The current turn of events in DMG inspired me to pen down something.. I'm not picking up from where the story is in the current dmg, so there will be reference to any of the current or future pairs.. This is just a one shot of how i visualize the meeting between two desperate lovers who have been away from each other for far too long... The emotions which they may face is all I've attempted here...
Whole again
He knew she was there. This was not something he had to be told. His heart knew instinctively when she was around. As he approached the closed doors, he felt his long dormant heart stir, sensing her presence nearby. "is this what it feels like to come to life again?". He wondered, as his heart pounded to the familiar uneven rhythm. He felt his hands shaking as he pushed open the doors. Everything he wanted, everything he had ever asked for, was within his reach now.
She heard the soft creak of the door being opened and hastily wiped the silent tears that had been streaming down her cheeks. She did not want to fuel anymore gossip although everybody knew that she came here .... "why?", was what they all wondered. Nobody knew what this place meant to her..... To him. ...To them....As the days went by, she felt the memories fading a little, felt him moving away. It terrified her. "What if I wake up one day and realize it was all a dream?", she wondered with rising dread. She had somehow survived without him, only because she had his memories to keep her going. Without them , she couldn't make it. But here, it was different. She could feel him, touch him, sense him everywhere. All she had to do was close her eyes, and he was right beside her, holding her hands.... telling her he loved her, wrapping her within his secure embrace. She lived for this moment every day, when she could come here and be with him. It was her escape from reality. She knew it wasn't healthy. But it helped her go on.. "A day at a time", she repeated to herself.
She got up with a sigh , preparing to go out, when something stopped her. She clenched her eyes shut, and tried to feel something through the sudden loud pounding of her heart. Her eyes flew open as she felt it again. "it can't be", she whispered, hardly daring to believe, yet knowing with dead certainity that it was true. "Armaan", she whispered again, turning around.
He saw her sitting, her shoulders hunched, her head leaning against the wall...And as Armaan had the first glimpse of his Riddhima after waiting for an eternity, he realized just how profound his happiness was. He had somehow survived the pain of staying away from her.. But now, standing so close to her, he didn't think he would survive the intense joy he felt after seeing her. For the first time since he fell in love with her, Armaan wondered how he could love her so deeply, so recklessly.. " I love her so damn much", he thought, his heart shattering with the passion of his emotions. " For all the reasons I know, and the millions that I don't... For the woman that she is, and the man that she made me.. I love her" .He willed her to turn around and look at him. Bless him with the sight of her sparkling emerald gaze. He had gone on for too long without them and he couldn't anymore. As he stood looking at her, he saw her stiffen suddenly, her head whipping around towards him. And their eyes met.
Riddhima was sure she was dreaming.. After all, this was something which happened every day. " Its just my imagination", she realized dully. All she had to do was blink her eyes, and he would be gone. But she couldn't blink. Her eyes greedily drank in the sight of him. r. For now, she could see him, and that was all she needed.
"she looks so defeated", he realized, his heart clenching painfully as he realized just how much she had faced without him by her side.Her thin frame looked ready to break . As though she was just managing to hold it all together , and the slightest force would shatter her. Her face was drawn, her cheeks and lips looked pale and bloodless. But it was her eyes which scared him the most. They looked dull and lifeless. The light and sparkle which he so loved were gone. They looked glassy and empty as they stared at him, unseeingly. " This is all my fault", he thought bitterly. But now was not the time for any regrets. Apologies, explanations could all come later. For now, he just wanted to stand there and gaze at her. He felt his legs carry him forward, towards her, while his gaze was fixed unswervingly on her. He stopped when he was within touching distance, his eyes still trained on her beloved face. And as he watched, something flickered in the depth of her eyes, and he saw the first spasm of emotion cross her face. Slowly her hand reached up and grazed the side of his face.
"He's walking towards me", Riddhima grasped. Somewhere, in a sluggish corner of her mind, she was beginning to realize that this was different from all her dreams. When he stopped in front of her, she began to comprehend what was different.... This Armaan looked more solid than her dream Armaan..... And tired... very tired...... "maybe he's not sleeping properly", she frowned.. " I'm going to tick him off for working so hard.. look at his eyes.... his eyes....", she looked more closely and saw tears glistening in them.. "something is definitely wrong".. Her dream Armaan never cried... he was always smiling, flashing his dimples at her.. And now????? "where are his dimples??", she wondered, her hands raising automatically towards his face.. She expected him to fade away as he usually did, but to her surprise, her hand grazed the side of his stubbled cheek.. She drew her hand away in shock, as though burned and held her head in her hands, trying hard to make this mirage go away...
Bliss... It was pure bliss, to feel her soft fingers grazing his face.. He automatically leaned into her touch... "dimples", he heard her mumble and smiled.. He remembered what she had told him once, in what felt like another lifetime..... " Jab bhi tumhare cute se dimples missing hote hain, toh mujhe bilkul accha nahi lagta.." Without her, there had been no reason to smile.. The world had been empty of all light and colours.. He felt her hand being jerked away and looked up, only to see her holding her head in great pain..Concerned, he moved towards her and saw her shudder and move away... "Riddhima", he whispered cautiously, his hand reaching towards her shaking shoulders.. "Angel, its me".....
" It is him.." riddhima finally comprehended.. " It really is him".. She watched his shaking hand moving towards her shoulder.. Watched him touch her lightly, cautiously... The warmth of his fingers seemed to infuse life into her entire being... She slowly moved her hand towards him again, and touched him.. She ran her hands up his chest and shoulders and cupped his face.. "Armaan... tum ho?", she whispered.. Through her tears, she watched tears coursing down his cheeks as well, and he nodded in response... Riddhima had dreamt of this moment many times... Whenever she had wished him to come back to her, she had visualized all that she would tell him... Yell... She even pictured throwing him a punch or two.. "Jab- cross-hook-uppercut... Take that, Mr. Kick boxer".. But now, with him so close, she realized she was faced with just peace and calm... Her eyes seemed to have suddenly run dry.. " Tum ladkiyon ki aakhon me koi water tank hota hai kya?", he had once asked her.. She smiled suddenly, a free liberated smile and moving towards him, gently laid her head against his chest...
He realized she was in shock.. His words seemed to rouse her and he moved guardedly to touch her... He watched comprehension dawn on her face as he touched her shoulder.. Her hands moved towards him, ran up his shoulders and chest, as though to confirm he was really there... He was unaware of the tears streaming down his cheeks.. He didn't know what he was crying for.. Happiness, pain, relief... it was all there.. "Armaan.. tum ho?", she asked him weakly, and he nodded, not trusting himself to speak... As he watched, her tears suddenly stopped, and a brilliant blinding smile crossed her face.. Covering the distance between them, she gently laid her head against his chest, her hands snaking around to encircle her waist..
" How did I ever live without him?", she thought as she felt his arms hold her close, felt his lips moving against her hair.. But she knew she wasn't alive... Her body had just been functioning, her heart and soul were gone.. Now, safe in his arms, Riddhima felt the horrid memories of the past 9 months slowly fading away.. Bit by bit, the pieces of her heart began sealing themselves again.. She didn't know how long they stood there, not speaking, just holding each other.. All she knew was they were both feeling the same thing... Going through the same thing... Becoming whole again...
" This is it. This is all my life is... My world.. Right here, in my arms". Armaan felt his entire being begin to heal under her touch... He had thought of all that she would ask, all that he would tell.. But now, as they stood here with their arms around each other, he realized words were not needed.. They both needed no words.. Words were used where the hearts didn't understand each other.. But with them, their hearts spoke in their own private language and nothing verbal was required.. He could feel his broken heart healing again and knew he was forgiven...
After a long time, he pulled away from her, and wiped away the dried tear tracks on her cheeks... He gazed into her eyes, and found the sparkle and fire in them again.. He smiled and touched his forehead to hers ... " Yo! Basket", he said lightly, his tone in contrast to the searing intensity in his eyes.. She waited inquisitively, while he seemed to struggle as though fighting an internal battle... It took effort now, to speak the words which had once been second nature to him He had invested his entire being into sealing them in some corner of his heart all these months... He gazed at her, saw her waiting with bated breath and suddenly, it wasn't difficult anymore... " I love you", he whispered intensely... " Always have, always will".. Riddhima felt the truth of his words resonate in her entire being and automatically responded.. her heart suddenly full... " I love you too".
And just like that, it was all over.... Their world was perfect again...
There it is.... This is something straight from the heart, so I hope it qualifies as a decent attempt :p..
comments, criticisms are all welcome
love
anisha
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