Moira : Bound to happen! Chapter 14.

 


*Link to Chapter 13*


"Navya chalo, let's finish this bite", Nirav said as he fed Navya her breakfast. "Okay then, Dadda is eating Navya's favourite cookie....who will Navya give her favourite cookie to?" Nirav was being playful with Navya.

"To pretty aunty...Yu..Yuga aunty!", Navya happily exclaimed, out of the blue.


"Yuga!", Nirav repeated. "Do you like Yuga aunty, Navya?", Nirav asked, watching Navya's happy face.

"Yes! I will give her my favourite cookie", Navya repeated. 

Nirav picked his mobile phone and scrolled for Yuga's number. He kept staring at her saved name. 

He remembered her face the first time they met. "As she removed her palms off her face, her cheeks, red from crying, looked like apples" Nirav recollected and smiled.

"Why are you smiling Dadda?", Navya asked.

Nirav gave a broader smile to Navya. 

"Only if the nanny hadn't called that day,  would've the day in the park, ended differently?", Nirav pondered.

"Dadda", Navya called.

"Did you finish your breakfast", he said, shifting his gaze to Navya.

"Yes Dadda, lets go to school", Navya got down from the chair, slung her bag over her shoulder and went on to hold Nirav's hand.

Nirav and Navya drove off to school. Nirav was bidding goodbye to her but saw that she was staring at her friend. Friend's mom and dad were giving a peck on her cheeks to bid their goodbyes. Navya turned back and blew a flying kiss to Nirav. Nirav mimicked of catching it and putting it in his left pocket. Navya smiled and went inside. 

"I know Navya misses her mom", Nirav thought. His phone beeped and interrupted his thoughts. He checked the message. After replying, he again opened Yuga's name card on the phone. 


"She looked gorgeous in that blue dress", he recalled. "And when she was talking to Navya, in that white salwar-kameez, sunrays made her dazzle. How comfortable Navya was with her! Navya won't share her favourite cookie with anyone. But she's willing to share it with Yuga. Should I ask Yuga.... No! What am I thinking? I have Navya to look after, why should I burden someone else with my responsibilities? I can't pull Yuga into this. Moreover for Navya's sake I had decided not to marry. I insisted on my decision for so long, but after meeting Yuga, I don't know how and when....I don't know much about her, yet why do I feel a connection everytime we meet?...No! I shouldn't have thought about falling in love", Nirav tried to erase his thoughts. His mind was in a chaos in that moment. 


But Yuga's smiling face kept flashing in front of his eyes. Her brown eyes, her polite demeanour, her voice, her meeting him coincidentally...so many times...everything kept intruding his mind. 

He started the car and his phone rang. 

"Yuga", it flashed.

He quickly picked up. "Hi, good morning!", he said, in an exhilarated tone, forgetting about all the previous chaos.

"Good ....good morning, Nirav. This...is... Yuga", Yuga was stuttering as she spoke.

"Yes, I know. I've saved your number", Nirav adhered to his excited tone.

"Can we meet Nirav?", Yuga asked, in one breath.

Nirav switched off the car's ignition and leaned back on his seat with phone in his hand.



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  1. Deepa V RamanFebruary 16, 2025 at 6:42 PM

    Ekdam climactic moment pe rukaaya Maitrin! I was so engrossed!

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    1. juiFebruary 16, 2025 at 6:54 PM

      Hahhaa yes....aage kya hota hai janiye kal😂

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