An Encounter with Karna (OS)Last Part on Pg23 - Page 18

My eyes were seeking answers in that beautiful smile that finally touched his lips again... He looked back at me..His eyes met with mine... and for few minutes..I felt like whole world had stopped to witness this moment... A Pride..A Satisfaction..an honest confession.. all merged and he finalliy revealed to me..his deepest secret...

"This place makes me meet myself.. everyday.. as I see Sun in horizon.. I feel his rays blessing me.. I stay immersed in his blessings for long time...I usually share my deepest regrets..my hurt and my happiness all here..really sure that it is reaching my father... "

" Whenever any needy used to come here with something to ask for..i used to feel like accepted .. somewhere a part of them.. somewhere a reason for their joy ..those tears of happiness in their eyes used to wipe all those unshed tears of mine... those blessings from them used to heal the blemishes of curses within... I was not a danveer Riti.. but biggest needy of them all.. this place was where i used to get my daan..in those fulfilled prayers of someone.. "

I was dumbstruck with so many emotions.. Totally speechless.. yeah for first time in evening..I had nothing to say.. except just staring at those eyes .. which had world inside... Who he was.. A warrior.. a magician .. a danveer.. or just a human..probably just more than that... his words left a deep imprints on my heart... Just in few minutes ..I didnt realise it was dark and moonlit night already... Stars had come twinkling right above us.. as if witnessing this moment.. I had a glint of tears in my eyes.. probably a result of too much staring in those eyes.. who just didnt want to leave me.. or may be some other reason ..I was yet to explore ..or had already done that..

"I think Its time for me to go Riti..You have all your answers now.. " He started going backwards but kept looking at me.. that mysterious smile still there..

"Wait.." I called back.. raising my hand .. to signal him to stop... but he was too far now... probably my eyes were too hazy to see him right...he kept going back..

"Hey listen... Wait..." I shouted.. "Atleast tell me how you know my name..."

He was gone.. in a second.. some place far away.. I looked above .. a star just shone a little more brightly..was it real.. or my imagination... or was he looking at me from that far away..

Loud shrieks of horns disrupted my thoughts...as I really hate honking..but hey how come cars were blowing horns so loudly in this place...lakeside..

"Riti ..will you wake up now...We have reached delhi and you have only slept in whole way..."

Angry voice of my friend broke perhaps most beautiful dream of mine...

"Oh it wasnt real..."I woke up looking puzzled at my friends...who had no clue of what I am saying..or perhaps they were least bothered with my sleepy mumblings at that time...

"Wake up you sleeping beauty... or else i will splash water on your face"

These friends i tell you ..sometimes they can irritate the hell out of you... i was just out of shock... and they were not even ready to give me time to settle down... hunh..

It was a dream...how it could be... I was there with him... this cant be true.. it was already dark outside and i looked above again... I noticed that twinkling star again...shining unusually bright ..it cant be just a dream.. i smiled and got out of cab with my friend and was roaming half heartedly in heart of delhi...Soon it had started raining and all just ran with their umbrellas on to nearest city point there... I am usually slow runner...so i was lagging behind as usual... then my eyes fell on a child on roadside ..he was fully drenched..and shivering ..i came up to him ..his eyes looked with hope at me...I remembered Karna's last words to me... and gave my umbrella to him.. he smiled and thanked me..blessed me in his own language...i ran hard towards my friends and got inside one of their's umbrella ..I had just learnt a big lesson of my life... and I was pretty sure..that He was there..for it... Only...

But it was awesome.

Awesome ! I can visualize how you have thought through the story. The narration is so coherent with emotions/longing beautifully portrayed.

I wish you see Karn soon, for all you know he might be within you 😊