9 WISHES - hima (mini ebook reader .TXT) 📗

sigh.
"Oh!he will."i said.
"What?"she asked.
"Oh!nothing i have a surprise for you."i said and hurried her into the party ground.
"Stay,right here i'll get you something."i said.
"I'll come with you."jyo said.
"Nah!just stay here.save us a seat.ok?"i said.
"Surprise."i said and then rahul came into view.
Jyo was excited,she hugged him and thank god! everyone is so immersed in the party that none of them noticed us.
"Thanks,ash."she said.
"no-problem."i said.
We sat around the table and jyo said me all that i have missed yesterday and rahul was just holding her hands and nodding at her.I doubt, if he even hears what she says, he was just staring at her with complete adornment.Oh!god when am i going to be lucky enough like jyo.when??????
"Ash,mama wants you?"nana said
"Be, right back."i said and hurried after nana.
"Hey,ash."my papa said,"Meet Mr.Sharma."
He is tall guy and pretty features probably could have looked great in his young age but something about him was so familiar.I couldn't point it.
"It's a pleasure meeting you,sir."i said.
"You have a fine young lady for your daughter."Mr.sharma said.My parents reflected with pride.
Mama says etiquette is everything for a girl of my status and social background.
"He is my partner in the business that i'm going to setup in delhi,He is moving his family there to handle the business."he said.
"His kid is going to stay here with us so that he can complete his studies."papa added silently and looked at me ,to see how i would react to it.
Seriously i don't have a problem to share my house.It's so big, the rooms in our home are far more than my family and all the staff members put together.And moreover, i'm pretty bored for having only nana, all the time with me, i need someone for a change.(It's not like i hate nana but what if you are hooked up with a single person, your whole life.
See you got it?)After all this person may be a girl of my age.We can dress up each other and have long chat at night.
That's when my dreams completely collapsed.
"Here is my son,raj."Mr.sharma said.
At the very mention of the name.Something struck across my heart.(Oh!god let it not be him).I slowly raised my head to look at Mr.sharma's son.I'm facing his back.He is talking to my parents and they are apparently impressed by him.
Papa said something about me and pointed in my direction.
Why are the things always complicated with me.Rajjjjjjjjjjjjj is going to stay with me at my home.What a curious turn of events??
"Papa,i need to talk to you."i said.They were packing to catch the next flight to london.
"What is it,hon?"he asked.
"You better hurry up,hari"mama said.
"Yes,darling in a minute."he said.
"bon voyage."i said and left.


I can't tell them what happened between us it's too embarrassed to talk about one's love life with their parents.(OMG!did i just say love?no that is not what it is?)
"hon,i have something to ask from you."papa said.
"Mr.sharma says that raj is hesitant to come here and he is thinking of joining in a hostel,but i talked him out of that thing.You know, if it weren't for Mr.sharma,we couldn't have setup a business at delhi.It's the least we can do for him."he sighed.
"I will be good to him and make him feel home.Isn't that what you want?"i said with encouraging smile.
"If it weren't for our business deal,raj could have been with his parents."mama added.
(OMG!what passionate fellows my parents are.I like them a lot.SO,fellows, what I learnt from this whole scene.My parents can be very loving but they don't have time for it.)
"I'll do my best."i said.
7
"I need to talk to you,meet me in the auditorium at lunch hour."rahul whispered to me while i'm on my way to class.I thought, it was a message that was meant to be passed to jyo.so,i said to her.but she said it was to me ,only.What could he probably talk to me?May be he wants to say thanks for the party thing?but he has already said it like thousand times and i warned him, that if he says one more time, i wouldn't be his friend."
"How was your day?"rahul asked me and smiled at jyo who was standing right next to me.
(MY eyes automatically searched for raj,he is nowhere to be seen.I dont care, if he is here or not,but where is he?)
"Ash,i know it's not good for me to intrude into your personal space,but i have to do it, for my friends sake."he said.
"You know the fact that most of the senior boys like you, when they saw you and raj pretty close, they thought you two were going out and they asked him the same, but, he tried to convince them, that there is nothing between you.He was so vexed that he lost his temper by their jeers and he said you were with him, so that they could leave him by.
"Oh!Were you defending him now?"i asked.
"He is really a nice guy,since that he is been really sorry for what he has done."jyo said.
"If it is so,why didn't he tell this to me himself?"i asked.
"Oh!like you gave him a chance to apologize."jyo snapped.
"He really thinks he lost a good friend."rahul added.
"He thought if he stays at your home you will be pissed off,so he even talked out, his father from sending him there."jyo said.
"Thanks for backing me up,guys but it is my problem."raj said entering into the auditorium.
I started walking out but he was fast to grasp my hands again.I lost my footing with this sudden action and fell, but he was quick, he stopped me from falling by catching me by the waist.Suddenly i felt dizzy(It's not like i'm sick but you will understand when you are in my place).I regained my conscious fast enough and straightened myself up.
"Will you give me few seconds to say at least sorry."he asked looking straight into my eyes.I couldn't avert my eyes from him.
"You already said."i whispered.
"What?"he asked now apparently losing his temper.
"Nothing."i said.
"I'm really sorry.I didn't mean to hurt your feelings, which are more important to me.Could you give me another chance, to prove my loyalty towards our relationship."he said(He values my feelings.Can you believe that?And what does he mean by relationship?was it love?no it can't be why am i thinking like this)
"When are you planning to come home?"i asked.
"Does that mean you forgive me?"he asked enlightened.
"I here say,declare that mr.raj will be for given all his mistakes and be given another chance to prove his loyalty."i said(He bowed playing his part and we all left for our classrooms feeling happy.)
I invited in jyo, for the night as i suspected rahul will be coming for helping, raj, to settle down.I guess i was right.Nana chose the master bedroom down the hallway, just the one below my room.I pointed that, mama says, that those rooms are only for official visitors and that she might not be impressed ,if we put him in those rooms.After a few minutes of thought, she send someone to cleanup the room, right next to mine.
Nana was obviously worried about something,her face usually serene and calm but today..apparently something.I asked her many a times but she just ignored my question.I need to find out what it was.There is only one way to find it.I called the head cook the only close friend nana has in the household workers.
"What's bothering nana?I have never seen her like that."i asked.
"It's nothing madam,she is fine."she said.(Except for nana everyone calls me madam even though i insisted on calling by my name)
"I know there is a reason for it and i demand an answer right now."i demanded.I learnt this unique skill from my mama.She can make anyone do her biding,if she wishes for it.)
Nana's mother is hospitalized and apparently there is no hope.I know now, why nana is feeling so out of herself.She wants to be with her mom, in her last few hours and i can't deny of her this.She must go.I said so to her but she was all like, I can't leave you all alone, you need me besides your parents are far away to come now.
"Nana,i'm not a kid anymore. I can take care of myself.It's no time for any argument, you should be beside your mother,maybe that's all she wishes for right now and i promise, if i have any need i'll call you then you can come.okay?"i said deeply passionate for her.
She nodded.I gave her all my savings which she denied.
"Nana,it's not for you.I'm giving it to my grandmother for her medicinal support.I'll ask mr.suresh to drop you at the station."i said with an air of authority.
"It was as if yesterday ,that you are walking taking my arms as support."she said dreamily and embraced me kissed on my both cheeks and left.
"Way to go,ash."rahul said.
"Hey,when did you come?"i asked.
"When you are showing your true self."raj said smiling that was enough to tell ,how impressed he was by me.
"Well,don't embarrass me."i added,"Let me show you to your room."
"Rahul,i need to have a word with raj."i said and showed him into the room.
"come with me."i said.
"It's your room?"he asked.
"DO you like it?"i asked sheepishly when i saw him looking at my picture that is hung over the wall back of my bed.
"You look beautiful."he whispered.
"What?"i asked.
"Well decorated."he said.
"Why did you bring me here?"he added."apparently you were not talking."
"Let me show you something then."i said.
My room has a small balcony where i have a good view of the garden and the pool right behind it.Same way raj's room has balcony too.There's a small gap between the two balconies enough to jump into the other.When my cousin ria stayed we were not allowed to stay late at night,so she used to sneak into my room to play.
"Be careful."raj warned.
"Shhh!"i hissed.I extended my hands to help him jump,he raised his eyebrows and brushed my hand aside.
"What now?"he whispered.
We sneaked into the room.Rahul was holding jyo's hands and he placed his arms around her shoulders while jyo was resting on his chest,now he looked into her eyes.
"He will kiss her know."i whispered to raj.He raised his eyebrows questioningly.
Rahul did kiss her and raj was all like "how did you know?"
"Lot's of research in romance novels."i said.
"Oh!"he said.
Then he mimicked "Rahul,what are you doing?"
Rahul startled and was looking in all directions frantically.We burst into laughter that's when rahul came after us.We ran through the entire corridor still unable to contain laughter.I sat down in the sofa breathless raj sat after me when rahul came and was kicking raj,he accidentally fell into my laps.There was sudden tension in the air rahul backed up at once.Raj looked straight into my eyes and i returned his gaze,the brief tension in the air is gone by our calling to supper.
We sat silent while we are eating.Jyo wanting to break up the tension, said there is a horror movie today on star movies.We sat in my room so that the workers don't get disturbed with their sleep.
Most of the movie i was hiding at the back of raj or holding his hands.
"Do you really think, the people whose wishes have not come true will turn into devils?i asked.
"May be,i don't know."raj said.
"Then i'm sure to become a ghost."i said.
"Why?do you have any wishes that are not fulfilled."he asked.
"Oh!many."i said.
"Tell me."he said.
"You shouldn't laugh when i say."i said.
"No,i won't"he said.
"I wanted to go on a bike ride at max speed, not just any time, only when the sky is fully clouded and cool breezes, tug your hair when your riding