“But, the bus will wait only for fifteen minutes”, Mira said over the phone.
“That’s okay. It will not be like last time. I will be there in five”, said Arjun before he hung up the call.
Mira hoped that he will not be late again like when they had met over a cup of coffee at Barista. She was leaving for work now to Chennai and Arjun had wanted to meet her before he left to Punjab, to join back to his Regiment.
“I told you that I will be on time”, his eyes sparkled as he saw her getting down the bus. “Once bitten, twice….”
“shy! I know!” Mira couldn’t suppress the smile that escaped her lips.
They decided to take a stroll down the road and he started blabbering. Mira was lost in her thoughts.
He doesn’t seem nervous now, unlike yesterday when he didn’t talk to me much. That’s good, isn’t it? May be he is feeling completely at ease. I would miss him though it was only a few hours I had spent in the last four days to the man I got engaged to. Only a handful of words exchanged between us! Will I be able to love him? Does he love me? Love? That is so cliched! But so is our wedding! Arranged marriage! How did I end up agreeing for it? And then, he seems decent. After all, an Army Officer is always a gentleman!
The driver blew the horn then and Mira came out of her reverie. She stopped and looked into his eyes. Sparks flew and there were butterflies in her stomach. She felt her skin grow hot in his deep gaze. Giving a smirk, he embraced her in a warm hug and ….
Did he kiss me on my forehead now? Oh!
The beating of her heart sounded so loud that it felt like the music of wind chimes in the air. She closed her eyes, her long smoky eyelashes nearly touching her cheeks.
As Mira boarded the bus, she found his sad eyes finding hers again. The pure simplicity of pain and joy rushed through her all at once as he stared hard at her.
Love was beginning to bud in their hearts..
Stay tuned as Mira and Arjun take you to their journey of love!
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RamyaRao says
Wah re wah! This is so romantic! Did I not tell you how awesome you are in this. You know very well how to keep us hooked. ?
Shalzzz says
Thanks, darl <3
It means a lot, coming from you!
Vasantha Vivek says
Wonderful ….. Romantic ….. Made me to long for next post …… Hoir, on fire …. !!!
Shalzzz says
Haha! Thanks Vasantha. Stay tuned. Will be out on Tuesday! 🙂
Vasantha Vivek says
<3 <3 <3
Ruchi Verma says
Agan going to wait for next post <3
Shalzzz says
🙂 Thanks for coming back, Ruchie
Sid Balachandran says
You have a thing for Romances don’t you? 🙂
Shalzzz says
Hee.. yes, Sid 🙂
shalzmojo says
Awww! I want more please – this is very sweet; great job penning it down so perfectly
Shalzzz says
Thanks, Shalini 🙂
Modern Gypsy says
And again, I can only say Awww…please write the next installment soonest!
Shalzzz says
Woohhooo.. Means a lot <3
Shilpa Gupte says
I so want to fall in love all over again, Shalini! Such a cute story!
Shalzzz says
Many thanks, Shilpa! <3
Alana says
Nice beginning-can’t wait for next installment
Cafenined Words says
I don’t like love stories …
But this is so decent one ?
Army man are gentleman is my fav..
Line ?
Shalzzz says
Thank you for dropping by!
Rashmi Lingappa says
Hooked! Waiting for the next post <3
Shalzzz says
Thanks, Rashmi 🙂
inquisitivegeet says
Awww!! You’re reminding me of my courtship days. Two separate cities! Meeting once in a while and then waiting for the next rendezvous! It’s sure going to be exciting!
Cheers
Geets
Shalzzz says
Thanks, Geets. Glad you enjoy the stories 🙂
Parul Thakur says
Super sweet. Such innocent and beautiful tale 🙂
Shalzzz says
Thanks, Parul <3
Tina Basu says
Aww that is loads of mush! Cute posts coming up on the series
Shalzzz says
Thanks very much, Tina <3
Utpal kant Mishra says
“Love was beginning to bud in their hearts..”
Poignant end.
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Shalzzz says
Thanks, Utpal and welcome to my space 🙂
deepagandhi says
Wow..so romantic! And you know what..Romantic stories are my favourite..can’t wait for the next one 🙂
Corinne Rodrigues says
Aha…shades of a memoir? Lovely!
Shalzzz says
Yes, Corinne. It is. Thank you 🙂
Rajlakshmi says
you can write such beautiful stories… so much love 😀 waiting to read more 😀
Shalzzz says
Thanks, Raj. That means a lot to me <3
Awkward Earthling says
I need copyrights to this whole series 🙂 😛
Would make a movie out of it 🙂
Awesome !!
Shalzzz says
Whoa! That’s such a sweet thing to say, Sam 🙂
Awkward Earthling says
🙂
saumynagayach says
And I’m loving this love story of Mira and Arjun! Waiting for the next one 🙂
Omkar says
Shalz you rock! Such a wonderfully crafted bittersweet tale! Enjoyed it thoroughly. And even more, I loved the ‘kohleyed’ expansion! Fabulous.
Kadambari Singh says
Wow!! So relatable and full of love love love
Ranjini says
Even this post is full of butterflies and love 🙂 It is unfurling nicely Shalzz
StyleBurp says
Ahaan…what a lovely post I have read and trust me..I was lost and actually it took me to the time when I used to meet my ex-girlfriend and goodbye her the same way you narrated this. I loved this Kohleyed fiction and look forward. Goodluck!! 🙂
Venice says
Started with this one, now I need to go back and read from the beginning! Cute episode this was 😉
Subha Rajagopal says
Wow! Sounds really romantic.Nice start.Waiting for the story to unfold
aseemrastogi2 says
Now that’s really romantic. Must say the way you wrote it, it actually felt that this was really happening in front of my eyes. Beautifully done :).
Shalini Sharrma says
This is like a film story, and that kiss on the forehead. I read somewhere if the first is on forehead the guy is so caring. You’re making fall in love with Arjun ??
andthereshegoesagainblog says
So sweet 🙂 Filled with love and nervousness. <3
Sachin Nath says
Love The way you write 🙂
Waiting for the next post
Srikanth says
I read the word bus in the opening sentence and got hooked on. Now I’m desperate to read the next part.