OS:JaGan
Title: Lost in You
Setting- Mangalore (before marriage)- Jagya's POV
"Tomorrow is Valentine's Day, Jagya..." Lal Singh said. I was in Mangalore, accompanying Ganga during her final exams. Lal Singh was aware of my feelings for her, and he also knew well that they were mutual. "Do you plan on surprising Ganga?"
"I had no clue tomorrow is Valentine's day...damn. When I'm with Ganga, time just flies...I don't really stop to look at the date..."
"You've got it bad, Jagya...you've got it real bad...you're in love, my friend."
"I know." I blushed. Luckily, Ganga was in class so she wouldn't have to see me blushing. "I guess I'll plan something now..."
"Hmm, Koyel isn't into the Western stuff but I'm taking her somewhere...maybe you can do the same thing...you're in Mangalore...there's plenty to see and do."
"Wow, Lal Singh the love guru..." I joked.
"Haha, very funny..."
I was happy he'd given me this idea. Ganga had a few days in between her first and second paper. She was extremely tense and could barely smile these days. She was worried about failing even though I knew she would actually get the highest marks out of anyone in her class. I could do something for her which would help her take her mind off things for a while. I just had to think what to do. I knew that Ganga had never seen a movie at a movie theater. I went online to check if there was any romantic movie playing on Valentine's Day. There were two, so I booked tickets for one. After that, I made reservations at a restaurant. My final surprise was going to be something we couldn't do in Rajasthan. It was something Ganga loved. It was going to be special. I owed Lal Singh big time for putting this idea into my head otherwise I'd miss out on a great occasion and a chance to make her feel special.
Ganga had probably never seen Valentine's Day celebrated before or even heard of it. Back home, not many people knew about it, so it would be a pleasant surprise for her. She came home, looking stressed out as usual. The next paper was after two days. She sat down, slumped in her chair, with Mannu in her lap. It was time to put my plan into effect, so I excused myself and went out, to buy her a gift.
When I came back, it was time for dinner.
"Dr Sa, what's Valentine's Day?" She asked, appearing confused. The confusion made her look so cute. Confusion could be wiped away, but that tension she was feeling the past few days, the exam anxiety, that needed more work to get rid of.
"Valen what? Day who?" I pretended to have no clue. She smiled. "Even I don't know what it is. My friend was talking about it after our exam. She said she's really glad the next exam isn't for two more days, otherwise she wouldn't get to celebrate Valentine's Day."
"Oh...must be a children's holiday or something...you know, like Christmas..."
"Oh, that one with the old guy that has a big belly..." Her face light up like a child's, and she batted her eyelashes with excitement.
"Something like that, I guess...but what do I know?" I shrugged. She nodded.
"Well, I'll go put Mannu to sleep, and then I have to study."
"Yeah, study...do that tonight..." I said.
"Sure." She said, looking confused.
Study tonight, and relax tomorrow, because it's Valentine's Day, and I'm going to make you feel loved.
The next day I was ready to surprise her. I left a bouquet of red and pink roses outside her door along with the gift, and a note in the morning. I left for a while and when I came back, she smiled shyly when I entered.
"This isn't related to Valentine's Day, is it?" She asked.
"Um, no...I have no clue what this day is and why you're even talking about it. I just felt like buying you some things, to help cheer you up, since you've been so stressed out with your finals."
"Thank you for the beautiful flowers, and this saree...I'll wear it once we go back to Jaitser..." She said.
"No you won't, that saree is for tonight. We're going to see a movie."
"A movie? Where?" She asked. She looked worried.
I laughed. "At a movie theater...Kaka will take care of Mannu..."
"If it's a movie, I'll wear my regular clothes...I don't want to ruin this pretty saree." She said.
"Ganga, wear the saree...I want to see how that color looks on you." I smiled.
"It's pink... you've seen me in pink before..." She said. She looked so shy and uncomfortable. She pouted and her big eyes became even bigger and more expressive, like a little kid.
"Please..." I folded my hands and begged her. She nodded, still a bit reluctant. I waited outside for her and she came out wearing the pink saree. I'd chosen a simple one for her because I knew simplicity was the essence of her personality. Somehow, she made the saree look like it was adorned with endless sequins and designs, when she stood in front of me. She didn't make eye contact. A smile spread across my face.
"Wow." I said. She wrinkled her nose.
"What? Don't you like it?" I asked.
"I do...but I'm not used to going out...wearing a saree..."
"Ugh, Ganga...you're full of excuses" I sighed. Her hair was open but she covered her head with her pallu.
The movie theater wasn't far from the house, so we walked there. We watched a movie together and Ganga was astonished by the size of the screen. It's safe to say that the movie wasn't what I was watching closely, it was her. Afterwards we went to dinner at a restaurant. The entire time, I didn't tell her that it's Valentine's Day. We had to go to the beach next and that's where I planned on wishing her.
Finally, we arrived at the beach. We walked barefooted on the beach together. I took the initiative to grab her hand and hold it tightly in between. She made eye contact for just a second when I squeezed her hand. Slowly, I pulled her closer and closer, until she couldn't escape, until she was right next to me. I put my arm around her shoulders and eventually she gave in too, and put an arm around me. I held her tightly. We walked pressed against each other for a long time. I kept looking into her eyes, she blushed and her face light up.
"You better soak this up...there are no beaches in Jaitser." I said.
An older couple walked past us and the woman smiled seeing us. Ganga quickly moved away from me and tried to push my hand away.
"This won't yield you good results..." I threatened. She laughed and managed to push my hand away and continued to walk but at a faster pace. The pace soon quickened till she was practically running from me and I began to run after her. Ganga was a pretty good runner. She seemed to mind that people were staring at us when we were holding each other, but didn't seem to mind that they were staring at a pretty girl randomly running at high speed on a beach. I caught up to her and grabbed her, and we ended up falling down. I was on top and I smiled at her.
"I win." I said. She was breathing fast. It was evening now and getting dark fast. We looked deeply into each other's eyes. Her eyes sparkled. I had a chance to kiss her and I held her face. She closed her eyes and I closed in on her. Both of us were completely breathless. I was just about to kiss her, but a loud sound startled both of us. We looked around to see where it was coming from. Ganga pointed at the sky.
"Look Dr Sa..." She said. I looked up. The sky light up with fireworks. They were everywhere. Ganga and I were still on the sand.
"Let's look at the fireworks..." She said.
"No, they just started..." I said.
"But...Dr Sa...everyone is looking..."
"Who cares? I asked. She tried to push me off. "Dr Sa...please...not here..." She said.
"Happy Valentine's Day, Ganga..." I said.
"What?" She asked.
"Yeah, that's why I took you out...because I love you...and today is about love..." I told her. She looked surprised.
"Oh, so that's what it means..." She said.
"Yeah, and I took you to a movie, dinner, and brought you here to see fireworks...and you're still trying to push me away. How rude!" I teased. She looked away and at the sky, so I quickly kissed her cheek and held her face, and finally kissed her lips. It was the best Valentine's Day gift I could have ever hoped for.
"I love you..." I said when we stood up, and she hugged me in reply. It was the perfect ending to a perfect ending to a perfect day.
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