Mini knew her son didn't want to even think or consider such an idea ,but she wanted him to be prepared if things go other way round. A feeble attempt to safeguard her son's heart .

"Mom..aap ye ?"not quite able to believe he mom could bring out a prospect which he didn't want to consider at all. "Mom aisa kuch nahi ..."

"Agar usne Naa kaha tho ?"..Mini repeated her question

And had seen his expression go grim , blank and after a while when he spoke his voice was absolutely sure "

toot jaunga..aur aise toot jaunga ki kabhi sambhal nahi pavunga." and she knew it , The extent he loved sysheela .. he would be broken ..beyond repair but hearing it from him shook her to the core.




Pramod ... she reached out to him but halted as she watched him broke into giggles "Mom aap bhi na .. bewaja darr rahi hain.. ..mazaq tha , Sorry ,dara diya na ..he held his ears. Mini sighed.

"Lekin kuch kahu Mom ..pramod paused and as mini nodded

"aap ko yaad hain main hamesha kehta tha ki life main kuch missing tha ..Sab kuch tha par ..kuch missing tha ,phir susheela aayi aur .sab kuch badalgaya ..meri duniya badalgayi hain mom .
Mom aap jaanti hain ,jab se mujhe iss pyaar ka ehsaas hua hain na ...pehli baar maine khud ke liye kuch spane dekhe hain kuch socha hain."

His eyes and voice held hopes and dreams of his future ..loads of them mini knew as he continued

"aur ye sapne mere liye sirf Sapne nahi hai Mom..main inko jeena chahta hoon, woh har ek sapna ...susheela ke saath .Mom aap ko kaise batavo ki .. Susheela mere liye kya hain...woh ..he halted not knowing how to encompass what susheela means to him in words ..how could he .
She is his world..
his universe .In simple words his everything..his every being of existence would come down to her.. Susheela .



"Mujhe tho aisa lagraha hain ki susheela ki aane se pehle main sirf saans le raha tha .. jeena tho maine susheela ke aane ke baad shuru kiya hain ..uske ssath rehta hoon tho aisa lagta hain ki main poora hun ... har pal jee raha haoon ... aur woh mere liye ..

Giving up on his attempts he looked at his mom .."Bahut pyaar karta hoon usse mom..bahut aur main jaanta hoon ki susheela bhi mujh se ...he paused gave her an assuring hug "aap na bewaja tension le rahi hain" He held her for a while longer " Aisa kuch Nai hoga" He repeated to himself.
Mini closed her eyes and wished "aisa kuch na ho..."

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In ruhail house

Back in her room susheela simply stared into pitch blackness before her .
The sky was not clear, The weather was gloomy and a calm.. A calmness which would bring forth a storm and It scared her. What would happen tomorrow ,how is she gonna face him and ...

"Kal shyam ko college ke baad tayyar rehna .. I have surprise for you" he told her before he left ,after dropping her .. When she tried to protest " no no... no excuses" he didn't want to hear any and his eyes softened as he took her hands into his ...every time he held them, she felt cherished and valued like she is precious and his next words
"bahut jaroori baat hai susheela ...hamare baare main."

Her heart lurched in pain as she looked into his eyes ,caught glimpse of flaring hope "Hamare Baare mein' he said " Hum" .

Sinking further in despair she realised it then and there ,it could no longer be avoided ..the inevitable has come .

He would propose ...and then...She wanted to protest ,but every protest vehemently died down as she felt his lips brush her forehead in soft gentle touch and lingered for a while..his hand gently cradling her and she stood helplessly embraced in warmth and then watched him leave.


She closed her eyes shut ,letting the tears out she had been holding back for long.
Why is it Love leaves one helpless .. a feeling that you can't describe knowing that you are going to lose the one thing that ever made sense in your life and you can't do anything about it .

Her phone beeped breaking the flow of her thoughts and she knew who it was.
Reaching out to her phone she swiped and it was a Good night message with a smiley.

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He knew she would be tired and would need rest and he no way intended to disturb her.Pushing back his selfish need to hear to her voice he decided .. one message wouldn't hurt.

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One message .Watching the message susheela contemplated if she should reply One more event from evening replayed before her eyes .

As he walked her down to her house

" Tumhe pata bhi hain .. jab tumhara call nahi mila ..messgae nahi aaya tho main kitna ghabra gaya tha ..tum aise chali gayi aur .."

"Ek message ki toh baat hai pramod ..Kya farak padta hain" she tried to brush it off like it didn't matter though she knew it did.

He held back her hand ,turned her to face him.
How could he tell her .
Didn't she knew by now. Probably she wouldn't .
Only he knew, it was not just a message .. all these days ..they had been his lifeline keeping him sane when he missed her terribly .

One message from her was all he waited for..one call ..one moment where he could hear her voice. Every time the phone beeped, only he knew how he wished it was her.

Nights spent holding the phone waiting for a message and call from her and the those thousand times he might have gone back and forth reading all their old messages .. and here she says kya farak padta ,Only if she knew ..

"Mujhe farak padta hain susheela .. His hands gently cupped her faceas his gazed into them warmly. "

tumhari har choti se choti si baat se farak padata hain .Tumhara ek call,tumhara ek messgae, tumhari ek jhalak, tumhari ek muskuharat, tumhari ek hasi , tumhari ek asoon , har baat se ..

She knew it mattered to him but hearing him say held a different hold on her .He would be waiting for a reply she knew ... But he wouldn't get one...she can't .She kept the phone aside resisting very urge to type back a reply.


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Pramod held his phone waiting..when it didn't beep for long " So Gayi hogi " he told himself. He pulled the cupboard next to his bed ..picked up a box, clicked it open.

He lovingly gazed at the ring he had chosen for susheela. A simple solitaire diamond ring from Forevermark, princess cut .The minute he set his eyes on it, he knew it would be for susheela .. simple and exquisite ..just like her.

How many times he might have replayed the moment when he would hold her hand look into her eyes , kneel down and say those 3 words which he had been dying to say ,waiting just for this day and every time he thought of hearing those words from her "I love u too pramod", his heart thumped ,filling it with aching joy.


He gently traced the ring and placed it back , reached out to her photograph next to him ."Kal Sab kuch badal jayega ..hamari duniya badal jayegi " he smiled and held it close to his heart.

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"Kal Sab kuch khatam hojayega pramod ..Sab kuch "susheela murmured to herself .Both couldn't get a wink that night ... one holding dreams of promising future , other dreading the nightmares that would follow the dreams.

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