Sidharth

I was talking to Kaku sa when I looked in the direction where she was dancing but now she was nowhere to be seen.  I looked in every direction worried. Where did she go? I went to the ladies' group to ask for her.

"Kaki sa, apne shehnaaz ko dekha hai kya? Abhi to yahi thi na." I asked her anxiously.

"Dekho to sidharth babu apni lugai ke bagair ek pal na reh sake hai." One of the aunties mocked. I would have blushed at that if I was not hell worried about her. I again looked around hoping to find her.

"Idhar udhar kya dekh rahe ho sidharth babu, udhar dekho, vo rahi thari lugai." One of the aunties said. I looked in the direction she pointed. I frowned not finding her there. I turned back to her only to see her giggling with other ladies over there. Anxiously I again looked there. Suddenly music started and a group of dancers came dancing. There was one female dancer in the middle...Wait! is she her?

Aye kha na na khan khanaat
Hey ta na na tan tanaat
Aye jha na na jhan jhanaat
Chha na na na na na na na
Ji ji ji aye haan.. aye haan..
  Jha na na na jhan jhanaat

Jhanjhar baaje re aaj
Tan tan na na na tanaat
 Manzira baaje

I inhaled sharply, she was looking so so damn beautiful, cladded in Rajasthani wear. Red and black Ghaghara choli, dupatta draped in the traditional way. She had bangles on her wrist that made a beautiful sound. I moved up to her face, and I am mesmerized. Bindi on the forehead and huge Nath in her nose, she had jhumkas in her ears. Her eyes looked so big and beautiful with the kajal she applied. And her lips, red lips... smiling, the most beautiful smile, making me want to kiss the hell out of her. I inhaled a sharp breath. This is the first time I am seeing her in Indian, and I just love it. I can't help but imagine her in other different Indian ataires, especially a saree. I snapped back on earth listening to the giggles on my left side. I looked at them, they were giggling looking at me and I realized that I was literally ogling at her. I looked away blushing.

Kha na na na khan khanaat
Gori ke kangna aaj
Chha na na chhan chhanaat
Payal sang baaje
Sar par chuunar odhe niklegi aaj raadhe
Lehra lehra ke gopiyon ke sang
Kanha bhi peechhe peechhe
Taan koi kheenche kheenche
Murli se barsayega sur tarang

Dharti aur woh gagan
Jhoomenge sang sang
Sab pe chadhega aaj prem rang

She was dancing so gracefully and perfectly. Her lips syncing with the song. She looked... Happy. Her eyes were twinkling. Each step was so perfect and smooth. Honestly, I didn't know she danced so well. I sighed looking at her. This was what I want for her, to be free and happy. To be herself.

Rangeen gulaal hoga
Socho kya haal hoga
Naachenge prem rogi dham dhama dham dham
Dham dham dha tinak, dha tinak
Dhidh kit, dhidh kit dhilal
Baaje mridang dhana dhan
Dhan dhana dhan baaje
Chham chham chham chhamaat
Jhanjhar jham jham jhamaat
Ghunghru gam gam gamaat chamak chamak naache

Some of the dancers from the group came towards me asking me to dance. I tried to refuse as for one, I am feeling a little shy and two, in no way I can dance so good. If I danced I'll end up making a fool of myself. But they were persistent. I looked at her helplessly. She also made a puppy face asking me to come. I sighed as I can't say no now. Damn my heart. I gave up and went towards the group to dance.

Aye baaje re, baaje re, baaje re
Baaje re, dhol baaje
Hey baaje re baaje re baaje re

I pulled her close to me singing along with the lyrics.

Hey hey chhori badi anmol
Meethe meethe iske bol
Aankhein iski gol gol gol gol
To dham dham baaje dhol

I caressed her lower lip and then took a turn around her, moving my hand over her eyes, imitating what the lyrics said.

Haan haan chhora hai natkhat hey
Bole haye pat pat hey hey..
Arre chhede mujhe bole aise bol
To dham dham baaje dhol

She did the same, pushing me slightly backward, singing along with the song, and then doing perfect steps that justify the song.

Hey.. baaje re, baaje re, baaje re
Dham dham dhol baaje
Dhol baaje, dhol baaje dhol
To dham dham dhol baaje
To dham dham dham dhol baaje dhol

We were all dancing in a circle when I pulled her close to me. She looked into my eyes and I looked in her's. We kept looking at each other while others danced around us in a circle. Soon the music stopped and the sound of applause brought us back. We separated a little, looking everywhere but at each other.

"Maza aa gayo. Bindni sa khoob accha nachti hai app." Kaku sa praised her. I smiled and looked at her. This time she didn't get angry on the word bindni sa, but blushed and looked down. The others agreed and praised her more, making her more blush and move a little behind me, trying to hide. Okay! This is new. She is blushing like a new bride.

"Areh dekho to kaise sharma gayi Sidharth babu ki lugai." One of the aunties said in a teasing tone. She held my T-shirt, hiding completely behind me. I smiled at her cute self.

"Haye kitni chokkhi lugai hai thari. Kaise laal hokar peeche chup gayi." They teased her again. Her hold on my T-shirt tightened.

"Sidharth..." She whispered lowly. I chuckled pulling her in front and hugging her from the side.

"Accha ab bas, koi nai cherega ab meri biwi ko." I said clearly.

"Vaise bind to Sidharth babu bhi kamnahi hai. Kitni pyaar se dekh rahe the bindni sa ko jab vo ayi." This time I blushed and looked down. She hid her face completely in my chest. After some more teasing, I took her to the side. I desperately want some alone time with her, especially now after looking at her, adorned in an Indian dress and blushing like hell.

"Sidharth I need to change." She said, still not looking at me. I held her chin and made her look at me. We were standing so close that our faces are few centimeters apart.

"Don't change, you look so beautiful in this, so mesmerizing," I whispered tracing my fingers up bangles and forearm. She shivered as my fingers touched her bare skin of the arm. Her breathing heavied slightly. I love how her body reacts to my touch.

"I...I...have to return the dress." She whispered looking down again. I can see her cheeks getting red and her lips curved up in a nervous smile.

"You can keep the dress, I have already spoken to them," I said removing the hair strand that came on her face blocking the beautiful view of mine.

"Indian dresses look beautiful on you. I would love to see you in different Indian attires as well. Especially a saree. Will you wear a saree for me sometime?" I whisper asked in her ears. I am right now totally bewitched by her beauty. I have forgotten the fact that we just got together, like just a few hours back. She shivered clutching my arms.

"Sidharth..." She whispered but I came more like a moan. I kissed behind her earlobe making her tighten her grip on my arm. I know I need to stop for two reasons, one that this is a public place and is filled with people, and second, the major one is that she would not like more closeness for now. I took a deep breath and moved back, not before pecking her forehead. She still has her eyes closed, breathing heavily. I hugged her and rocked her back up and down whispering, "calm down," to her. She broke the hug after few minutes and looked at me. I pecked her forehead and gave her a smile. She also returned the ever-sweet smile of hers. Suddenly our stomachs growled. We looked at each other and burst to laugh.

"Let's go and fill our stomachs with some delicious Rajasthani delicacies," I said holding her hand. She giggled and we moved to the food stalls there.

"So what first?" I asked. She looked around like a toddler looks for his favorite candy in a candy shop. She looked at me huffing.

"Sab kuch kitna tasty lag raha hai. Everything smells so good. How to even choose one?" She whined making me chuckle. I held her hand and took her to my favorite stall.

"Let's start with this. Bajre ki roti and lasan ka achar, my favorite." I said and grinned looking at her. She smelled the achar and closed her eyes in bliss.

"My hunger doubled by the smell only. I swear if everything here smells so good then I am definitely overeating today." She said dreamily looking at me. I shook my head chuckling. My baby is a hell of a foodie. I still wonder how she managed to skip eating to save money. I took a breath, this is a happy day, don't go that lane. Especially when she is looking so happy. I came back feeling a tug on my hand.

"Sidharth...Kahan kho gaya. Order kar na." She whined just like a little girl. Well, she is my baby girl only. I chuckled at my thought and ordered one plate for us. If we want to try everything then we should eat less or else we would be full without trying everything.

"Haye... Itna sara ghee. Main moti ho jaungi." She said with wide eyes looking horrified with the amount of ghee they put on the roti. I chuckled looking at her. I definitely love this shehnaaz the most, raw, naive, and childlike.

"Rajasthani khane ka maza tabhi ata hai jab vo ghee se bhara ho. Aur ek din khane se koi mota nahi hota. Aur agar ho bhi jayegi to mein tujhe apne sath gym le jaunga, treadmill pe itna bhagaunga ki sara extra fat ek din mein burn." I said smirking. She looked at me as if I am a ghost, blinking her eyes and mouth in an O shape.

"I swear I am never going to go the gym with you. Aise kon karta hai. Mujhe nahi karna ek din mein fat burn." She said pouting making me laugh. Meanwhile, our order got ready. I took it from the vendor.

"Come let's sit," I said gesturing her to the bench kept there. We sat with the plate between us. She again smelled it and sighed.

"I can't wait.." she said and attacked the food but as soon as she touched it, she yelped as it was too hot. I immediately took her hand in mine, blowing air at it.

"Itni bhi kya jaldi hai. Garam hai na baby." I said. I actually wanted to scold her but I can't when she makes this cute face of hers. She pouted looking down. I shook my head, pecking her fingers, at last, I left her hand. I took the plate and broke a morsel, blew air on it to cool it down a little, and held it to her mouth. She didn't take it but just kept looking at me. I gestured to her with my eyes to eat. She smiled at took the bite. As soon as the taste settled in her mouth she closed her eyes humming in bliss. I smiled looking at her.

"This is so good." She said with her mouth full. I again took a morsel, blew air on it, and held it before her but this time she turned my hand towards me to eat it. I took the bite and it is really a bliss. We ate like this only. One bite to her and another to me.

"It was so good. Now what?" She asked making me chuckle.

"Now what let's go back home. I am tired." I said mischievously. She furrowed her eyes at me.

"Tune kahan tha hum sab try karenge aur abhi to kuch bhi nahi kiya." She whined. God! I love this shehnaaz the most. Kitni pyaari lag rahi hai. I moved closer to her and pulled her cheeks.

"Chal ab tujhe dal bati churma khilata hoon. Vo to Rajasthan ki specialty hai." I said taking her to the next stall. I again fed her. Ohh...How much I love to pamper her. Like this, we enjoyed various cuisines there. Right now we are enjoying baraf ka gola, when my eyes landed on the jewelry store. I looked at something over there and then at her.

"Aise kyun dekh raha hai." She asked looking at me with furrowed eyes.

"There's something missing," I exclaimed. She raised her brows in question.

"Come," I held her hand and took her to the jewelry store. I took one of the kamarbandhs that I thought will look the best on her. I looked at her and then the waistband. Yes, this is perfect.

"Kamarbandh?" She asked amused.

"Hmm...You already look ethereal but this will complete the look. I really want to see you in this. So, can I?" I asked for her permission to put the band around her waist. She blushed and looked down. I took it as a yes and moved close to her. I am now standing so close to her that her breadth is falling on my neck as she is looking down. I encircled my hands around her waist to tie the band. My hands touched her bare waist in the process, sending a shiver down my spine. She inhaled a sharp breath holding my arms. I locked the band at the back of her lower waist and brought my hand in front caressing the band. My hands touched her waist several times in the process. I moved back and looked at her. The waistband looked so good on her. She looked at me staring at her waist. She looked away shying and biting her lower lip to hide her blushing smile.

"Perfect" I whispered looking at her.

"Sidharth babu..." Someone called me from behind. I turned to look at the person.

"Ji..."

"Vo sarpanch sa apko aur bindni sa ko bula rahe hai." The person informed. I looked at her. Her cheeks have this pink shade that makes her look so pretty.

"Ji.." I said and took her hand in mine and walked with the person.

"Aaiyye sidharth babu... Hum sab milke apka samman karna chahte hai." Kaku sa said. He is the sarpanch of the village.

"Par kaku sa iski koi zaroorat nahi hai..." I said hesitantly.

"Zaroorat kaise nahi hai. Is baar to teen din mein hi itni kamai hui jitni pichle sal tak hafte bhar mein bhi nahi hoti thi. Sab apki wajah se hi to hui hai." Another kaku sa said.

"Sidha...I mean inki wajah se matlab?" She asked 1st looking at me and then at the group of people standing in front of us. It would be a lie to say that I didn't like her saying me inki aur app, just like a typical Indian biwi. Ohh... how much I wish ki yeh ek bar suniye karke bhi bole. My chain of thoughts broke listening to kaku sa telling her why they were praising me.

"App nahi jante bindni sa?" Kaku sa asked surprised. She shook her head in denial and then looked at me raising her brows.

"Hum log har sal aisa kuch apne apne gao mein karte the. Ek bar sidharth babu humare gao aye aur inhone yeh sab dekhke hume sujhav diya ki hume ek sangathan banana chahiye aur milke sara saman sheher mein akar bechna chahiye. Inhone to sangathan ke lie sarkar se manzoori bhi dilvai hume aur to aur pichle teen sal se yahan sheher mein akar is jagah par bazar lagane ki manzoori bhi inhone hi dilvai hai. Is baar jo yeh sab khane ke stall, nach gana, yeh sab peheli baar ho raha hai. Itna bada ayogen pehele nahi hua. Sab inhone hi to karvaya hai. Inka hi sujhav tha ki sirf saman bechne ke sath aur bhi bohot kuch kar sake hai hum log. Tabhi to dekhiye is baar dugni kamai hui hai. Aur sabse badi baat, sidharth babu humse ek paise bhi nahi lete hai yeh sab karne ka." Kaku sa told her. She looked at me with...what? Admiration, I think or maybe something else, I don't know.

After that, they all presented me with a shall and a very beautiful, handmade Ganpati idol. I am feeling so good right now. Sahi kehete hai log, kisi aur ke lie kuch karo to unse zada khushi khudh ko mehesus hoti hai. They also presented shehnaaz with a hand-weaved saree and some other things that married women adorn. She was hesitant to accept saying that she had not done anything but as they insisted she accepted the presents. I can understand her inner thoughts. We are in reality not married. I am feeling a little bad for lying to them but then again I can't say the truth and moreover, I really want to marry her someday. She may not be my first but I want her my last. I asked someone to keep the presents in my car. After some time we both again went towards the stalls. Her hold around my arm has tightened. I looked at her only to find her looking at me with something in her eyes that I can't decipher.

"Aise kyun dekh rahi hai baby?" I asked her in low voice, tucking the hair strand from her face at the back of her ear. She didn't answer but kept looking at me. I raised my brows asking her the same question again.

"I am so proud of you. Tu itna accha kyun hai?" She whispers asked me caressing her thumb on my left cheek. I chuckled at her question.

"Aisa kuch nahi hai..." She shushed me keeping her finger on my lips, looking into my eyes.

"Aisa hi hai. I don't know how I got so lucky to have you in my life." She whispered. I briefly looked around. We are in a corner where there are very fewer people, who are busy with their work. I snaked my right hand around her waist and pulled her close to me. Our faces are just a few centimeters apart.

"Agar aisa hai to I think I deserve a gift," I whispered tucking the hair strands that keep coming on her face, hiding her beautiful face from me. I looked into her eyes. She looked around for a moment and then looked at me biting her lower lip. Some mischief is going in her mind...I know that. I raised my brows at her. She came closer and sucked my lower lip for 5 secs I guess but I am so shocked by her this move. She literally sucked my lip in public, like among many people. I was so shocked that I didn't realize that she got herself free from my grip and moved away. My trance broke listening to her giggles.

"I think this is an appropriate gift." She said giggling. A small smile itched my face when I touched my lower lip with my fingers. This girl is crazy and she will make me insane. I looked at her moving towards her. She giggled and ran from there. I also ran behind her trying to catch her.

We spent almost the whole day there. We shopped, ate a lot of different foods and danced, moreover enjoyed to the maximum. I got to know that she is not so fond of buying clothes and jewels like most of the girls, but instead, she likes small things. Like we bought some wooden artifacts and some pottery. We even bought two katputlis. And about food, then she can have as much as she can if it's of her choice or if she is willing to. She is among those who do not eat out of hunger, but because of will and emotions. 1st time I have seen her so so happy and carefree. Right now it's around 7 in the evening and she is clinging to my arm like a baby. I looked at her, she looked tired but still happy.

"Tired?" I asked looking down at her. She nodded looking at me. We for the last time met Kaku sa and kaki sa.

"Khush raho aur hamesha sath raho aur bhagvaan kare tumhare ghar choti choti khushiyan bohot jaldi aa jaye." Kaki sa blessed us which made us blush. We nodded and took their leave. We drove back to my...Umm...No, our house. She had slept in the car itself. Upon reaching the apparent, I looked at her. I didn't have the heart to wake her up from her beauty sleep. I remember she said she needs to take pills to sleep but it's the second day in a row that she slept without any pills. I wish she remains happy like this and recovers soon so that her medicines could stop. I lifted her in my arms and took her to the apartment, carefully not wanting her to wake up.

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