Expect The Unexpected

Swara

Hi, I am Swara. I shifted to Mumbai a few years back and now I am here standing in my new apartment which I owned by my hard work. I am sure my ma and pa will be proud of me once they see what I had done in all these years.

It's kind of surprise for them. I just wanted the see their reaction once they came to know that it's their own home.

I arranged all my necessary stuff here with the help of my friends and now just a little dinner party with them at my favourite restaurant and I'll go back to my place.

I am so happy today that I am laughing my heart out. My friends are also smiling ear to ear with me. It's almost midnight now when we quote by to each other.

It's a new day, today is the day for which I have waited for like ages. My ma and pa going to stay with me forever from now onwards. I am happy and feeling so light right now it's like I am on cloud 9. I am eagerly waiting for them to come home. They should be here anytime. I am just looking at my home and then a door, it's pass more than 2 hrs but they didn't arrive yet. As per their train timing, they have to be here by now. I guess I have to go by myself to check on them at the station. May be trains are late today.

I locked the door and started to walk towards the lift, I pressed lift button but I guess it's not working so just shifted to stairs. When I reach the ground floor to me amuse one person came out from the same lift. How can this be even possible when I tried that time it isn't working and for him, it's working now. I tried to give him small smile but he just ignored me like I wasn't there. Such an arrogant person I thought.

I started walking towards the auto stand. It's almost an afternoon now almost all the drivers were sleeping in their auto's. I tried to wake them up but none replied to me. I screamed to one of them but he just ignored me as if I am air for him. Why everyone suddenly being rude to me? That too on my special day. I am a bit upset now.

I decided to walk towards the station as it is not far just 20 min walking. While walking on the road suddenly I come in front of that cafe where we mostly used to hang out. We mean me and Kunal. Kunal was my boyfriend the day I shifted to Mumbai he was the one who helped me a lot and then in one unknowing movement, I fell for him.

It was a rainy night when we decided to go out for dinner, he was, as usual, looking too handsome with his beard and casual outfit. Well, that day he proposed me most romantically, for a comment I thought that I am in some drama. But no it was true and that time I fell like he is the only one I wanted in my life forever.

We started dating for a few months we were enjoying each other company. Then suddenly that day appears where he has to fly to Canada for some work. It's just a week but still, I felt like he is going away from me forever. I insisted him to not go but after all a person like him who is workaholic, he didn't stop. And that was the last time I saw him. His flight hit with some thunderstorm and I lost him for forever.

It took months for me to recover from this loss. I avoided the places where we used to hang out. But now looking at this cafe my tears started falling automatically. I have to take hold of my senses. I started walking again when suddenly I saw him. Yes him, Kunal he is standing at the end of the cafe and directly looking at me with a smile. The smile for which I fall in the past now it's scaring me.

Many thoughts started running in my head, how came Kunal? Is he alive? But it's impossible, I saw his body at that time. If he's not Kunal then who is he? And why is he smiling at me like that? A fear started raising through my spine.

I started running in the opposite direction without looking back, I wanted to go far away as much as possible. I stopped in front of one garden and took some time to breathe. I spotted one bench where I can rest for a moment. While resting I closed my eyes and started to regain my energy which is drained out because of running and afternoon sun. Once I regain my energy I started looking around, this garden looks so familiar to me. Is this that garden? But how is this even possible? Kunal proposed me in this garden but it's in Shimla, and I am in Mumbai. No no this can't possible I am dreaming maybe because of heat I am hallucinating. Yes, this is it I am hallucinating. I stood up from my place and walked out of the garden but it's the unknown road to me. I can't be able to recognise where I am right now. I started looking for my mobile and I remembered that I left it at home. It's so frustrating I am walking on the road but nobody caress to direct me finally one girl she responded to me.

"Can you tell me what is this place?" I asked.
First, she looked at me like I am an alien.
"Actually I lost my way and I don't know where I am" I explained to her.
Then she replied "Ohh, okay. See you are right now in Bandra near BKC"
I thanked her and asked her way for the station, which she directed me.

I am walking on the path she directed but nothing looks familiar to me. Still, I kept on walking till it's the end of the path. There is a big wall at the end of this path. The wall looks different, for some reason I felt like touching it. I walked near the wall and try to touch it in hesitation.

The wall turns into something else like an aeroplane, the safety announcements were going on in the background. Someone approached me and asked me to take my seat.

I walked inside and everyone is looking happy there. Few children are playing with their parents. Where few people are chitchatting. Some youngsters are also there who are talking to each other and doings some fun. When I crossed them they all stopped whatever they were doing and started staring at me. When I looked back at them they stared me for a whole minute before going back to the there respective business.

The air hostess came to me and started guiding my way to my seat. While walking I observed everyone there, they all did the same thing like staring me for sometime before going back to their own business. I zoned out in my thoughts, like for what reason they are starting me like that? Do they know me? And how come I ended up here? I can't remember, the last thing I remember is walking towards the railway station.

Suddenly a familiar voice dragged me out of my thoughts. I looked at the person he is Kunal the air hostess asked me to take a seat beside him. Now he is looking calm I remember I saw him at the cafe and now here?. I sat beside him.

"Is it a dream?" I asked him
"What you think?" He answered
"But... But you were dead because of the plane crash. I saw your body. And if you are alive then why didn't you contacted anyone of us?" I said in a little bit angry tone. He just smiled and looking at him like that tears started forming in my eyes. I am on the verge of crying and about to ask further when... When suddenly it the plane started shaking I heard the announcement of a thunderstorm from the captain. I looked at him he seems so calm, he is holding something and looking straight to my eyes. I started crying while holding his hand, but he just removed my hand from his grip and put the thing which he was holding in my hand. Suddenly everyone started screaming the atmosphere filled with the smell of blood darkness and tears. I am looking around but it all started to scattered like the pieces of papers. I am feeling so numb now as if I can't be able to move my body. I wanted to speak but I cannot I wanted to scream my heart out but somehow I lost my voice. I am seeing Kunal who is still calm and looking at me and saying something which I am not sure what? Because of all screaming, I can't be able to hear him. Then he holds my hand tightly while tightening my palm in which he handed something few mins back and suddenly he began to disappear. I am feeling so lost now I am crying and crying and nobody is there who can help me. I am feeling so bad right now. Then I take a look at the thing which he handed me it is his wallet. I opened it and I saw our pic and on that the written note of "love of my life". Suddenly I heard his voice "I love you Swara".

Those words started echoing again and again
" I love you Swara... I love you Swara..."
I closed my eyes as well as my ears tightly with my hand for sometimes. Tears still falling through my closed eyes. I opened my eyes slowly. It looks like my room, my home. I looked everywhere yes it's my home my new home, is this means I was dreaming all the time? Tears which are still falling through my eyes are because of this dream? But why it is so real?

I lazily woke up from my bed and heard someone crying from outside. The voice seems familiar I walked out from my room to hall. I saw my ma crying like hell. Why is she crying? Besides her my pa sitting with the tears eyes looking blankly somewhere. My few friends are also there, even they are looking sad. I started moving towards them then I saw someone's body covered with a white cloth. Who died? I tried to think who is missing amongst us? One of my friends walk in with photo frame in his hand and he put that frame in front of the body. I could not be able to see who is that person.

I moved a bit ahead to look for the person in that frame. I got shocked looking at that frame. How can it be possible? It's me in that frame. Kunal appears from nowhere beside me while I heard the priest saying "Ms Swara died due to heart attack last night".