Chapter 355

Diya smiled and eased back on the couch. She decided to humor him for one last time. She felt it would the right time to bring up the topic that she had been postponing. Akshar continued with his narration,” I am going to take you back to the time when Romeo and Juliet first met. Diya was partially paying attention to what he was saying. She was thinking about how wonderfully he had changed his house in such short notice to make her feel welcome. She thought to herself that she has to gently let thing go and break it to him. Akshar continued with the description. He was saying, "Juliet saw Romeo from a distance and it was love at first sight. He was handsome and strong. When she described him to her maid she said that she could write poetry about Romeo. If she did, she would describe his shoulders as they were made on sandalwood. His eyes as that of the power of a magnet..... Diya was thinking about the kiss that she had wanted to avoid. She thought about it for a moment and she felt a chill over her spine again and she was not sure why she felt that way. Without her even realizing she was listening to Akshar. She was slowly drifting into his story where Juliet was sneaking out from the ball room with her maid's help to see Romeo. Romeo who was allowed nowhere near where Juliet lived came was in a complete disguise with his best friend as a commoner so that no one would recognize them. He had passed on the message to Juliet somehow and asked her to meet at the fountain near in the garden at the ball. When they both managed to reach and were at each others arms length, Romeo's friend who was on a watch out indicated that they have to get out of there and dragged him away from her. He signaled something to Juliet's maid and was gone in a flash.

Diya was again whisked back into the ball room and her maid whispered something in her ear. She mingled and danced with some aristocrat and later excused herself and disappeared when everyone was having their dinner. She was eager to see Akshar who was waiting near the willow tree that was at the end of the street which was a little far to get to. Diya with her maid's help reached there and revealed her face once she saw Akshar standing there. He looked much more handsome up close and she longed to be in his arms. He had a scar from being a warrior and he broke the silence. He said, "Your beauty surpasses anything I have ever laid eyes on my life until this day. I have fallen in love with thee. Please accept my love. I will stand by you and protect you for as long as I live." She took a step towards him and said, "I shall love thee for as long as I live." He moved closer and she could feel his breath. She could feel his strong arms brushing against her chest. He gently but firmly took her by her waist and kissed her. She threw her arms around his neck and kissed him back. There was no one around there. The two of them were all alone. He very slowly moved his hands and ran them behind her neck and pulled a string by accident and it loosened up a little gently revealing a little more below her neck as her blouse slipped down a little. He starred at her for a minute watching her reaction as it was an accident. She leaned forward and pulled him close and kissed him. Akshar who had stopped narrating a while ago and was sitting with great satisfaction of proving his point was completely taken by surprise when Diya pulled him over and kissed him.