Raining Love for Her by Kalai Selvi Arivalagan (digital e reader .TXT) 📕

where technology rules the world.”

“Yes, that is why you are stranded there without any connecting flights to come over here.” Reema answered him with a chuckle.

“Do you miss me?” Reema could not answer immediately to Vel’s question.

“What answer do you want me to tell?” She questioned him back.

“I miss you. I wish you were here with me.” Vel answered her back with whole heartedness.

“Why don’t you look for some alternative arrangement?” Reema asked him with a concern.

“My flight got rescheduled tomorrow morning. No problem. I am relaxing.”

“I heard sunsets are spectacular to watch over there. Is it so?” Reema being a nature lover asked this.

“Yes. I have taken some snaps also. I will share it with you.”

“Can’t you find any friend over there? You can take a stroll around the place and just explore it.” Reema’s question made him feel happy.

“I would love to go around this place for a while. But it is so chilly. I will be frozen to death if I go out in this night.”

“If you are frozen, ask them to send you here. I can thaw you and set you right.” Reema replied.

“What a good idea? Now I really look for you to keep myself warm in this cold weather.” Reema blushed and did not reply for a while.

“Reema, are you there?” Vel called her.

“Yes, I am here. It is day time over here and I am in the office.”

“Oh, god, sorry.” It took some time for Vel to realize that it would be day if it was night at UK.

“So, I will be having plenty of stories to hear from you.” Reema asked him with a hope.

“Wish, there must be something to share.”

“Oh, nothing important, you didn’t meet any beautiful girl over there?” Reema asked him.

“Plenty, I wish I live here.”

“Then stay back there, no one needs you here.” Reema answered him back.

“Oh, you are so jealous.”

“Yes, I am. I will be like this only.” Reema’s curt reply made him laugh loudly.

The loud laughter shocked some of the little babies sleeping there, and Vel had to apologize again and again for disturbing them.

“Sorry, sorry. I am really sorry.” Vel could not face the mothers who were having a tough time with their little ones.

“What is the time over there? Do you want to go to sleep?” When Reema asked him, he did not want to go to sleep at once.

Though most of the people started to lie down, still some kind of disturbance prevailed over the place. People who did not get sleep kept walking here and there. Here and there people sat in groups and discussed the situation. Some people who did not want to lie down and sleep sat in the large, long lounge sofas and kept reading endlessly. As their minds were completely preoccupied with thoughts about home, they simply skimmed through the pages of books in their hands.

Vel knew very well he could not rely on any information until he got the flight and reached home. After chatting with Reema, he started to feel it was a long wait and he started to count hours to reach home.

After sometime, all the bright lights in the lounge went off. The lounge plunged into light shaded darkness that would help people to get a good sleep irrespective of the continuous noises and disturbance that went on till the early morning.

“Tell me if you are going to sign off.” Reema reminded him once again.

“Let me talk with you for some more time. At least for another thirty minutes, please Reema.” Vel pleaded her.

“Never mind, but get some sleep.”

The next thirty minutes went on with both of them exchanging sweet nothings and it also helped them to share things about each other. Both of them felt easy to converse with each other. Whatever they hesitated to talk in person; they spoke in detail over the messenger.

When both of them signed off from the messenger, they were desperately looking for the day when they will meet each other in person and express how deep they loved each other. Vel yearned to be near Reema and talk in detail and share with him the secret what made her wish to win his love forever.

After chatting with Reema, Vel felt cheerful and happy. He decided to go out of the lounge to take a stroll and come back. While he was walking toward the exit gate, some more joined him. To spend the whole day within the four walls suddenly made him feel suffocated and drained off.

The full moon on the sky was a spectacular treat to enjoy. Vel did not know how long he stood there gazing at the moon on the sky. The accompanying clouds tinged with varied colors of pink and red painted the sky with different shapes drawn by some unknown hand. The small bright planet, Venus also caught his attention. Venus, as the goddess of love always fascinated him. He loved admiring the statue of Venus which he got as a present from one of his intimate friends in the college.

Vel stood looking at the vehicles on the road. The cars, buses, and other vehicles had a coat of dust that looked like an extra coating. Though the sky looked clear, the moon looked blurred on the sky. The twinkling stars also looked hazed and dull. The chill night breeze did not give a cold shiver instead it gave him a new experience.

After reaching the airport lounge, he could not sleep. He lied down on the temporary bed provided by the airport authorities and closed his eyes for a while. He took a cat nap and waited for the dawn. Before anyone got up from the bed, Vel went to the rest room brushed his teeth, washed his face and got ready. After having a cup of coffee, he went to check for the confirmation of his rescheduled flight.

With her heart fully loaded with love, for Reema everything looked different. The whole world seemed to rejoice along with her and share the excitement that she felt from her head to toe. Love waves ebbed through her veins and made her feel rejuvenated and her smile brimmed with complete happiness. The confession of love brought a satisfying glow on her face and she beamed at everyone with a grinning smile.

Caroline was quite surprised with the sudden glow on her face and teased her continuously. But Reema did not ask her to stop and she completely enjoyed such talks that heightened her excitement.

“I want to know what happened. What is the secret of your sudden glow on your cheeks?” Caroline pestered her with questions.

“Nothing, but at heart I feel excited and happy.” Reema did not share the conversation that happened online.

“No issues, I can wait. One day I will know about it, even if you are not sharing with me.” Caroline poked at her.

“Sure, you will be the first person to know.” Reema smiled at her.

“Thank you, but if I become the last person to know about all things, I will not hesitate to slap you and even kill you. You know about me.” When Caroline threatened her, Reema simply smiled at her.

“I know about you. What is the hurry to know about things so early? I think it will be better to wait for another two days. After things are confirmed, I will give you a big treat.” Reema promised her.

“That is good. I can wait now.” Caroline approved her with a smile.

Caroline kept on teasing her till they reached the bus stop. As usual, the crowd at the bus stop was huge. Most of the offices close around the same time at 6 pm, so the bus stop will be heavily crowded till seven in the night. Caroline and Reema have to cross the road and reach the bus stop on the other side. Waiting to cross the road took nearly ten minutes. The ever flowing traffic did not halt for a while for the people who wanted to cross the road.

Rarely traffic policemen stood there to regulate the heavy traffic. Most of the time, the pedestrians managed on their own. The vehicles always rushed with their head lights on and the lights dazzled the vision of the people who waited to cross the road. Somehow they crossed the road and reached the median in the middle. Holding Reema’s hand, Caroline stepped down on the road from the median. Moving forward she crossed the road. Reema who walked behind her suddenly disappeared. When Caroline turned around, she was so shocked to see Reema falling unconscious on the road, in the middle of the rushing traffic.

Someone stopped the flowing traffic, and helped Caroline to carry Reema to the roadside. Caroline kept on calling Reema but she did not respond to her calls. The crowd gathered around Caroline and Reema to see what happened to Reema. Caroline felt tensed and for a while she did not know what to do. Luckily, some drivers from the nearby auto stand came for her help. Even after sprinkling water on her face, Reema did not gain consciousness. Some of the girls who were also waiting for the bus helped Caroline to carry Reema to an auto and Caroline rushed her to the nearby hospital.

Within ten minutes so many things happened. The people at the hospital lifted Reema and made her sit on the wheel chair and took her inside. The doctor asked Caroline to wait at the reception. With heavy heart, Caroline called Reema’s brother and told him what had happened. Caroline decided to wait till Reema’s brother came to the hospital.

The doctor after examining Reema told Caroline that Reema must be admitted to the hospital immediately as she did not revive from her unconscious state. After doing the initial examination, the doctor informed Caroline that Reema must have a head scan done. Luckily, she was not seriously injured and there was no bleeding anywhere in the body. The doctor wanted the head scan to rule out if there is any injury inside the head. Even a small clot inside the head may turn fatal.

Caroline could not help tears flowing from her eyes. How happily both of them were talking and walking all through the way? Unbelievably something drastic happened in a few seconds and it had left Reema unconscious. Caroline could not tell what made Reema fall unconscious. When the whole crowd was crossing the road safely, what must have happened to Reema so suddenly? She still could not remember or tell which vehicle hit her. Only Reema can tell what happened at that time. She must come out of her unconsciousness and share with her. Within one hour, Reema’s family arrived at the hospital. Reema’s mother kept on crying and Caroline found it very difficult to calm her.

After giving some injections, Reema was wheeled to the room. Still Reema looked unconscious and the doctor told them that they have to wait for her to come out of that. He also told them it can happen within seconds, minutes or it may take hours. To make everyone feel tensed and lost,

Reema took completely two days to come out of her temporary stage of unconsciousness and tell them