RAYA SS - A Simple Wish Part 13

 RECAP :

“ I am going to spend the day with you…” Ram replied with a gleam in his eyes…
Priya’s mind again went to last night….but seeing him smile she also wanted to smile… she thought “May be a new start to a new morning…”
 

 PART 13

As they were having their breakfast..Ram was busy in is Blackberry..while Priya…relishing on the fruit salad and studying the sweet smile on Ram’s face…


Just then her cell phone rang….the name of the screen light her face…. She left the spoon in the bowl and received the call…

Ram heard one side conversation…

“Hello Aunty….”

“I am fine..”

“Yeah..just at the breakfast table..”

“He is also there”…she looked at Ram…Ram also looked back at her…his brows twitched at the mention of his name… she mimed ‘Eli Aunty’ Ram nodded his head and went back to his BlackBerry..

“okay aunty..will be waiting..love you”

She disconnected the phone…

“So your uncle and aunt..are coming…here..” Ram enquired looking straight at her…

“hmm” she replied..with a mouth full of salad…

The breakfast silently finished…as they were about to leave the table…Priya was greeted by the ever lively couple…Mr.and Mrs.Fredrickson…

Priya almost sprinted towards her…and the elderly women enveloped her in her embrace…and kissed her forehead…

Priya was then welcomed by the open arms of her uncle…he almost crushed her….patted her gently on the head and kissed her forehead…

Ram who was standing afar… was witnessing the all this and the excitement…in Priya…

As Aunt Eli approached him..she gave him warm hug and patted softly at his cheeks…Ram’s face busted into a beam he always missed this motherly affection…

Priya walked upto Ram with her hands locked around Carl’s arms…Ram extended his hand to greet him..

Carl removed his hat and scrutinized Ram full length…Ram was again feeling nervous like the first time he meet Carl…

Priya and Eli were enjoying this and trying to suppress the giggle…

Carl scrutinized him once more…Ram just stood there with is extended hand…finding it difficult even to gulp down the lump formed in his throat…

But suddenly to Ram’s surprise Carl embraced him tightly… and all busted into a laughter…

“You need not be afraid of me anymore son…” Carl winked at him and shook hands…

Ram scratched his temple in embarrassment….Priya could just look at this sight of his cute face whole day long…

Ram then decided to escort them to Priya’s room..followed by Jeffery with the belongings of Priya…

While in the room Priya sat on the bed…beside Aunt Eli….who was trying to know more about Priya and Ram relations….but Priya kept back what happened yesterday night….she was quietly listening to Eli’s motherly talk as she stroked her hands… she could only hear…. “Give your relationship time Priya… love does not grow overnight dear…” and she patted her slowly….

Priya agreed gently and looked at Ram…who was talking to Carl…he had his hands folded over his chest…but the expression was slight unreadable….he was trying…to understand what uncle was saying….and also trying to reason his own feelings….

He bowed his head slightly…looking down and weighing his feeling and then….agreed by nodding…He also looked at Priya….they shared an eyelock…

“We shall leave you kids alone…” Carl patted on Ram’s shoulder…which brought him back to reality….

Eli kissed them both on the forehead…blessing them…Carl also wished them well….

After seeing her Uncle and Aunt..Priya was back in her..room….sitting on the bed….her bag was by the side of the bed….

She was thinking of the circumstance…..but all seemed so blurred… she thought of arranging her dresses to give herself some time to let go….

She had her back to the closet…and was suddenly taken aback by seeing Ram behind her…He held out few of her dresses….

“Here you go…” Ram stretched his hand towards her…

“Thankyou….” She softly looked at him and took the dresses…

“Oh what’s this…” Ram picked up a silver box lying in between the dresses…

Priya turned hastily…and almost snatched the box….

“Woh okay…I understand its special it seems….” He had his hands up in the air…as in to say I surrender..with a mischievous grin…as he recognized the box…

It was the same harmonica he gifted it to her on her birthday…

“Don’t toy with it…its very special to me…” Priya held it close to her heart…there was a hint of possessiveness in her voice…but she then tried to cover laughing along with Ram…

“One lucky box that is…” Ram continued to help her

“Yes sure it is…” rest Priya mimed to herself ‘by someone special’…Placing it carefully in one of the drawers…they resumed arranging of dresses….

“So now what shall we do….” Ram rubbed his palms…and clasped them together…as Priya hanged the final dress…

She looked straight at him…. ‘How about finishing the kiss you started yesterday night’ her conscious boomed in her head…

She flushed remembering his touch on her skin..but was then brought back to reality with the flashes of those jet black cloudy eyes….

Ram studied this…and arched his brows… “What happened you okay” he held her by her shoulder…
“Yup I am fine Ram….” And she was back in her jovial…humor… “Shall we watch FRIENDS…I love that show…” she fished her CD bag and handed him the cases….

“Make yourself comfortable I will set it…and also ask Jeffery to get some things to much..”taking the CD Ram walked towards the home theater system…

Priya’s conscious was standing with grumpy mood..its arms crossed over her chest… ‘like what are you thinking..FRIENDS….do you have some plan to push him to the friend zone…’ making a lovey dovey face her conscious again started ‘should have asked for some romantic movies like ‘Sweet November…or Notting Hill…but no you are dumb…FRIENDS..’ and it smacked it head…

“Will you shut up…I just want to be by his side….and not push him into something which will hurt him…okay”…She shook her head….

Ram saw her that way and her eyes were close stringently…almost making the veins visible…

“Priya are you sure you are fine…because you don’t look fine…you are again pale….you should better rest….we can watch it later…” as he came and stood infront of her…

“No Ram I am fine…I would love to spend the time with you….” She took the remote for his hands and pulled him towards the bed….

They sat resting against the bed rest…unknowingly…Priya had pulled Ram’s hand over her shoulder…he wanted to claps her in his arms…and let her rest over his chest….but  was cautious…

The show started…while Ram called through intercom asking Jeffery for the beverages

Priya went on to explain the show…She laughed at the stupid jokes of Joey…the way Chandler acted…innocence of Ross…friendship between Monica and Rachel…and moreover the songs of Phobe…she also singed along the ‘Smelly Cat’ song…Ram smiled at the innocent antiquities of her..watching the show…

Time flew by watching the seasons one by one…They both rested stretched on the bed….Priya was almost in his arms….and Ram was brushing her hair gently…listening to her talks about the show….

The show came to a point where Ross and Rachel…fell in love and almost decided to marry…but were not able to and on the other hand Chandler and Monica also fell in love but were not able to confess it…

“Hey what happened why did they not meet…they love each other right…so why can’t they just say…” Ram nearly jumped of his place…

“They will Ram…wait and watch….this is the best part and also the reason I love to see it..” she sat cuddling close to him with her arms around his hand

Ram looked over his shoulder…and met with Priya’s eyes… “I too liked it…nice… friends falling in love…lovely journey of life…how lucky to fall in love with your best friend…”

‘Yes Ram it is nice to fall in love with your best friend….I want to be that best friend of yours….when we meet I was afraid that you will be the RAM KAPOOR as portrayed in the magazines…but it was not like that you are so opposite to it…that you made me fall in love…yes Ram I have started loving you…and the same feeling I saw in your eyes yesterday night…but then what took over you…you closed yourself….and then in the morning you were so different…please Ram open up to me…I love you I will try to ease you of the pain that is bothering you…’ Priya thought and sighed…her eyes were still at Ram…the chiseled carved lines of the jaws..the carved feature of his face…the neatly trimmed side buns all make her fall in love with him more passionately…

She snuggled further into his arms..and the stroke of his hands through her hair become even more gentle….

Finally the last season ended of the show…Monica –Chandler and Ross-Rachel…found love…confessed..

Priya was observing the gleam in Ram’s eyes…as if it was all he wanted to happen…but then he chuckle “these things look good onscreen but rarely happen in life…”

Priya had other opinion…she wanted to bring him out of the qualm…resting her hands on his chest unknowingly…which caught Ram’s attention…She was looking straight at him…there was confidence…and shine in her..eyes… “No Ram….its not always onscreen…it can be reality… if only the person wants…if only the person opens up…talks to other…trust the other person who loves..him…gives himself to her…shares the fear..or doubt with others…it can help not only him but also others who want him happy…who want to be a part of his life….share the pain to ease it…”

Silence prevailed….

Ram gazed straight into her eyes…all the other things were oblivious to him ..he saw the same emotion which were there the other night….

He stopped stroking her hair…which brought back Priya from the trance….of the eyelock…

Ram turned his face breaking the gazed…his breath was little higher than the normal…the jaws starting to grow into a hard line…

Priya’s conscious took refuge under the blanket…and sounded  ‘Priya you irked him…Oh no Mr.Cryptic is back..’

But Priya kept looking at him..her hands still on his chest…as if trying to calm his pacing heart….and there it was as if it worked…

The muscles of his jaws loosened…he turned and looked at her…there was a hint of smile on his face…Ram again resumed stroking her hair

“It’s quite late…we should have our dinner…and you should rest…” he spoke calmly..

Priya was still in dilemma at the change of his expression..but was happy that he did not close himself like yesterday… while Ram asked Jeffery to get the dinner to her room..

Jeffery obediently…laid the table…he was also happy for Ram that Priya was in his life..she was the first women…whom he has seen so close to Ram…he is not this close even to his mother…that is what Jeffery assumed…as Ram did not mention his family much….

Dinner was unlike yesterday…they had small chats about the show..the food..about others things…Priya had the urge to ask Ram why has he shut himself to emotion all of a sudden…he was not like this before..what happened overnight….but then she let the matter be as he was in a good mood for a while…

Ram left the room and allowed Priya to settle…

“Thankyou Ram…it was nice watching FRIENDS with you…..” she spoke as he was walking out…

“Same here Priya I too liked spending the time with you…” Ram replied being back to himself
“Good night sleep well”

“You too Ram good night..” she bid him waving…

Ram was in his study…coping with the days works…when he felt someone is standing behind him at the door..and he was not wrong…there was someone…there was Priya…standing…wearing his T-shirt and track pants which he offered yesterday…her petite figure was looking so delicate and fragile..she was almost buried in his clothes…She entered the study rubbing her hands…at the same time Ram stood and walked up to her…
“Hey what happened…you fine…” Ram enquired…concerned was filled in his voice…fearing if his actions when she spoke those words…hurt her again…

But Priya kept her head down…rubbing her hands…confusion played on her face…Ram joined his brows….narrowing his eyes…and taking her soft hands…in his..strong one…brushing the top with his thumb… A strand of her hair unlocked itself and fell on her face…Ram lifted her face by the chin..and tugged the hair behind her ears…

“Hey…what happened…tell me…” he asked gently touching her cheeks…

Priya flushed…her pale cheeks turned pink…and as if his touch instigated the power of speech in her…She lowered her head and spoke… “Ram can you sleep beside me…I am not able to get sleep”

For once Ram thought of taking his hands back…but then realization struck him…was it not the same he too wanted…to see Priya sleeping in his arms…his arms being her pillow…she sleeping over his chest and he enveloping her in is embrace…to make her feel secure…to assure her he was there…to fill her life with the warmth more than what sunlight can emit….

Getting no answer from him Priya looked at Ram…he was blank…she thought the answer is No…but his lips broke into a smile… “sure I will…”and encircled her into a side hug… Priya’s happiness knew no bounds…she also hugged him…

Ram covered her properly….and lay beside her…  “Now you will be able to sleep properly…”

Priya rolled to her side…while Ram lay on his back…looking at the ceiling…after few minutes he closed his eyes…elated by the emotion of Priya being beside him…but he felt something…he looked to the other side…and saw Priya holding his hands…he sat up resting his head over his elbows…and studied her face in the dim light of the room…calm…composed…cylinder eyes… cheeks a little pink…lips hitched…he ran a finger from her forehead down her cheeks…brushed her cheeks gently…and wanted to break the meeting of her lips with his…savoring them…..melting her in his mouth…letting  their tongue sway with each other…

He smiled at his own thoughts….and kissed her forehead…rested his head on the pillow never leaving the sight of Priya’s sleeping face…

Priya woke as the morning rays of the sun found its way through the curtains….her heart almost jumped to her throat…she found herself sleeping over Ram’s arms…and his other hand around her waist….she looked at him…his morning face was like that of Eros the Greek god of love…She was filled with desire to kiss him then and there waking him up to her kiss..filling their day with the blissful moment…she wanted to run her figures through his messed up her..but hesitated…what is he wakes up and finding her so close to him shrugs her off …but she was not letting go of this opportunity…slowing she moved her palm and fingers to his hair…and felt the soft…smooth mane..she looked at him desirously…she could not stop herself from stroking his clean shaved jaws…she wanted to brush her thumbs over his rough lips but stopped her wild fantasies going bizarre….she did not want to break this moment…and decided to go back to sleep…but this time she lay her head on his chest..hearing the slow thump of his heart…

Priya woke up after a couple of hours..but her pillow did not seem to be the same…it was soft…and lacked the rhythmic beat..she opened her eyes only to find Ram was missing from his side..she was crest fallen…she wished to open her eyes to look at him..his face…

 But nearly the next moment her face was again lit..she heard the sound of clattering tea cups…Ram offered her tea..sipping it she smiled mischievously..thinking of pulling his leg... “Ram did you prepare it?” He caught the grin on her face… “ well if it tastes sweeter than ever then credit goes to me for carrying it up here…” and both laughed at their morning antiquities

The day flew by with Ram and Priya..spending all the day in the balcony..either swinging in the swing together…or Ram..swaying slowly it while Priya..kept talking….or both of them sitting at the bridge of the stoned fence..looking at the weherabouts of the morning sun…making its way for east to west…they shared their lunch and tea also at the balcony…

Night was something different..which left Priya pounder more on her relationship with Ram….



NOTE: FRIENDS is a show..about 6 people MONICA,CHANDLER,ROSS,RACHEL.JOEY,PHOBE.... and how 4 of them fall in love..over a period of time..so dont be confused...they are not new characters to the story...