Shreya!! (Bhuvan said coming in the room with a lady)

Haa..(i said )

Kese hai ab?(he said)

Better haii, halka pain hai...(i said and he inspected my face again )

Hmm.. swelling kaafi kam hui hai...(he said)

But bruises ho gaye haii...(i said showing him)

Woh thik ho jaayenge...(he said assuring me)

Wese yeh sab chod , meet Malaika my makeup artist...(Bhuvan introduced going towards her)

Malli this is Shreya , I talked about..(Bhuvan introduced me to Malaika)

Hello Shreya! (Malaika said forwarding her hand)

Hii..(i shook hands with her awkwardly)

Malli tujhe ready kardegi aaj...(Bhuvan said)

Bhuvan!!(i said and and motioned him to come near me which he did)

I'll give you guys sometime...(Malaika said and Bhuvan thanked her and she went)

Bol!!

Mujhe makeup nahi pasand...

Shaadi haina Arvin kii 2 ghantey me...

Toh??

Toh chalna haina uski shaadi me...

Me esa muh leke nahi jaaungi...

Tabhi toh Malli ko bulaya haina...

But mujhe makeup nahi pasand...

Shreya ab dono haatho me ladoo yoh nahi rahenge tere...(he scolded)

And believe me yeh bohot acha make up karti haii...(he said holding my shoulders)

Make up acha nahi hota!!

Kisne kaha??

Fake beauty show karta haii...

Ab yeh kisne keh diya!! Makeup is to enhance your beauty... woh or , edgy or pointy look deta haii aapko... apke features ko enhance karta hai...or nothing is wrong in doing makeup...(he explained)

Me achi nahi lagi toh?

Tu mujhpar bharosa karti hai??(he asked and i nodded)

Me Malli par bharosa karta huu... she'll make you look absolutely breathtaking... esa nahi hai tu abhi achi nahi lag rahi me tujhe ese bhi jii bharke dekh sakta hu...(he flirted)

Bhuvan!!(i said and looked away)

Chal ab makeup karaale , and she'll help you wear you outfit, she'll drape and set your hair too...(he said and i nodded)

Thik haii... or mujhe mere skin ka shade light nahi karwana ...(i said )

Shreyaa!!(he said and i gave a sheepless smile)

Nautanki ! Malli!! (he said to me then called Malaika)

Haa Bhuvan..(she came in)

Your client is ready...(he said in a playful)

Ohhh thank you so much Bhuvan..(she played along)

It's okay...(he waved at her and we all laughed)

Chal tu iska dekhle , me bhi ready hoke aata huu... Shreya kuch bhi kaam ho just call me...(he told me and i nodded)

Over to you Malli (he said to her) Bye!!(and we both waved at him and he went)

So Shreya! Ese kese gir gayi tum...(she said looking at my face)

Gir gayi?(i asked to confirm)

Haa Bhuvan ne yahi bola na...

Arrey I'm sorry, woh dimaag se slip ho gaya... me stairs se utar rahi thi or dress pairo me aagayi or aage aap dekh hi rahe ho...(i said and laughed)

Itni jaldi kaam ki nahi...

Haaa..(i said )

Chalo tum baitho chair par me start kardeti hu ...(she said and i sat on the chair and she started preparing my things the way she liked)

Last night would be one of the nights I'll cherish throughout my life... Bhuvan did not leave me for a second, whenever i would see a nightmare and wakeup he was there to console me and to remind me that he is here....

I have never been this soulful, comparatively less from normal days but much more than the next day i was being raped...

Yesterday before he could rape me Bhuvan came to my rescue.. And i am glad he did otherwise i would not have been injured externally and mentally but also internally which is the worst and makes me feel disgusted the most...

When at times i used to see my face in mirror after that monster use to use me , i would literally scrunch my eyes and not look at myself in the mirror for afew days... I know from the beating i got yesterday , they were full of rage which lead them to be more forceful and excess in number, which lead to my face be in worse condition then i have seen it in....

But Bhuvan, not even once did he scrunched his face in disgust, but rather cleaned it, examined it as well as treated it... This man is more than I could have asked for... His words were bandage to my broken soul yesterday...

Everything he did was - i dont even have eords for it...

The only and best thing is I LOVE this man more than anything in my life ... And the worst thing is I CON NOT show / express my love to him...

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Shreya ! You are ready... (Malaika informed)

Mirror me dekh sakti hu?(i asked nervously)

Abhi nahi , use pehle Bhuvan ko dikhate hai uska order haii...(she said and made a quick call to Bhuvan and talked to him)

Aaraha hai woh...(she informed)

Malaika dekhne do na !!(i requested)

Ha ha sab dekhne milegaa... pehle aapke significant other ki rai lele...(She teased while moving her head and i just nodded with a shy smile)

As we were waiting Malaika and i had a few chat and she is a sweet person and a good company as well...

When Malaika was doing my makeup, Shrawani and Aarya came and when they got to know Bhuvan did this , they litterally started cheering and nudging me ... And Malaika teased me too when she said my cheeks as are so red that it can be seen from layers of different products as well as blush which lead me to blush harder...

Shreya!!(Bhuvan dragged me out of my thoughts)

Huhh??(i said and blinked at him)

You look beautiful!!(he said)

Thank you...(i said and took in his look, he was wearing the same outfit which he showed me in the shop, Baby pink kurta with a cream koti and white pants)

You look smartt...(i complimented in the tone he gave me a compliment)

Thank you Miss Jain...(he said with a fake blushy accent)

Love birds!! Shreya ne look nahi dekha hai apna , use dikha de Bhuvan?(Malaika said and i and Bhuvan laughed)

Chall...(he said and held his hand out for me to hold and i held me and i got up)

Sssss...(a sound came out of my mouth as i got up from the chair as i have been sitting on it for too long)

Chal aaram se...(Bhuvan said as he knew i had a sprain in my ankle and my thighs were abit sore)

And we both went towards the mirror, i stood in front of the mirror and Bhuvan just behind me holding my shoulders...

I looked beautiful, there were not layers of makeup, it was just perfect... I loved it.. my eyes instantly teared up ...

Oye rona nahi!!(Bhuvan said)

Nahi nahi Shreya rona nahii!! Though makeup waterproof but ese makeup jaldi oxidise hoga...(Malaika said)

Thank you Malaika... Yeh expect nahi kiya tha mene...(i thanked her and she smiled and hugged me and i hugged her back)

You made my dayy!! Now i know why Bhuvan trust's you so much...(i complimented her and we separated)

Ab itna mat chadhao mujhee..(Malaika waved me )

By the way, you made my day too!!!(she said and i smiled)

Thank yoh Malli !!(Bhuvan hugged her )

Oyee mera kaam yahi haii...(Malaika said patting Bhuvan's back)

I'll owe you!!(he said)

Koi owe woe nahi, mujhe payment dedena bas!!(Malaika joked )

Le abhi deta hu...(Bhuvan said fetching through his pockets and Malaika slapped his hand)

Aaram se , me jaati hu abhii, mujhe photo jaroor bhejdenaa...(She said as she picked her already gathered makeup suitcase)

Pakka!!(Bhuvan said)

Thank you Malaika!!(i thanked her again)

Your welcome Shreya!! Enjoy...(she said going out of the room and we bid her bye)

Shreya!(Bhuvan called me and made me turn towards him)

Haa...(i said)

Tu perfect lag rahi haii...(he said holding my chin)

Aap bhii...(and i motioned him to come abit down and he did and i kissed his cheek )

I am glad that you are my first kiss...(I said to him and looked down)

Thank you!!(he said but his tone was now actual blushy)

Thank you mat bolo... Me bhata nahi sakti mera pyaar but jata toh sakti huna...(i said shrugging my shoulders and Bhuvan smiled and we stood there in silence going through the things that just happened)

Wese tune ek cheez notice ki??(Bhuvan said making me look in the mirror)

Kya??(i asked)

Dekh dhangse!(he said and i took in my full look and later saw Bhuvan's full look)

My outfit was baby pink lehenga and cream coloured blouse... whereas Bhuvan's outfit was baby pink coloured kurta and cream koti .... our outfits were matching...

Bhuvan!!(i said looking at him and smiled and he smiled back)

Aapne plan kiya tha??

Nahi mene abhi notice kiya... (and he wrapped his hands around me hugging me from the back)

Chal ab chaltey hai!!(he said and separated and held my hand in his and started guiding me outside)

As the door of my room came and we were about to step out of it , flashbacks came immediately...

Nahii!!(i said and held the door so no one could drag me out)

Kya hua??(he asked being concerned)

Me - me nahi jaaungi baahar...

Shreya mene kahana..

Woh- woh bhi hogana Bhuvan baharr, mujhe nahi jana bass...(i said as tears welled up my eyes again)

Mujh par bharosa nahi tujhe!!

Haii... but us par nahi hai Bhuvan... chodho mujhe !! Aap jaao me room me thik hu...(i said trying to free my hand from his hold but Bhuvan's grip grew tighter not tight enough to hurt me)

Tu yaa toh apne past me hi reh le or move on mat kar, ya abhi apni life enjoy karle!!(he snapped back)

Aap- aap jaao naa...(it was getting difficult for me to breath)

Shreya, tu chalegi... mene Malaika ko isliye nahi bulaya ki tu room me baith sake...(i started looking down trying to control my breathing without any noise)

Pehle tu akeli thi ab haina hum sab saath mee... yaa tujhe abhi bhi andar hi andar akela rehna haii or hum sab bewakoofo jese tere liye sabse ladhe...(he said hot tears started running down my cheeks and I wasn't able to breath)

Ubhi kal apan ek case file karengee uske against...(he said)

Ca-ca-case nahi!!(i said being out of breath)

Teri aawaz-(and Bhuvan made me look up and finally i could show how i was rightnow)

Shreya bolna thanaa...(he took me back inside and made me sit )

Keep breathing...(i heard his voice from somewhere in the background)

Paani pee..(i heard and a glass was placed on my lips and I started drinking it and after a few minutes my breathings were back to normal)

Tu pagal haii, bhataya kyu nahi(saying this he hugged me)

Aap daant rahe the...(i said holding him)

Tohh?? Mujhe nahi bolegi toh kisse bolegi!! (He said)

Bhuvan woh sab chodho , case nahi...(I said seriously)

Woh baad me baat karenge (and he separated and got up but a napkin and dabbed it on my cheeks and forehead)

Ab kya socha haii??(he said sitting beside me)

Kis baare me ..(i said resting my head on his shoulder)

Bahar chalegi??(he asked and i shook my head)

Shreya what if i tell you me tujhe ek second bhi ajela nahi chodunga...(he assured and i gulped)

Or woh teri taraf dekhega bhiii guarantee, dekhega kya woh aaj function me hi nahi aayega!!(he said and i frowned)

Kya matlab?(i said looking at him)

Woh chodhhh!!! Meri baat par vishvas haii...(he said standing up and adjusting his kurta )

Haa haii!!(i said)

Toh chall!!(he forwarded his hand and i held it and he locked my hand in his tight enough to make me feel protected)

Haaa chalo...(i said with a smile , knowing that he won't be there and Bhuvan wouldn't leave me anywhere alone, was enough to ensure thag i was safe and sounded)

And we went in the function hand in hand , fingers interwoven in each other's.... Bhuvan was like a full moon in a dark and scary night...

To be continued...

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A/N :: A very Happy Birthday 🦋♥️ @megha_ganguly

Wishing you all the happiness and success in life...  And here's the birthday gift that you've asked for..🤗🤗