"Geet... Geet... Utho Geet... Get up you lazy head... I don't believe this, I'm here trying to wake you up when I have such an important meeting with Mr. Chopra scheduled just because I promised that I'll drop you off at your university on the first day of your new semester!" He said annoyed trying to pull the sheets off her... "Maan... Subah subah kyun chilla rahe ho? Uth rahi hu na... (Lazily getting up on the bed) pata hai kitna achcha sapna dekh rahi thi" He glared at her "Shut up... I'm not listening to any of your gibberish... (she pouted and he sighed) its already getting late shona... I'll listen to whatever you were saying while we are in the car... Now please get ready" she looked at the watch and realized that it indeed was getting late and now prepared to get off the bed... however before leaving her bed she gave him a loving smile and wished him morning... he acknowledged and gave her one of his reserved genuine smiles, went up to her and picked her up in his arms... he then planted a kiss on her forehead "Good morning" and took her to the washroom. He gently placed her down and then said, "15 minutes... I'll wait for you downstairs"... she nodded her head and he walked out of her room "now this is what I call is the perfect morning... (she looked up) haina Babaji" she said to herself and shut the washroom door with a small smile playing on her...
At the exact moment someone pushed her hard and she was pulled out of her reverie... Blazing sound of train engine brought her back to where she was and she realized she had dozed off in the waiting area on one of the benches... she realized the push was the lady now towering over her, carrying a little baby girl of about 2-3 years, ushering her to squeeze a little so as to make some space for her to sit... She moved and the lady sat besides her bringing the little girl on her lap, who was looking at the girl her mother asked to shift intently... The little girl then looked her mother and asked, "mumma aunty ro rai hai"... it was only then that she realized that she had been crying in her sleep when she had dreamt about him once more. She was amazed that how could she still cry and be hurt... she was amazed that she was still capable of crying in the first place... of all the pains she endured... shouldn't she be numb by now? Shouldn't she be a stone already? But no... nothing could ever hurt more than the realization that the face in her dreams would never be the part of her reality now!
Ranjha ranjha kardi ni main aapay ranjha hoi
sado ni mainu dheedo ranjha heer na aakho koi...
She heard the Punjabi song playing somewhere on the Chandigarh railway station in Punjab. Tears streaming down her cheeks, she thought back to times when she was crazy about all the legendry love stories. Heer-Ranjha, Sohni-Mahiwal, Laila-Majnu, Romeo-Juliet were her favourites and she could go on and on and on about her favourite couple Heer-Ranjha! Crazy?? No it's an under-statement... She was LUNATIC!! Who would say she was born and brought up in a cosmopolitan city of Delhi?? She looked like someone landing straight from Hoshiarpur, her father's hometown. She was proud about it though... as if it wasn't a small town in Punjab but some London or Paris! This doesn't mean she was dumb... she was smart, intelligent and excelled in everything she did... she topped her university, won intercollegiate debates for her college and came out a winner in several other competitions! Her friends often thought she was either possessed or had split personality and was gonna end up in a mental asylum soon! But she cared less... she was happy in her world... in her perfect world!
She had the best dad and best mom on this earth... Her mom had been ecstatic when she had won a first prize in dramatics and won a trophy... However her dad had chuckled and said its no wonder at all as she does that all the time at home to get what she wants! She remembered when she was 7, she saved her 4 months pocket money and got trophies for her parents the best mom and the best dad embossed in gold on it, as their wedding anniversary present! Her parents had tears in their eyes... she didn't understand why though? Her mom planted a kiss on her cheek and said, "thank you beta... this is the best present ever"... her dad took her in his arms and hugged her tight... Her dad was her best friend and never missed an opportunity to pull her leg and thus asked with a smile... "So shall we also gift you a trophy for best daughter on your birthday??" she immediately drew back and quipped "no! You promised me the new Archie's Doll!" "How about both?" her father had asked her and she had squealed in delight and hugged her father hard... Her parents had laughed, beaming at her lovingly... How she wanted to hug her dad and her mom once more now... but she knew that would never be!
And then, as if to complete the picture, one fine day she also met him... HIM... the love of her life... One look into his intense eyes and she would lose herself... much to his embarrassment at times... not that he complained... he loved it! He loved her! And she would make him do things that were crazy... He was convinced that this girl will drive him mad some day... "You are Insane!! Are you aware of it??" He had asked her more than once... but she being she, would give him the loveliest, cutest little smile and reply "yes... so??" and he would be baffled and lost for words before shaking his head at her and then giving her an endearing smile before pulling her into his protective and possessive embrace! His memory brought a small smile on her face... She remembered how she used to irritate him and he would get angry at her. But all his anger would simply evaporate the moment she made that cute sorry face in front of him! Yes he loved her... and he loved her with all his heart and soul!
As she thought of him again, a silent tear escaped her eye... Those were her memories... memories of her old life... Old Life?? Yes! Old Life! Of days those were gone... of days those were never to come back... He had said that hated her tears the most... but how does it matter now?? Coz tears, a broken heart, shattered dreams, invisible wounds, pain, agony and loneliness were all she was left with... Her parents left her... He was not beside her anymore... He'll never be... he had left her too! Her heart ripped at that thought and screamed... Why?? What did she do?? Why did this happen to her?? But to her surprise not a single sound escaped her throat...
Her mom was very fond of classical music... her dad had fallen for her mother the minute he had heard her sing... her mother had the most melodious voice and the song that she had sung in some local function had immediately touched the chords of her dad's heart... their love blossomed and they got married against all odds... and when she was born her dad had instantly named her GEET... Geet, who would be the music of their lives! She couldn't help but sardonically smile at the irony of her life... Yes she was Geet... A battered Geet who had no music left in the rhymes of her life!
She wondered how her life took this drastic turn... 2 months... that's it... 2 months and all she had was brutally taken away from her by her fate... she wondered how she reached here at this stage in her life... Babaji was punishing her... But for what?? "What did I ever do so ghastly to incur your merciless wrath Babaji??" She looked silently at the sky expecting that her prayers and her questions would be answered... But none of it happened... She didn't remember for how long she had been sitting here at the station or how she even reached here in first place... She was oblivious to the peculiar glances that people were giving her for sitting on this bench at the station in the wee hours of the morning dressed in the bridal attire... All she knew and was aware of was her memories of him... HIM
The song continued in the background and Geet shut her eyes... only to once again see his charming face, his eyes still beckoning her lovingly... her fingers moved to her forehead on their own accord to feel the touch of his lips still lingering on her temple as more tears kept streaming down her face...
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