part-10

déjà vu ......

 I was running late so climbed the stairs of metro station in such a hurry that I almost tripped twice on my way towards the platform.
On reaching upstairs, I rushed towards the open metro doors when feeling of deja vu coursed through me.

It was then, a hand grabbed my upper arm and pulled me backward just in time to save me from colliding with the closing metro doors.

I spun around filled with anger and gratitude both at the same time.

The face in front of me left me awestruck. It took me few seconds to come back to my senses.

It was him. It was Kush.

"Is it your habit to run towards for the closing doors. " spoke Kush looking amused. 
I just stared at him open-mouthed.

"Close your mouth if you don't want to make fool of yourself." he said with a lopsided grin.

I lowered my eyes trying to comprehend what happened in last few minutes when he spoke

"You actually thought I could forget you ."
I looked up at him with blank expression when he explained
"I do sometimes hear that show of RJ Sukriti, and yesterday was one of those days."
"I couldn't be sure." I spoke in my defence.
"I missed you, a lot." I finally said coming in terms with reality.

His eyes warmed and his expressions softened .
"I missed you more than I have ever missed anything in my life." he said with a smile.
After an eternity of looking into each other's eyes, he took my hand and directed me towards the nearby bench.

I really lost the track of time but then who cares about anything... "when your destiny is standing right in front of you".
     

         THE END ............................

part-9

what happened next......................

 

"What happened next ? " came the voice from the phone .
" That's the end ." I replied.
"So she never wrote back and he never tried to contact her ever again ? " asked RJ Sukriti.
"No " I replied earnestly.
"I wish it had been a happy ending " commented the RJ.
"U never mentioned the names ? I mean whose story is this ?" Sukriti asked.
"Anika, I just told you my story ." I stated.
"Oh god !! don't you miss him Anika ?"  asked Sukriti.
"Trust me when I say I miss him more with each passing day. It's been two years and i still can't get over him." I admitted.
" When u moved back to Delhi ?" Sukriti further asked.
"It's been almost a month  ." i replied.
"And you never thought of calling him or getting in touch with him ?" she questioned.
" Only I know how hard it is to resist myself from calling him. He might be in a relationship. And he never said that he loved me. Who knows if he even remember me or not. " I blurted all out.
" You never told his name?" came Sukriti's voice from the other end.
"Yeah and I probably won't. Not publicly at least." I said.
By this time I was on the verge of crying so was happy when Sukriti said "Thanks Anika for sharing your story with us . God bless you . Dedicating this next song to you . bye and take care."
Before she played
           " Teri yaadein , mulakaaaaatein.....
             vo raatein aur baatein.....
             Teri saasein vo baahein .....
             ab mujhko yaad aayein... "

It felt good to finally tell someone, how much I missed Kush. I thought to myself.
With tears still brimming in my eyes I fell asleep.

TO BE CONTINUED..........

LOVE STORY...: part-8

LOVE STORY...: part-8: the last mail...... This goodbye made her cry. She cried a lot this time. but later decided to just forget it all. On her way to Banga...

part-8

the last mail......

This goodbye made her cry.She cried a lot this time. but later decided to just forget it all.

On her way to Bangalore, she checked her ID and there it was his mail.She opened it and read it twice or thrice maybe. Those words brought big fat tears to her eyes but the smile on her face was also unavoidable.
The mail he had sent was

"Nice bumping into you those 3 times, it was 1 heck of coincidence.

I have to say you dazzled me in that marriage.Never said this before , but i couldn't keep my eyes of you :).

God, why the hell were we behaving like strangers when we first met. I mean you are one of those few people who know so much about me and there we were behaving like we hardly know each other. You know i never got along that well with anyone before you. It would be tough not telling you everything from now onwards. Meeting you or even talking to you used to brighten up my days. It's been only 6 months and i m already worried about how i will resist talking to you.

I am sorry, it's just continuing talking will bound us both and its too early for me to make any promises or commitments. Trust me you are hard to forget, so its gonna be tough.

Just never met this degree of good, before you ;) .

stay safe, you are too adorable and easy to fall in love with.

I LIKE YOU VERY MUCH .

P.S. : It took me almost an hour to write this much .

         Please don't expect ever again.

Goodbye "

 

She never wrote back. There wasn't any point of  writing back as he clearly hinted the end of this friendship or whatever it was.
But these words of him stuck with her.


TO BE CONTINUED......

LOVE STORY...: part-7

LOVE STORY...: part-7: when they met....... It was odd , in spite of talking so many times she was worried. Worried about what she would say, how she should l...

part-7

when they met.......

It was odd , in spite of talking so many times she was worried. Worried about what she would say, how she should look, what they would talk about. Thoughts of meeting him kept her awake all night. But when they finally met it was different, very formal kind of thing. They both seemed shy. It took them almost an hour to behave at least like friends. And when awkwardness subsided, they chat for about an hour or two at rajouri station.

They both had spent time in front of mirror before this meeting, this much was obvious. When they left she felt exhilarated and yeah they did exchange no. this time.
Now mail as well as messages kept them aware of anything major happening in their lives. This bond btw them was strengthening. Four more months passed, and they became best of friends. They met twice within this time and those days made to the list of "top 10 days of her life".
When they met again, she had asked him to come this time.
"I am going to Bangalore for my job training." she suddenly dropped this bomb, without looking at him. This was  hard for her. By this time she felt strongly about him, and they couldn't keep this thing going when there was no declaration done as yet.
"I don't believe in long distance relationship thing " he said softly to her.
"Neither do I" she replied as coolly as she could. This was true but left her empty and devastated at the same time.
There wasn't much to say after this so they parted with cold and formal goodbyes.
TO BE CONTINUED.........

part-6

couldn't be more familiar....

Now their email-id's took the centre-stage sidetracking fb as it was their new way to stay in touch.

Next day, he mailed her with just a simple "Hi". This started their conversation which continued for an hour or two while she worked side wise. She had shared her work info whereas he detailed his vacation to her.

This routine of knowing each other kept on going for a week or two with a good success rate.

By the end of November they were quite familiar of each other. He came to know about her birthday, hobbies, friends, family and many such details whereas she knew about his friends and family. 

By now, she had realised he take his time to open up to people on contrary she  was quite an open book, easily readable.

December bothered them both. Not having his email in her id wasn't usual but was necessary. They had decided to skip talking for 2 weeks so that he could concentrate on his exams. She had become habitual of him . Not talking to him was bothering her more than it should. It made her edgy by the end of first week. Clouds of waiting and despair finally subdued on 17th DEC with his 

"finally over with exams".

She smiled hugely  and send her emotions in the form of ":D" followed by "I am happy they are ."

" i m happy they are over now we can talk" came his message.

These simple words especially from him made her very happy. In two months of their friendship this was first time he had said something like this. That day they decided to meet within that week.  

TO BE CONTINUED............