Chapter 360

Akshar said, "I know that there are many things you do not know about me. And I understand why you feel that way. But I am happy to know that you like me. Especially for the very first time I am actually hearing it from you. I am glad that you feel the same way about me as I do. As for the subject regarding Pryag… “ He paused for a minute and continued, “He is a very nice guy. I have seen the way he looks at you. He really loves you. If you are sure about your feelings for him I will not come between the two of you. But at this point it is completely up to you to figure how you feel about the both of us. I will not do anything to influence your decision in anyway. It won’t be fair to the either of us.” He looked at her straight in to her eyes. She still seemed a little confused but was calm and was listening to what he was saying. He had her full attention. He took her hands and held hers with his and gently stroked them. Then he looked in to her eyes. His blue eyes were magnetic and powerful and expressed exactly what he felt for her. His eyes emanated with radiance of affection for her. He said while stroking her hand, “Diya, I like you very much. Well I should say I am starting to get a little crazy about you. Sometimes I wonder how our paths crossed and where we are today considering that we are from completely different worlds. I can’t say that I have fallen in love with you like Pryag. Can you blame that guy? But I would like to find out where this relationship takes us. You are a very attractive young woman and very intelligent too. But nothing is easy when it comes to the matter of heart. Take some time to figure out how you feel. If you feel comfortable we will always meet only in public places to avoid such situations like today to confuse you more. “
Diya smiled. Akshar continued, “As I said I am crazy about you. Or at least I am starting to feel that way. All I want to know is one thing? I know to some extent you feel I am a stranger. So I ask this question. Just as you take risks in business…. Obviously you do otherwise you won’t be successful as you can’t always play it safe.” He shook his head and said, “See. I am getting side tracked. All I am saying is even if you consider me as a risk…” He looked into her eyes. Diya had his undivided attention. Akshar took his right hand and gently stroke her and said, “Are you willing to take a risk to find out where this is going to take us?” Diya starred at him. She didn’t know the answer yet. She realized that she had a lot of thinking to do. There looked into each others eyes. Neither of them knew how long they were looking into each others eyes. Akshar turned around, away from her and leaned back on the couch. He said, “Oh! What do you want to know about me? I will answer all you questions to the best of my knowledge. Ha! What am I saying? That sounds like an interview. Let me rephrase it. …. Mmmm…. You have met my sister, and you know about my ancestral root and how I got my name etc… You know that my parents are no more but most of my family from my mother’s side live in the US currently and my father’s mostly in London. Of course you know that too…But I am not the guy who would say something like....A part of the rainbow with a colorful shadow descended the earth secretly. She became a princess who gave me a kiss that was lovely and dreamy". I am definitely not that guy. But what you can probably expect is something like coming up with a stupid nickname for you... like.... I don't know I can't really think of anything right now. See! There you go. That is the kind of guy I am."