The rays of the Sun peeked in through the window from the slight gap, that wasn't covered by the curtains, and disturbed his sleep, he turned to the other side and buried his head in the pillow.
"Get up don't be lazy" he heard her voice.
"You won't let me sleep in peace will you" he replied sleepily, while rubbing his hazel brown eyes, that have dark circles around them and opening them.
He got up and laid in a sitting position and picked up the photo a beautiful woman, lying by his bed side.
Guy: You aren't even here and you still aren't letting me sleep wifey, didn't I tell you I wouldn't get up before eleven, but you are so stubborn you always do it. Anyways tomorrow we will be meeting am 100% sure of it, tomorrow is valentines day and Kabir's Nisha will be his valentine, last time hum saath nahi the, tonight is the big competition, am going to miss you badly, I know you would come if you could, but somethings aren't in our hand, don't worry am not angry I understand.
Suddenly the guy began coughing, a middle aged woman entered the room.
Woman: (tensed) kya hua
Kabir: nothing mom, you know kuch dino se kam ka bohot pressure hai, yeh competition mere liye bohot important, yeh mere aur Nisha ka sapna hai. Mom is competition ka har round hum clear kar chuke hai, dusre countries mein ja kar, logon ko hara chuke hai, aj last round hai, yehi iss sher mein, aur mein ab peche nahi hat sakta, because it is not about me, but all those people who are participating from the academy, they need my support.
Vasu: (smiling) As you wish, I know how stubborn you can be.
Kabir kissed his mom on the cheek
Kabir: I love you mom, trust me I will be alright.
At Nibir Dance Academy
Kabir: Guys aj wo din finally agaya hai, jis ke liye tum logon ne bohot mhenat ki hai, aj raat ko final round hoga, humare aur Americans ke beech. I know wo bohot ache dancers hai, but we are no less, even we are the best, remember humare saath humare apne, humari country ki umedien hai, we have to do it for our seleves, for our families, for all who we love. I hope you will all give your best
Participants: yes.
Everyone starts practicing.
Alisha: bhai, you should rest, you slept pretty late last night, trust me we will keep practicing.
Kabir: I trust all of you, but seeing you all practice makes me feel that we our getting one step close of winning the trophy, you know this was our dream especially hers, I need to make sure it happens, or at least try my best that it does, you know we will be meeting tomorrow, I don't want her to be upset, I want her to be proud.
Alisha: I know bhai.
After practicing for sometime, it is afternoon now.
Kabir: okay guys, take some rest, otherwise mat chala, competition ke liye koi energy nahi bachi.
Kabir: Alisha, mein abhi aya.
Alisha: where are you going.
Kabir: well to the dry cleaners, do din phele Aahana (Dolly's daughter) ne meri fav white shirt par ink giradi and it got spoilt, kal Nisha se mile wala hoon, socha uska favourite colour phen kar jao, toh dry cleaners ko di thi, lene ja raha hoon, okay, bye.
Kabir goes and collects his shirt and sits in the car to go home.
Kabir: ek baar check toh karta hu, warna pata chala, daag wala shirt phen kar uske saath valentines day mana raha, hoon, aur wo mujhe chirhaegi ke, Kabir itna excited tha milne ke liye, ke bina dekhe shirt phen liya, check karta hoon, yeh shirt toh light blue colour ki hai, pata nahi kiss ki shirt de di mujhe laundry wale ne, thank god ghar nahi gaya, yehi check kar lia, warna ghar jati aur phir yahan ata, time waste hota.
Kabir goes back and comes to know that his shirt got exchanged with someone else, but that person will only be able to come in the evening, so he asks for the address, which is fortunately there.
Kabir rings the door bell a girl opens the door.
Kabir: Actually wo laundry exchange.
Girl: toh finally app logon, ne apni galti realize kar di, phele galat shirt dete hai.
Guy: Arre Mihika kiss par chala rahi ho.
Kabir: hi am Kabir, wo actually yeh shirt.
Guy: hi am abhishek, this is my wife Mihika, yahan ane ke liye thank you, magar mein ne app logo se kaha ke mein shirt lene ke liye ajaunga.
Kabir: no mein laundry ka staff nahi hu, actually wo shirt Jo apko galti se milli wo meri thi, and I need it tomorrow, and I wouldn't be able to come back later so I came here.
Mihika: am really sorry.
Kabir: It is okay, magar itna gussa sirf shirt ke liye.
Mihika: nahi aisa kuch nahi
Abhishiek: waise you look familiar.
Mihika: haan wohi soch rahi thi (pause) tum wo Nibir dance academy, right (Kabir nods yes), mujhe saach mein apke performances aur apke academy ke performances bohot ache lagte hai, I don't know maine phele phechana nahi.
Abhisheik: tum dono sari batien darwazze par karoge, come in Kabir. Mein shirt le kar ata hoon.
Mihika: once again, sorry, for blasting at you like that.
Kabir: Really it's okay.
Mihika: by the way, shirt bohot special hai kya, Jo thora bhi wait nahi hua.
Kabir: actually aj evening, am very busy and kal valentines day hai, jiss par mujhe yehi shirt phenni hai, because it is her favourite colour, and we are meeting after a while.
Mihika: aww how sweet, abhi kuch seekho isse
Abhishiek: haan, haan, yeh lijye apka shirt.
Kabir:(smiling) thank you so much.
Suddenly Kabir starts coughing, Mihika gives him a glass of water, he takes it, but she sees that there is blood on his hand.
Mihika: Kabir tumhare hath par khoon (she sees that blood is around his mouth as well)
Kabir: (smiling) oh yeh normal hai.
Mihika: Kabir tumhare mu se khoon nikal raha hai, and you think that is normal.
Kabir: (smiling) blood cancer mein normal hai.
Mihika and Abhishiek both are shocked.
Kabir: (smiling) thanks once again, I should be leaving.
Kabir goes into the car, opens the dashboard and removes a picture of his beautiful wife.
Flashback, last year valentines, on a lonely road
Nisha and Kabir are in the car.
Nisha: ab toh bata kaha ja rahe hai.
Kabir: aj valentines day hai aur mein apni wifey ko surprise dena chata hoon, so no questions please.
Nisha: please ne, mera hubby, mera janu, warna mein gadi se kud jaungi (removes her seatbelt)
Kabir: please, I have been planning for this for a long time, please sawal mat puch.
Nisha: okay
Kabir goes and kisses her cheek and whispers an I love you, at the same time Nisha sees a truck approaching them and screams Kabir's name, Kabir applies the brakes and they miss the truck, but dash into a nearby tree with full force, Kabir is injured on the head and Nisha is injured very badly, because of the impact she was flunged and hit the window her head and hand are injured badly, her body is half out of the window, both are in pain but conscious. Kabir removes his seatbelt and makes Nisha lie on the seat properly.
Kabir: Nisha kuch nahi hoga kuch nahi, mein phone karta hoon. (Kabir calls the ambulance)
Nisha: Kabir mujhe apna valentines gift abhi chaiye.
Kabir: Nisha apni energy waste mat kar.
Nisha: pls Kabir
Kabir:tu jo bole, wo karunga chup rhe.
Nisha: nahi Kabir, baad mein nahi bol paungi, mein nahi bach paungi
Kabir: chup kar kuch nahi hone dunga tujhe
Nisha: Kabir humesha smile karte rahe, Kyunke jab tak tu smile karte rahega, mein khush rahungi, tu humara har sapna pura karega, Waise jeyega jaise aj tak jeta aya hai
Kabir: zindagi toh tu hai meri
Nisha: dekh tu ne mujhe promise kiya, apni bath se mukr math.
Kabir: I promise, yeh smile gayab nahi hogi.
Nisha breaths her last, Kabir still smiling closes her eyes and after a while falls unconscious.
End flashback
Kabir: ab yeh duri, zyada waqt tak nahi rahege, araha hoon tere pass, jab tune mujhse wo wada liya, sochta tha kaise nibhaunga, bohot mushkil tha phele,
Lekin jab us din ke 2 mhane baad mujhe apne cancer ki bath mata chali I was genuinely happy, laga ke wo jinse humein alag kiya, humein wapas jod raha hai, I know I am being selfish and not thinking about anyone else, but I want to be selfish this once.
The dance competition goes wonderfully and not so surprisingly India wins, A celebration is organized in Gangwal house, all family people and the participants are there.
Kabir: maa papa, mom app teeno yahan kya discussion kar rahe hai.
Laxmi: aise hi batein
Kabir: oh, mujhe laga app sab mujhse phirse chup chup kar ro rahe the.
Ramesh: jab pata hai, toh humein rulane wale kam kyun kar raha hai.
Kabir: apki beti hi toh kheti thi ke main k hoon shayad Issiliye
Laxmi: nahi, Issiliye kyuke tum usse apni jan se pyaar karte ho.
Kabir: wo bhi hai, (Kabir starts feeling weak, but does not show) okay mein ab jao.
Vasu: haan jao
Kabir goes to Nisha's room, closes the door, he with difficulty makes his way to the bed and picks up their wedding photo lying on the side
Kabir (smiling): Aa raha hu
Kabir's weakness increases and he lies in the bed, his eyes start closing, he than sees someone approaching him, with alot of effort he opens his eyes and sees Nisha infront of him in a white sari looking heavenly.
Kabir (smiling) : Agayi tu
Nisha: haan agayi
Kabir(smiling): we will be together very soon, right
Nisha: haan, dard ho raha hai.
Kabir: (smiling) thora thora
Nisha:(whispering in his ears) break it
At that very moment Kabir understood she meant about the promise. For a moment he removed that smile all the pain thi got bottled in his heart for the past year came out in the form of a tear drop and than the smile was back. Nisha extends her hand and he gives his, their souls walk out hand in hand to their destination.
After a while Ramesh comes to the room and sees Kabir's body, everybody starts crying, Ramesh wipes laxmi's tears.
Ramesh: Ab kyun .ro rahi ho, aj tumhe khush hona chaiye aur app sab bhi, kyunke aj wo dono ek sal bad saath hai, phir uss mein rone wali konsi bath.
Heaven
Kabir showing his watch on which it is 12:00am
Kabir: dekh, kaha tha ke yeh valentines day hum saath manyege
Nisha: Aj baki sab sad honge
Kabir: nahi, kyunke wo yeh jante honge ek dusre ke saath honge, toh bohot khush honge.
Nibir: I love you
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