Shravani's POV:

The next minute my mouth hanged open as I saw the tallest guy in the gang drenching wet!!!

HE playing basketball like his life depends on it ..my breath hitched as I saw his white t-shirt had got completely wet and transparent giving me a sensuous view of his crisp abs and body...his deep v necked tshirt and shaved chest made my throat go dry as rain washed his glowing skin and his Adams apple kept moving and he was breathing heavily.. his chest heaved up and down...he shook his head to sprinkle water off his hair...his long fingers ruffled his straight hair that was settling on his forehead...

His light stubble and perfectly carved jaws poured the rain down his sleek neck and I couldn't swallow dry anymore...
His wet eyelashes suddenly lifted up and his hawk like eyes met mine...
Those dark brown ones were enough to stop my heartbeat...
Everytime his gaze fell on me a wierd churning began in my stomach...

Everyone else came running to pick pakodas from the plate I was holding but he simply kept bouncing the ball on the wet rainy basketball court and lazily kept basketting the ball ...

Again he passed me a look and ruffled his wet hair and I couldn't help myself from staring at him!!!

While Shonali broke my daze ...
'Sattu ..come na ...It's Mehra special onion pakoda...you must get used to it in future...sasurji (father in law) special' she said and everyone burst out laughing...

I looked at Shonali who was stuffing another pakoda in her mouth and laughing...

'You Shonali...you stupid girl ..I will kill you' I said and she simply stuffed a big pakoda in my mouth and ran from there I pulled out the pakoda from my mouth and kept it aside...it was half eaten and ran behind Shonali...she quickly ran into Satyendra and I stopped myself from bumping into him. He kept looking at me and lowered his gaze...I didn't know why...

Just then I noticed I had worn a white salwar which had drenched in rain within no time and probably my inners were visible now...I suddenly felt concious and covered myself completely in my red bandhni dupatta ...

We came back to the play area..my hair was damp now. I began drying it while all our friends were relishing the pakodas but I could feel a strong gaze on me. I turned around to see Sattu looking hungrily at me ...I didn't know what to say...

I looked elsewhere...

Just then Shonali offered him Pakoda. He looked hesitant but although picked one and kept it in his mouth...

While Rithika said .
'Oh no Bhai no that.. Shonali fed that to Shravani some time ago it was Shravani's left over' and next second our eyes met each other's...

His gaze so intense that I couldn't think straight...our friends teased us...but don't know if it was the heat of the moment, the monsoon or something else brewing between us...we both kept looking at each other...I robbed a few glances while he was openly gawking at me...

'So how's the pakoda' Shonali asked and he said looking at me...

'Spicy and tangy just the way I like it' and he chewed some more...

To which Shonali teased saying...
'Yea yeah sharing is caring'

He smirked looking at me and I averted my gaze as probably I was blushing hard...

Flashback ends...

'Ummm Shravani..shall I order something to eat?' his voice broke my trance and I turned around and I was shocked...he was standing there wearing a v necked white t-shirt bringing so many memories alive... heat crept up my cheeks...

'Ummm nope. I'll cook...' I said and quickly walked out of his room...

I went to find two packets of maggi and some bread and jam...
'Bread jam and Maggi would do?' I asked him while he joined me soon in the kitchen...

'Best during rains...come let me help you' he said and began applying butter and jam to the bread while I began cooking maggi...I began chopping some onion to garnish upon maggi but my hair annoyed me...it was still damp ..I couldn't tie it so I moved it all onto one side of my shoulder and began chopping onion...

While I heard him clearing his throat...i turned around to find him trying to tell me something..I couldn't understand...

'Ummm that...'

He was struggling to tell something...

'What is it Satyendra??? You want something?' I asked and he looked suddenly very uncomfortable to say it ....

'Ummm your...'

'What is it Satyendra?' I asked and he closed his eyes and quickly said at once ..

'Zip of your dress is open and the fastener is also untied' and I quickly touched my palm to the back of my dress and I could actually touch my inners...

Shit!!!

I ran into my room...my heart was beating very fast...how could I be so careless...

I kept a hand on my chest trying to control my heartbeats...I saw myself in the mirror...

I was wearing a off-white salwar kurta chicken work with dori latkan (fasteners) and the neck was a little too deep...I tried pulling up the zip but it probably got stuck in my hair...

I removed my dupatta and tried to adjust the zip but it was still probably stuck...I kept struggling...just when I heard a husky hot breath close to my ears...

'May I...???' and I froze as cold fingers brushed against mine...
I lifted my gaze and looked at the mirror to meet his gaze...

There was very less light in the room but enough of his charisma that my heart was up for a marathon now...

I lifted my eyelashes and stole a view of this man who was shamelessly gawking at me via the mirror enough to make me shudder ....

I don't know why his eyes were so engaging that I helplessly nodded. I felt his fingers trying to adjust the zip which was stuck...next minute I felt him pull my dress and I was shocked. But soon I realised he was taking me towards the candle...I was feeling shy...he could now clearly see my back and I was feeling conscious...

Next minute he took a piece of melted wax and rubbed it on the trail of the zip and next minute the zip moved smoothly and I had a smile on my face...

He softly whispered... 'It...it was stuck' and I tried but couldn't stop smiling as I realised his breath was stuck like my zip...

He was about to leave but I don't know why I suddenly felt bold..or the urge to tease him ..or...I don't know what it was ...I called out...

'Satyendra' it came like a husky whisper and he stopped on his tracks...

'Can you please tie these dori (fastener) as well please...they are complicated' I said offering him the loose end of the dori and I could see his lips parted.....but however trying to maintain a normal unaffected face...he came closer to me and took the dori in his hand...

For a brief minute I saw him staring at my back like he was lost in some other world...

I could also feel my heart beating loudly...but the next second he began tying the knot slowly and he tightened the knot...with the first knot I pushed my chest front feeling his proximity and the situation began getting uneasy...

A suppressed moan left my mouth and I was loosing strength now..
Slowly he tied the second knot too which and I could feel a whole tsunami in my chest.

He was done but both of us stood in the same position...I was still keeping a hand on my chest trying to calm my racing heart while I felt his index finger softly brushing my back and my breath hitched...

Next minute I felt I froze as I felt his soft lips on my bare back!!! Time literally stopped!!! Rains still kept pouring and our hearts were still racing...

This moment of fire had everything that could burn down 'our everything'!!!
He.... Me ....us ... Everything 🔥🔥🔥