ArDhika SS:~MIRROR~Ch-3'The CHILD&His COOKIE JAR'Pg24 - Page 12

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Chapter-1"Road To NOWHERE..",Page-10:https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/post/125141073

CHAPTER-2.

"The LOST MUSIC.."

Radhika stared at her reflection in the Mirror as she put on her earrings.And then her hand went to the small container of red vermillion-the only gift her mother had given her,when she went to see her before leaving Mumbai.Her hands did not shake like earlier times,as she put it on.Nor did she blink an eyelid as she fixed her mangalsutra on the bodice of her green salwar suit with its intricate copper colored lace.

She swept her still wet hair from her back to one shoulder,sprinkling water droplets off them,as she tried to tie the dori at the back of her suit,unaware of a pair of sleepy dark eyes opening and looking at her with a frown.Awakened by the sprinkle of water droplets from her freshly showered wet hair as she swept it across her shoulder.

Radhika had finally finished tying the dori,and was out of the room.She walked to the balcony that overlooked the sea beach,and opened her note book.

Taking out her pen,she closed her eyes and took in a long deep breath of the cool morning sea breeze.A moment of calmness swept across her,as she heard the distant screeches of the sea gulls and the steady fall of the waves on the sandy beach..It all had a steady music to it..A beautiful known steady rhythm,that calmed your soul no matter how torn or shattered it was..

That made her open her eyes,and start writing on her notebook as she placed it on the reading table infront of her.

THE LOST MUSIC..

Music has its own melodies,rhythm and the ability to touch one's soul no matter what..It has the ability to heal and overpower darkness..

It sometimes alone can overshadow any form of pain,even without the lyrics,music itself heals the soul..

But sometimes when you are drowned in too much darkness,and your soul in wrapped in endless pain,and there is nothing or no one to hold onto for support-sometimes the lyrics is left stranded alone..And that is when your life is empty..That is when you know your life is nothing but The LOST MUSIC..

The music that gave soul to everything and everyone has gone for good,and-..

A noise behind her made Radhika stop writing,and she stiffened even before she turned when he heard his voice.

"Radhika..?"

Radhika closed her eyes,letting the sound wash over her.It did not give her nay pleasure..The sound of that voice.The man who hated her..the man who had completely uprooted her life,and yet there was something in that voice that seemed to pull at her insides..That-..

"Radhika?!Where are you?!"He sounded frantic now,and quickly Radhika got up,leaving her notebook open,afraid something might have happened to him!

She ran into the room through the slightly ajar doorway,when she bumped into the man himself.

THUD!!!

Nearly all the breath left her slim body as she bumped into that wide chest,which was naked to boot!

Radhika tried to catch her breath as the pair of naked muscled arms belonging to the same body,held her steady and close to the naked chest.

"Radhika..Where were you?"His deep baritone tensed voice,made her look up into a pair of worried eyes.She frowned unable to help herself.Why did he look so worried?!

"I-..I was outside..But..SIR,why are you so worried?What happened?!Did-.."Radhika did not get the time to finish her words as suddenly surprising her to complete stillness,he hugged her tight against his wide naked chest.

A few moments of stillness seem to engulf her,as then a hot unfamiliar spark went running though her body,when she felt his warm lips against her neck,where he kissed softly and mumbled something quite inaudible against her hot sensitive skin their.

Radhika closed her eyes,to get a control of her suddenly reeling senses,and to get a better understanding of what really was happening.

This had never happened to her ever before..!And He had never ever behaved like this before..!They had not even shared the same bed for sleeping,and not even touched each others' hand since their marriage..!And now this hug-..!What had happened that-..

The rest of her thoughts were forgotten,as his hands tightened round her waist,and something moist touch her neck..And his next words made her go completely rigid..

"I thought you left.."He whispered in an aching voice.

WHAT WAS HE TALKING ABOUT?!!

Suddenly Radhika felt the irresistible urge to look at his face,was he-..Was he crying?!!

She tried to set herself free and move a bit back,

"SIR-..You-.."

Her words seemed to have fallen on him like a splash of water,as suddenly he let her go and moved back.

For a moment he stood still looking at her,and that was all it was needed to take her breath away and tug hard at her heart..Tug strongly at her numb heart and numb cold senses..

She could see the traces of tears in those dark enigmatic eyes..!She opened her mouth to say something,but suddenly he had turned and walked into the bathroom,and closed its door.

THUD!!!

The sound of the loudly closing door echoed round the small cozy cottage,and Radhika slowly walked out when she heard the sound of the shower..Her mind a complete chaos after six days of numbness and soundless torment after the fateful day of her marriage to the very man who had just now shocked her.

Arjun turned on the shower,but stood resting his head against the wall of the bathroom,not attempting to get into the shower at all.

Six days..Six days he had kept everything locked inside..All his pain,fear,and even stifled his budding attraction towards her,not letting her know a thing.Six days he had used his masks to full use,hiding his restless and torment at seeing her less than a shadow of her former bubbly and perky self..Six days of hatred he had directed at her,snapping at her at every instant she came close by mistake,avoiding her in all way possible,and just letting her know he was truly the TYRANT she never believed he was..Six days of agony,and all to no avail..

One dream of a few seconds,and he had nearly let himself out!Only a dream,and he let her see his vulnerability.

One dream where he had seen her leave..Completely and forever,and never coming back..She had just left him..And he had been completely shaken..

The moment he had seen her leave the room,after tying that dori,that made his stomach muscles tense up in response to his hidden desire for her,he had relaxed and let out that held breath..And somehow thinking of her,he had fallen asleep for a few minutes when he saw that dream..

And Arjun had woken up with a start calling out her name,afraid in his dazed state that it had become a reality..Only to hug her in sheer joy,when he realized it was not a dream..That she was still there for him..That she atleast had not left him too..And then his tears and those words or his terror came out..Giving him away to her..

Arjun groaned out loud,as he let the tears fall freely from his eyes now.Slowly he slid against the wall,and sat on the tiled floor of the bathroom..Not caring about anything,and yet caring about all and everything that bespoke her..

Six days..Six days and one dream..A dream that screamed only of The LOST MUSIC that had become her now..The music that was her once,that he had been scared was completely lost..

Arjun closed his eyes,and knelt his head against the wall,tears dripping down his beard roughened cheeks..Tears that he had been holding back for so long..Tears that was only a MIRROR of his hidden torment..

Four hours later,Arjun sat in the balcony of their small cottage sipping coffee and working on his laptop,while he saw her writing on her notebook from the corner of his eyes.

It was after a long time he saw that beautiful soft smile at the corner of her lips,and it gave him an inexplicable fulfillment from inside and out.

It was sheer luck that she had not delved into him crying like that in the morning,as it would have been truly embarrassing for him to even think about it,never mind talk about it..

In fact,he realized sadly,that she was still the slight shadow of her former self.Ever since he married her that fateful day,she was like this..Quiet..No complains,no demands,and no constant chattering or that perky smile.She seemed like a complete different person..It was as if she was completely lost,the old Radhika..And Arjun felt his insides bleed at the sight,though he acted he did not care..Though he fooled himself saying that it was all she deserved for making him forget his revenge,and breaking his Nandu's heart..But of course the monster inside him laughed and jeered at him,calling him a coward every moment for not being man enough to face upto the truth..

But like always Arjun acted he did not hear it..He acted he did not care..

He had taken the unconscious Radhika to visit her mother,and then bidding her a stunned farewell he had brought both of them here..

A remote beach area close to Goa,yet far away from its hustle bustle..He had rented this cottage room for a month in this resort,to give them both time to get used to things..For him to think and for her to maybe heal..But of course he acted it was just for him..Of course he convinced himself it was all because he wanted the time to chalk out his next plan..Of course like always Arjun Mehra refused to face the mirror,and made his own fake illusion of facts..

12 a.m.

Arjun staggered as he walked by the edge of the waves lapping on the sandy beach..His booted feet and the bottom of his ash colored trousers already wet by the waves..

But Arjun did not care..

Who cared about anything..?No one..

He took another long swig from the nearly empty wine bottle that he had been drinking from..His senses completely tipsy by the effect of the alcohol,as he stared up at the dark night sky with his vision almost misty by unshed tears.

Even the stars were not there to accompany him tonight..No one was there..His parents had left him in the orphanage,his Di had left him once before and now yet again..And even She did not care..!Not even her!!!

He took another long swig from the bottle,nearly finishing it up,but not completely yet.

His insides were burning in an unknown fire,that wrecked havoc with his senses..It was getting tougher and tougher for him to stay sane..

He had started to hate the silence that he once loved..In the passage of trying to hate her,he had started hating himself now..Not hate.He LOATHED himself for trying to hate her..And failing miserably every time..

Her every little thing mattered to him,and he was going insane trying to deny it all,while she did not notice a thing..!

Today itself,he had nearly blurted out his fear to her in the morning,and the whole day she was normal and deathly silent like always as if nothing out of the ordinary had happened!

Arjun had acted it was all fine too,and then by the end of the day,the monster inside him was roaring out with frustration.He suddenly wanted to hear her voice again.Anything but not the silence..!God the silence was going to be the death of him..!

He yearned to hear the music again..Her music..Her silly songs..Her silly conversations about Dadaji's advices or anything..!He wanted The Lost Music back..!!!

And finally unable to take it anymore,he had left for the bar,seeing her to their room after their deathly silent dinner..To find solace in imbibing and clouding his senses in the alcohol..But it only seemed to make him yearn for her more and more..

Burning in his own hell,he walked closer to the water,as he threw away the bottle after taking the last long swig from it..

And then unbuttoning his shirt,he walked towards the lashing water deciding to go for a night swim,trying to drown his senses in the wildness of the sea..

He was in waist length water,the water dripping down his naked muscled torso,when suddenly the clouds shifted and the entire beach was lighted up in a beautiful silvery glow,as the full moon bathed the wild silvery waters..

Arjun ran his hands through his almost wet hair,brushing them aside,to look ahead better when he saw it,and completely went still..

He hitched in a sharp breath as she came out of the water,sweeping her long wet tresses off her face as she did so..Her wet dress was plastered to every inch of her skin,as she looked up at the huge moon with a soft smile on her luscious lips,and spread her arms open,as a strong wave hit her hard,wetting her further..

Soft tinkling noises reached his ears,above the loud lapping of the sea waves..

Her laughter..!!!

She was laughing..!!!

And then without thinking he moved towards her..His heart beating like a maddened thing..He staggered towards her,standing a few feet away from him,but the lapping wild waves only seemed to be increasing the distance between them by hindering his movement..But Arjun was not ready to give up at all..

He had to reach her and feel her..He had heard it again..The Lost Music..The Music that had been her sound,her laughter,her everything for him..His heart squeezed painfully at the feel of The LOST MUSIC again..The MUSIC ,that was Her,His Radhika's essence alone,was not lost completely..The LOST MUSIC was there to be found by him..And Arjun wanted to hear and feel it all..

Chapter-3"The CHILD And His COOKIE JAR..",Page-24:https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/post/125803855

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