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The flash went off, few more pics and then it was over.. She rubbed her eyes and thought: DONE.. I'll never have to revisit this topic .. I shall "move on" as everyone has told me to do..Reaching home, she told her dad, "please Papa, don't let anyone in my room and no calls for me... I need to rest"
He nodded and she went in her room, closing the door softly behind her. Crashing down on her bed she burried her head in the pillow and finally let out the tears freely..
Outside, the doorbell rang and he came in..
"uncle, I need to talk to her, she is IN right??"
"hi.. When did u get back from UK/USA trip? Ya, she's here but resting.. Well, she has had a rough week, thanks to you!" her Dad had a stern tone somehow..
He didn't pay any attention and stormed straight in..
She flung her eyes open and sat up on the bed.. He couldn't bear looking at her.. In her character as well as in person, he could never see her in pain, and that was mutual for them both.. they both had gone through so much recently. Their amazing onscreen chemistry had been the reason for their phenomenal rise to stardom but had also been an object of envy and analysis.. It had seemed as if defending their reel-life relation had been a real life occupation. They tried to ignore it, minimize it and awkwardly just laughed it off.. But they knew the reality and that would be unchanged..
He looked at her intently as if he was saying," they all blamed me.. But you knew right?? Please.. You know the real reasons why I left. You and I are the only two people who know.. How could you let them tarnish my name like this?? I needed you in my corner and there you are.. The most public and the most vocal of my opponents, now.. How could you??"
And she looked at him with equal intensity, as if answering," you left me.. You just walked away and left me at the microphone to answer all those questions.. How could you? We were in this together.. You and me.. That's how it had begun and you promised me that it would end with you and me.. How could you be so selfish? We had taken crap from them all along, what were a few more months? Why?? Why did you do this right now??"
They stared at each other in this state, frozen in the process of reading and replying to each other's silent thoughts.. And then they did something they had always done.. They smiled and hugged.. One of those all-encompassing tight hugs. It was neither love not war, neither companionship nor friendship. It was almost like they had possessed each-other in a unique manner and though their screen time of togetherness had ended, they could or would never shake off this true intimacy they felt in each other's presence.. That was it..
Pure, unadultrated intimacy..
And the rest of the surroundings faded away..
The greedy channel people, stupid producers, selfish directors, forgettable side cast, his wife, her boyfriend... All melted away..
All misunderstandings evaporated...And it was just THEM..
It felt sooo right, that they could almost hear the Rabba Vey...
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