Until I Found You

*:･ﾟ✧Chapter 20. [Lakshya]*:･ﾟ✧

"The discharge paper are done." I said entering the room with a knock and she was already fully dressed and ready to go.

"I am done too." She said with a sweet smile, and ny heart skipped a beat.

"Let's go?" I asked holding out my hand for her, she seemed to hesitate a little but finally she put her small hand in mine, and I held it, tight, not liking the feeling of letting her go ever.

"Where's my bike?" She asked as I made her sit in my car.

"Harsh took it home. He quoted to tell you that it would be his absolute pleasure to ride a monster like that." I said and she smiled.

"But tell me one thing." I asked and she hummed.

"What made you enter into bikes?" I continued, sitting beside her and bucklingt he seat belt, her doing the same.

"It was all Aneesh's doing. He started this bike obsession then I took interest and then Bhaiya, dearly gor me a bike for my 18th birthday and that was the breakthrough. Me and Aneesh are die hard fan of street racing and thrift driving. I know it's dangerous ans all, but I feel most alive when I am on my bike and the air cuts through me, it's total bliss." She started ranting.

This was the first thing about childhood that she had opened to me about.

"Wow, that's something." I said with a small smile.

"Wait a minute, please tell me you will allow me to do all these things after marraige too." She said looking at me with wide puppy eyes.

"Who am I to deny you your freedom, Sahiba. You can do whatever you want, and I will be with you stading at the back." I said and she smiled for first time today.

That bright widest of smiles, that is enough to melt anyone into a pudding.

We reached her house and I helped her our of the car and stood there hand folded, because she insisted that she was perfectly capable of walking on her own.

"You ain't coming in?" She asked slightly turning around.

"Some other time maybe." I said with a slight node.

"Why not now?" She asked again, nose scrunched.

"I don't have anything on me, and I can't go inside without bearing gifts. Maa will murder me." I replied to her and she made an understanding face.

"Doesn't matter, you are coming in." She said and advanced towards me.

"Nahh uh." I said still standing at my place. Somewhere deep inside I wanted to know how much pressure and efforts she would put to get me inside.

"Lakshya pleaseee." She said with a pout.

"You called me name." I stated, a smile threatening to break onto my lips.

"Yeah, I haven't till now, because I got to know from sources that you don't like to be called by your name that much." She said looking at me.

"Let me guess, Harsh?" I asked, and I already that the answer would be affirmative, her tiny nod confirmed it.

"Not from you though, my name sounds ethereal from your mouth." I said beding a little, ans she gulped.

"Okayy, now let's head in." She said diverting her eyes, slight red gracing her cheeks. She held my arm tightly trying to drag me inside with her.

I ultimately gave in, sensing her struggles and held her hand tightly leading her now. She kept looking at our hands for sometime, and then a serene smiled graced her lips. I would give everything to know what crossed her mind right now for that smile to bloom.

I also like that our hands fit perfectly together, and the effect I have on her. These butterflies, feelings and giddiness was new, as if I had been reborn to chose the right one for me.

"Papa." She ran into Uncle's arms, as soon as we enetered. Everyone was in the living room.

I went and took the blessings of Uncle and Aunty, and they smiled at me.

"I thought you would stay there a little more so that I can enjoy Mumma's food alone." Bhai said teasing her but nonetheless hugged her tight, patting her head.

"Idiot." Shanaya said pinching him after that, and Bhabhi laughed.

"Ruby, your Bui and Fufu is back." Bhabhi shouted and the over excited Ruby came running down the stairs and jumped into my arms.

"Haw, traitor. I thought I was your fairy godmother." Shanaya said with fake anger.

"Fufu gave me chocolates, he gave one to you too. Be nice." Ruby scolded her and everyone laughed.

"Oh Fufu ki bachi, come here." Shanaya said and Ruby jumped from my arms and started running, Shanaya chasing her.

"Oh beta, it's their everyday shenanigans. Take a seat." Aunty said to me laughing, and I took a seat.

Uncle asked me some questions regarding family, and how my work was going, until we heard a scream of Shanaya from the kitchen.

Everyone dashed there to see if they were okay or not.

Both Shanaya and Ruby drenched in water, sitting on the floor laughing like crazy.

"And here we thought something serious happened." Bhabhi said with an eyeroll.

"It's serious only, see we are drenched." Ruby said and then suddenly poured a whole glass on me too.

"Ruby." Bhabhi shouted and she suddenly lost the smile with Shanaya following.

"Bhabhi, it's okay, she is a child." I said patting my soaked white shirt.

"Shanu, take him upstairs and give him your Bhai's shirt to change into." Uncle spoke sternly and she nodded.

"This way." She led to her room.

"Darling, I know where your room is, and aslo you are fully drenched." I whispered near her ear and put my  suit coat around her shoulders, which she tightened around her torse and shoulders.

"T-thanks." She muttered, my favourite red blush returning to her cheeks.

"Stay here, I will fetch Bhaiya's shirt." She said as I enetered her room, first time seeing the things inside it. Last time I was in too hurry to take in the details.

One wall was filles with pictures, of her, Aanya, Aneesh, two more girls, whom I am assuming were her school friends. There were pics of Bhabhi, Bhaiya, Ruby, Uncle and Aunty too. But her cute fave was what I was attracted to.

"And I am back." She came inside, handed me the shirt, and locked the door.

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