Never Again
'Mom,how does it feels to fall in love?'the adolescent asked .
She did not reply.she was surprised to hear a question,so deep,from her baby.even after thirteen years of her baby's birth,she thought her to be a newborn.
She saw her mom so deeply lost in thoughts and nudged her again ''
'Mom,say na.,how does it feels to be in love?'
She gently put her head on her mom's lap and stared at her mom's beautiful face'
She caressed her child and looked deeply into her face'..
'You love dad so much'.I know you have an answer.'
She closed her eyes and smiled at her baby's great queries'.
Her face radiated a golden aura and it looked all more gloryfing''
A charm spread her being as she ruminated "the first time".
She had an answer.
She knew it.
And that was because she had fell in love once''
There was no one around.the whole area was covered with darkness.somewhere far on the sea,there was flashes of lights reflecting in the deep waters from the solitary lighthouse.there were faint noises of a sea-gull or two'.and else the whole beach was empty''.as empty as shadows''with no one around to give company'.as deserted and silent it was''.
Only her,and no one else''
To her she was the only person on this earth'and if not'. It was not earth''.
She stared blankly at the sea''she had no distractions'nor in any case did she want to be perturbed'.she wanted to be alone'..
There was life out there'she thought'but she desired solitude'..she merely knew why'.perhaps she was tired and disgusted of the "life" people had set for her'
She tried to gauge the height of the sea as it seemed to be falling into the profound waters of the sea'..she could feel the pole star gawking at her'
She felt strangely calm with the darkness all around her'''
She closed her eyes''trying to take in every milli second of her life here'.she knew once this time was gone'.she would never get the moment back'..
Suddenly she heard a noise'..
She oped her eyes and looked into north'there she saw a man approaching'for a moment she thought he was coming to her but he seemed to be another person on this earth who wanted to be left alone.
He saw straight into her direction once and got a glimpse of her.
The night was long'very long'for both of them''.
For the whole night they continued to steal glances and then get lost in the valley of thoughts all over again'''
Almost before dawn she felt a sharp desire to go to him''she saw him looking at her''for some unknown reason she felt deeply magnified to him'to the man who had sat just some yards away from her for almost quarter a day'..
With some sort of strange courage she made her way to him.
She placed her hand in front of him and spoke for the first time,from the moment she was here''.
"hi,i am geet."
He lifted his head from the sea and looked straight into her deep,brown eyes.
He took her welcoming hand in a strangely powerful grip'.
She sat down beside him'and he smiled''
Although with such a strange,unusual determination she had come to him,as soon as she was with him,she felt a bit hesitant'.she hardly knew what to say next''
Perhaps he understood and he started "so what do you do?"
And thus the conversation set flowing''..
In practically no time they were talking as if they had known each others since childhood''.
None of them asked why were they here'' some how both of them felt it was not to be asked.
"let's make a sand castle'when i was a child,i would make one every time i visited a beach."She said.
He suddenly had an profound joy on his face'he nodded vigorously.
As if living their respective childhood,they made a beautiful castle'.
It was a simple one,but they were pleased'..
All of a sudden he took her hand in his and stated "let's run the beach."
Hand in hand they both started running at the same pace all over the beach'the sand made it hard for them to run but they kept on'.
A little while later they both got tired and slowly stopped running'they lowered their pace and breathing heavily''
They sat down by a rock and looked into each other's eyes''..
There was tranquility''both the pair of eyes spoke volumes'..and one look into those profound eyes'.anyone would lose their own selves'..
For the first time since the time they had been together she looked at him intimately.his face was perfect.He resembled a Greek god from the myths'.his eyes were alluring''every part of him was'everything about him attracted her'..
They were perfect strangers''.they did not know each other''but still they were together'.atleast for that moment''
He appeared strong,much more stronger than she was''his great physique said it all'..
There was shimmering light in the sky'.the sun was about to rise''some strange birds made weird noises'..
They both looked at the most magnificient scenery''and the most wonderful thing was that''they were a part of it''they''..not he''.not she'..they were together''
The passionate love story of the sky and sea took heights''they appeared more closer now''more divine as the first rays of the sun reflected in the sea''.it made it look all more clear''more pure'..more heavenly'''
She put her head on his strong shoulder and let her locks fall across her face''.she wanted to seize the moment'..cause she knew'..once gone this dawn would never come back'..
He slowly pulled her towards him and encircled his hand round her waist'..
She wanted him close to her''and be like that for eternity''.the time had appeared to stop'..the world somewhere had kept still'.just for them''
The sun spread its rays and claimed the world''the world appeared to bow to the sun'..
Morning was yet to come''..
He slipped his hand out of her and got up to go'..suddenly she felt as if a part of her was being snatched harshly from her''.
She did not want him to leave'.she wanted him to be with her''..
But she could not claim him'..what relation did they share?
She had no answer then.
She had no control over what she felt then'..
All she knew was that she did not want him to go.
She too stood up beside him.
All of a sudden she realized a strong powerful pair of hands around her body.
He was hugging her'.she too responded and held him tightly as if if she did not, he would leave her''forever'''
She could feel his heart was beating rapidly while she could merely breath in his powerful grip''.
He slowly came out of the hug'she was a bit baffled and at loss of words'
He turned his back and was about to leave when she asked,"Ithink Iought to know your name."
He turned his face to say,"Maan''Maan Singh Khurana."
And then he made his way'..
For minutes I sat chanting his name to the sea.but he did not return'.even the footmarks on the sand of the unknown beach had vanished due to the water splashing on the shores of the sea'..
She had realized that she had fallen in love with him,in that dawn..She never forgot him'but was never sad'as she had nothing to lose'but that dawn''
"Geet jaan,where are you?" She heard her husband calling breaking her long chain of thoughts.
"Coming Vikranth."She said and ran to meet him.
Vikranth Singhania,her lawfully wedded husband.
She hugged him and leaned her head in his chest,briefly stopping all the thoughts about her first love,her only love,Maan Singh Khurana.
'Love happens only once the rest is just life'...
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