'Beyond the Horizon': There's more to it...

Chapter - 30

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"Sorry baby...hope you'd not mind?" He whispered only for her ears.

"Paanch-dus minute me niklte hain..." Shahnawaz could feel the need to give them space for few more minutes and so he left from the scene, continuing to stroll along the open space protected under an umbrella in his hands now that the rainstorm had quietened a bit down.

Shehnaaz, on the contrary had her adoration surging highest for Sidharth, she was blown by the greatness of this man. She has already been to 'Powai' to visit their new apartment once and knew how long of a travel it was. Her heart swelled with profound appreciation for this man, her Sidharth. His genuine effort, riding a bike amidst the heaviest rainfall Mumbai was visiting, that too covering a fair distance only to be able to reach her, have a brief talk and go back covering the same long route back to his workplace, grinding under the pressure of those tight training schedules. All for her, only for her. He was too precious a human, she was honoured to have one in her life.

"Shehnaaz...I am sorry sweetheart..." Sidharth muttered again taking her hands in his'. He was sure, she would be sad and hurt but he had no other option then to return to the agency's training program.

His conscience-ridden tone plus the pleasantly intensive effect of his endearments on her, did this to her making her flip sides of her natural conduct doing the unthinkable, enamoured of his sincerity. It was swift, instantaneous yet an act to left him shuddered for once, fanatically much.

As soon as the words left his mouth and his hands clutched hers, she took a hold of his' herself, turned it around making it face upwards the sky, tenderly brushing her lips against his palm. Eyes closed, she let her lips lingered on the surface for few more seconds, completing it with another feather kiss with so much of determination as if worshiping the almighty above. It came naturally to her; she didn't have to make an effort at all. Every action by her transpired with so much of ease, erupting right from the bottom of her heart. Few minutes of a conversational flow and she had fallen deepest in the tempest of a fathomless depth of devotion and love towards him.

Sidharth, needless to mention, lost all his senses for those few seconds, as if high on some drugs. Doped with pleasure, he was levitating in the heavens of gee-whiz.
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He sure had his eyes stuck on one of his palms with another one busy at holding the fag, probably trying to rejoice the tender kiss. And this realisation, was certainly enough for her to leave behind the slight annoyance out of watching the perched smoke butt between his fingers, rather making her be in awe of this beautiful man who she was head over heels with every beat of her heart. The longing was mutual, the yearning for one another was equally shared amongst the two of them. She so wanted to call a pause to the vehicle they were traveling in, take a U-turn for her to run into his arms, and smoothen out those creases off his forehead with a warm touch of love. The only thing she thought she had in abundance, directed only towards him, the warmth of her eminent love. Yet, with Bhanu's company along, she couldn't take the courage to do so for Bhanu had no knowledge of this special person in her life.

So, they simply continued their way to her Taya ji's place with Shehnaaz still engrossed in her thoughts about him, about them. Craving to listen to his voice or at least having to read anything written by him, for her. Forget about a meet, if not a phone call, his single line letters would do for now. The intensifying feeling was not letting her heart rest, yet somehow, she managed to stay silent, thinking of every possible way to connect to him. Oh! Of course, she had his number, but sadly no phone to dial from. Getting to an STD booth to talk to him was way beyond her courage limit for now.

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"Tanay! Bhai! Kidhar hai tu? Vo diya kya? Were you able to meet him?" Asked Sidharth on the phone's speaker. He was talking about the brief letter he had written to Shehnaaz.