Mahir's POV:

She danced the entire evening in my arms and I was loving it. She was slightly drunk too. She was talking senselessly wayyyyyy too much. She was behaving freely. It's like I found the old Bela whom I met just before our marriage ...before that unfortunate incident. Talkative and a bit annoying too. But today I loved even her dumb annoying talks.

I was loving this version of Bela a lot. She gave Ruhi a savage reply something I couldn't give in last so many years!!!

A sudden comfort in my chest was all because Bela expressed all that I always wanted to tell for so many years to Ruhi. In one go! Ruhi's anger and discomfort was clearly seen on her face.

She kept passing fiery glares to us the entire evening.

Finally we left back home. I drived while Yuvi, Vish and Bela were acting like nut cases.

They kept counting stars, saying hi and bye to every car passing by our side and I was actually having a headache controlling them.

Patroling team stopped us at Iblur signal to check if I'm drunk as part of night patroling. I wasn't ...so all was good. But then I noticed Bela had jumped out of the car and was going to the policemen and saying...

'Unclleee No no... Annaaaaa (brother) ... Arrest madi (do arrest me)...I'm high... ' to which the policeman looked at me trying to control his laughter...
I dragged her back to car and she shouted...

'Mahir... I'm shali tu (Dharwad way of saying I'm angry) with uncle...he's not arresting me... That handcuff will match with my sandal seeeeee...Bela want wanttttt...pweeeeesh' she said and the policeman smiled at me...

I was tooooo embarassed...

I carried her and dunked her into the passenger seat and drived back home...

One by one I took each one to the room..

I made Vish sleep in Bela's room but my brother although was drunk still shouted that he wants to sleep with Vish...🙄😒🤦

And I had no other go but to listen to his drama...

Dragging him to Bela's room...he fell on bed ...

I made them sleep in opposite directions on the same bed.

While Vish's head faced Yuvi's leg and Yuvi's leg faced Yuvi's head and I heard both were snoring.

Finally I went to pick Bela...

Who had curled up on the sofa like a child.

I smiled at the cute little atom bomb sleeping so peacefully after doing a series of blasts 🤣🤣🤣

I picked her up and made her lie on the bed.

Although I may sleep next to her like I made Vish-Yuvi sleep in the other room somehow I didn't find it right.
Bela may not like it.

So I stepped out of the room with a pillow and settled myself on the sofa in living room.

After sometime I heard  kitchen utensils sound and I opened my eyes to see Bela in the kitchen.

I saw the time..it was 6:00 am already...

I went to the kitchen and looked at Bela who was holding her head with her left hand and right hand was heating up coffee.

'You must drink lime juice. Coffee can make it worse' I said while I saw her head snap in my direction.

In no time I picked a lemon and made fresh salted lemonade for her.

I could feel a strong gaze on me all the time. I placed the glass of lime juice in her hand and poured myself coffee she made.

I slowly went to the balcony of my bedroom and took the swing.

In sometime I felt the seat next to me was occupied.

I smiled without looking at her...

While I heard her clear her throat.

'What is it Bela???' I asked...

'Ummm... Did I create a scene last night? I don't usually...drink' she asked hesitantly..

'Well nothing much you addressed the policemen from the patrolling troops as Anna uncle etc, wanted him to give you handcuffs as you thought they match with your sandals, you kept saying hi and bye to every passing car driver and oh ya you counted stars till 1-10 probably 100 times...and...'

'And???'

'And you gave it back to my ex-girlfriend a detailed dry wash in one go 🤣🤣🤣' I began laughing...

She looked embarrassed.

'Well I loved the drunk Bela more' I said..

While Bela said...
'I wasn't drunk or high when the Ruhi incident happened... It was a concious showdown!!!' she said...

And I looked at her silently for a few minutes... Then I smiled 🙃

I knew it!!! But I pretended to be innocent...

Soon there was pin drop silence...I kept caressing the rose plants in my balcony...I had red, yellow and white ones...they looked beautiful...

While I heard her voice...

'Mahir .. Vish didn't lie to you...

In my life there was only one man I found extremely attractive both physically as well as by nature!!!

Mahir... It was you... Always you...
You were my only crush!!! Probably it was such a huge emotion that I...

I wanted to ask you out for a date night'

Bela broke the big bomb in such a way that I spat my coffee into the flower pot next to me...

I looked at her with eyes wide open...😳

'Yes Mahir...

I still can't forget the first time I saw you outside our college...

I fell for your looks initially...but when you fought those goons when they misbehaved with a girl I began respecting you...

I digged details about you and found out you are an engineer
...

I used to stalk you on friends book. I kept taking snapshots on my phone as you used to lock your profile.

Your friend was a mutual friend and with that I would get your new pictures...my phone would be filled with your pics until one day when I got to know you are Ruhi's boyfriend. I and Ruhi were real bad rivals since the fresher's day drama while she tried ragging on the name of stress interview. It was huge rivalry since then. But when I heard you are dating her I was shocked.

The minute I heard that I stopped everything! Stalking you...looking at you...I didn't want a despo tag. But she probably heard of it from one of my classmates and made it a big news calling me an other woman, a bitch and what not!!!

Probably she wanted to make her side safer.. so she even told you that I was a psycho and you didn't even ask for further information.

I really wanted to let you know about my emotions but then why would you trust me.. I was a mere stranger to you ...then one day when I approached you with a bouquet full of roses on a rose day thinking atleast you heard of my existence...
You didn't even look at me...
The minute I was going to say it to you...I heard you wish Ruhi on the phone and that's when I realised I was an idiot...

I could have never got you!!!

So I backed off completely!!!'

Soon I saw a drop of tear fell from her eyes...

While I held her hand and stood up...made her stand up too.
Keeping our cups aside we both got up.

I pulled her hard into my chest...

Kept looking at her eyes...

She tried saying something...

I kept finger on her pink luscious lips and wiped tears of those pouring from those twinkling little eyes...

I squeezed her waist and took a little red rose from the rose plant from our balcony garden and I tucked it on the side of her ear and kissed her cheek and said softly...

This was the one which was long pending and i said softly...

'I loved it Bela...'

And I pecked her nose...

She tried moving away...

I pulled her closer again...

'I expect you to wake me up everyday with warm feelings like these so that you know...I....get to kiss you like this'

Saying I pecked very close to the side of her lips and she shivered in fear and shock...

I tightened my hold on her waist and pulled her more into her chest.

She looked deep into my eyes...
I eyed her lips now...

I tried to control my urge to not proceed...
Suddenly we heard Vish's voice...
'Diiiii...my headed is achingggg...cofffeeeee'

And before anything further
..
I got a 440 volts shocks...

As I felt Bela's lips on mine.

My eyes widened in shock 😳😲

She pecked my lips tightly for a fraction of second and pushed me away by my chest...

Blushing hard with a tint of a naughty smile and ran into the living room responding to Vish...

'Han Vishi...coming.... Wait I'll make you lemonade...coffee makes it woooorse'

While here I was the one who needed it as I could faint any minute 😳