CHAPTER 21
"Do we both already know each other? ..."
Mrityunjay looks into Mayil's eyes. He is not at all in a position to tell the truth to her, which is very hard to digest for her, and he doesn't want to lie to her. Because he has to hide everything he has to say, he will have to tell her one more lie. In such a state of confusion, he is just looking into her eyes. She asked him again.
"You know me, or I know you... Did we meet somewhere?"
Mrityunjay does not want to spoil the matter by saying anything, so he holds her hand and asks her to explain.
"It's very late already. Your head will hurt again. If you wake up for a long time, go to sleep, and there is no need to bother yourself so much about anything."
Mayil is trying her best to find Mrityunjay in that unknown person who is in front of her right now, but she can't see anyone even after trying hard. Mayil says this to herself by putting her hand on her head.
"I think I have started thinking too much. Everything I feel is probably connected to me. I'm sorry I bothered you too. But I don't know what is there in my past that keeps bothering me all the time."
Mrityunjay does not tell her anything, takes her again in his arms, and lies down. He is constantly moving his fingers lightly across her hair. But it was as if sleep suddenly forgot the path of her beautiful eyes. Mrityunjay's eyes are closed, and Mayil rests her head on his chest. She is constantly feeling his fingers caressing her hair. Along with her, he is also not sleeping, due to which she is not feeling good. Suddenly, she held his hand and said,
"Jay, please, you sleep... I am fine... Maybe because of Papa's tension and many other things of the day, I am not able to sleep."
He feels so divine after listening to "Jay" from her. He intertwined his fingers with her, and with his closed eyes, he said,.
"Mahi I am okay... Try to sleep."
Mayil starts getting up from bed; there is no closeness around him, but he immediately looks at her, holds her by the waist, and says he sees her suddenly standing up like this.
"What... "
"Please sleep... I am not feeling sleepy. I will sit on the balcony for some time. Maybe if I feel better, then I will come back and go to sleep. Please sleep; I already bother you a lot. I wouldn't like it at all if you couldn't sleep because of me."
Mrityunjay quickly stands up with the duvet; she is unable to understand what he is doing. Then, holding her hand, she goes with her to the balcony. Mayil is not feeling good at all, and he is unable to sleep because of her. But on the other hand, she has a very good feeling that he is trying to comfort her by disturbing his sleep for the stranger whom he met a few days ago.
There is a hammock on the balcony that is well tied from both ends, where she can sleep or lie down comfortably. She finds the hammock quite comfortable, so she smiles when she sees it. She is just looking at the balcony when suddenly Jai lifts her in his arms and lays her on the hammock.
Mritunjay immediately lies down close to her. While lying on the bed, both of them were just touching each other side by side, but when lying on the hammock, she feels like she will probably lay on the Mrityunjay. As soon as he adjusts well, he immediately makes her lay on his chest. She is lying completely on top of him, and all of a sudden her heartbeat has increased, which makes him feel magical. He tells her again while caressing her hair.
"The more you think about keeping me away from you, the closer I will come to you, and the sooner you get used to keeping me close to you, the sooner it will be easier for you to understand everything... Now relax; you will definitely be able to sleep because I know you love natural air instead of an air conditioner room."
Mayil immediately raises her head and starts looking at Mrityunjay, who smiles again, holds her head, and puts it on his chest. Mayil knows there is no point in asking questions because he knows a lot about her. Sometimes she feels as if she doesn't know as much about herself as he does about her.
And as Mrityunjay said, the cold wind blowing outside is giving her a lot of relief. When she closes her eyes in the cold breeze and falls asleep on his chest, he smiles when he feels she is soundly asleep in his arms without any trouble. There is only happiness here because, even after forgetting everything, she has not forgotten the comfort of his arms, in which she used to sleep peacefully.
He doesn't want to move forward at all, and everything gets messed up because he knows it. If Mayil remembers everything, then once again she also has to face those hateful memories, which are a bit difficult for her.
He closes his eyes and sleeps soundly with his love, who is sleeping in his arms, forgetting the world. The moon is also spreading its light around and sharing its happiness with them; he is also very happy that they are with each other.
When Mayil wakes up the next day, she finds herself tightly wrapped in Mrityunjay's arms. Her face hides in his crook. She slowly raises her face and gets surprised when he is smiling and looking at her.
"Good morning, wifey..."
"Good morning…."
She tries to lift herself from there silently, not meeting her shy gaze with his mischievous one. But she is feeling a bit of a failure in this. Mritunjay laughs at her attempt and says,.
"May I, ma'am..."
She nods her head lightly because she feels too shy to look into his gaze. Mrityunjay grasps her very well with one hand and quickly lowers his feet to stand up. He has held Mayil very well, due to which Mayil suddenly stands with him by holding his broad shoulders.
As soon as he gets away from Hammock, Mrityunjay kisses her head, holding her chin very lovingly. He makes her face up to look into her eyes and tells her.
"I don't like it when you don't look me in the eye. That's why I try to always keep looking into my eyes. It feels like I'm still alive. Now get ready; we are going to your company."
Mrityunjay had promised her that he would fix everything in the company soon, but she would have to go to the company. She didn't think about it at all. He starts letting go inside, but she is still standing there. So he turns to see her, comes close to her, and asks her.
"What happened…."
"What will I do after going to the company? I do not know anything, and I am the CEO. But the truth is that I do not even remember what my education is."
"Nice question…. Come in, I'll show you something."
He takes her inside by holding her hand and making her sit on her bed. He brings some papers from the side table drawer, which he had kept with care, and brings them back with him to show her. He forwarded all those files to her.
Taking the file from his hands, she checks it, and as soon as she sees it, she tries to believe her eyes while reading every single page very well.
"Graduate in English literature honors from London University... MBA from London University... Jay... how... I mean..."
Mayil gets a little upset as soon as she sees everything. She wants to ask Mrityunjay many questions, but she is not able to ask them in the manner she wants. But Mrityunjay can understand her every unasked question, so he sits beside her, takes her hand in his hands, and tells her.
"You have lost your memory and no one else's, so I didn't know where your father kept your certificates, so when I asked your servants that you studied in London, it was easy for me to get all your certificates again."
Seeing her certificate, Mayil goes into very deep thought. Despite remembering a lot, she is unable to remember anything. She feels as if someone has captured all her memories somewhere.
Mrityunjay is understanding her every problem very well. He gets up from there and starts going towards the washroom, but suddenly turns around and tells her.
"I completely forgot to tell you one thing..."
Mayil suddenly hears his voice and starts looking toward him. Mrityunjay tells him before he asks anything.
"After declaring you the CEO of the company in front of the whole world today, then solving all the matters in a week, we are going to London on our honeymoon for 15 days next week."
Mayil is just looking at him. He smiles and walks into the washroom. Then, after he leaves, she starts looking at all her certificates even better, and after seeing her marks, she tells herself:.
"I was always an average student in school days and only wanted to study in Shimla itself, so why did I go to London? I remember very well that my admission was done to Shimla College also. To celebrate, I was planning to go on an outing with my friends, but since then, I can't remember anything. Why suddenly London? I want answers. So, I have to go to London."