Wish you many many happy returns of the Himani. May god bless you and you enjoy the day with all your friends out there. I just wish that whatever you wish gets fulfilled and you stay happy as you are. I just want to say that you have been most wonderful friend I have and you really don't know how much I value you and respect your friendship because I have never been too much expressive about myself but I have opportunity today to express that you are most wonderful person I have met and I wish we stay friends for life. Have a rocking time today and party hard. And yes this was the OS that I had submitted in writers competition but as you know I am not that good in writing so I lost it by good margin but anyway this story is close to my heart to I am posting it again as your birthday gift with some alterations in the original story that I had posted in the competition.
A beautiful girl near 22 years and A handsome boy near 24 years are standing on the bridge not looking at one another because they are about part away from one another. The boy wants to see the girl he loves one last time so that he can frame her in his memories for lifetime and on the other way around girl is happy that she will be returning to love of her life, and she is least bothered about the guy who is losing everything he has to her.
The boy was so much in love with that girl that it never mattered to him that whether the girl loved him back or not, or whether he won her or not because his love was from winning or losing, for him if the person he loved is happy than he won otherwise he lost even if he has the person with himself.
Destiny never had anything good in store for that guy because he lost his parents at a very tender young age and he had to live on his own. He matured at very young age because there was nobody to hold him or console him in bad times. He was well aware of pain of losing anything you love but times have made him strong that now he can happily sacrifice anything in life just to see the person he cares for happy.
The boy turned around to talk to the girl one last time before leaving her forever to her love, yes he was going to sacrifice his love because the girl he loved did love somebody else.
"It was very nice knowing you Sharon, thank you for all the time you spent with me and I promise you that your daughter is safe with me and she will never find out who her mother is" Boy said
"Thank you Swayam for everything you did for me just to save me from humiliation and now you are bringing me back to my love, there is nothing more I can ask. And you know I never wanted the child but you promised me that you will take care of her that's why I brought her in this world" Girl said
"I really thought you feel something for the child but you still are at the same place where you were a year ago but never mind she is my daughter from the day she was born it doesn't matter if I am not her biological parent" Boy said
"I never changed Swayam. I loved Rohit and he never wanted a child it was mistake but then you came and resolved it so we are coming back together now and that's the only thing I wanted" Girl said
"OK I wish you a very happy life and god bless you" Boy said with smile and turned around to leave and started walking off from bridge. Girl just saw him disappearing from there; she did feel a strange pain in her when she saw him walking out without even hearing her reply.
Yes that was Swayam "The Romeo" Shekhawat, he was called Romeo in the medical college he studied, people believed any girl will be ready to be his Juliet because Swayam was the only heir of Shekhawat empire and hospitals, his dad and mom passed away in a brutal car accident and after that Swayam decided to become doctor and do the unfinished job of his parents. So basically Swayam was this rich and handsome boy who could make any girl go weak on her feet but Swayam always imagined one girl as his Juliet and that was Sharon Rai Prakash his childhood love and a popular RJ in town. But the pain in the story is that Sharon never loved Swayam, She loved this guy Rohit who was Bad Ass, she and Rohit made a mistake and the result of which was Sharon got pregnant and Rohit left her because he never wanted a child. She went to the hospital where Swayam was intern to abort the child but seeing her condition Swayam didn't allow her to do it, instead he married Sharon so that she can deliver the baby and be healthy and also her reputation stays as it is.
Now after one year because of Swayam's efforts Rohit is back in her life and they will start new journey and daughter Sharon gave birth to is with Swayam, this was the time when Swayam came to drop her at the place where she was to meet Rohit.
After that four years passed by Swayam became a reputed Doctor and successfully managed hospitals that his parents left after them, Sharon never contacted him in those four years but Swayam knew that she won't even contact him. Her daughter who was with him, he named her ZEEL because she brought the waves of peace in Swayam's life, she was growing up to be as cute, pretty and adorable as her mother, and she was the sole reason for Swayam's existence. She was the perfect gift that Swayam could have got form the girl he loved, she was just like her and Swayam gave his life to raise her and make her happy.
But little did Swayam know what destiny had in store for him. One day while returning from hospital in night he found a girl fainted on the road and her clothes were scratched. She was conscious so he went there to check but to his surprise it was Sharon who was lying there in that state. He was shocked to see her like that and he wondered what could be the reason behind her being in that state because she never contacted him and she was with the person she loved. He took her home to avoid police case and gave her the medical attention she needed. After 2 whole days Sharon woke up to find herself in familiar surroundings of Swayam's house.
Swayam knew one thing that she was raped and beaten up very badly because while he was treating her he noticed marks on her body that gave indication of her beaten up badly. He asked her if she wanted to call cops but she denied and didn't tell him anything. Looking at her condition Swayam didn't even ask her the reason just to avoid stressing her.
He took care of her and gave her proper medical attention she needed in order to get cured. Days passed by she recovered and was just elated to see how Swayam was happy with her daughter and they led a perfect life. She was amazed to see that how can a guy be so selfless.
One day Swayam was out at hospital and Zeel was at her play school, Sharon saw that the house was very massy and thought of cleaning the house. She started cleaning the house from one room to another and then finally she went to Swayam's room to clean up. She saw his clothes were lying on bed so she tied them up and went ahead to place them in his cupboard but there she found a cupboard which was filled with her pictures and notes where Swayam wrote the whole story how he saw her from childhood and fell in unconditional love with her. There were pictures attached with every note which described ever memory that he wrote in those notes which made her realize that those were the times Swayam cherished the most.
She began to realize that how she left a guy who loved her and did everything to make her happy in life; he did everything for a person who never cared for him. And then again she thought that she left such a guy for a person who never loved her, what he did to her was nothing but constant assaults and rapes by him and his friends just to fulfill their lust. Sharon lived in hell for four years leaving the heaven which Swayam could have given her if she hadn't chosen to be with the guy who left her when she needed him the most. Now she knew who loved her truly but guilt of betraying the person who loved her started killing her more and more because now she didn't know how to face Swayam?
She felt that some feelings were creeping up in her for Swayam from the day she gained her consciousness and saw how Swayam raised a girl she gave birth to and he was so selfless that his innocence were seen on the face of girl also even though he was not her biological father. Now Sharon was in two minds as to how to admit and make Swayam believe that she really began to feel something for him. She was just cursing her life and her destiny which took her at this point.
On other side in hospital Swayam was just thinking about Sharon and how he again started to fall in love with her. But he knows Sharon just never loved him in fact he was nothing in her life not even a friend. He had no idea where his life was leading him and why he was falling in love again for the same girl who he knows doesn't love him and more than that how can he think that she will be with him when he knows he has her daughter whom she hates most in the world. Questions started rising in his mind that will Sharon ever realize that Zeel was never a mistake and she had nothing to do with what life brought her in? Will he ever be able to say Sharon that he loves her? But how can he just admit that when he knows she doesn't love him and will never love him?
On the other hand back home Sharon was also thinking the same how she can make up to Swayam. Questions were rising in her head too like what will Swayam think if she confesses that she has started feeling something for him? Will he ever believe her? Will he ever allow her to tell her daughter that she has realized what mistake she had made by leaving her behind? Will he ever come out from the shell he has gone into? Will he just throw her away thinking that she will snatch Zeel away from him?
All those questions were killing her from inside but she thought to herself that she cannot just let go away the opportunity that has came her way to be happy in life once again and more than that she thought she was lucky because not many people get the chance to know or find out that somebody really loved him or her unconditionally and all he/she cared was your happiness. She decided she will gather the courage in her and talk to Swayam.
On the other hand Swayam who was in hospital also decided that he will make sure that Sharon realizes that Zeel was never a mistake and she really needed love of her mother also and he was ready to allow her to be in the life of Zeel if she wants. Somewhere he still was not ready to accept that if he will tell her that he loves her, she will accept him in her life.
Swayam came back home that day and found Sharon waiting for him on the dinner table and this was really a surprise for him because Sharon never waited for him before. Swayam got fresh and went to dinner table to have his meal. He found Sharon waiting for him with dinner severed for both of them in plates.
"You didn't have dinner yet Sharon? You shouldn't have waited for me Sharon." Swayam said
"No Swayam I wanted to wait for you, I made Zeel eat dinner and sleep as she has to catch the school also tomorrow, I wanted to talk to you" Sharon said
"Oh that's really nice so Zeel is already asleep" Swayam said but he was a bit surprised as how Zeel slept without meeting him.
"Even I wanted to tell you something Sharon" Swayam said
"Yes Swayam please tell me what you want to say, first of all I really want to thank you from saving me from police case and all that shit" Sharon said
"Well that was really my duty and anyway even you wanted to tell me something so go ahead and tell me what do you want to say" Swayam said
"No you say first because I owe you something so consider this as one way I am gone make up to you" Sharon said
Swayam smiled and said "Look Sharon I know you have been through very bad times in your life and while curing you I noticed that you were beaten up badly. But that is not what I want to tell you but I wanted to tell you something about Zeel"
"Well you know that ya I have been through hell because of my own mistakes and but thanks to you that I am back to normal life and I will start working at Radio which I love the most. You want to tell me about Zeel is she ok? I hope there is nothing to worry" Sharon said
"Ya Zeel is perfectly fine. But I want to tell you that Zeel is and never was the reason for what you suffered in your life. She is really a child who is still searching for motherly love, I want to you to understand that and come back to her life if you feel anything for her" Swayam said
Sharon started crying because she was amazed to see that here she was worrying that Swayam will feel she is trying to snatch Zeel but here Swayam himself is offering her to comeback in her daughter's life. That was really a pleasant surprise for her and that was something which made her go to lots of emotions that she forgot that she was to confess something to Swayam.
She just stood up from there and thanked Swayam and hugged him tightly and said "I understand that Swayam and I do... I really do want to come back in her life thank you so much Swayam"
Sharon ran from there to Zeel's room and sat on the bad and just started starring at her cute little innocent daughter sleeping. Just then suddenly Zeel woke up and saw her starring at her.
"Sharon aunty papa come back home or not? I don't want to be late, I have made him a gift today" Zeel said
"Yes papa is home but what gift you made for him and why did you made gift for him today?" Sharon asked
"It's papa's birthday today and I don't want to get late in wishing him today" Zeel said
Just than Sharon realized that it was perfect day to confess what she felt for Swayam and She was happy that she realized what she felt for Swayam on the day when she can give most probably the biggest gift of his life. She just hugged little Zeel and they both went out to wish Swayam as it was getting 12 O'clock.
"Happy Birthday my dearest papa and the best papa in the world" Zeel said
"Come here best daughter in the world, papa wants to hug his little princess" Swayam said opening his arms
Zeel ran into his arms and he hugged her tightly and tears were flowing from his eyes to see that his cute little princess remembered his birthday which just a usual day for him. Just than Sharon was there unleash the biggest blast on his birthday
"Swayam even I want to give you something today" Sharon said
This made Swayam focus on Sharon and he saw her. Sharon went near him and held his hand sat on her knees to see swayam in eyes and talk.
"Swayam whatever I am going to say now is what I really feel about you and I am want to clarify that this has nothing to do with what you did for me and how much you cared for me but it is actually what I have realized today while cleaning the house and seeing you cupboard and the Sharon corner in it. Swayam I never thought somebody could love me and could love me so much that he never thought about his happiness and cared for my happiness only. Today I realized what love is Swayam and what I felt for Rohit was never love because that never made me think what he will be happy of doing I was thinking about myself and wanted to win him and what he did to me was all because I was fool but anyway that is not what I want to say.
I realized that what I feel for you since the day you saved me and I gained consciousness back is love, because for the first time in my life I was thinking about your happiness and happiness of my daughter. I was really thankful that I left her with you because I could never have brought her up like this. Now I realize that only way I can be happy is the way when you and she smile and I can see that with my eyes and I just want to be with you both and see you both playing because I have missed that so much. I always wanted to live this life but I chose wrong person or I was not able to see that I was already with a person who could give me that life.
But now I have realized that I love you Swayam, yes I love you and I am sure as hell that this is love because I have never been so happy in my life to confess something. Swayam I know its too late to realize but trust me I don't want to take anything away from you, I want you to include me in your life. Can you do this for me? I want to feel the love you have for me, I want to feel all the love that those notes and Sharon corner are speaking. Swayam I want your love to survive because now I have the hope that I will find true love. "Sharon spoke all this one go and without taking any breath.
Swayam on the other side was clueless because he really had no idea what Sharon was saying, but surely whatever she was saying was what Swayam had waited for years to listen to but still he was amazed that the girl he loved knows how much he loves her and wants to accept his love. This could be the happiest moment of his life.
"This cannot be real I am really dreaming this" Swayam said
"Swayam this is real, I love you and you are not dreaming this" Sharon said
Swayam stood up jumping and laughing and hugging both Sharon and Zeel " She love me Zeel and your mom loves me, Yes she loves me oh god I will go mad, yes she loves me thank you so much Sharon for coming to my life finally"
Sharon was just amazed to see Swayam this much happy for the first time. But there was somebody else who amazed also
"Papa did you say my mom? Did you mean she is my mom? Oh god finally I meet my mom. Mom I love you so much" Zeel said and ran to Sharon to hug her without even getting answer from Swayam.
They all hugged each other and celebrated whole night because it was really indeed a beginning of their new life. It was the proof that person who love somebody from their heart reaches to the heart they love sooner or later, but one should be honest about his/her feelings.
Happy Birthday Himani again, I hope you liked reading it. I know it's on sad side and not like what I usually write. But this is something you write very well right. So I thought a story in your style can be a good gift from my side to my friend.
Pratik
"Hey" I said opening my eyes and finding a pair of emerald eyes looking at me with love.
"Hey yourself" Swayam said caressing my skin and moving his upwards and stroking hair above my forehead.
I snuggled closer to him and rested my head on his chest and held him tightly. I inhaled his scent and it gave me peace. I still couldn't understand how my reactions are the same like the first time I met him whenever I'm near him. It's funny what could do to you; you may die but never understand your reactions.
"While it's still nice that you snuggle close to me as soon as you wake up but please leave let me breathe and loosen your hold, this old man isn't so strong as 50 years ago" he said teasingly.
I held him tighter and placed my face in between his neck and smiled against his skin.
"Well you better get used to it because you have to live with me till the last breathe and I'm always going to lie down on you like this" I said to him in a stern voice.
I could feel him moving his hands in my hair and he pulled me closer if it was possible and slid down a little so that his eyes were in line with mine.
"Why did I fall in love with you out of everyone?" sighed Swayam, amusement shown in his eyes.
I pushed myself out of his arms and smacked him lightly on his head.
"Go find yourself somebody else then" saying I walked out of the room and stumbled a little on my balance when I found 6 tiny hands wrapped around my leg.
"Naniii" shouted the angelic voices.
"Oh my aren't these my little angels" I said looking at them. They laughed in return.
I felt a small tug near my legs. My gaze turned to the small impatient hands that kept tugging.
"Do you need anything baby?" I asked Vrinda, my daughter Anya's 4 year old girl.
"Pick me up Nani" asked a cute Vrinda pouting her lips and pulling off her puppy dog eyes on me.
"No Nani is going to carry me" claimed Aryan, Vrinda's twin.
I looked at the two of them bickering and raised my arms and saw their eyes lighting up and they turned to look at each other, their eyes smirking. I bent down and picked up Pari who left a sloppy kiss on my left cheek.
"But Naniii" whined Sam and Aryan.
"Pari what do I always say?" I asked looking at Pari.
"Fighters losers, friend's winners" said an overly enthusiastic Pari smiling and clapped her hands out of happiness that she was chosen to be carried by me.
Sam and Aryan stopped glaring at each other and hugged each other and looked at me.
"Look Nani I'm not fighting with fatty anymore" said Aryan sounding hopeful.
"I'm not fat you dumbo" slapped Vrinda on Aryan's arm.
"Hey hey what did I say about fighting? Now say sorry or else I won't talk to you. Decide if you want to be sad like Nanu because I won't talk to you or..."
"SORRY" shouted Sam and Aryan.
I put Pari down and bent down to hug my three angels.
"No more fighting okay? I love you all equally" I kissed their foreheads.
"We love you too Nani and that too more than Nanu" exclaimed the three of them and Aryan spoke the last sentence.
"Now now little man nobody can love your Nani more than me, I love her the most" spoke Swayam from behind.
I wasn't surprised to see Swayam; I knew he would have come behind me as soon as I left the room but I just noticed him. I looked at him to smile but suddenly remembered that I was supposed to be angry with him. I turned away and took Vrinda, Aryan and Pari's hand walked towards the kitchen.
"Breakfast anyone?" I asked looking at their hungry faces and they nodded.
I started making breakfast and left them to entertain themselves. I could see Vrinda and Aryan arguing again while Pari looked stuck between them wondering who to favour. I shook my head in amusement. Sam and Aryan were my Daughter Anya and her husband Deepak's 4 year old twins. Pari is my younger child, my son Karthik and his wife Ankita's 3 year old daughter. I still remember how I felt when I became a Nani. It felt like I was a mother again but this time I didn't need to be strict with my angels but could spoil them with my love and leave my children with the strictness duty. I giggled to myself when I thought of my children complaining to me about how I would spoil them with my love and how my angels would come running to stay with me during their vacations.
I felt hot breathe near my face which interrupted my thoughts about my angels. I knew it was Swayam so I continued to do my work and pretended like he was not there.
"Come on Sharon you know I didn't mean it" exclaimed Swayam. Of course I knew he was joking but yet I wanted to punish him.
I felt warm lips against the skin on my face. It sent shivers and I turned to face Swayam with my hands on my hips, glaring at Swayam.
"What do you think you're doing? I asked him pretending to be angry.
He pulled me by my waist and kissed my cheek again and before I could react pecked my lips.
"Kissing you what else?" Said Swayam casually.
Swayam smirked looking at me. Of course I should have known, standing in front of me was the guy who knew me for 50 years. He knew very well that I was just playing around.
"Behave Swayam, the children are around" I said pushing him away the blush still evident on my face.
He came closer to me and whispered "I love you" and went and placed himself near the kids.
I stood there and momentarily got lost into some other world. I wonder how he still has such an effect on me. It'll always be a mystery I guess. I gave the kids their breakfast and sat next to Swayam waiting for him to feed me because he promised me 50 years ago that he'll take care of me like a princess and till today he has kept his promise. Swayam Shekhawat, my husband; it felt so nice to say that even today. I grinned like a crazy I'm-in-love teenager but I couldn't help it, because that's what I felt being with him, like the happiest woman ever.
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"Sitting with your arms wrapped around me
Waiting for you, watching the sunset, the noises of our grand children playing, looking at the happy smiles on our children's face
I'd like to breathe my last breath feeling the love radiating from your heart.
I want to fall asleep forever in your arms
You were the reason for my immense happiness and I want you to be the reason for my last smile
And I'll die happily in your embrace holding you close to me
Being yours till sight leaves my eyes
When you will whisper I love you' when I leaving you, I can say love is cute in the beginning but it's beautiful when it lasts'
And our love is beautiful because I've grown old with you.
Your place in my heart cannot be filled
Fifty years through and I'm still loving you..."
I read out to Swayam who was lying next to me with tears ready to fall from his eyes.
"Happy Birthday Swayam" I whispered against his face and kissed his eyes.
He just held me in return and I knew the poem touched his heart and I felt happy for giving this poem as his birthday gift.
Life wasn't perfect. We both came a long way in our life and it wasn't a fairytale journey. We had our own share of fights and break downs but all we needed was each other for comfort. Our trust, love, understanding and honesty is what helped us come this far and we love still love each other. Our new responsibilities did not make our love fade away but it made it grow. Being with each other helped our love grow and taught us so many things about each other. Even today we are still discovering each other. If anything I would like to thank God for was giving me Swayam as my Soul mate my husband. Love doesn't fade away with time, but if you try to keep your love alive in your relation it'll keep growing with each step you take. Don't let yourself get carried away with new responsibilities and new additions in your life because living your life forgetting about the one person who gave you a reason to smile and live all those years ago is not worth it; but with the support from that one person can make everything easy.
So look out for your forever, it may be a happy beginning but a rough journey but having found your forever after finding your beginning is where your true happiness will lie.
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