A THING CALLED LOVE :(1-39)PART49 IN NEW THREAD

A THING CALLED LOVE

PART 1.

The air is heavy. Only the sky keeps on twinkling with the bright blue stars!!

Arnav sighs !

He couldn't leave the parking lot, he couldn't face the fact that "his girl" is not here.

The 6 month time period that Arnav planned for them has ended.

Khushi has signed the divorce papers and left him alone.

A lonely Arnav, lowers his head to his chest.

With his head held down and with a thousand pieces of broken heart'.he prays''

He prays a lonely prayer:

"GOD!

" I know I have never believed in you, never have I asked anything from you.

But my LOVE''my KHUSHI BELIVES IN YOU.

So here I am.

I have done wrong with her and there is no way to rectify my mistake'.I think it's too late. I came here with hope that she might be there, as crazy as this might sound.

But I hoped and prayed that she might be here'.here in Sydney. In this stupid observatory!

Please dear GOD! I just want her to be safe and secure, where ever she might be at this moment.

I JUST WANT'.I just NEED TO SEE HER ONCE'please, just let me see my angel one more time'''..

I will never ask for anything else from you."

A single glistening drop of salty water runs down his face !

He keeps his eyes closed and trembles inside with pain.

Arnav whispers: " Khushi'..Khushi ! '.Khushi !!!''please''''., please,

please come back'..come back to me'Jaan'please come back.

I am not as strong as you are.

You had the strength to deal with my arrogance, my ignorance, my hatred.

You could live without me'.BUT

No matter how much I pretend, I cannot leave without you.

I need you to survive

I need you to breathe

I need you ''''.for me to be alive'.."

''''''''.a deep sigh leaves his chest''!!!

( 20 minutes later''''')

Knock ! Knock !

Knock !...Knock !

(Jingle of glass bangles !)

( A irritated whisper) ''''' "Uffo "'''''..

Knock !!!...

Knock !!!

Arnav's trance breaks'''''.

Someone is knocking on the car window , by his side''''''.

LOCATION:

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

Arnav looks up with a heavy heart.

But what he sees next is unbearable'..

It's astonishing'

It's a miracle'.

It's a marvel only can be made possible by a single human being.

He closes his eyes tight and then takes a big breath.

He keeps his eyes closed for a whole minute'

Then he opens his arresting brown eyes.

A vision in white.

It's a vision of an angel'''.NO, NOT ANY ANGEL

''''.its his own personal ANGEL.

KHUSHI is standing beside him, beside his neon blue car.

She is adorned in a milk white saree, deep blue glass bangles are on her wrists, a silver bindi on her forehead, cascade of dark black hair hugging her face, deep blue sapphire studs with white pearl drops dangling along her earlobes, her milk white skin is glowing at her neck, face all bright and pink, deep black kohl on her beautiful brown eyes'' and a bright red mark of sindoor tucked gently on edge of her hair line.

ARNAV loses his hold of reality.

He is having an episode of ecstasy.

The blissful feeling over powers his judgment, clouds his view.

He keeps on looking at the Goddess by his side.

He blinks ones'.he blinks twice'

Another 10 or minutes pass by'.

Khushi moves her head and lifts her right hand. She knocks on the window again.

Arnav still stays engaged in his trance and in devouring the sight.

Khushi lifts her fingers and signs him to open the lock of the car.

Arnav blinks once more'''''''..he gulps a big chunk of air and try to think clearly.

As a spell bound human, Arnav jolts up and opens the lock of the car door.

He keeps seated on his seat.

He doesn't even get down, in fear to blink and loose precious second of this Goddess like formation in front of him

'''.he is mesmerized, surprised, elated, baffled and content.

Khushi slides her hand and opens the car door.

She steps her herself in.

She comes inside and takes her position beside him.

She is inches apart from Arnav.

He can smell her perfume, feel her pulses.

Khushi places her hand on her hair and straightens it up from her side face. She tucks in a lose strand by her earlobe. Arranges her bangles in order and rubs her fingers on the pleats of her saree to keep them in place. She shakes her saree pallu and places them nicely as they should be, set on her. She makes herself comfortable in the heated car and looks outside from the window.

The next minute she looks around the car and find a CD case. She goes over the CDs and try to find a good one she likes.

Arnav is still in trance.

WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING?

Arnav is puzzled even more at her acting all normal, as if she was waiting for him to come and pick her up in his car.

Am I dreaming? Is this one of my hallucination? Or did I lose so much blood that I am going through another phase of seizure?

DAMN IT'.

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ONE?

Umm'''.

What ever this might be''..this is a good one..if my mind is playing games with me, then I do not blame it.

I like what I see and feel. I don't care if it's a hallucination or dream.

MY angle is with me and in my car. That's what matters.

I don't give a damn if she is real or not'I just don't care anymore'