" bhaiya. ..it's not fair. ..I can't do this. .."
Vidyut disagreed Rajan bedi with guilt. ..
" Vidyut. ..what's wrong with you. ..it's just simple. .."
" bhaiya. ..i didn't agree with you earlier too yet I accepted your plan and did what you had told. ..now, I can't do this. .."
Rajan stood cold with Vidyut s direct neglect. ..
He decided to act alone, afterall, he could do anything for vyom. ..
He called someone and instructed to spot sharanya. ..He texted the details about her. ..
" Rajan. .." He turned at madhvi 's cheerful voice. ..
She was holding a bowl of his favourite sweet. ..Surprisingly, she wasn't under the influence of her usual drinks. ..
Rajan eyed her amazed. ..
" madhvi. ..." His voice echoed his happiness. ..this was his dream. ..His old madhvi who loved her family. ..
" madhvi. ..I am so happy to see you like this. ..you know. ..I am out of the world now. .."
He shook her shoulders. ...
" I too Rajan. ..because, I foresee the impending dawn. ..my shiv would be back. ..he's alive somewhere. ..my mind kept on ringing. ..my shiv will be back. .."
Rajan s smile evaporated. ...His face masked with a shadow. ...He yanked his spectacles much annoyed. ..
" madhvi. ..stop your nonsense. ..shiv is no more. ..why don't you accept this. ..?"
Madhvi 's cheerful face turned down. ...
" you're right. .he's no more. .he's no more. ..but, why I feel that he's coming to me. ..to his mumma. .."
She couldn't hold her overflowed tears. ..
Rajan ' s memory flashed back to the sedan which was hit by a huge truck. ..
........
Sharanya was desperately searching shiv. ...
" shiv. ..shiv. ..where are you. .?"
She peeped out of the windows, beneath the cot, wash room, behind the curtains. ....
" shiv. ..I can't see you. ..where are you. ..?Please come back. .."
She sat in the couch , drained off all her energy. ...it was a freaky truth that she couldn't see shiv around her ...since then, she felt as if she had been abandoned in a vast desert. ..
" shiv. ..i loved you ...still I do. ..I don't know what happened to you. ..but, please be with me. ..I am feeling alone without you. ..come back shiv. ..I can't trust anyone. .."
She was fragile to cry out loud. ..her lacrimal duct dried off tears. ..
She had lost tracking of time. ..she continued to stare at the ceiling for no reason. ...slowly, she dozed off. ..
She wasn't sure how long she had been slept. ..it was the sunset when she woke up. ...
She ordered for a tea via intercom. ..she unveiled the curtains to let the fresh air in. ..even the serene atmosphere and cool breeze couldn't calm her...she was in a trance of shiv s memories. ..
A ping at her room step brought her back. ...
" good evening. .." the tea arrived with a warm wish. ..
Sharanya wished him back and closed the door. ..
She unwrapped the evening newspaper. ..her eyes ran through the headlines randomly. ..
' unidentified man got his second life - IMHR report. ..
A man who had been believed to brain dead during his comatose stage regained breath again yesterday at Institute of Medical Health and Research -musoorie. ..
He had a RTA ( road traffic accident )a year ago and brought to the hospital almost dead. ..
......
.....
.....'
Sharanya's neurons got alarmed to read the news. ..somewhere she had an intuition to learn the entire news. ..she hurriedly went through. ..there was a reference photograph in the corner. ..a weak man who had fixed rubber tubes around his face and a massive bandage over his head. ..sharanya had a keen look at the photograph. ...
At the very next instant, she felt electrifying waves ran through her spine. ..she dropped her coffee mug. ..involuntarily, her palms rested over her chest which was thumping out hard. ...she cooed in disbelief. ...
" shiv. ..?"
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Musoorie. .. (past )
it was about one week after the incident. ..shiv had conveyed his love for sharanya unknowingly on that day. ..even then, he didn't confront his heart directly. ..
Sharanya started to notice his every single gesture that tries to make him at a boundary. ..she was clueless why he curb himself from expressing his love. ..
It was a fine day, sharanya had lost her patience after seeing his scribble
" Tu Guzar Raha Hai Mere Dil Se
Meri Rooh Tak..."
She planned to break the silence by herself. ..Their exams got over almost. ..by, one week they will be having a graduation ceremony and who knows, they may divert to separate paths. ..this thought urged sharanya to act ...
" shiv. .." she called him. ...
Vyom too was there. ..so, shiv had to act normal ...
" haan sharanya. .."
" can you do me a favour. .?" Before she could finish, vyom interrupted. ..
" sharanya. ..I am at your service. ..tell me, what I have to do. ..why you're disturbing bhaiya when vyom is here. .."
He said theatrically and bowed his head at her. ..
Shiv nodded negatively and sighed. ..
" vyom. ..stop behaving like a child. ..."
He yelled at vyom. ..
Vyom didn't bathered much. ..
" bhaiya. ..it's my duty above all. .."
Vyom pulled sharanya towards him. ..she was yet to fall on vyom. ..
At last moment shiv held her wrist ...sharanya sighed in relief. ..she herself didn't expect this from vyom. ..
She hesitantly looked shiv. ..His eyes were at ablaze. ...
'Why he's angry. .?it was an accident and ofcourse, he saved me from embarrasse. ..'
She couldn't spot the reason for his anger. ..
" nothing serious. ..I just wanted to visit the nearby temple. ..can you get me there..?"
" what. .?temple. .? " vyom jerked ....
"Sharanya. ..being young, we have a lot of places to visit. ..I don't like this 'sanskari type' day outs. ..do one thing, go with bhaiya. ..but promise me. ..tomorrow you have to spend time with me. .."
" Acha. ..done. ."
Vyom hugged her and went. ..
" are you out of your mind. .?can't you tell me that you want to go out. .?why in front of him. .? He and his childishness. .."
Shiv looked irritated. ..
Sharanya smiled. ..."looks that someone is burning inside. .."
She said in a husky voice. ..and sneaked her fingers into his. ..
Shiv had no idea to leave her hands and he intermingled his fingers firmly. ..
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It was a temple that situated at Kapali hills. ..
Sharanya and shiv stood in front of the 'devi '...they rounded the temple and sat down at the steps. ..
Shiv was enjoying the eagle's eye view of Mussoorie. ..
Sharanya sat little bit closer to him. ..she sneaked her arm to his elbow ...she rested her head at his shoulders. ..
Shiv was taken aback at her bond. ..it was so comforting and he didn't dare to go away from her warmth. ..
Sharanya exhaled deeply. ..
" shiv. ..."
" mmm" He was still mesmerised at her warmth. ..
" shiv. ..I know that you love me a lot. ..why don't you agree. ?"
Shiv ' s heart twinged. ..He suddenly pulled him out from her hold. ..
" shiv. ..you can't lie. ..today. ..you should open your heart. ..what's going on in your mind. .?Please. ..speak up. .."
" sharanya. ..sharanya. ..how should I tell you. .?I don't want to lose you only because I love you. .."
Shiv ' s eyes were on pain. ..
" shiv. ..what do you mean by. .?"
Sharanya was uncertain of his words. ..
Shiv held her hands. ..she pressed them reassuringly. ..
" sharanya. ..I have lost my parents soon after I came to this world. ..though madhvi ma loved me like my own mother , I grew up with incomplete love. ...though, I had family around me I lived a lonely life. ..I yearn for love and recognition. ..except madhvi ma, no one loved me truly. ..I started to develop a feeling that' I am a misfortune '- I began to scare that I may lose my loved ones. .."
His words were piercing sharanya. ...He broke out into sob that had been dammed in his heart sofar. ..
Sharanya stroked his back softly. ..
" Shiv. ..who said that you are a misfortune. .?you are my love and my everything. ...Hold my hands. ..I won't let you feel alone forever. .Please shiv. ...control yourself. .."
She herself couldn't control her tears despite of best efforts. ..
Little while later, shiv gathered himself and sat quietly. ..
" sharanya. ..it's a million dollar truth that I love you than my life. ...will you be with me beyond my misfortune. ..?"
He asked expectantly. ...
Sharanya wiped his tears and smiled. ..she was about to say something. ...
" shiv. .?"
They both turned to the voice. ...
" Ma. .." shiv stood up hurriedly and headed towards her. ...
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is shiv alive. .?!
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