THE MIRACLE UNIVERSE DAUGHTER : A HEARTBEAT OF LOVE

CHAPTER 15 - DIYA'S P.O.V

Tomorrow is my birthday, and I am turning 21 years old. I want to spend it with my family and Thara. I and Thara were getting back to my house as it was already getting dark, and I parked my car in the garage and called Thara to join hands, but she wanted to take some stuff from her bag before entering and told me to leave first.

At my house, while I was entering, the balloons boomed, and my dad, mom, my servants, and some of my dad's friends all together said "Happy Birthday Diya." At that time, I realised it was my previous night's birthday party eve, and from the morning on, Thara hadn’t said anything about this party. Behind me, Thara, Aaron, and Asha were present with gifts in their hands and sounds of laughter because of my face's reaction. I don’t know from where Aaron and Asha came along with Thara.

My father, Dilip Singh, introduced me to his old accomplice and companion, Rahul Desai, who was present at my birthday party. He approached me and shook my hand after introducing himself and wishing me a happy birthday.

He requested me to marry his only son and sole beneficiary, from the Desai group of companies Mr. Pranav Helen Desai. I was stunned and had no words to portray or communicate it. I turned my head towards Thara, and she was grinning from ear to ear.

I was impressed by one of the boys in an inter-school competition when I was 11 years old, and he became my first love. I got his number and all the details, but I didn't make any move to call and introduce myself, and I started following his social media account, which represents his name as Helen Desai, and I was somewhat collapsed by seeing the picture and knowing his name, which is all girlish, and I myself started doubting my love and kept silent. After so many years later, I shared my first love story once with Thara, too, during our junior college days, but after that I forgot about that topic.

But if anyone shared about their love or boyfriend, I would think of him, so I was not interested in any boys and kept on rejecting every proposal I got. Right now, I am not interested in this marriage proposal and I am still confused about my love matter. When I was going to reject it before seeing the person, I heard Thara's voice calling me and mouthing for me to say "yes."

I simply smiled and left that place without saying anything, going to the garden without seeing anyone's face, casting my head down, and standing there thinking about the boy of my first love and his brilliant blue eyes, which I couldn't get out of my sight.

I was so engrossed in my own thoughts that I didn't see the person standing next to me, but I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned to see who it was, and my heart stopped for a second when I saw the person standing, slightly tilting his head with a smile.

That's when the man of my dreams, my first love since childhood, appeared in front of me. I saw his eyes, which are the same brilliant blue, shining with blended emotions of curiosity, love, and mischievousness, along with a friendly attitude. He was standing six feet tall with a muscular body, but I was just 5’4" tall and a thin girl with minimal beauty.

He was smiling ear to ear seeing my reaction. He slowly came near me, standing in front of me with a 2-inch gap, lifting my chin up with his right thumb, and seeing me eye to eye, he said, "I am Pranav Helen Desai, supposed to be your husband with a smirk." At that moment, my heart began to converse with his, and I and myself became immersed in an embrace; when I was unaware of him who was embracing me, I embraced back without realising it.

When I turned my head to see his face, I came to see Thara watching us from far away in the garden. Thara was standing with Aaron, who was hugging her from behind and watching me and she asking, "Do you love your surprise?" I mouthed to Thara, still embracing him, by saying, "I love my surprise gift."

Suddenly, Pranav interrupted my thoughts by asking me why you didn’t call me when you still knew my contact number and kept silent. My face turned bright red from fear of doing something wrong. He lifted me by the chin again and pulled me closer to him and told me that Thara had given him every piece of information about you when she came to know that you loved me at first sight and that, despite having my personal details, you did not take any further action.

When you told her about me, she inquired about me, even confessed your love for me, and told me everything about you, including the fact that you are purely in love with me and continue to think of me. After hearing that, I was eager to see you, but I still didn’t want to make any hasty decisions, so I slowly started following you everywhere you went and even joined the same college.

You didn't even see me once when I was still standing next to you many times in the college when you were busy buying snacks in the canteen. That time alone, I could stand next to you and watch you very closely. I was ready to confess my love to you when you graduated, but here we are, you in my arms, and we don't need anything more than the fate of being together for the rest of our lives.

I told him about my concerns about his name and a picture on social media that said like Helen Desai, which is girlish, and he laughed at my confusion and said Helena Desai is my mother's name and dad used to call her Helen, and after my mother died, I took her name in my name as Pranav Helen Desai, and it went like Helen Desai in social media. As you think, I have many followers, not because you think I am famous or popular, but only because of my name and the picture in it. It's my mom's photo and it’s her social media account, and she is the one in charge of a charity foundation that my dad started, "You Care to Call," and I started taking care of that account in my mom’s name itself. Yes, my facial features are exactly like my mom's, and I would say I look like a twin to her.

After his explanation, this made me think that my assumptions were wrong, and I asked him to forgive me for my stupidity without thinking clearly or checking for the truth. He just smiled at my stupid behaviour, and he said I too followed you but didn’t confront my feelings with you, so we both are equal and he too said sorry, and we both laughed aloud at our confrontations .

That is when I thought about Thara's love and affection for her beloved one's, her joy about me being in his arms. I said to myself thank you Thara for coming into my life.