gets filled with my pictures. I want you to be the first person to congratulate me at every achievement of mine.
I want to go on long drives with you without caring about the time or destination. I want to go on painting dates with you every week. Just us sitting beside the lake capturing the beauty of nature on our canvas.
I don't play any sports but I want to be your cheerleader every time you are on the ground. I fear dogs but I want to see you playing with them daily.
I want to be the cure of your every pain, the medicine of your disease and the bandage to any scratch that dares to harm you.
I want to face every problem that comes to you before you and be your shield." I took a deep breath once again.
"And finally I just want to say that I- I– I just" Damn Shreya spit it.
"I LOVE YOU from my heart and soul and will forever keep doing. May I have the honor to get the same place in your heart as you have in mine Sir?"
I conclusively said and sat there waiting for his reaction while my eyes were filled with tears as I felt overwhelmed releasing the entire burden from my heart. I finally said what I have been feeling for all these years. We might have met now but this feeling; this feeling is inside me since I first saw him before 12 years. Well, this secret crush thing can be unveiled later. For now, I am just impatient to see his reaction.
He walked away. Wait what? Noooooo.
Ohh he went to the switch board to turn on the lights. Damn, I was about to get a heart attack. But man he could have answered in dim lighting but no he had to ruin the romantic aura.
Anyways, then he came towards me and held me by my shoulder to make me stand. I just looked into his eyes with the hope to hear the exact words I wanted to. I could now see that his face is covered with sweat and eyes filled with tears. God did I make him so emotional?
He wiped the tears from his eyes and finally spoke. "Shreya......"
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