Hello..Everyone….Its Jessie here….This time with few shots…Do give your reviews…
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My Little Queen (Shot 1)
“By this time she should have been here isn’t..why not she is here yet…”,with questions screaming in my mind,I walked to and fro in my balcony for past 5 minutes..yes…5 mins…but it was like more than 5 years for me…with fingers unconsciously running into those well combed dark locks of mine,I scanned the balcony of that apartment..,exactly opposite to my house..My watch read 5.46pm…!!
Uffff….one more minute had passed…I heard a click sound of a door to open.,and yes!! ..Yes!!! ..YES!!! There she is….!!!
Ah…!! I felt a heavy weight to hit me directly on my chest…Tornado!! Hurricane!! Will those be powerful than this ??!!…I immediately composed my-self and my fast pounding heart…I casually leaned overS the iron rails of my balcony…She was in a silk skirt and blouse…Maroon zari works running throughout the dress..Festive special!! I smiled.. She descended those two steps of her flat,in second floor of that apartment…Placing two earthen lamps in the ends of each steps.,she turned towards balcony and arranged on its handle too..the color of her dress indeed complimented her ivory smooth skin…and her face shone like that of a golden idol,with the brightness of each lit earthen lamp she placed…,I felt my vocal chords to constrict and my breath hitched..,but she dint bother to raise her head to notice the sufferings of this 6 ft poor guy…I couldn’t hold more…
I just dialed to my PA and spoke something really unimportant…She din’t flinch even then…My lips twitched at the realization,My little beauty doll is deliberately doing this…I see…..!!! Am no less then….
I quickly disconnected the call,and stepped back as though leaving and she immediately turned to see my back.,but No!! I stood relaxed,only to watch that..a single streak of shock in her face,when she found me to be still there….
‘yea..dear..this one is for you’
I raised my brows,acknowledging her presence and she smiled a little….Now.,she has no other go…I knew why she is lighting lamps still I gesture asked..and she said..”its Karthigai…We say Thirukarthigai….Festival of lights!!…just like for Diwali,North Indians light diyas isn’t..Like wise.,we do for Karthigai…”..for each of my confused reaction she added a explanation…I nodded at last….She smiled meekly and placed the
lamps over the Rangoli she made there..
“So..you do sweets?”,I asked a idiotic one,only to remind her that she should come home now..Yes.! what if she forgets to visit our home,turning busy, placing all those lamps around her compound..
“Yes…Is Sam at home?”,she stood to her height…
My eyes devoured her whole at that moment…Star neck design blouse with puff sleeves hugging to her figure with flowing long silk skirt….Its hard to believe she is 22 years old..I stood rooted to the spot…
“I asked is she at home…Aunty said you are going for shopping…that’s y”,she bit her lip at that….
Yes..I know..she would be cursing herself for speaking this long to me…
“Yea..she is at home..”,I replied leaning towards the rails locking my gaze with hers.,teasing her more…
C’mon…blush baby..!!..Every cell in my body carved to see a tinge of beet shade on her cheeks…My heart skipped when she looked me unblinking…I realized how much my heart had been yearning for her one look on me…Me!!…the one..who had watched every girl crossing my way, to turn their heads.,now stood before her stooping not only my body..,myself to her…but…wonder., if she understands this or not !!! Not any more!! I was about to turn she called me….
“Mr.Fernandez…Congrats…!! Sam said you won a new deal..”,she smiled radiantly…
I am the only reason she is calling me so…if not I had warned her…!
“Thank you…Thank you Radhika!!!”,I replied with a hearty satisfaction…I stood stupefied at the flicker of surprise her brown orbs unveiled just for a fraction of second..,Only because I spelt her name.!!
Oh..my god!!God!! God?? From when??Yes…from when..did I start to believe him??!!. And she will be the most happiest person on earth,if she gets to know this…
I shook my head and saw her and there she stood with a slightest smile looking me…First time..! I get to see this directly..though most of the times,she would avert her gaze or look somewhere away when I notice….
“So..Radhika…!! Radhika..!!!!”.,I called her with all the love I had for her…
She smiled more..Her gaze shifted down and snapped to me,”Mr.Fernandez..someone at your door”,she said and I noticed our new driver..
“He is acting driver…and Radhika…call me Arjun”,I said and I couldn’t control my smirk when her eyes widened in surprise and her lips parted before smiling in happiness…
Now my confidence level shot up to a new level…I am gonna execute my plan today….not a deal! My life..ok…I am gonna propose her today…
I saw her to giggle at me and then noticed my driver to look me..May be he had been calling me and I was lost looking this giggling beauty…I waved a bye and left the place….
After few mins…
I went to my balcony back only to see her again…with thoughts clouding how to find time to propose her…She was never alone..that’s the biggest problem…and I can’t hold this any more…I saw her to lit those perished flames..perished..! ’cause of sudden swirl of breeze…She did say that too today…Yep..today..She narrated the significance of this day for her.,for them..for South Indians..Umm…Tamilians..and the dishes they do…the reason behind the festive of lighting lamps..and many more…everything about this day..,for an hour.,making me to wonder if she got any inherits from her granny..lengthy explanations…while my family sat listening her intently..
“Bhaiya…what are you doing..”
“Diyaa!!”,I said lost myself in watching my love…
“Who is diya?,”,I was brought back to reality at that question from my sister Sam..
Of course how would she connect that instantly…We have no idea what and why does they lit earthen lamps…
“Who is diya”I asked back…she looked quizzical…
“You said….”
“I said..hey ya…anyways come back soon…don’t be chatting with your friend for long time”,I tried to sound strict…but she giggled back…
“Wooo… your hey ya is glowing bright..”,she took my palms in hers…”I know bhai…you like Radhu isn’t..”,she looked my face…
“We never had been in good terms…let alone love…not even friends isn’t…”,I replied and next minute realized my mistake…
Yep…I should have brushed away her words instead….
“So..that’s the problem…lemme do that favor..”,she said and I wondered what to say now…”may be.,we found out of lately but we aren’t fool you See..”,she smiled bright…
“We..??!!!”,I asked surprised…
“Yessss…weee…”,she giggled and ran away…
I got tensed now…what if my mom or dad gets me wrong…They always admire the Young Entrepreneur image of mine and what would they think if I say I had been rooting for my sister’s bestie… I saw Radhika to come inside my home with big hotboxes..and a plate of diyas…I stood confused looking her…she raised her head to see me…
“Shall..I…”,she asked…
I smiled wide..I did long for all these..My girl to adorn my house..In fact everything of mine…I gestured her and she smiled saying,”Thank you sir”..
Within few mins she arranged all the earthen lamps over the compound wall.,she ran and came back with few more…even the new driver wasn’t spared..She gave a sweet to him and made him to place those lamps at the heights she couldn’t reach…I could do or say nothing,other than to stand amused looking her…She smiled wide and clicked a pic of our house…
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I heard her voice to ring like a melody tune…wait..!! Is she singing a jingle…!! My god!! God??? Again!! I stepped a little towards the stairs and saw my dad to play piano and Radhika and Sam to sing Christmas carols…and my mom sat listening them…she will definitely stop singing if she sees me…so I stood in my place watching her…her smile…she closed her eyes a little when singing a note high and smiled when she did it better…
“Uncle…this time too I will decorate the Christmas tree..plzzzz…”,she pleaded…
Whats the need to plead,when my family would readily accept her word…but she was hell cute doing that glaring a view at my sister…I stood amused watching her drama…She squealed a little when my dad accepted and I saw Sam to be in a floor length Anarkali dress…It strike me…she might be going to temple with Radhika’s mom…this had become a habit of her though I never encourage this..
I was about to turn as I took my wallet from my dad’s bed,but fell on my back when something hit on me..No..someone..so soft! I thanked my stars having her on me..!!
“Am sor..sorry..”,she stuttered unable to get up and yelped as her hairs got tangled with my shirt buttons..She profusely apologized while I laid enjoying her on me..Am so not going to leave her today..its from morning she has been teasing me with her beauty..What was the need to run between both the houses..
“I knew.,You never have your legs on earth..now eyes too..”,I said those intentionally…and as expected she reacted..
“That’s rude sir!! I was busy..Its Karthigai..lotssa works..you know..and I wanted to sing carols too..after all I can’t sing in church isn’t..”,she pouted a little,detangling her hairs…
“hmm..too busy to notice who is before you”,I said a little bit hoarse.,though I din’t intend too.,and she felt uneasy at that note..
“Sorry!!”,she said meekly and I saw sweat beads on her forehead..Our proximity was the reason..! I wiped it and she saw me shocked..My eyes locked with hers..She laid without a inch of movement until I held her shoulder….
“Shall we get up?”,I teased her..and she blinked with embarrassment…Its a pleasure to tease her…I had been a stupid,missing this fun all these days…..She stood looking down.,the ground..
“Why are you here?”,I asked and her face lost its color….Gosh! yes..She will now shut herself..I never liked anyone inside my home and she had herself heard me scolding my family for allowing every neighbor in particular her…
“See..I mean…”,I was cut in when she said..
“Uncle…Your dad..asked me..to bring…bring…a bag…and…”,she stammered with her gaze still on the carpets…
Am not that cruel..!!
“Where is Sam?”,I asked and moved aside a little..
“Sorry..she went with my mom to…to…”
“Temple..isn’t..and Radhika…Why did you apologize..? you had been already tired with your festival works isn’t, that why I asked about Sam..I mean..why to trouble you more?giving you works…”,I explained a lengthy one surprising myself.,only to make her understand that I’am not annoyed with her presence…
She looked me surprised..”Am not tired.”,she retorted..
“Okay!! Okay! Energy doll…”,I bit my tongue when she rolled her eyes before looking me…
“Umm..Energy ball..now take that bag”,I sat on my dad’s bed..
“You ..yourself take it..Its in cupboard”,she said..
Yes..this is one more reason..! she still feels to be detached…I had called her stranger once..
“You are more like a family..no issues..Take yourself”,I replied…of course..I should rectify all my mistakes..before I propose…
She blinked like a doll and smiled mumbling a thanks…Thanks!! I have hurt her to that level..She felt thankful since am not annoyed with her presence..I cursed myself now..
She jerked a little when I helped her in taking the bag from cupboard..though It wasn’t tough,how to leave the chance…
“What’s that shirt for?”,I asked pushing her more inside the cupboard…I knew.,neither my dad nor my mom would come here..Sam is not at home..Golden chance!!
“Ah…uncle’s shirt..for vikram uncle’s..”
I cut her in middle..”Okay..how about this”,I leaned over her completely and chose a black one..I knew she doesn’t like black..She tried to move to her right but I placed my hand there..
“Take this one”,I gave a watch pulling a drawer open..I oved this wooden cupboard,only today..She stood perfectly caught in between my arms..I could feel her fast breaths…
“I..I..”
“Radhika..this one!”,I said crooking my neck to hers..almost inhaling her scent..Now,It was more hard for me,after watching her ivory skin to peep bright from her maroon dress..
” I need to go”,she said finally…
How would I let you baby?…
“Choose a good one for my dad and go..They do trust your choice isn’t…And Vikram uncle is no less to big shot”,I said high and she nodded her head a little…
Minutes passed with her pulling each shirt and me to neglect…Every time when I laid the shirt back,I would lean and she would move in between my arms..We finally finalized a dress…I cudn’t hold myself when she sighed a relief…
“How you got hurt?”,I pulled her hand and she twisted her arm in my hold…
“that..cooking…sir…move”,she said..
“you cook?…I asked with my face on her shoulder tuning her into an uncomfortable mode.. “Chilli chicken isn’t”,I saw to gasp lightly..She did for me.,she wouldn’t have expected me to find that…”Does your mom know that you cook chicken?”,I controlled my laugh asking that…
“No…I did..for..Sam.”,she lied to me…
Oh really!! ll..A typical Brahmin girl cooking chicken..!!. “I think I should say about your culinary skills to your mom”
“sir pls”,she mumbled..
“Arjun!!”,
She saw me surprised…”Hereafter..Its only Arjun!! not Mr.Fernandez or sir”,I saw her face..just inches apart from mine…
“.you did asked me to…”,her voice got its daring a little..
“Now..Its again me who says this..”,I tried to hold her by waist but she turned suddenly facing me..
“Why??you..you..move…I will call uncle…”..she said with a angry pout…”You..always..order..me”,she spoke irritated with the growing proximity between us and I pressed my lips to control my smile…
Why can’t she think before speaking all this..
“Wonder..how to call you a grown up? Think once…”,I stopped abruptly looking her orbs to fill with tears…
Sh*t..she din’t forget any of my scoldings…I cupped her face..wiped her tears and she tried to move from my hold..My palms did live its life having her soft skin in its hold…
“It’s a auspicious day for you isn’t…kar..karth..”,I found little difficult to remember what she said…
“Karthigai…We light..”
“Ok..that…so don’t cry..call me Fernandez itself..”,I gave up at last…
Am I loving a kid..a grown up kid…My mind mocked me.!!
“Err…Radhika!! will this color suit me”,I asked pulling a light green shirt from my dad’s cupboard… “Just a help isn’t”,I said..and she bit her lips..
This is the first time we both are conversing for this long..I had a doubt may be she is tolerating me for my family…fearing that I would ask my family to cut ties with her..especially my dad and my sister….
“Black”,she said a minute later…
“You like black?”,I asked surprised…
“You will look good in black..Vikram uncle function isnt”,she said..
That’s my girl!! she chose something out of her choice just for my sake.!! I moved giving her way…
“Radhika…not for a function..Something more important than that..”,I said…
Her face bloomed with surprise..I knew…I knew…My behavior is a overnight change for her..but I alone knew how long I had been holding this…
“Hmm..then…that color.. do you have that color?”,she asked pointing a light lavender color shirt…
Haa..this is one of her favorite color…
“Will I look good in this?”,I raised a doubt..
“You will look so..so…handsome in this”,she said squeezing her eyes and looking my amused reaction she smiled a little..
“What is that Mr.Fernandez.,you are throwing surprises…you never like me isn’t”,she asked standing near the door…
I really felt bad at that..Never like her?!! what a worst image!!
“I will say to you soon..”,I smiled…
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“Aru…we are going to Vikram uncle’s house…Will return after an hour..”,my mom said when I descended downstairs,before I could nod I heard Radhika’s laughter…
“Aunty…Uncle asks if he looks young…oh god..!! He is dressed to kill..look …look..”,she said and I saw my mom to raise her brows…
Now,when she did come again here else she din’t leave to her home at all??!!… I turned to see her but she hung her head down looking me…may be she still remembers all my taunts…I smiled a little…
“Mrs…Prena Samuel Fernandaz..tell your verdict”,my dad asked with his chin high in air,dressed in black tuxedo…
“Oh..you look so handsome uncle…err…Mr.Samrat Samuel Fernandez”,she said only after I made a move in silence..
“Thank you My child”,my dad bowed his head dramatically ..I sat in dining hall watching their banter to continue for few more minutes….
“I will leave..”she left…
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I got ready soon…I should propose today…I checked the time it read 6.45pm..My mom and dad already left and when I locked my balcony door I saw her bursting crackers with Saral and some other kids…Uff…Crackers! yes..she said she would do that today..She gave lot of explanation but nothing I remember now…
“You din’t go to temple”, a kid asked..
“Nope…wanna burst crackers with you all..you have exams isn’t..so after this shot..go..study”,she said and blasted something…
She indeed scared me throwing few crackers high to my face,this diwali…After my warning.,she stopped it…I had the kheer,she brought….Something different.!! she said the recipe too..I moved outside and saw her running towards the terrace of her apartment…As I locked my gate,I saw my house to have a new look…A Christmas star decor to shine bright in first floor,in my balcony and the ground floor to glow in earthen lamps’ brightness….I want this to happen always..every year…for ever…!!
I love you Radhika..,I wanna make my wish true…My wish ….
I,Arjun Samuel Fernandez,take you,Radhika Viswanathan to be my wife. to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health.,I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health. I will love you and honor you all the days of my life….
I felt afresh at that second.,.I already had taken the vow to myself….Now.,am coming for you..Radhika..My love..!!My little Queen….!
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