OneShot : Zulfe
Voh teri zulfon pe jo padi meri nazar...
Voh terii zulfon pe Jo padi meri nazar..
Pyaar hone laga mere dil ko tujhse uss kadar
Keh reshmi havao mai jab voh ude
Tab dekhu Maine tujhe is tarah
Ke ho jaye tujhe bhi pyaar mujhse ussi zhatke mai
..voh zulfe..
Visiting my friends barber shop every weekend since we finished our college life has become mine and their routine. No, it's a trend I should correct it.. Mr barber, me and Sam sat there discussing and planning about our lives and future.
It was just another weekend for all of us, no real reason to hangout except catching up with our week's experience. That's when I, Sub. Inspector Arjun Suryakant Rawte saw a young lady walking pass the barber shop. She wasn't noticed by me at start but as she passed through I noticed her clearly, but couldn't catch a glimpse of her pretty face. At start I felt like her physic that attracted me but it wasn't her physic. It was something unusual i.e it was her long beautiful hair 'uski zulfe' that caught my eye and drew my attention.
Who was she I wondered stressing hard on my brain. I had never ever seen her in this neighbourhood before. I inquired indirectly about her to myself but my brain teased me back. Instantly a smile spread out on my face. Yet I still thought how come I haven't seen her before if she was always here. "Maybe she was an outsider Arjun" my brain spoke.
I don't know but I was madly attracted towards her, no maybe its just her hair. I thought throughout the week with my seniors wondering if I had fallen for the bad company.
No I wasn't in bad company, it was 'the mysterious girl' that got me crazy. Crazy for her⊠for her hair, the tips barely touched her hips. There was hardly any girl whose hair touched the hips these days, as I recollected my thought about her. However it was and I am sure it is the thick long black straight hair of her's that's kept me out of focus. It indeed was her 'zulfe'...that kept my interest all week.
It was another weekend out here now my heart beat increased as the day kicked off with its slow pace. I was nice and early in front of my good friend Shreekanth's part-time barber shop. It's his father's shop, he just looks after it on weekends; my chains of thoughts were interrupted when Shree tapped my shoulders.
Shree was amazed; I stared down hard at him giving him a wrong impression. 'Can we go in' I firmly asked him. Shree doubted it, it was so written on his face. Soon we were joined by our brother Rathore. All three of us shared their weeks experience except me.
Both of them noticed me staring at the clear window. "Bhai, kya dekh raha hai tu" Rathore inquired. 'Nothing' I replied casually to him, and smiled back at him involuntarily stating there's something wrong with me. "Control Arjun" my mind told my smile, sense and body altogether. Just to change its current body language. After another hour of wait I had lost my hope of ever seeing her again, "Like seriously how do you expect someone to pass through the same location at the same time on a same day" my mind questioned "It's possible" my heart replied. I bid goodbye to the duo. As I turned around towards the door my heart involuntarily skipped a beat as I saw her walk pass through the clear window. 'Arrrgh' I groaned as I ran out, just to see her once. Yet, again I only saw her straight black long hair. "OMG" I had exclaimed softly. "Control Arjun" bossed my heart, while I held my right palm on my chest where I think my heart would be.
Few weeks had passed by, with them clearly turning out to be perfect weekends. However, I hadn't yet seen the beauty of her face. It was her hair "Zulfe" that kept me attracted to her. But today three weekends after the first discovery of "her" "The Zulfe girl" I had decided to see her completely be it by hook or crook. "Yes sure honey" teased my mind. This decision won't go in vain I had promised both my heart and mind.
It was a Saturday finallyâŠI sighed as I stood there waiting for her to walk by the clear window. Nevertheless I had today taken an oath of getting a glimpse of her, "Aaj nhi toh kabhi nahi" my brain confirmed. My heart skipped a beat imagining the unimaginable, i.e. imagining someone's facial looks was more difficult than thinking about how a particular criminal mind works. I spat over my drink as my heart and brain played the promise game.
It was then when I actually noticed Shree staring at me confusingly. I let out a faint smile as he waved to Chintu to clean up the floor.
Chinu was doing his work cursing me beneath his breath I could so tell with his murmurs. I heard Shree chukle slowly while I took a slight nap resting my head on the barber's chair head rest.
After a while of day dreaming and smiling "I Arjun Suryakant Rawte" jerked up as water dripped off my forehead. I wasn't sweating for sure my mind informed. But before I could say anything, Charlie the head dresser said "Sorry aapko iss cut ki behat zarurat thi" (You needed this haircut badly) I gave him a death stare as I stared straight at him through the mirror, where his eyes gave me the most cutest puppy look. However his forehead had accumulated with heavy sweat beads.
Shree and Rathore busted out, cracking their heads off breaking my chain of thoughts. I stared at them confusedly through the mirror; however everyones smile had come to a sudden halt with a female voice asking for directions. She walked in towards Shree, "Ohh God, its her" my hear spoke as it skipped a beat. I dodged Charlie a little. "Get the hell out Charlie" I wanted to scream but my voice was stuck in my throat. I got a glimpse of her from the side but couldn't completely see her. "Ufff" my mind cursed letting out a sweet smile simultaneously.
Rathore had noticed it he broke my trance yet again reminding me that she had long gone. As soon as I heard his words I frowned. But soon my inner bulb lit up and I ran out of the shop down the block.
Though I found no one anywhere near to a kilometre, I had lost hope. I walked back to the shop where Shrore (Shree-Rathore) where laughing. I silently walked in and got out with my wallet and keys.
Soon I drove off from the National highway, particularly to no-where. My head was spinning confusedly. "Why the hell do you even care, It's just another girl" complained my mind while my heart argued back. "Whatever" replied my heart to be at peace after the just a miss event!
I slammed my breaks as I saw a girl helping an old couple to cross the road I smiled as I shortly had continued driving, but the screeching halt drew my attention. "It's the same girl" I soon took a sudden U-Turn on the empty NH (National Highway) but I had lost her again.
But my mission for today was complete seeing her new side, the caring side. Even though I couldn't get a full glimpse of her I got a glimpse of her heart through her acts, and that has fulfilled my weekends wish thought Arjun as he drove off.
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