"Pakistan is badly battered by an earthquake of a great magnitude, unprecedented in the history of the country. This earthquake has done colossal damage to life and property. The government sources indicate that the casualties may rise further. Valley of Kashmir have been devastated."
Gunjan sitting peacefully eating her breakfast is traumatized lost in her thoughts, but suddenly she was shaken by the tone of her mobile, ringing constantly from few seconds.
"miss gunjun have u heard the news?" A heavy voice asked the question in a very low tone showing his grief n sorrow.
"yup I have heard it r u aware of the deaths happened?"
"no mam not right now, it's a really critical situation, n I have called u because I want ur help"
"help what sort of help???"
"the people living over here in kashmir have established certain psychological problem n we need a psychiatrist urgently "
"ok I will be there within 6 hours" I said suddenly cutting the call.
I had visited kashmir an year ago, it was really a valley of beauty but now it doesn't seem that it's the same place. Mountains had engulfed many of the small villages, vanishing them from the map of Kashmir , the magnificent building are now not more than leap of stones scattered every where.
I visited the camp n then start walking alone on the mountains, to accept the fact that the pride of Pakistan is now not more than a disaster.
Nearby standing on a half broken house was a boy sitting on one of the brick nearby, putting his arms on his knees and laying down his head over it.
"who is he???"
It was a sudden question that I asked unconsiously to the man standing beside me.
"this boy" he said with a weird face pointing towards the boy "he is samrat, he has lost his mind after loosing his fiance, the only person in his life. He is crazy, mad boy".
He was saying all this but I was unable to accept it.
It couldn't be possible, the innocence of his face , the purity of his eyes was pushing me towards him n the next moment I was sitted behind him putting my hand on his shoulder.
"kya soch rahy ho???"
he looked at me but it seems that he is not in mood to talk.
Three days was passed, I daily approach him, try hard to talk to him but he see me n then get lost in his own thoughts
But today I came with a determination that I will make him speak.
"tmhary fiance ka kya naam tha??? Kesy dikhty thy???"
I asked thousands of such questions but he didn't gave answer of a single question.
"I wanna listen ur love story"
He looked towards me with a huge feeling of pain that was clearly visible in his eyes.
"this was ur home" I said pointing towards the place where he usually used to stand "wo tum sy is ghar mein millny aty ho gy, tum dono beth kar dheer sary baatein karty ho gy or phir kisi baat par tmhara jhagra hojata ho ga or phir tum usy manany k lie kehty ho gy k"
"jab tum roth jaty ho to asy lagta hy jesy sary kainaat much sy roth gae ho"
It was the first time that I listened his voice. His voice was also as much attractive n innocent as his face was. N similar pain could be heard in his voice too.
After that he didn't said anything else but I was a little bit succeded in my mission.
"mujh sy dosty karo gy" I asked him moving my hand with a little hope towards him
First he looked towards me n then hold my hand. This hand shake was a beginning of a new relation. May be for him a relation of friendship but for me it was love that was increasing from the day I met him.
"mein kal wapis ja rahy hun or mein chahty hun tum bhi mery sath chalo"
I asked him without a break waiting for listen a positive reply from him
"mein magar mein tumhary sath kyun jaon?"
He said with a surprised expressions on his face
"u r my friend couldn't I invite u to visit my home???"
"yup v r friends but"
"kuch agar magar nae v r going together n that's final"
"lekin"
"its decided"
He gave a smile which make me feel that he is agree to go with me
Next day we were moving towards Islamabad via bus. I was sitting beside a window n he sit next to me. He was looking a little bit uncomfortable but trying to hide it completely.
After sometimes he slept putting his head over my shoulder. The cool breeze making his hair move back making the vision of his face clear.
By looking him it looks that he is not from this world, he was really different from everyone
" tumhary har cheez mujhy tumhary taraf khenchty hey. Mein tum sy jitna dor jany ki koshish karty hn utna hy tumhary pass khichy chly aty hn, I couldn't imagine my life without u, I love u, I really love u"
The voice was echoing in my ears n I was just unable to belive my own words.
"ye mera ghar hey n thts ur room" I said pointing towards a room next to mine's.
We visited almost every place in these few days n our friendship was grooming day by day.
That night was really like a fantacy. We were in a hotel with candle burning in between us n sweet romantic song played in the back.
"u have changed my life completely" he said putting his hand on mine's "agar tum mery life mein nae hoty to mein bilkul akela reh jata, u just came like an angel, thanks for being my friend, thnks for everything"
Wo bhi mujh sy pyar karta hy??? Kya wo bhi mery bary mein asa hy sochta hy jesa mein us ky bary mein???
After v were back home
I was passing my night by thiking the answers of these questions when suddely a shriek brought me back into reality.
"samrat" I ran fastly towards his room opened the door. He was sitting on his bed with wet eyes wrapped in a feeling of great fear
I moved towards him n hug him tight. He also folded his hand on my back.
"samrat m here na nothing will happen"
I was trying to calm him down.
"gunjan plz don't leave me I cannot live without u. I have no one else in my life except u. life always tries to snatch everything of mine but I don't have enough courage to loose u. plz don't ever think of leaving me. Plz gunjun"
I break the hug n wipe out his tears that were flowing like a river.
"I m always with u like ur life. Noone can apart us. We will live together forever, just calm down n try to sleep"
"par gunjun"
"mein hn na yahan tumhary pass" my words were enough to make him confortable n he sleep holding my hand tightly n I was feeling it to be the best day as now I was sure that
SAMRAT LOVES ME TOO, HE ALSO LOVES ME.
next days I opened my eyes n the first words echoed in my thoughts were
I cannot live without u
N I rushed towards the dinning table to see him but he was not there. I found him all over the place but he was no where.
i asked my servant about him
"wo to aj subha hy wapis chaly gae"
These words were just aching my heart badly. I rushed towards my room hidding my tears from everyone n close the door of my room behind
"kyun kia tum ny asa samrat, kyun aik bar sirf aik bar mujhy bol kar to jaty mein tmhy bilkul nae rokty, u said that u cannot live without me then y u left me like that, y u didn't hold my hand n asked me can I live without u??? u were asking me not to leave u alone that y u choose this path of loneliness on ur own???
After sometimes she wiped her tears, take his luggage n start moving towards the gate
"kahan ja rahy ho?" gunjun's father asked with questioning eyes.
"mujhy samrat sy baat krny hy" I replied in a hurry
"lekin"
"nae papa I wanna know the reason k wo mujhy kyun chor kar chala gya. I was with him when he needed someone n now when I need him he cannot left me like this, m going kashmir"
"reason chahiye na I will give u the reason, I asked him to leave"
"ap ny, ap ny kyun bola usy jany ko"
"wo patient that tmhara, now he was fine to mujhy laga k us ky yahan rehny ka koi matlab nae hy"
"he was not my patient, he was my friend, dost that wo mera"
I said with a anger in my voice.
"kya soch raha ho ga wo mery bary mein, I wanna tell u too that he is not only my friend, he is everything for me"
"he is a not normal don't u know that, he is mad ur life will b spoiled"
"everyone in this word is mad, some behind money, other behind status. N I don't want such double face crazy people in my life. He is the best n no one can be like him, not even a dream boy of a girl.
I said angrily moving outside.
I reached kashmir.I knew where he would be, n I was right he was over the same place where our journey started. He was picking the stone.
"kia kar rahy ho?"
He looked towards me n replied with a smile
"making my home"
I moved towards him, holding his hand n lay down my head on his shoulder correcting his sentence
"OUR HOME"
"gunjun plz don't do this, don't spoil ur life with me, noone wants us to be together, tmhary father kya kahen gy"
I put a finger gently on his lips n said smilling
"kahen gy my daughter was madly in love with a mad person"
"I love u samrat"
He holded my hand tight
"I love u too gunjun"
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