'The Forgotten' - Swaron SS part-8 page 35 - Page 2

He could see himself walking through beautiful woods in springs. Greenery all around...dew formed on the leaves... early rays of sun peaking through the trees made the view more beautiful... walking through he found small stream of water flowing on the rocks... He could see someone clad in white..blocking the sunrays... moving her body to the tunes of nature... she swayed her body .. he walked towards her... she suddenly stopped her dance sensing his presence...she kept walking away from him..he felt as if a demon took away all his happiness..he called her...she kept running...he ran faster to cover the distance... he reached for her...

THUDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He woke up rubbing his bum. This the same routine from past so many years...Often this white fairy would come in his dreams ...sometimes in spring...some times in rain...some times in windy winter... she comes in dreams all the time... he always finds himself on the floor whenever he reaches her..

He smiled to himself thinking about his dream girl...and woke up to meet his new day.

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Girl: Good morning bhai...

Guy: Good morning..kya hai nashta mein...

Girl:Banana milk shake aur toasted bread...

Guy: god please...nahi...

Girl: aap ke paas aur koi choice nahi hai bhaiyya ji...hum Canada mein hai...Newyork mein nahi..jaha Taani didi aapko garma garam parate banake khila thi thi...

Swayam: Adiii... parathe... mujhe Taani ki yaad aa rahi hai...

Aditi: Mujhe bhi...mein call karti hu...

Aditi: Taani di... good morning...

Taani: Good morning... Good morning Bhai...

Swayam: Jai sree Krishna... kaise hi hai...

Taani: teek hu...aap log...

Swayam: waise hum log bilkul teek nahi hai... tera haat ka khana miss kar rahe hai

Taani: Ohh...so sad..waise aap ka dance it was brilliant bhai...pata hai...aap ka dance dekhte waqt aap ka champ ne kick bhi maara..

Swayam: wow...dance kar raha hai..andar...vishesh nahi hai kya...

Taani: nahi bhai he had to leave early today...

Swayam: Acha okay

Taani: Waise bhai next plan kya hai...

Swayam: kuch mahino tak i want to rest...

Taani: oh...newyork aa rahe ho??

Swayam: ha... aate hi milunga tujhe...tu khayal rakhna...

Taani: teek hai bhai...

Aditi: bhai kya kuch nahi...itne saare organizers ka appointments hai...

Swayam: i want some time on my own Adi...aur is baar mein india jaana cchata hu... mujeh bollywood dance mein kuch karna hai...

Aditi: you must be joking...itne dance forms seekne ke baad bollywood...???

Swayam: Bollywood ek alag hi adah hai...and i love bollywood re...to be frank woh mera favourite hai

Aditi: Maami kabhi nahi manegi...

Swayam:Usko bolke jayenge tab na...

Aditi: matlab??

Swayam: Matlab...hum bhi chupchap Taani jab delivery keliye jayege uske saath India chalejayege.. is baar mein jaa kar hi rahunga..

Aditi: Bhai par...

Swayam: Adiii please...yeh baat leak mat karna..

Aditi: Okay...

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Taani smiled to herself holding her bulged stomach. She remembered how life has changed. How she moved to Newyork with Swayam after the storm which has occurred in their life.

She took the album from the shelf and looked at the picture. Their life in st.Louis..Rey.. How life has changed for them. She picked her phone and dialled Rey's number.

Rey: Taani...Hey kaisi ho...

Taani: Mein teek hu...aap kaise ho.. Kriya... sab kaise hai...

Rey: im fine ..actually we all are fine...to batao how cum you called...

Taani: aise hi sab ki yaad aa raha tha..

Kriya: Kaun hai Rey...

Rey: Taani...

Kriya: Mujhe do...

Taani: Hey Kriya...kaise ho aap

Kriya: badiya...aap batayiye...

Taani: Mein bhi teek hu... aap apna khyal rakh rahi ho na..

Kriya: Ha ha..aap bhi rakhna... ache se..

Taani: aur batayiye baaki sab kaise hai... Sharon bha...woh Sharon...

Kriya: Sab teek hai..aur Sharon waise ki waisi... hai...

Taani : Jaanthi thi mein.. aap ke paas hai??

Kriya: ha ek min...Sharon...

Sharon: ha kriya...

Kriya: Taani ka phone...

Sharon came running...she took the phone...

Sharon: Taani...how are u...itne dino baad call kiya tumne...how is everything... hows our champ...

Taani: Sharon.. please aram se... mein bilkul teel hu aap ka champ bhi teek hai... bas aise hi sab ko yaad kiya that ho...

Sharon:aur batao...

Taani: Aap batao...kya chal raha hai...aap tho aate hi nahi hai aaj kal Tv mein...its been 6 months i have seen you in TV...

Sharon: Ha..mann nahi hai...Taani...

Taani: hmm..

Sharon: Taani woh...hows Swayam...waise maine dekha hai uska video kal...he was awesome...

She kept blabbering about him...while taani kept listening to her...

Taani: Bhai bilkul teek hai Sharon...abhi abhi baat hui thi...

Sharon: acha...woh...woh taani...

Taani: I know Sharon.. bhai ko kuch bhi yaad nahi aaya..agar kuch hai tho mein aap ko inform karungi...

Sharon: thank u so much taani...all these years sirf tum hi ho...u have done a lot for me...

Taani: please bha.. Sharon... anything for u and bhai... krishnaji sab kuch teek kardenge...

Sharon: ya i hope so...teek hai tum apna khayal rakho..aur Swayam ka bhi...

Taani: teek hai...bye...aap hi khayal rakhiye ga...mein India aa rahi hu... next month...aap ko milungi aake...

Sharon: nahi...tum kyunavogi..mein avungi.. take care taani...

Sharon kept the phone wiping a tear formed...she gave back phone to kriya...and went back to rehearsal hall.

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Swayam went to rehearse for the final event. He had to perform on a sad English number. He loved dance but some how he didn't connect himself so much to these songs or dancing most of these hip hop and all these locking ... he was always mesmerized when he saw people dance to tunes of their heart. He stopped the song in between and tuned to some random song from his Indian collection and sat there listening to it.

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Sharon started her music. She wanted to dance it out today. She swayed her body moving to the tunes... picking up the beats... expressing her own pain .. her love...

Sau Dard Hain
A Hundred Pains

Sau Rahatein
A Hundred Pathways

Sab Mila Dilnasheen
I Got It All My Love

Ek Tu Hi Nahin
I Just Didn't Get You


Ruki Ruki Si Yeh Hawa
Feels Like The Wind Has Stopped Blowing

Aur Sookhe Patte Ki Tarah
And Like A Dried Up Leaf

Shehar Ki Sadkon Pe Main
On The Streets Of The City

Laawaris Udhta Hua
I Am Flying Around All Alone

Sau Raaste Par Teri Raah Nahin
A Hundred Roads But Yours Is Missing

Sau Dard Hain...


Behta Hain Paani Behne De
Let The Water Flow

Waqt Ko Yuhin Rehne De
Let Time Stand Still

Dariya Ne Karwat Li Hain Toh
If The River Will Take Waves

Saahilon Ko Sehne Do
Let The Shore Bear It

Sau Hasratein Par Tera Gham Nahin
A Hundred Pains But None Of Yours


Tanha Tanha
Alone Alone

Tanha Hain Tanha Hain
He Is Alone He Is Alone

Tanha Chal Tanha Chal
Walk Alone Walk Alone

Tanha Tanha
Sau Dard Hain Sau Rahatein

She collapsed down on the floor. She curled to herlself... letting her pain go...crying her heart out. She laid down on the floor hugging herself...closing her eyes to the tears flow...

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He sighed to himself as he got lost in the song. He smiled to himself as this song always made him feel as if he is missing something in his life. From the past 5years he has been trying to find out the reason for empty feeling which keeps disturbing in all the while. He laid back on the floor staring into blank..trying to calm the disturbances caused in his mind..