Chapter Twenty-Six : The Invitation
Tanya
*A few weeks back*
"Dad! How could you do
this?" I rushed to dad's room to ask him dad about the invitation that I
had received on my email.
"I am your dad. Can't I
decide about your marriage?" Dad said shrugging.
"But at least you could
have asked me before sending out the invites to everyone?" I asked all I
was worried about Ruhani. She will think I have betrayed her. "And Rehan
what about him? Did you ask him?" I was even more worried about what Rehan
would be thinking about me right now. I know, I really love him, more than
myself but what he will be thinking about me sent chills down my spine.
"Oh yes, I had a talk
with him. That boy loves you and he was really happy when I had asked about
it." He said cupping my face and kissed my forehead.
"What?!" I couldn't
believe what I just heard with my ears. Did he just say that Rehan loves me too and
is ready to marry me?
"Yes my dear, I knew
that he really has some feelings for you long back when he visited my office to
plan out your birthday surprise. He asked me if he could propose you that night
as he showed me the ring. I really like that boy." He said sitting on his
arm chair.
Why didn't he say that to me all this time. Was he scared of
rejection just like me? That
could be the reason. I quickly dialled his number, it took a few rings for him
to pick up the phone.
"So you got your
surprise huh?" He said picking up the call before I could say anything.
"Yes, you really broke
my heart Rehan."
"What?!"
"Yes, how could you do
this to me?"
"I thought you liked me
too."
"You could have at least
asked me before idiot."
"But?"
"Not buts, I am
seeing you in cafe in half an hour. Don't make any excuses." I cut him off
before he could complete his sentence.
I was really happy and was
dancing mentally that finally we would be together. He'll be mine forever. Just
thinking about that sent chills down my spine, giving me Goosebumps.
~*~*~*~
I tapped on his shoulder as
he waited for me outside the cafe.
"The tables are full,
can we go somewhere else?" He asks with a scared expression on his
face. I was really enjoying that scared expression on his face.
"We can walk along the
beach if you want?" I replied, making a poker face.
"Okay, let’s go."
He said and held my hand as we crossed the street. We removed our footwear and
shoved them in a bag Rehan had with him. He was coming straight from his
office. He was finally handed over his dad's business, which his uncle used to
handle after his parent’s died in the mishap. Rehan we had lived with wasn't
the same anymore. He looked now more of a man rather a goofy boy who used to
joke around and made us smile.
He felt now more of a
dependable, caring and perfect partner for any girl out there. But out of all
he chose me.
"So what was the thing
you wanted to talk about?" He asked as our fingers slipped together,
holding hands as we walked along the beach.
"How did you know
that?" I asked and he didn't reply but just smiled and gazed at beach.
"So why you didn't tell
me that you love me before? Why this straight marriage proposal? You think I
could have been a bad girlfriend?"
"No it’s not that."
He said with his head hung down in shame and smiled as I could see him
blushing.
"Then what is Rehan?
Tell me, I want to know. Why you hid your feelings from me all this time?"
I chirped, My happiness was forgetting its bounds. I was like in seventh
heaven.
"I just was scared of
losing you. I can't afford to lose you. You know, I lost my parents long back.
Just a few months back I sort of lost Ruhani. I know she's being busy but, I
felt like I am losing all the ones whom I love one by one. And I couldn't
afford to lose you at any cost."
He just kept looking straight
in my eyes and continued to speak.
"I just was scared. I always was scared of losing my dear ones. You know I
felt for you right when I saw you on the first day at college. I was just a
random boy who had stepped into miss Sebastian's life. I thought why would you
choose a boy like me? In a gist I was insecure."
He shook his head and kicked
sand beneath his feet. We were sitting on the bench along the beach now.
Watching sunset, which felt more beautiful than ever it had been.
I just pulled my hand out of
his and placed arm around his resting my head on his shoulder.
"You know Rehan, I felt
the same."
He smiled back and kissed my
forehead.
~*~*~*~*~
A few days after the sending
of invitations there were congratulations messages from all over. Some said
they are awaiting the marriage while some apologized that they won't be able to
attend but they'll be wishing for our happy life ahead.
Everyone had replied to
invitations except Ruhani. I was really worried about her. She didn't reply to
any of my messages after that invite. I was really dumbstruck. I was feeling
clueless about how will I tell her about the things that happened just out of
pure coincidence.
I asked Rehan if Ruhani had
replied to him but she didn't reply to him as well.
Finally I sent her message saying if she won't reply I'll cancel this marriage
and will come there to see her.
After that message she sent
me her picture saying she was too busy to reply to anyone. In the picture she
sent, I could see her eyes red and sore with huge dark circles around them
which seemed like she didn't had any sleep from past few days.
I took a screenshot and forwarded it to Rehan along with the picture she had sent me.
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