Goodbye 2012

Decide to walk down memory lane before I bid adieu to 2012, getting the tinge of feeling on how the year has passed on. The journey traveled last 12 months were full of humps, I guess life will never be smooth & toll-free highway J but still it gave me the pleasure to count my blessings at the unexpected junctures. There were moments that brought smile, moments that stirred the tranquility in me and moments that brought tears. Whether happiness, anger or sorrow; they were all fruits of life to be cherished with hope that it made me a better person... 

The Year 2012 brought so many new acquaintances, some stayed back along with the loyal ones while most left with the same momentum that they entered. It's funny how I manage to connect to some so easily as if we were long lost souls and still find it equally impossible to understand some.  I'm happy that I met all of you, glad that there was something that I learned from everyone.

Took another baby step closer this year to discovering myself, some strength was discovered and hidden flaws were unveiled. Achievements were made along with blunders, but no qualms as its parts and parcels of life. New places, new craze, new passion and experience were discovered while some old ones were revisited and some were forgotten... Even survived doomsday ;)

Thank you & Goodbye 2012……

VirMan : Almost Heaven (Part 2)

"Virat, I love youuu..." Manvi rumbled in her sleep while cuddling closer to Virat in her sleep. Her voice was soft, low yet sexy enough to wake Virat from his sleep. Some things will never change, one of it is definitely her rumbling in sleep, he thought to himself while smiling at her sleeping in his arms. Not that he minded it at all, actually he loved it. He felt so contented today, something that he never thought he will ever experience in his life. His mind wandered to his confrontation with Dadaji earlier today. "Virat, you will never change. Neither can you do anything to redeem your past nor can you prove yourself in future. I agreed to all your nonsense of wanting to go back to US and you wanting to start your career as lawyer just for the sake of Manvi. That's all! Your first hearing is in 3 days' time and you're so adamant to go down to Rishikesh instead of preparing for the case. Just bear in mind one thing Virat, DON'T you dare tarnish Vandera clan's pride and prestige in the court! If I'm not happy with your preparation, I will not allow you step into the courtroom and that is FINAL,  Samjha Virat!", Dadaji walked away angrily not even waiting for Virat's explanation. If it was the old Virat, he would have definitely rebelled but Virat just stood there. There was neither anger nor sadness in him. Till that moment, even he thought he will never be able to redeem himself from his past that has been haunting him. It was his Bandariya that made the impossible possible.

He bottled up all his emotions deep in him and his heart was as cold as ice. The coldness helped to numb the pain and hide the scars in his heart. He was pretty comfortable living in his own fortress until the day his Bandariya came to his life. Till today, he still doesn't know how she managed to breakthrough his fortress. Her smiled spread warmth around him that slowly melted his heart, the old scars resurfaced and pain slowly penetrated into him again. He was losing his control over and over again but the only difference this time she was there with him to endure the pain. She was able to see the scars in his life that no one was able to see, her touch healed it. She slowly healed his scars one by one like an angel with a magical touch. She taught him to let go of his anger, disappointment, failure and his past so that she can fill it up with her love. Now he is only filled with love, her love for him. He accepted his past failure openly instead of running away. It was she who wanted him to go back to US alone and walk through the path again with pride instead of sorrow, failure and heartbreak to make him believe that he that he has overcome his past that has been haunting him all this years. Of course, it also gave him the opportunity to actually collect his Law degree that he refuses to acknowledge as it reminded him of his past. The 2 weeks he was in US, he felt her presence around him, guiding each step he took, holding him when he was about to fall. Virat used to tease Manvi whenever she looked at the sky and share her problems, happiness or sorrow with her demised parents but he was doing the same thing every night in US. The only difference, he was sharing it with his Bandariya who was across the globe in India. He hoped that the stars would deliver his thoughts to her.

Manvi's changed her sleeping position, moving away from his arms towards the other side of the bed. Virat watched her sleeping, suddenly he remembered about his case. "Damn, the case. I haven't even read anything yet!",Virat cursed himself and slowly got off the bed to ensure he doesn't disturb his sleeping beauty from her dream. He slowly tiptoed to his bag, took out the case files, his notepad and pen. He switched on the reading light at his corner of the bed and started to prepare for his case.

Manvi sensed that Virat distance from her even in her sleep. She slowly opened her eyes while turning herself towards Virat. Manvi was half awake when she saw Virat was sitting on the bed, immersed in his thoughts. "Why are you awake so early, jet lag?" she asked him. "No baby, you go to sleep" he answered her softly but in serious note. She opened her eyes and saw him scribbling something on the notepad. "Virat Singh Vandera, are you taking notes on how to improve your kissing skills" she asked with a confused look. Her question surprised Virat and he broke out laughing. " Bandariya, only you can have such an imagination", Virat answered her back while still controlling his laughter. "Then what in the world are you scribbling so early in the morning?" she asked again. "No Manvi, I just thought I will read through the case file and prepare some notes to discuss with Bhai and Dadaji tomorrow." he answered while still writing his notes. Then he stopped halfway and put his notes aside as if he realized something important. " Bandariya, were you trying to say that I'm a lousy kisser earlier?" Virat asked her with a devilish smile on his face. That moment, Manvi bit her lower lips realizing the mistake she made but before she could react, he already pulled her towards him. " Bandariya, I will prove you wrong baby", he whispered at her ears. His lips found hers in no time, she melted in his arms. Her lips slowly parted giving in to his urge. She felt hot passion exploded in her as he crushed her with his kiss. She was in state of ecstasy when his tongue touched hers. Her grip on his shoulder tighten, his reflex pulled her even closer. Finally their lips slowly parted involuntarily and gasped for air. Virat studied her face; he realized he did fairly well in his task. Manvi was unable to meet his gaze as she was still in state of ecstasy definitely won't be able to take another round of it she thought. Virat realized it too but he won't let her easily, slowly leaned against the bed with his hands over his head. "How would you rate this kiss, baby?". Manvi knew she was cornered so she slowly jumped off the bed, made sure she was out of his reach before answering him. "Fairly well, vast improvement, but don't get too happy as there are still room for improvement in future Chep", she answered in her usual tone.

"So how is your case preparation going, Mr Virat", she tried to change the passionate mood to a subtle one. "Well it was going fairly well, until someone challenged my skills in kissing", he smirked. "Dadaji must be very impressed when he realizes that his useless pota was doing case study at 3 am in the morning. Are your nervous, Virat? She asked with concern. "Manvi Vandera, let's make one thing clear. I'm not doing this for Dadaji or anyone else for the matter." Manvi's smile slowly faded from her face but Virat didn't realize it and continued talking. "I just don't want to disappoint my wife who trusts me with her life and believes in me more than anyone else in the world including myself. I will not let anything jeopardize that trust, understood Manvi?", he asked while looking into her eyes. Manvi's eyes was teary and she was about to breakdown when he walked over to her, held her in his arms and teased her " Oye Bandariya, why do you have to be so filmy all the time?". "Look who is talking about being filmy, what do you expect me to do when you deliver SRK emotional dialogues all the time? Make sure you don't deliver your filmy dialogues in court, else court room will become Broadway theater."  Manvi replied him back. They both ended up laughing.

VirMan : Almost Heaven (Part 1)

She cursed the traffic for delaying her. Of all the days, it has to be today where she has to be stuck in this bad traffic. She has been looking forward to see him after 2 weeks being away. She wanted to be there to welcome him but nothing works the way Manvi wants, she thought. I think it is a curse that came with the manufacturing fault when God created me. Her thoughts were disrupted by her mobile's vibration. Her smile faded away as Kadambari chachi spoke, she was silent throughout the conversation. She only managed to murmur " Ok chachi" and ended the call. After the call, she felt that her presence with him was a necessity instead off pleasure. She kept checking her watch every minute, every minute passed so slowly.

Finally, the authorities manage to clear the heap of logs that was blocking the traffic. She sighed in relief as the car started to move. By the time she reached home, it was almost 9 pm. She was stuck on the road for more than 3 hours. Her eyes scanned every corner and nook of the house for him while she was answering Beeji for her delay, she knows that she will definitely irk Beeji but she couldn't be bothered of it now. It was him that was she was bothered about not anyone else at this moment. Beeji would have been given Manvi a lecture on how disrespectful it is to look away while talking to elders; somehow she understood Manvi and told her the magic words.  " Manvi beta , Virat  tera kamra meh hain". The sound of his name gave her a jolt of excitement, she is personally surprised with the effect he has on her. Manvi nodded and walked towards her room, although she wanted to run to him but she refrained herself. She didn't want to show everyone how badly she misses him. As her walking pace increased, she could sense all the eyes looking at her and her cheeks started to turn red.

She slowly turned the knob of the door to surprise him but she was surprised herself. She expected him to be anxiously waiting for her but instead she saw him sleeping. His head was resting on the bedhead. He has changed to his white kurta and he looked so handsome and divine at the same time while sleeping. Manvi walked towards him and her hand was about to reach out for him but she stopped. Although her heart yearned to touch his face, caress his cheeks, lips and slid through his hair, ruffle it but she didn't want to disturb his sleep. He was sleeping so soundly as a baby, her baby. She stood there silently watching him sleep, and then moved away to the window. She stood by the window looking, gazing at the starry skies enjoying the cold breeze. Her conversation with chachi in the evening is still playing in her mind.

Suddenly he felt the cold breeze brushing against his face but at the same time he sensed warmth in the atmosphere. He didn't have to open his eyes, from the warmth in the air; he sensed her presence in the room. His lips curved to a smile as he slowly opens his eyes to see his angel. He missed her so much during the 2 weeks. He recalled teasing his bhai dreaming of his bhabhi everywhere before his wedding but he never realized that he will sail on the same boat during her absence for the past 2 weeks. He opened his eyes only see her standing by the window gazing at the sky. Disappointment replaced his smile when he saw her gazing the sky instead of him, "Didn't she miss him as much as he did?" He expected her to welcome him with her warm hug and seal it with a kiss but it was Dabbu who welcomed him while his mouth was stuffed with ladoo. He broke almost all the speed limit that he can recall after his long haul flight, heated argument with Dadaji just to rush to her but she was not there to welcome him. He anxiously waited for her in her room till he felt asleep waiting and now she is busy star gazing. "Manvi, you are gonna pay for all this disappointment today", Virat smirked to himself as he slowly got up and walked towards her.

She stood there, immersed in her own thoughts. The cold breeze was blowing her silky hair; she looked so gorgeous in her pink salwar that held her petite figure and revealed her flawless body curves. Damn it, his anger and disappointment vanished into thin air as he was mesmerized by her charm.

Virat slowly wrapped his hands around her waist and planted a kiss on her neck. Her body jerked when his lips touched her skin, his electrifying touch disrupted her deep thoughts. She felt her cheeks blushing and she pulled his arms tighter around her.

"Did you miss me Bandariya?", Virat whispered slowly at her ears in his husky & sexy voice. Manvi's eyes sparked, her cheeks blushed while she was drifted away to paradise by his touch. Manvi regained her control, "Chep! Missing you ? Are you crazy? I was enjoying the most peaceful moment of my life for the 2 weeks." Manvi answered him back in her normal tone. She wanted Virat to be jealous, "Did you miss me, Chep?"  Virat knew this was coming, after all who knows his Banderiya better than him. "All the girls were drooling over me for the past 2 weeks, after all who could resist Virat Singh Vandera! I totally forgot that I was married to a Banderiya until I reached India", he answered her with his devilish grin on his face. Manvi's face was red, but this time she was not blushing but angry with him. "You are such a Chep!!", she said angrily while turning to face him. The moment their eyes met, both of them knew how madly & badly they missed each other. Manvi wrapped her hands around his neck and said " I love you, Virat". Virat held her tighter and replied " I love you too Banderiya". Then he realized something amiss in her, "Kya hua Manvi?", Manvi tried to hide her emotion by closing her eyes and looking down while she replied him, "Kuch nahi chep". Virat cupped her face, brought it closed to his and whispered to her in a serious tone " Manvi, I'm not buying it. Don't try coz you know you can't hide anything from me". She silently agreed, her eyes slowly open and Virat was shocked to see the teary eyes. " I'm sorry Virat, chachi called me earlier and told me about your confrontation with Dadaji. All this wouldn't have happened if I didn't insist on you personally fetching me from Rishikesh. I didn't know about the change in the case schedule. I mean it is your first case, I'm sure Dadaji and Jiju wanted to make sure you're well prepared for it." She couldn't continue as tears choked her and Virat placed his fingers on her lips. "Shhh, there is no need to be sorry baby. Even if you didn't insist, I would have come down personally to fetch you. Dadaji's taunting is not something new for me. I will handle it, Manvi. Don't be silly to put the blame on yourself..." He was annoyed with Chachi for blurting it out to Manvi but knowing her nature, he knew she didn't mean to hurt Manvi. "Hey wait a sec, are you doubting your husband's capability to handle the case??? I have to agree that I may not be as good as bhai but trust me Manvi, I can handle it. You trust me na?" he asked her. She hugged him tightly and whispered "I trust you with my life, Virat". He knew she meant it and smiled. He slowly carried her in his arms and kissed her forehead. "What are you doing, Chep?" Manvi asked while still holding tight to him. " I'm gonna show you the consequences for not missing me when I was away. Are you ready Banderiya?", as he carried her to the bed. "I'm dying to know... " Manvi said smiling. His kiss made her forget everything; they were both drowning in the ocean of passion. Her head was resting on his chest when he whispered" How was the consequence?"... "Almost heaven" she whispered back.