KaViaan OS Is raat ki subah nahi
Katha entered the office building. As she moved her hand to push the glass door of main entrance her hand shivered in nervousness. She remembered yesterday’s scene when Shamita had accussed Viaan. No matter how much she tried to put behind those thoughts, those feelings related to black night in her life, it had all came alive yesterday and she just stood helpless looking at Viaan. He looked troubled too but what was he thinking exactly she couldn’t fathom, probably she was too engrossed in fighting her tears that she had no time to ponder upon Viaan’s feelings.
In grueling battle between her duty and fear, she decided to give up this one time and chose not be strong perfect woman. She wanted to run home as soon as possible but destiny was in a mood to test her patience. She remembered a peon had come to inform her that board of directors were calling her.
“Ms. Katha, you will be the presiding officer of the committee to investigate sexual harassment charges against Mr. Viaan Raghuvanshi.”
The board had announced its decision and it was not up for discussion. She had to drag her feet towards the lift as it felt shackles of dark night memories weren’t allowing her to move ahead. She had reached home and couldnt help but share with dodo what had happened in the office. Dodo was equally shocked but she surprised Katha when she didn’t take much time to decide Viaan was innocent.
“Viaan aisa kar hi nahi sakta. Main maan hi nahi sakti ki wo kisi ki majboori ka fayda utha sakta hai.” Dodo had declared.
“Shayad aap us Viaan se nahi mili jise main janti hoon, jo bade aaram se kisi ko bhi judge kar leta hai aur label kar sakta hai ki wo insaan bikau hai.” Katha’s mind had formed a reply instantly but refrained from saying.
She had thought Viaan has changed. That old Viaan was broken himself, his predicament clouded his rational thoughts. His apologies, his restlessness, his guilt, his honesty had slowly started winning her over and she had barely managed to see him as a changed man but this incident has again forced her to think whether she made a mistake?
Katha now entered the lift. She was about to press the button when a hand stopped the lift door from closing. Katha looked up and held her breath when she saw none other than Viaan has entered inside. Katha was not ready to face him, to be with him in enclosed small place. She was restless and nervous.
Viaan looked at her and it pained him that she was avoiding looking at him. The moment Shamita had put that false charge on him, he had looked at Katha and what he saw in her eyes was 10 times more painful than to bear that false charge. Right when you are about to embrace happiness, karma bites you back and show you are nothing but a puppet in its hand. Karma served him well, he thought.
But why her? What was her fault? What has happened has unnecessarily put her back in her shell. He cant blame her if she doesn’t trust him but why it pains him so much to think what if she once again start looking right through him as if he doesn’t even exists. He knew he was innocent and somehow he will prove it but what if the friendship he had built, the delicate relationship of trust, of empathy will crumble in wake of this storm? He needed to know, he needed some kind of assurance.
“Do you…you believe…I mean…do you trust me Katha?” He had finally managed to ask after struggling a lot.
Katha closed her eyes for a second and took a deep breath. She looked at him with questioning eyes and just shook her head in no. Her floor came, lift opened and she went out of it. Even though Viaan wanted to come out too but he felt she had left him behind and his legs weren’t moving. He kept looking at her, hoping she would stop and turn to have one last look at him but she kept going until the lift doors closed.
Viaan moved backwards until his back hit the lift wall. He closed his eyes and let out a deep sigh getting lost in his thoughts.
Is raat ki koi subah nahi
Khafa hoon main khud se
Tujhse koi gila nahi
Is raat ki koi subah nahi
Chhod aaya tha jin andheri galiyo ko pechhe
Saaye ko mere thame thi wo ab tak
Yeh ilm mujhe tha hua nahi
Is raat ki koi subah nahi
Socha tha tu jugnu ki roshni hai
Hara dunga tamas ko jo raah teri chun li hai
Kho jate hain jugnu bhi ghane jungalo mein kabhi
Tha ye sach mujhe pata nahi
Is raat ki koi subah nahi
The iraade pakke, vaade bhi sachche
Mil jayegi manzil ab bina mushkilo ke
Sapne dekhe the sunheri subah ke
Hote toh hain sapne sach par har bar har dafaa nahi
Is raat ki koi subah nahi
Viaan had barely managed to gather himself, just then his phone buzzed. It was a message from the lake side restaurant where he had booked a table for two of them.
“Its unfortunate that you had to cancel your booking yesterday and we missed the chance to serve you. Hope to see you soon.” Viaan saw the message and realized probably its for the best.
He had thought he can leave behind that dark night in his life. The new found feelings for Katha which he had been so impatient to confess had given him hope. He knew Katha may not reciprocate same feelings but he had began to think she will atleast understand for now and slowly she will be able to see his honesty, his sincerity, and his love. But looks like he was rushing for everything, one gush of wind came and the castle he made in air crumbled in few seconds. Clearly, there is still a lot between them to talk about, to clarify, to resolve together, love would just mess it up more and make it more complex for now.
As they say, “Sahaj pake toh meetha hoye”. May be this is not the right time for their love to bloom. He need to have patience and give her time to build that trust between them which cant be shaken by these temporary obstacles.
On the other hand, as Katha was about to resume her seat as a presiding officer, she received a message from Keith.
“Hey! Its me Keith. Hope you remember me. Viaan is not picking up my phone. So I thought to contact you. I want to share something important with you about yesterday. I think it might be important.”
Katha looked at the message and wondered what it could be. She was not going to call him back but she had a gut feeling it might help her somehow. So she dialed his number. She didn’t knew her destiny is not that cruel after all.
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