A Love Story- Anticipation

Chapter 2

“Oww I am sorry to miss picking you up! I should have come. Damn the meeting Grrrrrrrrr”, Soumya wailed down the phone.

Aryan laughed into the phone, “That's okay. We are meeting tomorrow anyways.”

“ I am sorry sweets, no go. The goddamn project! I can meet you on day after”

“ Hey thats okay. I understand. Work rules us.” he replied. Deflated and a bit sad.

“ Oww how sweet. I will hug you for that”

He laughs, “Waiting for that”

“Okay then, bye.”

“Bye”

Akshay and Sunita were happy to see him happy when he called her up. However, now they were concerned. Aryan was too involved too fast. They had seen him suffer and didn't want it to repeat. They decided to meet her and check her out. They could do nothing but wait.

Aryan was too restless to sleep but too tired to do anything else. He expected Soumya to call. He was waiting for it.

Soumya was feeling frustrated. Aryan was here, finally here. However, she cant meet him. After 15 years she will see her first love. The guy who made her dream made her hope. She was so desperate to meet him. She will call him once this damn report was over.

'Aryan.. just hold on sweets! Few more minutes and I will be free to call you.'

Soumya sighed when she saw her boss come towards her and not with a happy smile. He said,”I want you to change this report in all the red marked points.I have made the necessary remarks include them. ”

“Can I do it home?”

“I am afraid not. You know it is too confidential.”

“Yes I know. Sigh!” , said Soumya and started to work.

It was 12 o' clock in the night when she was finished. She debated whether to call or not. However she was sure he would wait. They had this comfortable relationship that they could anticipate others move. In a way she couldn't ever anticipate anyone else in her past relationships. Guess thats coz she never really loved them. She tried hard but she couldn't love anyone else. Not completely.

She called. And she was relived that she did. Talking to Aryan gave her comfort that nothing else could. She was relaxed and comfortable the moment she heard his voice. That soothing voice that fired her dreams to the zenith. She was ready to sleep and go to the godforsaken meeting tomorrow.

Aryan was glad she called. He could hear the tiredness in her voice. He was glad that he would be the last thought in her mind when she slept. He so longed to meet her. He wished he could kiss her weriness away. He slept dreaming of her.

The next day, Soumya was happy. She felt as if she is in the heaven. The meeting ended early. And she can go to meet Aryan. Finally, all those years of waiting and dreaming is finally going to bear fruit. She couldn't wait to meet him.

She called him and told him to come. He was joyous. She could hear the happiness in his voice. The happiness she put there. How she had longed to do the same all her college life. How she had waited for a dribble of information about him. She had watched him marry that loser of the woman. She knew they weren't right together. She knew he was for her and her alone. She waited long and her love was true. God finally answered her prayers. Its just few more days and he would be in her arms. Arms that were aching for his touch. Just few more days. And few hours from now she will see him.

'Aryan here i come darling...............'

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