Few days later
Arjun was on his way to his ancestral home which once was his and roshni's home.
It was her 2nd Barsi and every year he used to go there to perform the puja for her soul in a way he thinks even for himself to be free of all the chains he is bounded by of guilt..
He was sitting in a bus full of passengers...But his mind kept wandering back to the incident that happened few days back in dargah...
He was damn sure he saw RIYA but then again she was no where to be seen.. it was more den he had ever dream of her..it was like she was just a touch away...but before he could reach she vanished in thin air like everything was his imagination... he seem to question his mind did he really imagine her or she was there...but his answer to this question inclined more to the fact that he did really see her...but where did she go and what was all this..what was happening now..an air of big mystry was surrounding him and her...
He couldn't tell anyone about what he saw..for many reasons...major would have been he didnt have any evidence of what he saw and it might later end up in breaking their hope after he builds it up by telling them what he saw, he didn't want to make them more sad so he kept this to himself...
But that doesnt mean he had stopped thinking about it and gave up..he was Arjun Rawte..he will never give up until he finds out the truth...he told his informers to get as much as info they could about this but again nothing,it was a dead end... He was confused did he imagine her and even if it was imagination why her..why now...why did he see her only... " akhir wo meri lagti kya thi? Just a team mate?If yes but then why am I remebering her? Usse judi har cheez merko uski yad dilati hai.. WHY..???
When she was here I pushed her away and when she went I want her back...with me..near me..safe with me...in my arms...
His trance is broken by the sudden brakes of the bus...he dashed forward but cover his ead before he could have hit his head with the front seat...suddnly when he stables up he hears lot of yelling and chaos..
He gets down n sees that another bus was involved in an accident...as cop and true citizen,he with all others starts helping the victims, taking them out providing them with basic first aid and taking them to the ambulance..
He was on his feet and fast in helping people with what they need..while doing something catches his eyes...he saw a girl with her back towards him helping a lady but was not able to lift her up..she was trying but fails to help,he walks upto them to help her.. both couldn't see each other,other guy was covering them or when arjun turned his face he saw the girl's hair came on her face and when the girl turned arjun faced the opposite side atlast they were able to help her...but when arjun turn to look at the gal..her back was already to turned to him and she was already consoling a kid who was crying loking at all the chaos surrounding him..the way she used reminded him of again his childish colleague..he was lost remembering Childish of the trio group...then he noticed that gal was bleeding from elbow and also needed medical aid..he walks towards to tell her that but someone else drag him away for help...both walk away in opposite direction...without glance at each other...
After everything was settled and aid was provided Arjun bus again starts is journey and other bus people also among them took ride in this bus...Arjun just closes his eyes...first flashes of Roshini,bring pain on his lips...then that slowly fades and Ria comes in front of him...small msile forms on his lips..now all this get replaced by the flashes of the gal whom he saw consoling the kid...but this he calls her...she turns and it was the dimple gal whom he was dying to see...his Riya...he just whispers Riya..she awards him her dimple smile and then...
His dream is broken.by the suddent halt of the bus...he looks around he sees the bus halted at dhaba for dinner..all get down..he goes order and have his dinner..from back he can hear a small gal speaking and offering a food bite he guess to some other person more precise to be...didi..."didi lelo na..aacha hai...hy hy hy..."small gal couldnt say hygiene hehe..
Her didi laughs and compelete her sentence hygiene..and tells na she doesnt like to have food at places like this.gal mother offers an ised to buy some biscuits so that she can survive the whole night without eating...didi gal agrees and tells she will just wash her face and come and then buy something...
Arjun rooted to the spot he was sitting..he belives first his eyes were playing games on him now even his ears were going against him...the same tinkling laugh which once use to light up his dark world...then the fact of Hygiene...he doubt was his fate playing with him..it was cruel game it was playing with him,he was sure of it...he slowly turns but sees the da gal walking away..slowly his legs also follows her...
here she was siting in front of the lake splashing water on her face to clean up some dirt marks and wash away the heaviness of da day also...suddenly she looks in the water and find full moon refelection in water and smiles..moon had become her best friend with whom she was sharing all secrets and the pain,love she had in her for certain person...
Well best friends dont disappoint you..do they..they act like matchmaker..here mano na mano moon was one...the reflection of it..putting a soft glow on her face..she was so lost looking at her she fails to notice that someone has come and stood beside her...
Arjun was letting his feet do all the work and was following his heart which was being pulled by a certain person right now...he walks and by and man what he sees wants him to closes his eyes and not at the same...
He wanted to close it and confirm that what he was seeing was seriously true ya his heart or mind both playing games at him...so just close and open and see whether that person was illusion or not..doesnt want to close because he was afraid if he did,even if the person was illusion he might the lose the site of it and he didnt want that at any cost..he was happy with he was seeing even though he doesnt know it is truth ya...
a whisper is left form his mouth leaving both stunned and rooted to the spot...
"Riya"
Both lok at each other..in refelection of water...her sitting position and he standing behind her..eyes meet and lost in second in each other...
few seconds flew by thats when reality strikes in and both knew what they were seeing isnt mirage..she gets up immediately and he takes few steps back...
To the sudden turn,she was about to fall back in the water..but arjun using his quick Reflexes catches her wrist and pulls her..
In bright moonlight you can find a couple in arms of each other...He had is hands wrap around her and she tightly clutching his collor tight...both looking at each other with passion anger hatered..yes hatered was visible in his eyes but that wasnt dominate...what was dominating more in their feelings was love..both didnt know that...actually one knew but didnt wanted to acknowledge and other was totally unaware about heart feelings...crazy people do have a way to fall in love with each other right?
Arjun again just mutters
"RIYA..."
That brings the gal..sorry Riya ya lavyana ya sana who she was back to reality and pushes him back straightening herself..he comes take few steps near but she take few back..so he stops..
"Riya yeh tum ho...?"Arjun asks..
Riya(lets call her that for now).."I'm sorry I guess you are looking for someone else.."
Arjun just had puzzled expression on his face...
Riya turns and was about to walk away when he comes and stands in front of her and is like.."where were you from this many days Riya..."
She just smiles a little and again speaks.."mister I'm sorry I guess you looking for wrong Person..I'm not Riya,I'm Sana"she offers her hand for handshake but Arjun was busy staring at her that he doesnt even notice the hand...Sana shrugs and takes her offer back and starts walking..
From back she hears something which makes her stop in her steps...
"naam badal se Insaan nahi badltha..na hi uski.."he trails off...
She turns and look that his back was still facing her and he was looking at the moon now..she sighs and walks away from there as soon she can...
First Riya was taking slow steps when she was little distance away,her pace was little more and then she took in run and wanted to run from there as soon as possible..she needed to breathe she was suffocating in all Previous idenity..the memories she had most when she was she was lavyana..more important in guilt she was dying she had to tell when she was Riya..in pain of her love for Arjun...she wanted to run and run...she stops at one place...taking deep breathes...
Here he was just standing at the same place where he was left by her...she was Riya he knows...he can never mistake in knowing her...she was Riya,he wanted to shout and tell everyone Riya is alive...she is here with him...she is here...Riya was here..only this was going on his mind..but his heart was scolding him..why ..and how is it possible..the gal herself tell she was Sana..and would have Riya reacted a little different way when would have seen her Arjun Sir..she might not be...he didnt want to complete that though...he was sure it was Riya...he slowly..
Both slowly lost in their thoughs lose their strength to fight with their heart ya mind anymore..they give up...slowly fall on their knees...for one person,tears are flowing down her eyes...other person had a sense of Relief..like he found something what he had lost a close thing to his heart..ya his heart itself who knows...one person wanted to curse god for the fate she awarded...other person wanted to thank him lastly he gave one thing back what he thought was taken away cruelly from him..one had sadness mix with little happiness..other had content feeling with happiness too...both at different places just speaks what their heart was speaking
"Arjun".."Riya.."
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