Abhi-Pragya one shot: Chashmish
Oh! Now I remember. It WAS her, the one who interrupted my ad shoot at the beach. It was indeed this Chashmish whose life I saved that day, when she fell into the ocean. She wasn't wearing Chashma that night. That's why I couldn't really remember her until now.
If I think about it, even then, although I saved her life, she didn't give a damn about me. Any girl would have fainted if, me, Abhi the Rockstar, took her in my arms and said those romantic lines that were for the ad. But Chashmish!!! It's not just her eyes that are weak, all her senses are.
But, didn't she just stalk me after that? On the road, at my concert, at the jeweler's, just about everywhere-more than my die hard fans. When my cousin brother Akash got involved with a girl she knew and ended up ditching her, she blamed me more than him. Yeah, I stood by Akash initially. I had to. Who knew Akash was lying to me? But she targeted me and I couldn't go against her because Akash was wrong.
Rather than finding her interesting and annoying at the same time, how I wish I knew she had bigger plans. She trapped my best friend Purab! From what I have seen of him, he never goes wrong in judging right and wrong. It's rather me who always ends up... Well, She did make him reject Aaliyah, my sister. She made him go against me, and forget what he had promised my sister and me...perhaps just like she trapped my Daadi, with her fake kind words and gestures. What a great actress she is! She should be nominated for the Oscars.
When Aaliyah proposed this idea of marrying Chashmish in order to prove to Purab that she would ditch him if she finds a richer guy, I agreed. Yes, I agreed to marry! I was guilty for my heartbroken baby sister. After all, it was me who had brought her and Purab together, and it was my responsibility to keep them together.
Chashmish agreed to marry me much quicker than I thought she would. It didn't take her a day to change her mind from Purab to me. I realized it after I saw her wearing the diamond necklace that Daadi sent her as a part of marriage proposal. She had just proved Aaliyah right that money is exactly what she wanted.
Oh my so called wedding day! The most boring day of my life. I would have not wanted to marry anyone at least at this point of my life. Even my girlfriend Tannu wanted me to marry her so that she doesn't have to marry me right now. Although I would have liked to marry Tannu if I had to marry, I don't think marriage is for me.
I was just happy making my music, doing my concerts and enjoying my life to the fullest. But my dear dear Daadi, she was the happiest person to see me as a groom. That's why I am so worried on how to tell Daadi the truth about Chashmish and how do I break this marriage. But I believe if Daadi knows the real face of Chashmish, she will throw her out on her own.
I am so glad after I married Chashmish, Purab realized her reality. He is back with Aaliyah and that served my purpose of marrying Chashmish. I am so happy to see Aaliyah happy marrying the man she loved. I hope Purab is happy too. Our plan was a success. Now I just need to come up with some way to get rid of Chashmish.
But something has totally gone wrong.
I have gone wrong. I have gone crazy. And I can't even share this with anyone.
Chashmish has made me crazy.
After I married her, I started with my plan of hurting her. I told her I love Tannu, I told her every thing I had against her so that she realizes how much I hate her for what she did. I just wanted her to run away from this marriage on her own so that I am saved of the trouble of getting her out.
But wait, something else happened.
On the second night of our marriage, I wanted to get away like the first night, so that I didn't have to face Chashmish. But Daadi pushed me back into my room. And when Chashmish saw me back in the room, she draped her dupatta back on. That was the moment I felt ...I felt... so different about her. I felt she was the most innocent and sweetest girl I had ever seen. And she somehow generated this urge in me to tease her, to annoy her, to get her uncomfortable. How I enjoyed her awkwardness to see me undress. I don't know why I did that. I was compelled beyond reason. And the same night, she cured me of my unrelenting sneezes by offering hot water.
She makes my favourite coffee better than Daadi, sorry Daadi, I am honest here. Makes me think how my girlfriend never attempted to even prepare coffee for me. Oh Well!
Chashmish makes sure I eat on time. She makes sure my guitar, my watches, my wristbands.. all my belongings are in place and available. Even our housekeeper doesn't do it efficiently although he is paid for it. But she does it. Why? Is it to impress me so that I start treating her like a wife and later she can loot my money? Who knows?
But what I really like about her is that, she never cries. Wait, do I actually like something about her? Well Well... I do feel so bad when I taunt her with such harsh words but somehow she takes it in her stride and argues back. I do like her doing that. I can't believe I even enjoy arguing with her. I like that she challenges me, gives me back, and tells things on my face. No one does that to me.. and I don't get why she does stand against me at times if she wants to get into my good books. Well, she doesn't know, I am very impressed. Or is she so smart that she just knows what gets me?
Talking of her crying, I did see her cry once. That was when she was taken by police from the hotel in which I had left her, cancelling Daadi's plan for our honeymoon.
When I went to the police station, she was all tears. And then she just ran into my arms and hugged me. Her tears that day literally stained my chest and tugged my heart. I felt the greatest need of holding her in my arms and comforting her. She told me she is doing it for her mother to show that she and I are cool. And I had to say I was doing it for my Daadi. There you go, we are so alike. She does anything for her mother and even goes to great extents to make my Daadi happy. I just wonder why is she so caring if all she cares about is money! Am I wrong about thinking she is a gold digger?
Indeed I was. When I got into a police case because of Tannu, she was the one to sell her personal jewels to buy me freedom. And she didn't even want to claim it. Now what do I say to this? Had I gone to prison or even got involved in the case, she could have had a chance to get my money. But she saved me. Makes me wonder again and again, what's her motive? She is so confusing. She makes me pull my hairs.
But even this is not my biggest issue.
It's something that I am ashamed of.
I get lost in her eyes...her big, beautiful, hypnotic eyes mesmerize me. Even through her Chashma, I see my future in them. Those eyes speak to me. They tell me to read them beyond this world. And I forget everything including myself.
I hate to admit...I am attracted to her. I am so curious about her. The shyness I see in her if I ever catch her without dupatta, eventhough she doesn't show off a single inch of her body, Oh, I find her so sweet and irresistible. I can't believe I have sometimes intentionally made her fall into my arms so that I could hold her. I just want to hold her like that forever.
How can I nurture these emotions for her when I have a girlfriend? And when I know this girl betrayed my sister? And when she has had an affair with my best friend? How would Aaliyah feel if she knows I feel this way?
That's why these days, I want to run to Tannu at the first chance. I want to love Tannu and forget any emotion I have for Chashmish. But I feel guilty whenever I try to go near Tannu. Shouldn't it be the other way round? I should feel guilty of thinking about Chashmish when I go near Tannu. But...
That's why I want to do anything and everything to get myself out of this mess. I just want Chashmish out of my life. I want my peace of mind. I am tired of this conflict. I am frustrated.
Oh why that thought hurts? But I don't care. I really have to come up with some way to get her off of my house, my life..and my mind as well?
"Wake up, wake up. It's 8 am. You are late for your recording" I hear her tap my shoulder. I am not really sleeping to wake up, am I? I open my eyes and turn around. My heart flutters for she is the first thing I saw when I opened my eyes. She is just out of shower, with her hair still wet and she feels as fresh as morning sea breeze, she tugs a string in my senses.
"Coffee" she offers me.
"Do you think you are my wife to wake me up with coffee like this?" I say sarcastically as I wink at her and try to pull myself up.
"I believe in serving people" she replies as she turns away but she holds the coffee mug in my direction. I keep looking at her face while I grab my mug.
Between her hand and my hand, the mug loses control and some coffee is spilled on my bare chest.
"Owww ugh, do you want to burn me with hot coffee" I scream more than necessary.
"I am so sorry" she starts cleaning up the coffee with her dupatta. Oh the dupatta I am so in love with.
I am compelled to hold her hand. I do hold her hand. I love the feel of her small hand and long fingers. I feel her shiver slightly.
I look into her eyes for the umpteenth time, she smiles a little with her eyes and a slight curve of her lush lips. How beaufitul is her smile. I don't know if I smile back, but my heart is full.
She retracts her hand and I hand over her, the part of her dupatta that was still on my chest.
She slowly walks off.
I think of her smiling face that I have embedded in front of my eyes.
Her smile sure has made my day. I know I will record the most beautiful song today.
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