MG OS: Mere Mehboob

It was dark and almost midnight. A small flickering light could be seen from the window of a lone cottage in the middle of nowhere. The inside of the cottage was barely furnished with its main hall surrounded with flowing curtains and a baby grand piano in the middle. The cottage was drowned in darkness but for the lone candle burning near the piano, while the winds outside where brewing up a storm.

A young girl wearing a white anarkali sat at the piano with an air of melancholy surrounding her. The girl was gazing out in the distance when she started playing a piano and humming

mere mehboob chal aur kahin

mere mehboob chal aur kahin

mere mehboob

log miltey hain khayalon mein

bichhadtey hain kyun aake kareeb

ishq palte hai faaslon mein

pighalte hai junoon banke habeeb

o mere mehboob

Flashback

She was walking down the deserted college hallway to the administrative office looking down at her papers when she suddenly bumped and crashed into somebody sending her papers flying in all directions. She lost her footing and due to the fear of falling down she closed her eyes momentarily and when she opened them she found herself looking at a pair of warm chocolate brown eyes and a strong arm across her waist preventing her fall. Self-consciously she looked at the stranger and then straightened herself murmuring an apology"I'm sorry... I wasn't looking"

"Don't be ... I was equally at fault" he replied while helping her gather up the papers

"Are you new here... haven't seen you before" he asked curiously

"Yeah I'm today is my first day here..."

"Oh welcome to our college... I'm Maan by the way"

"Thanks... I'm geet"

"Well Geet see you around" he said while handing her the last of the papers, before walking away

And she just stood holding the papers, with her heart drumming in her chest, watching him walk away.

Flashback Ends

The memory of their first meeting left a smile on her face while she kept singing and remembering their subsequent meetings.

mere mehboob chal aur kahin

basayein mil ki hum duniya nayi

jahan milte ho, waadiyon mein...

khilte phulon ko apne naseeb

jahan chhedey na deewano ko

ulfatt mein koi bankey raqeeb

o mere mehboob

With that smile on her face she remembered their friendship, their relationship, the dinner dates, the night out to the movies, the walks in the park and along the sea... She let the joy of their togetherness wash over her... she was happily remembering the time they spent together with each other, in each other's arms until that fateful day when everything was destroyed. She shuddered violently just thinking of it.

Flashback

She was waiting for him at the steps of the temple. Today was the anniversary of the day they confessed their love for each other and both of them wanted to take God's blessings for the future before they went and revealed their relationship to their families. As usual Maan was a bit late so Geet was left standing below the steps that lead to the temple. Geet was tapping her foot and humming while checking her watch every few minutes. Her wait lasted for 15 minutes when she looked up to find Maan getting out of his car across the street.

Maan caught her eye from across the street, giving her a smile, and he held her gaze while he crossed the street and came to her. Both were so lost in each other that they failed to see a car, which was out of control, coming towards Maan and it hit him... leaving him lying in a pool of his blood.

All Geet remembered after that was, that her clothes were soaked with his blood and she was waiting outside the operation theatre. After what seemed like ages the doctor came out with a somber expression and murmured "I'm sorry" before he walked away. Geet felt the walls closing in on her and she moved towards the room where he was. She looked at him the one last time before she was made to leave from there.

In that one moment everything was destroyed she had lost everything that was of value to her... Fate had taken away her reason for living.

Flashback Ends

kyun ye sab dooriyan hat'tee nahi

kyun ye sab faasley mittey nahi

mere mehboob chal aur kahin

sajaayein hum jahaan, duniya nayi

jahaan bantey ho... hawaaon mein

ujadtey na ho mahal, khawaabon ke kabhi

jahaan chup jaayein baadaloon mein udtey hue paro'an pe

hum sabhi

o mere mehboob

She stopped playing the piano with the crackling of thunder and looked out as the first drop of rain touched the ground. She got up and walked out to the driveway still singing. Her senses were high on feelings from her memories.

fasaane ishq ke bhooli nahi

jalaayein aag aa dilon mein wahi

She caught the fragrance of the wet soil and her mind drifted back to the most beautiful day of her life while she let the joy of it wash over her.

Flashback

Maan and she had been dating for almost six months now... they had dinner date planned for the night, the actual plan being a surprise for her, and unfortunately due to traffic Maan was late in collecting her from the house... since he didn't want to be late for their reservations he insisted on taking a shortcut through the woods area near the city...

To give credit to their rotten luck for that evening, the car broke down and they were stranded in the middle of nowhere with not even a cow or stray dog in sight.

"Maan I told you not to take this shortcut... you wanted to reach on time now we won't reach at all... who knows what happened to this khatara of yours... mechanic to door there isn't even a stray dog in sight... and yes due to this fabulous location there is no signal in the phone...huh..." Geet shouted at him, annoyed with him due to his stubbornness which had got them in this mess. Maan scared of ruining her mood even more just silently moved out of the car to check what the problem was, leaving her to stew in her anger.

Maan was out working on the car to try and fix it while Geet was sitting inside reflecting on her reaction (rather over-reaction). She came out and walked to the front and said with a puppy dog expression "I'm sorry I over-reacted na... Abh it isn't your fault that the car broke down"

"koi baat nai senorita, bade bade desho me aisi choti-choti baate hoti rehti hai" Maan said with a teasing wink... bringing a smile back on her face... "Waise car abhi theek ho jayegi... actually coolant low hai so car is a bit heated also ye wire nikal gaya tha... I've almost fixed the wire then we just have to wait for the car to cool... since we have no water to speed up the cooling we'll have to wait..."

"Maan, why don't you look around if there is a stream or something... this place isn't safe... we shouldn't be here for long..."

"Yes Geet it isn't safe... that's the reason I don't wanna either leave you or take you far from the car... as it is looking at the weather the cool wind and clouds I think it might rain soon and we won't have to wait long then..."

Geet nodded and then started playing some music on her phone to pass time while Maan went back to fixing the wires. No sooner had the wires been fixed that it started raining so Maan shut the bonnet and ran inside the car to avoid getting wet. But in contrast to Maan, Geet had a smile on her face which was a mile wide and she started dancing and playing in the first rain of the season.

Inside the car, Maan turned to face Geet only to find an empty space, then he looked out to find Geet drenched in rain and looking like an angel fallen from the sky and twirling in the rain here. He kept on looking at her his eyes refusing to leave this beautiful sight when the sudden change in music got him in touch with his surroundings and reminding him of his surprise for her. The change in music pushed him in action though his eyes never left Geet.

Arrey aankh se boondh gira koi, chingari ka tukda jala koi

Umeed ko aag laga zara, sehra ki pyaas buja zara

Umeed ko aag laga zara, sehra ki pyaas buja zara

Gan itna baras ke galne lagun main paani ke upar tarne lagun

Behene de mujhe behene de mujhe behene de mujhe behene de

Ohooo.. behene de mujhe behene de mujhe behene de mujhe behene de

Behenede ghangor ghata, behene de paani ki tara

Sagar mein ja girna hai, behene de nadiyan ki tara

He walked out in a trance letting the rain and Geet's joy in it wash over him. As soon as he reached Geet, he stopped her twirling by putting a hand on her shoulder. She looked at him questioningly when he dropped on his knees in front of her. He pulled out a ring and said "Geet from the first time I saw you when you fell in my arms and looked at me with those deep hazels, I was hooked... nothing else seemed to exist for me... all I could see and think about was you... I spent those two years of college in a limbo over my feelings for you... though I would never have had the courage to ask you out if I hadn't found out on our farewell that you had feelings for me... that day I just couldn't believe my luck when I overheard you telling someone that you liked me... I knew that this is my only chance I would have with you, so I asked you out and... you accepted... I was in heaven... these past six months with you have been the best days of my life though I feel that we're just getting started... Geet, I love you more than anything else in this world...and I want to spend the rest of my life with you... Will you marry me?"

All the while, she couldn't believe her luck, her happiness she kept thinking it's a dream that Maan proposed her... but on seeing into those warm chocolate brown eyes filled with love for her she nodded her acceptance and fell into his arms. He slipped the ring on her finger and engulfed her in a hug. Both of them embraced each other so tightly that even air wouldn't be able to pass through.

Mera pal pal ang ang bar diya, tune jaan pe junoon sa kar diya

Mera hai kya jo main haar doon, jaan teri hai tujhpe vaar doon

Doob gaye jo suna hai saare tere dere aate hain

Dil ke chulu mein bechaare dubkiyan ghote khaate hain

Beh ja, beh ja, chal tod kinare ko

Beh ja, beh ja, dhar le majdhare ko

Chingari udha ke raakh se ik boondh gira ke aankh se

Chalne ke ishaara kar gaya, kar gaya, kar gaya

Sab bhar gaya, bhar gaya

Kar gaya kar gaya, sab bhar gaya bhar gaya

A flash of lighting brought her back from her reverie, where she saw herself standing in the rain all by herself on the road with her arms outstretched to feel her lover. Looking at the emptiness she let a lone tear fall from her eyes as she fell down on her knees and then the sobs racked her delicate frame.

mere mehboob chal aur kahin

banaye aashiyaan door kahin

And then with a strong gust of wind, the only candle giving a sliver of light was put out and there was silence and darkness all around. Nothing could be seen, except the falling of rain, and there was complete silence but for the sound of lightening and thunder.

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