Free Few Things Left Unsaid by Sudeep Nagarkar Page B

two?”
     
    No way. No way could I survive. I was sure Riya would have panicked.
     
    “This should not happen again. Okay.Bye.”
     
    What should not happen again? Did she mean kisses? Did she mean we should never be alone together? I wanted to call Riya to enquire what had happened. What had she told to my mom.
     
    “I have asked her everything. Dare you repeat this thing again? Grow up and concentrate on studies. Exams are 20 days away.”
     
     
    “I know it mom. Please don’t irritate me. I know what to do and what not to do.” I went into my room and called up Riya.
     
    “Hey, what happened? What were you saying to my mom?”
     
    “Don’t worry jaan.Why do you get tensed so easily? Take things lightly. I have handled everything. I told her we were not alone in Rmall.We went alone but our friends were waiting in the mall. I was late in reaching the station and I didn’t knew the address so you waited and we reached the mall together. Ok now smile. Love you.”
     
    “Oh God. You saved me. I thought you would panic. You are the best. How can you be so good all the time?”
     
    “It’s your love which makes me good all the time. Miss you. See you in college. Wait near Priyanka Hotel. I will reach around 10:45am.okay.Bye”
     
    We had to reach college by 11pm to get our few assignments checked. We did it in an hour or so and I asked Riya where to go.
     
    “Let’s go to Grant Lane,Vashi. It will be fun. I will show you a nice place.Mini Chowpatty. Even I have not gone there. Only heard of it. Let’s give it a try.”
     
    “Hmm…Ya lets go by bus.”
     
    We started walking toward bus depot. It was in sector 4, not far from my college. She had made fried rice for me. I must agree she is a superb cook. I appreciated her always.
     
    We got a seat to sit in bus. Grant Lane was about 15km from college. As the bus left the depot, I told her to open her lunch box .I was desperate to have something cooked by her. She started feeding me with a spoon.
     
    “Liked it?”
     
    “Jaan, you are awesome. You are an angel. My pari. You can do anything in this world. Can’t you?”
     
    “No, I can just love you and that is more than enough for me.” she played with my hair.
     
    “Why do you love me so much? Am I really worth it?”
     
    “Yes sweety, you are the only person worthy of it. I also don’t know why I love you. But I really care for you. I love to be with you. I love to play with your hair. I love the way you look at me. The innocence in your eyes brings me closer to you. You have a nice heart. You do not hide any thing from me. You are honest. I love this. And the way you proposed to me, I can never forget it in my life.”
     
    “Can anyone propose to you like what I did?”
     
    She did not say anything. She just came close to me and gave me a sweet kiss on my neck. It said all of it. No one could separate us now. Colors mixed once cannot be separated again. Our relationship was like those colours. It could not be separated.
     
    We reached Grant Lane,Vashi depot. We got into a rickshaw. Mini Chow patty was hardly 5 minutes away. It was a quiet place. We had come to this place for the first time. We saw a few couples and few boys playing also. It was a very romantic place.
     
    It was a big area. It had a lake. That’s why I thought it was called  Mini Chowpatty.It had two gardens in front of the lake. They were well maintained. They had a nice places to sit for couples. There were trees at the back and a nice Lawn. We saw small huts at the back of the lakes. It was far away still we could see couples hanging out in those huts. It was really a romantic place. We loved it. There was a stall of Chinese food also. I found the place the best one to hang out with a girlfriend. Moreover, there were no street boys who passed comments. Therefore, it was not a cheap place either. The biggest advantage was there were no residential buildings beside it.
     
    “Riya, this is an awesome place. We