Love Never Ends - Episode 2

"I am from Mumbai and you??" asked Deep eagerly. Riya didn't want to miss any sight of the beautiful road to Engelberg and replied reluctantly, "I am from Mumbai too."

Riya had always been a private person happy in her own world. Talking to strangers, striking a conversation was not her cup of tea. And today was a special day. It was her dream coming true to visit the snow-clad Swiss Alps.

Sensing her reluctance, Deep took a pause. But he wondered why was she touring alone, she was young and beautiful, whether she was single and so on. At that moment the tour guide Miss Maria came near their seats. She explained that how she had loved her trip to India some years back and asked Riya about her whereabouts. Her inquiry brought a sense of happiness to Deep. His curiosity was going to be satisfied. Riya told her that she was a finance professional and had come from Mumbai to fulfill her childhood dream. She was a huge Shahrukh khan and Yash Raj movie fan and was there to enjoy her annual vacation. Maria was fond of Bollywood movies too and assured Riya that this trip would be a memorable one and moved on to the next passengers. Deep was all the more intrigued now.

Deep calmed his mind. He was in his early forties and excitement like a teenager was a total nono. It took around 50 mins for the bus to reach Engelberg. Riya was truly excited to watch the beautiful picturesque road. On reaching Engelberg, Maria gave all the necessary instructions and asked everyone to meet at the same spot after few hours. She gave everyone respective passes and her contact number and asked them to follow her. From thereon journey was to be done in a cable car and Rotair.

Deep handed over the backpack to Riya and asked her hesitantly can they sit in the same cable car. Riya felt it ok to be with an Indian than unknown people. Once seated Deep looked down and got busy capturing the beautiful cows grazing and lake on his Handycam At that moment she looked at him and found Deep quite handsome. Tall, well-built, slightly fair skin. Black hair with grey streaks looked impressive on him. He was wearing a white crisp shirt paired with blue jeans and a leather jacket. Brown Ray-ban glares and apple wristwatch. His voice had a weight and there was fluency in his language. One quality that Riya loved in men was good conversation skills. At that very moment, he looked at her and caught her staring. They both exchanged a smile. The other two passengers were from Germany and Riya was happy that the Indian guy was with her.

"Where do you work in Mumbai," She asked him hesitantly." I stay in Zurich. My family stays in Mumbai. It has been 10 years since I left Mumbai.I work for an MNC and recently got transferred to their Zurich office. Today took an off to explore Switzerland", He replied in one stroke. Riya wondered who was there in his family but thought better not to ask. Deep was happy that at last, she was willing to have a word."How about you?"He asked."I am a Chartered accountant handling the finance department of a private group based in Mumbai and here for my first solo trip."She replied confidently. He was a little surprised and impressed.

They then discussed the beauty, the bright sunny day, and how clean the countryside and air were. By then they had reached the top and Riya hurried her way to Maria. The view from the top was indeed breathtaking. The snow-clad mountains, clear sky, and bright sun. The cool breeze was really refreshing. There were multiple activities which tourist could enjoy and he decided just to move around to check when he saw Riya having a discussion with Maria and then rushing to the restroom with her big backpack. He could not stop gazing at how pretty and confident she was. She looked clearly at least 10 years younger than him. At that very moment, Riya emerged donning a beautiful chiffon saree. He was shocked and amazed. In the last 10 years across Europe and the US he had seen many ladies in saree with their husbands posing in snow but what was Riya doing there. She was looking fab with her silky black long hair flowing freely and he just couldn't stop noticing her. One true Bollywood fan he thought.

Riya handed Maria her DSLR and Maria happily clicked some pictures in the snow. She also took some selfies with SRK and Kajol cut out. When Maria went ahead to check on the remaining group members Deep rushed to Riya."Hey you look stunning".Clearly, he could not control complimenting her. She blushed a little at the unexpected compliment and started moving towards the end of the cliff. It was a little difficult to walk in saree and hiking shoes but she was managing pretty well. She was aware that other tourists were staring at her but she looked least bothered. Deep asked whether he can accompany her and she just nodded. There was odd silence when they marveled at the beauty around them. Deep was shooting on his Handycam and took some pics of Riya .She was busy with her selfies and saree management to notice this. He knew this was wrong but he decided to tackle with this later on."Hungry?" he asked .They still had half an hour and decided to have something to eat before boarding the bus.

Was this first coffee date on the Swiss Alps the beginning of the new chapter? As he brought coffee and a burger she packed some pastries for them ." Pastry?'' he asked in amusement. Clearly, he was not very fonds of sweets.

"It's my birthday" she replied with glee."Oh wow, That's great," he replied and wished her. She was so different he thought.

She quickly decided to change before embarking on the return journey and could sense Deep's interest in knowing more about her. When she came back, he waved at her pointing out at the place kept reserved for in Rotair and she smiled.