Arakshi SS - The World Through Your Eyes - UPDATED Pg 33 - *Complete* - Page 3

Originally posted by: vidya.anand

Beautifully written...its awesome..loved it!

Originally posted by: My_loveis_gone

Sakshi is blind but arjun is with her. M sure arjun lvd her to. Lv the way u introduce sakshi. Her trust on arjun. M too luv rain crazly. Amazing. Cnt soon and pm me. Acept my budy req.

Originally posted by: anu91

Awe!!!!ritu is back...
How was ur exam...
Beautiful start...
Arjun gave such a beautiful colour to her life...
Waiting for next parts dear...
Do Cont soon...
P.S is Arjun is having past in this...

Originally posted by: shreya09

yes yes yesss 🥳

i was waiting for your new story 🤗

beautiful start

very refreshing

superb 👍🏼

looking forward for more 😃

so you better continue 😆

Originally posted by: easha4539

Awesome, fantastic, fantabolous. Jo bhi kahu kam hai. Plz jaldi jaldi next part update kardo. And yes waiting for epilogue..

Originally posted by: Anjali.Mital

Okaish...???
Ohh god...!!! It was just... beautiful Ritu...

"The world through your eyes"...An awesomely written interesting concept...
And I always like to read stories presenting through character's POVs...
So I really loved this start...

And tum likh rahi hai , vho bhi Arakshi pe,tho happy ending hi hogi..hai na..??😉

Anyways...cont. soon...
Thanks for the pm...

PS : Waiting for Chalte Chalte's epilogue...

Originally posted by: pihu_angad

amazing update...😊

Originally posted by: Humairaa

Awsm start

Just lved it

Update soon

Originally posted by: Gurpreetasi7

Beautiful
Simply amazing

Originally posted by: PavithraKrish

hi ritu

happy to c u back, with a bang 😉

hw was ur exams????

chalo boring stuff chodthe hai 😆

ab update pe...waah ji waah what an amazing start 👍🏼

aww...sakshi is blind but arjun has become her eyes 😳

lovely update 😳

thanks for pm & cont soon 😊

Originally posted by: yams.s

Wonderful Update

Originally posted by: jia03

Beautiful❤️

continue soon

Originally posted by: ugababe

Amazing!!! Was so excited to that you're back with a bang...I was missing your stories...

Can't wait for more...

Khushi

Originally posted by: Harisree001

Awesome dear...It is really awesome...
👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏
I am speechless... From where do you get such ideas... It is a totally new theme... I never read this theme in any Arakshi story.
I always say na... You have a magical effect in everything you write... That is what I love to read your stories.
I want this story also as Super as 'Chalte Chalte'... Don't stop it here... Continue pls... I want to know how will you progress this story.
I loved this update.
Cont soon dear...
Have a nice day... 😉

Originally posted by: magati

its awesome dear...

loved it...

Thank you so much for the pm

Continue soon and do pm me...

Originally posted by: sweetpari4u97

very unique and amazing concept.

start was too good.

thankx for pm.

waiting for a long update.

Originally posted by: Sakuu

Amazingly well written! Loved it!

Chapter 2 - For Your Eyes Only

Arjun

Have you heard of love at first sight? I know you have and I know half of you out there don't believe in it. Is it possible to fall in love with a stranger in a moment? I didn't know who she was or where she came from, but I fell in love with her eyes. Her beautiful dark eyes, which always twinkled. That was the first thing which made my gaze stop on her, the day I met her.

Her dark eyes which held no memory of what the world looked like. Of the colours that existed in the world. And yet, those eyes were always full of colour, vibrant and alive. They contained dreams, desires that would reflect in them every time she spoke or smiled or laughed.

As I stare out of my car window, memories of our first meeting comes back to me. The day I met her. The day I saw those eyes for the first time.

Mumbai, 3 years ago

I slam on my steering wheel as the traffic lights turn red once again. The traffic has slowed me down considerably. And I need to get there on time today. Otherwise, the criminal would escape. And ACP Arjun Rawte never let any criminal escape before.

My phone vibrates and I pick it up. Sameer's voice barks at me from the other end, "Dammit Rawte! Where are you? It is nearly time!"

"What, you think I am at a party? It is the traffic!"

"Fine. But hurry up. We don't have much time."

I try to speed through the close knit network of cars as soon as the signal turns green. I am just turning around a bend, when she comes in my way. Just like that. Out of the blue.

I slam hard on my brakes to bring my car to a stop. But I brake a little late, as she collides with my car and is thrown off balance.

She doesn't look at me as I get out of the car. I see her panicked, beads of sweat forming on her forehead and her eyes holding a sense of fear. Her breathing quickens as I see her trying to balance herself on the hood of my car. Somehow her state and her fearful eyes disturb me and erase the memory of where I was going, who I am. I gently touch her shoulder and she flinches at my touch.

I back away a little and ask, "I am sorry...I wasn't looking. Are you ok?"

"Please..." Her grip on the hood of my car is so tight, her fingers almost appear white.

"Please...", she continues in a trembling voice, "Will you do me a favour? Please drop me at the Marine drive?"

I don't know what to say. But I don't want to leave her in this state. I feel clueless.

But when I looked at her eyes, they gave me the answer I was seeking for.

***

She is hesitant to get out of the car. My phone keeps vibrating, flashing Rathod's name on the screen numerous times. But I ignore it. Somehow her condition makes my heart ache. I keep reminding myself, I have only just met her. And yet, I feel connected to her. Somehow.

"What happened?" I ask.

"Nothing," she replies and fumbles for the door handle.

It strikes me then. Her blank look as she collided against my car. Her hesitation in walking to my car door and then groping her way to it. Her not looking at me once, ever since I met her. She is blind.

I do not ask questions. Instead, I reach over to her side and open her door. I hear her sharp intake of breath as I do so, and she tries to look at me.

I move around to her side and help her walk to the Marine Drive. She lets me take her hand as I guide her through.

She seems calm as I watch her standing at the Marine drive. Her breathing has slowed down and she appears more relaxed. The wind plays with her long dark hair and offers me brief glimpses of those eyes. They eyes which I now know, cannot see the dark blue waters of the sea ahead. Or the white crests of the waves crashing against the rocks. I wonder, does she know what colours are? Why did she ask me to get her here?

After a while, she speaks. Her voice is stronger now, more alive.

"Thank you."

"You are thanking me? I nearly ran you over!"

I see her laughing for the first time, changing her face in an instant. As I edge closer to her, I see her eyes twinkling. Colour has crept into her pale face.

"Sorry about the breakdown. It doesn't happen often. You see, I don't get nearly run over very often." I can see her teasing smile.

"I am sorry... I was in a hurry. It is my fault. I should have been looking."
"Hey, it is ok. If I had been able to see, I wouldn't have had the accident in the first place! Ah, clich! If it hadn't been for a car accident, years ago, I wouldn't have lost my eyes."

That explained the fear I noticed before. And yet now, all traces of fear have been wiped off her face. Like they never existed.

"I am sorry."

"You really should stop saying sorry. It's ok. I have gotten used to it. It doesn't hurt anymore. It was too long ago. I was only 3. I don't even remember what cars look like."

"Doesn't it scare you?"

"Haha! You saw me in my worst state and now you ask me that?"

"Not that. I meant, going out in the unknown world, all on your own?"

"Nah! I have gotten used to it." She is a changed person now. Vibrant, like her eyes.

"How come you asked me to bring you here?"

"Oh! I always come here. This place makes me calm. I love listening to the sound of the sea. The waves. The chattering of the people around me. It makes me happy."

I pause for a minute and close my eyes. I listen to the sounds she describes and try to look at the world like she sees it. And it feels different. It feels calm. Like she said. I open my eyes and steal a glance at her. She has a faint smile on her face as if she secretly saw what I just did.

"It feels good, doesn't it?"

"Do you not miss your sight?"
"I do. Maybe someday I will be able to see. I like to hope. Until then, my ears act as my eyes. And I am happy, really."

It bothers me. The fact that she deals with everything on her own. And yet, I stare at her content smile and I know, she is stronger than she looks.

My phone vibrates again and she says, "You should go. Whoever is calling you, really needs you there!"

I know I should go. But my feet won't move. They stay fixated at the spot, still lost in her eyes.

"How will you go home?" I ask.

She shows me her phone and says, "I have friends. I will call someone and ask them to drop me."

"I can drop you."

"Huh? Besahara ladki ka fayda toh nahi uthana?" She asks me in a teasing voice.

I laugh and say, "Aisa hi kuch samjho."

***

As I help her into her flat, I wonder how she finds her way through it.

"It has been a long time. I know my way now." She answers my unasked question.

She smiles again and I realise, I don't even know her name.

"So, is this a goodbye?" She asks.

"No. This isn't. We'll meet again, Miss...?"

"We have been talking for so long and we don't even now our names! I am Sakshi. Sakshi Anand. And please, drop the Miss. You are...?"

"ACP Arjun Suryakant Rawte."

"ACP?" She raises her eyebrows, "That explains why you were in a hurry. But it doesn't explain the trying-to-run-me-over bit." She laughs again.

I scratch my head and laugh as well.

Just before I leave, she says, "Will I see you again, Arjun?"

"Yes, you will," I say, "We are friends now. And... I want to be your eyes."

I quickly disappear down the stairs, leaving her wondering.

Mumbai, present time

She asks me sometimes why I forgot everything else and fulfilled her wish when I could have just left there on the road. Why did I do all that for a stranger? Most of all, why did I go back after the first visit?

And I tell her, it was your eyes. They made me do it.

I smile as I park into her apartment's driveway. It is 6 o'clock in the morning and I am at her flat. It is a Sunday morning after all. And we have a day full of surprises ahead of us.

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Ahhh too scared to ask - how was it? I dont know why I am not tooo satisfied with this story lol😆

But, you are the readers, leave your comments please😃