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Love unfulfilled. ...
Oo god this rain... the day I landed in mumbai all I can see is water water everywhere. ..
I loved rain before but now as it was hindering my work.. I had no option but to get offended by it...
Sitting in the car admist the rain.. its so obvious to get bored...
I slided the glass and furthered my hand to catch some drops...
As they hit my palm .. a cold chill ran down my body... it was freezing cold with cool hair hitting my body...
"Sir.. I think we should take the shortcut.." my driver said after we waited in this traffic for more than half an hour. .
"No shyam... in life there are no shortcuts so better avoid if anything seems so.."
"But sir we are stuck here for more than half an hour. .."
"If you can handle for this much time .. u can do this for more.. so relax.."
Shyam having no other option turned on the radio... some old rainy classics were played... and I closed my eyes to sink into the feeling. ...
Suddenly the noise pollution went to a roar.. and as I opened my eyes I saw thw traffic is now getting clear with everyone using their super lullaby horns...
As we cleared from the gathering of cars and came to relatively empty road.. I felt relieved that now I live be there on time...
Car was going smoothly when I saw a person standing on the side of the road and that had catch of my breath. ..
"Shyam stop the car now.."
With my sudden command shyam pulled the car abruptly to the side of the road...
We got a little past the person. So I got down and paced fast to reach to her...
Draped in green sari with almost drenched. . God she was looking heavenly. ...
As I reached to her she turned to me... she haven't changed a bit.. I told myself. ...
She was same years back... wheatish skin with those deep brown eyes ...
She was shivering due to wet clothes and the weather was not helping either. ...
The rain now was from drenching to drizzling. ..
She looked at me and got scared..
"Hey relax... don't you remember me.. I m mritunjay. . Same batch...xyz college.."
She batted her eye lids to look at me properly. ..
And after few mins.. her lips curled into a smile. ..
"Hey r u stuck here.. have u any vehicle? "
She shook her head in a no...
"K.. then may I drop u home.. u never know of this mumbai rains..."
She thought for a min and then agreed...
We sat in the car... and she would be guiding shyam through the road...
To break the ice in already freezing weather. ..I spoke..
"So its been years na..I guess almost 7 to 8 ... how r u.? "
She batted her lids once as the answer...
She looked at me as if with the same question. ...
"Ya.. I m good too..."
I could see how uncomfortable she was here...
Now all the while there was complete silence and as we drove near her house.. I would see getting relaxed. ..
I got down and ran to open the door for the lady...
She got down and gave me that thanking smile. ...
I saw a man and a little girl coming out of the house probably listening to the sound of the car...
The man came to us... looked at her.. and then offered a handshake. ..
I took it to show I was grateful too...
"My name is mritunjay. .. actually. .."
" mom and dad both cannot speak..."
I looked down to the source of voice... the cute little girl gave me the news of borh her parents not able to speak...
I knew she wasn't able to speak.. and that was the main reason for why I never was able to go to her and say anything. ... during the days of college. . Everyone used to show sympathy on her condition. . But never wanted to do that.. and so I never had guts to and actually say my feelings out loud...
But we were batch mates. .. used to see each other during the day.. and that was enough for me...
"What's your name?"
"my name is Meethi... I can speak.. see.. I m speaking. ..."
Her cutness wooed my heart in a sec...
I gave her a kiss on her forehead and looked upon as the family receded to the house. ..
As I turned to get back into the car I got a tug to my trouser...
It was meethi. ..
" yes.. cutie..."
"Thanks for bringing mom back safe..."
" awww.. thats my duty..."
"If I would knew you r ith mom.. I wouldn't have taken any tension.. mri...mri...mrityunjay. .."
With that third attempt she got my name correct. ..
"K.. and why is that so.."
"Coz mom told me about you... you and mom same college..."
I got shocked with her words.. she remembered me and told my stories to her child. .
"She told me u have become a great speaker.. I will also become one.."
I looked on to the retreating figure of here... and then she turned to call meethi ...and gave that smile of seeing me after years with tears in her eyes which only I can see...
My god... she too liked me or probably loved me as I did through this years. ...
It was so ironic that I was good at the thing in which she completely lacked...
But now knowing that she had a family. . A hubby.. a cute little kid like meethi...
I m now free of the guilt with which I have been living for years that I never told her about my feelings. ..
I took out my wallet which had the pic of my wife with my son yug. ..
I liked you tara.. but more than that now I love my family...
May be in the next birth we will be together but today we both are happy with our lives...
Who says loving is to get.. loving is to give that conditioned love ... to love even if you are far.. to love even wen you know you are never going to be one...
Staying miles away u will always be in my prayers. ..
"Sir.. we r already late.. u r the chief speaker for the night. ..pls sir.."
I realised that now I will become unprofessional if I didn't reach there at time. ..
I got into the car and as it drove away from the area ... as i returned to my life leaving behind the memories. . leaving behind the love unfulfilled...
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2
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