."sAy iT...wHeN u Love iT.."

Chapter-1 The Return Gift

Present Day

2oth July 2012,

A light breeze blowing,up in the sky one can see the moon playing hide and seek with clouds.Its full moon night every time the moon manages to peep out of the clouds it would scatter all its light on the blue water of the lake besides which sat Jatin and Mishthi.

Holding Mishthi's hands he whispers," love you Mishu" and kisses on her neck.Suddenly from no where a light music starts playing.Violin sound,guitar which added to the highly romantic ambiance.Jatin had this quality of imagining himself in songs and movies.All the music,moon and breeze made Jatin adrenalized.Just as he was to kiss Mishthi on her beautiful cheeks which were glowing in the moonlit night,she turned and looked into his eyes.Jatin paused,what he has been waiting for since he first met Mishthi was about to happen.Mishthi had never looked so beautiful and romantic.She had never even once said those beautiful three words,but today was the night everything suddenly was at hault as she spoke,

"Phattu...I......."

And suddenly alarm rang.It was almost 12am.This was what hundreth time that the alarm interrupted Jatin and Mishthi.Jatin even tried to set different alarm times so that he could fulfill his everlasting desire of kissing Mishthi, but somehow the clock always found a way of interrupting.But today was a special day and that is why Jatin set an alarm of midnight.

It was Mishthi's birthday today.It was more then three years since he last saw her,talked to her.But the social networking sites always provided a medium for Jatin to express his feelings.He used to scrap her every other day,used to tell her all what happened with him the entire day.His sorrows,his tears and smiles he shared them all with her.But never came a response from the other side.This did at times made Jatin sad and depressed but over the years he found various ways of overcoming this depression.

It was exactly 12am and Jatin quickly logged in,opened his account and scrapped Mishthi a present.He had searched for it on various sites and finally after hours of search and thinking he decided to scrap a Red Rose to her,below which was written

"After searching a lot I could find only this for you.A rose as fresh as you as beautiful as you.May this rose spread all its fragrence in your life and keep you smiling always.

Happy Birthday.

From,

Phattu."

He opened his refrigerator took out a box.It was abox of cake choclate ruffle Mishthi's favourite.Everything looked so humble and ordered as he sat on a bean bag in his room and said in a low voice,"Happy Birthday Mishu.I dont know where are you but whereever you are may god bless you and fulfill all your dreams and desires.Have a great and healthy life.Happy Birthday once again and I love.." and stopped for a while.As few drops of tears started to fall on the box and he started eating the fluffy choclate ruffle.

On every 22nd July he used to do the same.Would cut the cake in night and the rest of the day would make a visit to all the four sacred places i.e. temple.gurudwar,church and mosque.Praying for his love,praying for Mishu.

Today though was something different.He could feel it.The cake was much sweet then ever before ,more chocolaty.Entire day things were falling in places for Jatin.Everytime he had to beg for a holiday to his boss.But today his boss granted him leave quite easily.There were not too much of a rush in temples and gurudwar's as well.

After taking a lavish dinner at a restraunt which he and Mishthi used to visit a lot during there college days just as he was about to go to bed,he thought of checking his mails.

As he opened his account,he saw something which shook him completely.Suddenly a burst of tears from his eyes,his heart started beating faster,it was something that had never happen before..

It was Mishthi's reply...

His Mishu's reply...

"Thanxxx a lot.The rose is quite fresh.Would be better if you could give it to me personally.I want to meet you and give you few things as well.Meet me tommorow at my place,same old place.I will be waiting Phattu....

Thanxx again.."

The scrap made him cry like a child.He had been waiting for this moment.He wanted to meet her and now she also wanted to do the same.A large number of thoughts started coming to his mind.May be she realizes her mistake,may be she loves me and wants to say those three beautiful words,May be the bad days are over.Its time to smile now ,my Mishu replied to me....

This was a pleasant return gift that he had never thought of.What a perfect end to a perfect day.

But the coming day was going to be more thrilling and exciting.As he tried to sleep but the thought of meeting Mishthi ,was enough to keep his eyes wide open the enitre night.

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