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True Lies

By Saair
Ranjan looked at his watch yes-another 5 minutes and she will be there at her regular seat. Her name is Saira and she's a doctor Ranjan has got this information from the cafe 'manager । after long 8 weeks of I persuasion. Saira I comes to the cafe' ’ three evenings every week, right at 5 o'clock. Has her coffee taking very small sips and concentrates on reading her book. She finishes her coffee, pays the bill and gets off after half an hour. This is her regular routine and Ranjan has been watching her fa the last three months.
It was an accident at first at the beginning of the three months. There was a party at Ranjan's cousin Preeti's place. Ranjan dared to go there, so when his mother dropped him in front of Preeti's house, he slipped into the cafe because he didn't want to go to the party and there he tumbled with a young girl and spilled the mug of coffee on her white dress. Ranjan tried to say sorry and he was afraid that there was going to be a storm of scolding. He was amazed because the girl didn't even look at him. She took her bag and went away. After 2 or 3 days, Ranjan again found her at the same cafe. Next day, she wasn't there. But, as days went by Ranjan discovered that Saira came to the cafe 3 days every week after work.
Ranjan had a tough job when he tried to get her name and address. The manager was very suspicious about Ranjan, but then he was able to win his confidence and it's just 2 days that he came to know that this girl of his interest is known as Saira. She was a doctor, working at a clinic. She has nightshifts on the 4 days she's not seen here at the cafe. She never seemed to notice anything going around here. Such a mist of mystery surrounded her probably that's why Ranjan was interested in her. Today was a big day for him, not only because it was his birthday, also because he was determined and fully prepared to be introduced to Saira. As soon as Saira had her seat, Ranjan gathered all his courage and walked up to Saira's table.
"May I have a seat, miss?" Ranjan felt a bit embarrassed as his voice trembled as he spoke the words.
There was a minute's pause from her side and then he heard her voice for the first time, "Yes." Ranjan was at a loss of how to start, he had rehearsed for a thousand times, but... now when it was the big moment, and "Do you have anything to say?" Saira seemed to help him out. 'Umm...yeah, I mean that I am Ranjan and oh God*"
Ranjan suddenly eyed his cousin Preeti with two of her friends through the tinted glass. Ranjan was avoiding the proposals of marriage from different places, so his fed up mom had decided to put Ranjan on the hands of Preeti and he not to mention dreaded her and she on the other hand| simply ran after him. But now the sight of Preeti was like instant blessing for Ranjan, for he found his words (although they weren't quite the same he wanted to say) "Would you please help me out?" he said.
"Me, how?... "Saira was surprised.
"Well see, I had told my cousin Preeti that I’ve a girl and can't really marry her which you see is a total lie. And she somehow got it that I was lying so she told me to show her. "Her". As I don't have a real girl friend and look, the green dressed girl with two other girls, they are coming and.." Ranjan paused for a breath after blubbering all these true lies, and as he was about to make his request, she seemed to read his mind. "You want me to become your girl friend?"
"Don't take it other way, but please would you for this once become my girl friend?"
Ranjan didn't notice that already Preeti was behind him, she didn't catch all what he said because of the music going on, but then still caught the last words, and snapped in, "Ranjan, what were you saying?" Before he could say anything, "Hello Preeti, I'm Saira, we had a fight and now he was trying to, you know..., why are you standing? Ranjan, ask your cousins to sit!"
'Oh, yes ... come on Preeti..." Ranjan was amazed, as he watched over the talks going on between Saira and Preeti. Ranjan felt that Preeti herself was shocked to find the girl friend Ranjan talked about. He was also surprised when Saira told them about her job at the clinic; he thought she would avoid it as she had avoided about her family, residence. He couldn't but praise her upright witboess at the queries of Preeti, especially when she asked Saira how they two met as the two were from completely different educational background.
"We met here actually, that's why we always meet hereforadate1"
Ranjan was wondering when would Preeti stop and then guess God had answered his prayers as, Preeti's mobile rang and she had to leave. Nice to meet you, Saira, and hope to see you again. Bring her to your place Ranjan, I'll come too."
"Uh... yes, sure, Bye!"
For a short while, after Preeti left, Ranjan and Saira both kept silent.
"Thanks, thanks a lot, Saira."
"It's okay, but what are you going to do when she spreads the news of your having a girl friend?"
"Well, actually I never thought of It, really. This just came on to me that I had to do this to get out of her hands!"
"And you had been making this plan for the last three months?"
"What? But no..."
"Mr. Ranjan, you met me here, spilled my coffee, since then, you have been watching me whenever 1 come to this cafe* You got my name, my working place Is known to you and still you'll deny that all this wasn't preplanned?”
"Believe me, please, Saira. Its true 1 wanted to meet you but what I said to you at first wasn't at all what I wanted Preeti... her sudden presence that's why I made it up..."
Saira got up and went away ... but she turned, "By the way Mr. Ranjan I'm not going to come to this cafe anymore. So, you better not follow me. " Saira went away.
Ranjan clutched his head. He wished he could make Saira believe his true feelings. But actually how could he, when he couldn't quite believe that for some strange reason he had begun to like her. Ranjan decided to meet Saira and try to make her understand. But when he got home he had a big surprise for him. His mom had got the news of Saira from Preeti. Mom wasn't unhappy, because she also didn't quite want Ranjan to marry Preeti. Mom was happy. She wanted to see Saira, if possible the next day. Ranjan after a great deal of arguing said that she had night shifts for the following few days and she would be very busy, so better put off the idea of meeting for some time. Good luck for Ranjan than Mom agreed.
Next day, Ranjan went to the clinic where Saira worked. She wouldn't allow any guests in her duty schedule so; Ranjan had to make an appointment. He could tell from Saira's look, that she wasn't the least surprised to see him in front of her. "And what brings you here, surely, you are not ill are you?' Saira inquired.
"Not, but I will be if you don't listen to me!" Ranjan ran the whole story of his bumping into Saira, feeling interested because of her indifference and now for some obscure reason what he really felt. Saira listened carefully.
'You want me to meet your mother?"
"Yes, I do If you "
"Wait, 1 don't think that you are letting me have any choice. Aren't you indirectly proposing me?"
"Yes, I think lam!" Ranjan was bewildered by such sudden question.
"But you know nothing about me7"
Ranjan thought that Saira would now say something about herself, but she didn’t and he also didn't ask. He left her clinic happy, with the promise that she would come to his place the next evening.
Ranjan was excited as he presented Saira before his mother. It was clear by his mom's attitude that she liked Saira. Ranjan was kept out of the room when they both talked for a while. Afterwards, Mom told Ranjan to drop Saira her home and then told her that she would make a visit at her place the next day and meet her parents. Saira just nodded but on the way, she bursts into tears. Ranjan wasn't used to tears he hated them specially when a girl wept. He stopped the car aside. "Why are you doing this to me? "Saira sniffed. Ranjan softly said, "If you don't want this relation, then you can always deny! But."
T know, but I can't understand why are you all making such a big deal of myself. I'm not that much of a girl!" Ranjan kept silent for a moment, then he began laughing, and kept on laughing. Saira was astonished, with queries in her eyes she tried to ask, but h^ stopped her. t
"You want to know why I want you? Because you are the most wonderful creature in the whole world, an amazing creation I should say. Look, Saira, your aloofness attracted my attention. You didn't quite care for yourself. All your care goes for other people you weren't happy when I was watching you for over 3 months, yet you saved my day and my life from that dreadful cousin of mine. You were hopelessly angry with me but still you met my Mom, because I'd promised her* The fact is you were here without knowing who I am. And, still now wouldn't it be foolish of me if I don't love someone who is doing a hell lot of things for me without having the slightest idea that she is blindly in love? And by the way, I still don't know your address and we have to make up another fiction to fit in when my mom goes to visit your parents!"