THE DRAMATIC LOVE AND HATRED

Chapter - 28 - Steev's Dream Turns into Reality

Steev's POV :

After I finished writing the letter it was almost 11 o'clock in the morning and after that I was wondering what to do next and again.

I thought of preparing something tasty for the lunch. But I was really feeling very much alone without a partner with me. I wanted Shika to be with me. I was dreaming of us cooking together. (Shika and myself ).

I thought I will call her and try if she is free so that she can join me and we both can cook together. I did not think about any positive or negative comments or thoughts. I was just straight away thinking of being with her, that's why I just directly called her with my phone. The phone began to ring and I was waiting for a cute and sweet voice saying ‘hello’. After few rings Shika picked the call and said, “Hello Steev, how are you? what's up?” “Hi Sikha, how are you? I am fine. Actually I wanted to tell you something.” “Yes Steev, You can tell me.”, Shika replied. I was a bit nervous and was acting as if I was about to propose her at that time. I was giving some pauses and she said me that, “Whatever you have to tell you can tell me. I am not   gonna misunderstand you or I will not mind anything. So just feel free to tell me.” After listening to her I said her straight away that, “So I am going to tell you that, I was thinking of cooking something different today, but I am feeling very bored all alone to cook without anyone with me. I thought the best partner who can be with me right now is you. So I just called you to ask if your free today. If you are free can you join me and let's cook some delicious food for all of us together?”, Shika thought for a while and she said, “Right now I am bit occupied with some work, but is it okay if I join you after an hour?” Shika replied. 

My heart was almost about to get blasted right there. I was so much excited and happy, that feeling was not a feeling which could be expressed. I was just thinking that her answer might be like- she is busy and she will be not able to come to meet me and so on. But still I gave a try and asked, and then yes I won. She told me that she was going to come after an hour. I had no issues I was always ready to wait for her. I was very happy and excited that she was going to join me in an hour. 

I told Shika that, “Thank you very much for understanding me and telling me that you are going to join me in an hour. I am really happy excited to see you coming here.”, I said her with too much excitement. “Steev, I'm happy as well that you approached me for cooking with you. I am lucky as well.”, she said. “Shika..  you complete your work and then you come here in an hour. Until then, I will make some necessary arrangements like keeping the pan and some ingredients ready for cooking. I will try to browse some dishes which we could prepare today.”, I said. “Yes definitely Steev, you carry on with all the required ingredients and the dish recipe, till then I will finish my work and get there.”, Shika replied.

I thought my Happy Days were coming. Maybe Shika was my happiness. My Happiness was revolving all around Shika only. Anything which is related to Shika or anything which is about her always made me happy and exciting. It was 11:15 a.m. by the time we finished our conversation so I calculated that mostly around 12:15 p.m. she will be in my room. I was imagining that the dream which I was dreaming some time ago that me and Shika will be cooking some yummy dish together, the dream was finally about to come true. The imagination was so exciting and the reality would be double exciting I thought.

There was a bit of mess created in the kitchen after I prepare dosa and chutney in the morning that's why I thought of quickly cleaning the kitchen and keeping it clean by the time Shika arrives. I quickly entered the kitchen and took a wiping cloth and the started wiping the kitchen. Bit of dosa batter, some spices were dropped on the way and the base that’s why I just cleaned it. The storage containers were here and there kept, they were looking messed up that's why I arranged everything in their places. The kitchen was finally looking good. I was wearing house cloths that's why I thought to get a bit well dressed before she arrives. I know I should be comfortable around her and stopping formal or anything but I just wanted to look good in front of her. That's why I just removed my old home clothes and wore some better clothes. Quickly I styled my hair a bit and washed my face. I was feeling refreshed. I did not think of anyone or anyone will see when she comes to my room.

I didn't even get that thought in my mind. I was just only thinking of me and Shika cooking together and that's all. By the time I finished cleaning the kitchen and getting fresh stop the time was almost 12:30 p.m.

There was almost 45 minutes left for Shika to arrive. I didn’t know why but my heartbeat was a bit faster. I thought let me take my mobile phone and start browsing for some recipes, so that we could prepare the dish together. I had some fruits kept in the kitchen which I had purchased the previous day. Therefore I thought to serve the fruits itself to her, when she comes because there wasn't anything much. As I was thinking that I suddenly remembered that there was dosa batter and chutney kept in the kitchen. I was happy that I can serve that to Shika. I had a dream of serving that to her, but then I consoled myself saying that I cannot disturb her every time by telling to taste my dish, but automatically I called her and she was going to arrive. Everything was going good and I could even give her that dish and ask her to taste it. 

Even I will be happy and satisfied about it. That's why I thought to prepare dosa and keep before she comes. I went to the kitchen and kept the pan and started preparing the dosa. I prepared all together 6 dosas.  After preparing dosa the time was 12:45 p.m. So there was half an hour left. I went and sat down and took my mobile phone and started browsing some good recipes. Only half an hour was left. My heartbeat was still rising up, as the time was decreasing my heartbeat was increasing. The feeling was filled with anxiety as well as happiness at the same time. So I thought maybe that was the feeling of love. Such feeling I was feeling for the first time and that's why I thought maybe that was the feeling of love. Because I never felt that way about anyone else.

That feeling was like magic. There will be infinite excitement. I felt that feeling should never come to an end. Though there will be anxiety mixed within ourselves, the feeling will be amazing. It can be felt only by the person who will be really in love with someone special. Such feeling doesn't come for everyone. It will be for only special ones I believed. I was a learner, there was still lot of things which I had to learn in my life. There were lot of things, and some of them were, Learning about love, life, money, settlement in life, savings, house , family etc.. there were lot of things. I wanted to be more responsible person so that I can learn all those things and more. As makes us learn everything, once John had told me. But I was not sure at what extent it was true, but i always believed John and whatever he said to me.