Will You Still Love Me? by RAVINDER SINGH

Author:RAVINDER SINGH [Singh, Ravinder]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9789387625457
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
Published: 2018-02-08T00:00:00+00:00

‘Marry me,’ he says, well aware of the gravity of his words.

It’s late in the evening. They are in his car, on the road outside her campus. It is quiet in there.

Rajveer was supposed to drop Lavanya at the campus and leave. She was supposed to say her goodbye with a kiss. But now, she is at a loss for words.

This is a big surprise. It’s sweet, but difficult to respond to given the significance of the subject.

She did believe that one day their relationship would come to this. And that she would be happy if they came this close to each other that they would want to live their lives together. But she didn’t see it coming this soon.

‘What?’ she says softly, wanting to verify if he is serious about what he has said a second back.

He reaches out for her hand, envelops it with his two and this time slowly repeats himself with far more conviction.

‘M-a-r-r-y m-e!’

After a second’s pause he adds, ‘Will you?’

In scores of movies they would have watched, when this moment arrives, usually there is a ring and more often than not the guy is on his knees. Lavanya is glad he didn’t do it that way.

Rajveer knows he loves her dearly, and that for him is reason enough. Yet, it was her selfless love for human beings that he witnessed hours back, which made his reason more solid. He would never want to let her go. He was that sure about it.

Her eyes are glued to his faintly visible face in the comforting darkness of the car. There is an anticipation in the silence. Even the comfortable air-conditioned atmosphere suddenly makes her feel cold.

She wants to follow her heart and not think twice. Yet, she understands what it means to say a yes. She has broken her heart once. It’s that experience which makes her delay her affirmative answer. She isn’t prepared to respond. Not at that moment. But, what she can’t deny as well is how much Rajveer’s words have assured her of their lives together going forward. This assurance means a lot to her and she looks forward to answering his question soon.

‘I so wish to live my life with you, Rajveer. There is no reason why I should say a no, but I need to reassure myself before I say yes, which is what I eventually want to say. Give me some time. Will you?’ she says, finally cutting the silence in the air between them.

He looks at her and smiles, then stretches and plants a kiss on her forehead and then sits back. He nods in agreement. It’s all right, he can wait.

‘Of course!’ he says to assure her further.

She blows him a kiss.

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