OS: Intezaar- 'Saath Saal Baad' LAST PART: Pg 16 (22/11) - Page 6

Beautiful cant wait for the update

Originally posted by: Sakshiram

nice preview dear waiting for the update

Originally posted by: Birdy91

Omggg... Preview bhi emotional emotional 😭 Grrr kitnaaa rulaaogi 😡 hey hey hey priya is awake finally... but vo ram ko bhul gayi kya? pehle bola ram nd den aap kaun?? ye sb kya h ab? m all cnfused... memory loss hua kya priya ko???? 😭 Awsm preview... cntinue soon twin 👏

Originally posted by: vironikajain

OMG!! Awesome preview...Priya kuch or keh rahi hogi..uski baat puri kaha hui thi.. 😉 bichare golu ko dara diya.. 😒
Waiting to see his real happiness..update soon plz..

Originally posted by: leena04

awww Previwe hai yaar just loving to enjoying it don't stop plz do connt soon... make it as FF or SS wanna long story here plzzz... TFS...

Originally posted by: DiehardRaYafan

Hi Shaz, thanks for sharing such beautiful Stories with us. You take us to RaYa land filled with their love and passion.Their love is one of a kind which is why we are so drawn to them. Just like you have given us in this preview...I believe that actual BALH is going to show priya with memory loss after waking up from coma. This way we can get RaYa romance and them falling in love with each other all over again😉. Waiting for your next update to read what you have come up with👏

Originally posted by: 3vennela

Beautiful cant wait for the update

Hello again everyone... I'm back with part 2 of Intezaar! :-)... Sorry to keep you all waiting- OS ka naam he aisa hai. I had a little trouble accessing my account for the past week :-( but now I am back...

Hope you all like it :-) Any feedback is welcome, good or bad.

I have 1 or 2 more updates planned- But i'm going to keep it as an OS, because it's too short to be a Short Story or FF.

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Part 2: A new dawn, a new day...'

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"However long the night, dawn will break"... Bad things happen, we experience bad conditions, bad situations... There comes a time in life when you think- is there any point? Is there any reason to carry on? But we seem to forget the 'good' in everything. We forget the good things in the past, the good memories we had, the good things in the present and the good memories that are yet to be made- the good times, which are worth living for.

Hope... Ram lived the past seven years with the hope that things will get better... No matter how dark his days were, how difficult it was to deal with this particular situation, he had the hope that better days were yet to come... his life's 'darkest hours' may be long, but he lived with hope... There comes a time when you realise that things will get better... For Ram, the past seven years had been the darkest time of his life... But he lived with the belief that eventually, a new day will come; and that day will bring happiness into his life once again. There will be a morning where he wakes, and the most difficult period of his life will be over... His wait would be over. The only woman to reign his heart, life and world- his queen, will come back to him... And this time he'll hold her so tight, in the same way his heart has held her so securely these past seven years- and this time he'll never let her go...

This particular morning, on the day of his wedding anniversary, Ram awoke with new hope. He looked at his watch, 8am. His eyes then glanced at his beautiful wife still lying motionless on their bed. He sighed and said "abhi tak so rahi hai? Lagta hai ye aaj ka din bhul gayi... Kab tak aise karogi tum Priya? This will be our seventh anniversary, where I will wish you, but you won't wish me back" he moved towards her, stroked her head and kept his hand on her forehead for a few moments admiring his queen's beauty.

Anniversaries; they had a lot... Ram remembered everything, every little detail of their life together... The first time they declared their love, the first time they kissed, the first time they fought, the first time they made love, the first time they held hands... The second time they kissed, the second time they said 'I love you'... Every little thing had an anniversary... He even had an anniversary for the first time Priya said 'Ram'... For the past six wedding anniversaries, Ram gifted her something new, although he knew she wouldn't see it, open it or use it... He kept them wrapped up so that when she wakes up she can open them herself... He knew one day she would wake up, there will be an anniversary they will share together. She will be awake, she'll say 'happy anniversary' back to him, he'll be able to gift her something and she'll open it on the day and they'll spend the entire day together in each other's arms, listening to each other's heartbeats, beating together in synchrony.

He removed his hand from her head, and left the room to freshen up, do his brush, have a shower and then sit back down by his wife like he did every weekend... He never worked on his anniversary... This day was always dedicated to his beautiful wife. He would never make her wait for him on their anniversaries. In these past seven years, he lived with one regret... Time- he regretted the fact that he didn't spend enough time with her, he didn't give her enough of his time... He was always too busy for her, and that's what hurt him the most.

Waqt... Waqt bohot keemti hota hai, waqt ek tohfa hai, jo hum istimaal kar sakte hai, lekin paas rakh nahi sakte, jab waqt jata hai toh hum use vapas nahi laa sakte. Time must be used wisely, because once it's gone, you can't get it back. Ram wished he spent more time with his wife, saying all the things he wanted to, doing all the things he wanted to with her. Seven years ago, he didn't have enough 'time', now he has all the time in the world, but the one person he wants to spend it with isn't actually there with him... Saath hokar bhi, voh uske saath nahi hai.

Once he came out from the shower, he walked to his wardrobe... Glanced at his shirts... suddenly his eyes fell on a box... Seven years ago, for their 16th wedding anniversary, the last anniversary they spent happily together, Priya gifted him a pink Emporio Armani shirt... Every anniversary he wore it, so that he can feel her near him, every second of the day, although he kept her deep in his heart... This was the last gift she gave him, before going into a coma, which made him even more attached to it, this particular gift was the most special, and valuable gift given to him by his wife.

Today, like every other anniversary, he walked to Priya, kissed her forehead and said... "Darling, I'll be back... I have a surprise for you". He walked out of the room, and headed straight to the kitchen...

"Yeh Priya bhi na, main sirf uske liya kitchen me aata hoon, I never make anything for anyone, but her... But all she wants to do is sleep" Ram ranted, as he began to make a cake... Exactly like the one Neha and Vikram left in their hotel room on the night of their wedding 23 years ago. He did this every year, for the last 6 years, and now this is the 7^th time. A few hours later, once his cake was made he said "Bansi kaka, I left the cake in the fridge, bring it up in 15 minutes please"... He took his apron off and walked out of the kitchen, to return to his wife... He entered his room, closed the door behind him and walked slowly towards their bed, where she lay motionlessly- He kneeled on the floor next to her.

"Priya! Priya... It's time for you to wake up now. Today is our 23rd anniversary... Today, I'm asking you for a gift... I need the gift of life. Can you give that to me please? I need my life to wake up now. I need you to wake up, so that I can hold you in my arms and tell you how much I love you and how much I've missed you. Baby please! Let me tell you one thing, once you wake up, I will never let you go, and if you do go anywhere, next time, I'm going with you, wherever you go, I will follow. I'm not letting you go away from me ever again. Jahaan bhi Priya jayegi, vahaan uska Ram bhi jayega... And that's my promise to you; yeh mera Vaada hai tumse, so hurry up and come back to me, I need you" He said helplessly.

He got up from the floor, and walked to the murthis in his room and knelt down in front of them. He silently prayed to God, like he did every other day. But today, unintentionally, he said out loud... "Aaj meri aur Priya ki anniversary hai, thank you for bringing her into my life, I'm so lucky to have her. But, I hate to admit... She's unlucky..." He paused.

"She's unlucky because she has me as her husband. No wonder why she always goes somewhere far away from me... First she went to Dubai for five years, away from me... And now she's gone somewhere where I can't be and for how long? Is she punishing me? I always made her wait, and now she's making me wait for her... uske liye mein zindagi bar intezaar kar sakta hoon, I'll wait forever... One day she will have to come back to me God. But why not today? Please make her wake up. Uske bina jeena mushkil hai... Mein yeh sab aur nahi kar sakta... Mujhe uski zaroorat hai" he said as tears fell from his eyes... Unknown to Ram, a lone tear fell from Priya's right eye... Did she hear what he said, was she responding?

As he was getting up from the floor, Bansi Kaka walked in with his cake... Ram quickly wiped his tears. Bansi Kaka wheeled the cake towards him, smiled and walked out quietly...

"Darling, surprise!!!" Ram said loudly. "Priya look, I made a cake, which is all for me, but for you, I have an apple, remember, the night of our wedding... I ate the whole cake and you ate an apple... Let's do that again today, I will eat this delicious cake, and you can stick to eating your apple." He said happily, as he reminisced about his wedding night. He picked up the knife, and cut the cake... He took one bite and then placed the rest of the slice back down... He slowly walked towards Priya, bent down and whispered in her ear "Happy 23rd anniversary, sleeping beauty".

The kiss of life- just like in the fairy tale. The prince gives sleeping beauty a soft kiss... "True love's kiss" as it's called... Just like that... Ram kissed his Queen, he kissed Priya's forehead softly, yet passionately.

He didn't know the power and strength of that one kiss until he felt something tickle his cheek... It felt soft and feathery. He knew that feeling; he's felt it many times before when he's given his wife a morning kiss on her forehead while she's sleeping. She'd always wake up with that one kiss; open her eyes while his mouth still lingered on her forehead. Her eyelashes would graze his cheek as she slowly opened her eyes and she would lazily say "Mmm Good Morning Mr. Kapoor"... Today, he felt it again. Her eyelashes brushing against his cheek as she struggled to open her eyes.

He quickly moved his face away from her; he was wondering whether it was just his imagination... He touched his cheek, where he had felt her eyelashes brushing against his skin... "Was that real?" He thought to himself, while taking a few steps back he stood there analysing her face... Focusing on her eyes, to see if he could notice any movement.

For a minute, there was nothing, no movement... Ram managed to convince himself that he was just imagining it all... But then Priya's eyes began to flicker again as she struggled to open her eyes. As she was finding it difficult to open her eyes, she started to move her fingers... Ram immediately ran to her side... Sat down on the floor by the bed and held her hand in his; Priya instantly responded to his touch and slowly tried to wrap her fingers around his hand.

Ram hurriedly took his phone out of his pocket with his free hand and dialled the doctor's number.

"Doctor, Priya... Priya's responding doctor. She's moving". He said enthusiastically.

"Mr. Kapoor, I'll come right away, I need to do a few checks to make sure everything is okay..." She said.

"What do you mean 'if everything is okay'. Everything is okay, she's moving, she responded to me... Everything is fine. Priya is fine... Isn't she?" He asked the doctor in a worried and anxious tone.

"Mr. Kapoor relax, I know how happy you must be... But she has been in a coma state for 7 years, so I do need to check if everything is okay. But relax, I'm on my way now. I'll see you soon... And Mr. Kapoor, don't worry, the fact that she is moving and responding to you is a very good sign". She said before hanging up.

Once he got off the phone to the doctor, Ram immediately rang Vikram.

"Vikram... Voh, Priya... Priya..." He was too excited to speak.

"Ram, kya... Priya ko kya hua? Voh teek hai na? Tu kuch bolta kyun nahin? Priya kya???" He asked, fearing for the worst.

"Tu jaldi yahan aa, Neha ke Saath! Voh Priya, Priya respond kar rahi hai! She moved her hand, she's trying to open her eyes!! Just come... Fast!" He quickly said, without pausing to take a breath.

Vikram instantly put the phone down and rushed to Kapoor Mansion with Neha.

Ram didn't want to let go of Priya's hand so he shouted from his room in excitement to let everyone know his queen was coming back to him. Everyone immediately fled to the green room... As soon as they walked in, they could sense a change in the atmosphere, it was no longer gloomy... They felt as though the room has finally gotten its life back- and why wouldn't it feel like this... The room's mistress was finally coming back to their master; his life was finally coming back... So it was only natural for the atmosphere to change.

From the second he felt her eyelashes tickle his cheek, his smile was insistent on staying- plastered on his face. His eyes welled up... Call it tears of happiness or tears of relief, either way he knew that his Priya was on the verge of coming back to him- because in the end, when two people truly love each other with all of their existence, with all that they are, nothing and no one can ever separate them, not even God himself. Although medically Priya was very distant from him, the distance between their hearts was non existent. Although physically Ram and Priya's hearts were separate, they beat in synchrony, with one another, for one another- as if their hearts were one... They say that true love has the power to defeat all of life's obstacles. Although it took a long time for Ram and Priya's love to overcome this particular obstacle; they got there in the end. No matter how long the dark tunnel, there is always light at the end of it.

Ram and Priya's love was a unique kind, the type that only exists in fairy tales. He exists, so she exists... And until Ram's heart doesn't stop beating- there was no way he would lose hope, there was no way that he would accept that his love was leaving him. As 'fairy tale' as it sounds, Ram believed that the fact of his existence meant that Priya was still with him... This fairy tale belief was enough for him to keep the strength, keep the courage and keep the faith... He never lost hope- in Saath saalon mein, Ram ka himmat, Ram ka vishwas kabhi kam nahi hua.


Just then the doctor entered the room; Ram was kneeling on the floor next to the bed, holding Priya's hand in his- constantly giving it kisses, while his tears soaked his cheeks. After about 10-15 minutes the doctor completed all the check ups... And said "she's coming back to you Mr Kapoor" and smiled... "She's breathing properly on her own now, so we can remove the mask".

"But doctor, why isn't she opening her eyes?" He said impatiently.

"Mr Kapoor, she is in a very weak state, you've waited so long already... Please, just wait a little longer. Just give her some time" she said, giving him an assuring smile.

Moments later, Priya's eyes flickered open... "Ram", she whispered weakly... But struggled to let out anything more- her voice was hoarse, barely audible.

Ram smiled from ear to ear... His ears were yearning to hear her voice. Saath Saal Baad, Priya ne 'Ram' kaha, Mr Kapoor nahi. Whenever she said his name, something happened inside him, as if there were a million butterflies flying around in his stomach. Hearing his name in her sensual voice was always a treat, but today was different; after seven years of yearning... His ears finally heard what he had been waiting for... She always made him wait to hear that one word from her mouth 'Ram'... No one said it with so much love, with so much passion, with so much care as Priya did. When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth. What he was feeling, was unexplainable, as happy as he was, all he could do was cry... He cried because what he had just heard was so beautiful. Yet again, his stomach felt the million and one butterflies fluttering around, his heart felt as though it got it's heartbeat back, his ears felt as though he had heard the most beautiful melody, his knees felt weak. All this was just a small fraction of the effect Priya had on Ram. The intensity of their love was so powerful that, although it was not visible to others, everyone could feel it... There was a sense of warmness that their love created, which made their love stand out from the rest- their love was beautiful, extraordinary and unique to say the least. Saath saal baad- there was finally life back in their green room, their sanctuary, their kingdom; once again, the walls of this special room were prepared to witness true love in all its glory. Isi pal ka intezaar tha- saath saal baad, saath saal ka intezaar... the wait was finally over.

Ram and the doctor helped her to sit up, leaning her back against the headboard. Ram then sat on the bed, next to her, and held her hand again.

"Priya!!" He said as he exhaled, letting out a sigh of relief, while tears fell from his eyes. "Finally! Finally my life is back! My love found its way back. Oh Priya. I'm so happy... You're..." He paused as he saw the look on her face- she was looking at him in a confused state, her eyebrows scrunched as though she was focussing really hard, trying to recall something. What Ram didn't know, was that what he would hear next would counteract the previous feelings he felt when he heard his name from her mouth...

"Aap, I'm sorry, aap kaun?" She said in her weak, strained voice.

Ram looked at the doctor and then back at Priya. He felt a sharp pain in his heart, the butterflies he had felt a minute ago was replaced by a sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach. "Priya, main hoon, tumhara Ram, tumhara pati..."

"Pati? Mera pati toh..." Priya stopped as she saw a confused Ram look up at the doctor who had just signalled for him to step outside, so that she could have a word with him.

A dejected, hurt and helpless Ram placed Priya's hand back on the bed, he stood up, and as he was about to walk away, he felt something- as if something or someone was pulling him back, he felt shivers shooting down his spine, he had Goosebumps all over his body... they were back- the butterflies, he felt the butterflies once again going crazy inside him... He looked down at his hand to find that Priya had grabbed it tightly, pulling him back, stopping him in his tracks.

"Mere pati toh bohot bohot healthy the, aap mere pati nahi ho sakte... Voh toh dinasour..." She stopped as she bit her bottom lip. He smiled from ear to ear, then turned to look at her. The naughty twinkle in her eyes was back, the seductive lip biting was back... His precious queen was finally back, he thought to himself.

As much as everyone wanted to speak to Priya, they all decided that it was best to let Ram and Priya have their time alone; so they all silently left the room... Ram and Priya's twins looked at their mother, smiled at her, but left without saying anything; they understood that it would be quite overwhelming for her as she wouldn't be able to recognise them after so long... Priya just smiled back, still holding on to Ram's hand.

"Tumne to mujhe dara diya... Mrs. Kapoor" he said, with a big smile on his face, as he moved closer to her... Priya's heart started beating faster with every move he made... The closer he got to her, the faster her heart was beating; her breathing got heavier. He sat down on the bed next to her... All the while, not letting go of each other's hand.

"I thought you forgot me baby... Mujhe laga ki Tumne mujhe bhula diya"... He quietly said... Admitting his biggest fear.

"Mein khud ko bhul sakti hoon, sabko bhul sakti hoon... Lekin aap, aapko kaise bhul sakti hoon... Mein apni pyaar ko kabhi nahi bhul sakti". She said reassuringly, as she smiled at him, and then bit her lip.

"Priya... I've missed you so much. Tum soch bhi Nahi sakti, mein kitna kuch Bataana chahta hoon, kitna kuch karna chahta hoon... Aur ab se shuru karna chahta hoon..." He said while slowly moving close to her face, she closed her eyes in anticipation... He gently placed his mouth on hers... And softly pecked her lips, then moved to her cheek... Before whispering in her ear...

"Kitna tadpaaya hain tumne mujhe Mrs. Kapoor..." He then moved his face away from her... For a few minutes they stared into each other's eyes longingly. Ram broke their romantic eye- lock and got off the bed. Priya involuntarily grabbed his hand again, her turned to face her... She had tears brimming her eyes, Ram slowly and reluctantly removed her hand from his...

"Priya ek minute..." He said, as he walked to the table, where he left their anniversary cake... He brought it to her with a knife... And they cut another slice, this time together... "Happy anniversary baby" he said

"Happy anniversary to you too... Ram, I... Love you" she said in a low voice as she was feeling weak and struggling to speak.

"Baby, I think you should rest for a bit, we'll talk later" he said to her, as he walked to his book shelf, picking up a book... He then walked to his side of the bed, got into the sheets and sat close to her, resting his back against the headboard... Putting his arm out for her to snuggle close to him, she placed her head on his shoulder and Ram wrapped his arm around her, holding her securely in his embrace... He looked at the book... "The Time Traveler's Wife"... Opening it he began reading... The book resembled his situation a lot... "Time"- a relationship where the couple loved each other, but because of life's circumstances- they didn't get enough time with each other- he was always absent and she was left behind. But in Ram's case- Priya was absent and he was left behind.

Half way through reading to her, he paused, as he went into a deep thought.

"Mr. Kapoor kya soch rahe ho aap?"

"Priya... We've lost so much time. So much time was wasted on silly things... I wish I could go back in time and change things... I wish I met you earlier in life... but we met when we were old, I love you so much baby, but if only we had more time together... Time is so precious baby, so valuable... And we always wasted it on silly arguments... I have so many regrets darling... If I could go back in time, I would change how we spent our valuable time... Instead of arguing all the time... I'd spend all that time loving you. Darling, I wish our love had more time... If we got married at a younger age, things would have been so different, we would have had more time together, maybe our love..." He stopped as Priya interrupted him...

"Mr. Kapoor, turn to page 504" she requested.

"Priya, mein yahaan emotional ho raha hoon, but you're just interested in this book... hadh hai yaar" He said in a jokey angry tone

"Mr. Kapoor, please!" She again requested.

He turned to the requested page... "What am I looking at?" He said as he skimmed through the page until he got to the end and saw the sentence she wanted him to see...

Both, Priya and Ram looked into each other's eyes, tears brimming...

It read...

"I love you, always, time is nothing" they both repeated it to each other in synchrony... A tear escaped from Priya's eye... Ram instantly kissed it away, before it had the chance to fall any further, and Priya wiped away Ram's tears with her fingers.

Ram placed the book on the bedside table, Priya rested her head on his chest... And Ram embraced her even tighter, holding her so close to him, as if he was scared to let go.
Priya said "Mr Kapoor, yeh vohi shirt hai na, jo maine aapko diya tha anniversary ke liye?"... he nodded. She began playing with a button on his shirt...
After a while he realised that she had suddenly stopped moving... Her eyes were closed and she was completely still.

Tears fell from his eyes as he began to fear the worst... "Priya!" He said anxiously as he nudged her a little.

"Priya! Please mujhe phir se chor ke mat jaa" he cried.

A few tears fell on her, as soon as she felt the wetness on her skin, she immediately woke up and looked at him...

"Mr. Kapoor!!! Kya hua?" She asked.

"Priya, mujhe laga ke... Baby, I thought you'd left me again!" He said, worriedly.

"Mr. Kapoor, mein ab aapko chor ke kahin nahi jaane wali hoon" she assured him.

"Main tumhe jaane bhi nahi dhunga! I'll never let you go now baby." Ram said, possessively.

He kissed her forehead as she closed her eyes again to go to sleep, "Mr. Kapoor, aap bhi soujaaye" she said.

He closed his eyes and placed his other hand possessively around her, wrapping her, almost like a bear hug.

Hours later, they both woke up, still wrapped in each other's arms. Ram's hold on her was tighter than ever... Priya knew how scared he was of losing her again; she knew his biggest fear was losing her... She could see the fear in his eyes, and she could feel the fear in his heartbeats.

The rest of their anniversary was spent in each other's arms, constant kisses were exchanged; constant eye- locks, constant smiles.

Ram somehow, reluctantly managed to move away from Priya for a little while, to change into his nightwear... He got up and headed to his wardrobe and changed into a white kurta... As soon as Priya saw him like this, her eyes lit up. He walked towards the bed again, this time with a photo album in his hands. Again, he sat with his back resting against the headboard and his arm wrapped around Priya- Priya again rested her head on his chest.

Ram spent a while informing Priya about what she has missed... But carefully, without overwhelming her with too much detail as he was worried this may have a negative effect on her... So for today, he started with small details... Like discussing her parents, Nuts, Saumya and Rishab, Neha and Vikram...

"Mr. Kapoor, mujhe Neha se baat karni hai... Voh mujhse naraaz hai... Main unse maafi maangna chahti hoon." She said, as she remembered what happened between her and Neha before she slipped into a coma.

"Priya, aaj nahi, tum aaram karo, joh kehna hai kal keh sakti hoon... Aaj, tum sirf aur sirf meri ho" he told her affirmatively.

"Mr. Kapoor... Yeh aap kya kehrahe hai? Sirf aaj nahi...main humesha sirf aapki hoon" she told him, biting her lip.

He kissed her forehead "I love you darling, now you go to sleep" he said.

She nodded and adjusted herself, with Ram's help. She rested her head on the pillow and closed her eyes... Ram stroked her hair for a few minutes and then moved his head towards her ears...

Like every night, he whispered into her ears... "Goodnight my angel".

He was too afraid to go to sleep... He was scared that all this wasn't real; all this was just his imagination... He was worried that if he sleeps, he'll wake up, but Priya won't... Priya would still be in the same state as she was for the past seven years, dar lag raha tha, ki kahin usko abhi bhi intezaar karna padega Priya ke liye...

Again, like every other night for the past seven years... Somewhere between admiring his wife's beauty and reminiscing about their good times... He fell asleep with a smile on his face.

Kya sach mein Ram ka intezaar katham hua, ya phir usko aur intezaar karna parega? Would he wake up on his anniversary to find out that this was all just a dream? Or would he wake up to a new dawn, a new day... With his Queen sleeping in his arms?

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Part 3 is called: Ek Pal... (like Ram's leap dialogue, because I loved that dialogue so much!)

Ur writting jst made me cry yaar...nothing to say jst hatts off...precap se maat darraiyo.,ple update soon nd if it possible thn pm me in ur next update :)

Originally posted by: Sharmirayanz

Ur writting jst made me cry yaar...nothing to say jst hatts off...precap se maat darraiyo.,ple update soon nd if it possible thn pm me in ur next update :)

Thank you :-)

Of course, next update I will PM you. 😊