AarYa OS: Raat Ke Humsafar..Epilogue: page 9

Hello friends,

i wanted to post this OS on new year but i was busy with my exams then. I know its late, still i wanted to use this free time. So belated new year gift.

This will be a three part os only and i'll try to end it in this week as its almost ready. About the title i want to say that in first chapter you probably wouldn't understand why i choose this title. But i found it apt for this story. third chapter will give you a clearer view about the title.

I hope you will like this one too.

Enjoy reading.

RAAT KE HUMSAFAR

(Soulmate of Night)

CHAPTER 1

The judge annonced the punishment of 7 years of imprisonment. There was pindrop silence, a single tear escaped from her eyes. "We won .finally. You get justice", he whispered holding her hand. Slowly the court room become empty expect the two sat there in their position. The lawyercome to congratulate them, "Congratulation miss Aarti. The thruth has come out finally. I am glad that i could keep my promise."

She still kept quite in her place and it made them worry again, "I want to leave from here", she spoke.

"Mr. Yash i think you should proceed now, i'll take care of the other formalities and will inform Uma ji too."

They come out from there. She wanted some peace, away from the world, wanted to be with herself but that was far away from her since months now, she still couldn't get that easily as they were surrounded by the journalists when they were out, "So miss Aarti, how are you feeling now as you won the case?"

"What do you want to say about it?"

"Is it enough punishment for your culprit?"

"What you will do now?"

"What is your suggestion to them who suffered like you?"

"What is your relation with Mr.Yash?"

She was feeling dizzy in between the strom of questions but she frowned at the last question, "No comments please. I dont want to answer any of your questions."

He didn't say anything just helped her to come out from the crowd, still holding her hand, "where will i go now?, i have nowhere to be.", she thought but wasn't able to say.

"Yash...", he turned listing the familiar voice, it was Akash, his college friend and cousin , "Akash, wow. When did you come thats also here?", he was surprised to see him.

"Just wanted to surprise you buddy, aunty ji said you are here so i had to come as i have something important to talk to you. Can you come with me now?"

"Ow.. Hold on, hold on why is so hurry? We are meeting after so long, i am not leaving you so easily, first meet her. This is Aarti..."He introduced her with his friend.

His peeve full look gave her another stab in heart but she become used to with this kind of moments, "Hello Akash, i have heard a lot about you"

He just ignored her by saying only a hi. "Yash please come with me, its urgent."

Yash never can take the thing when anyone pitty on her or just disdain her, it also didn't go unnoticed by him, "You go to home Akash, i'll join you after sometimes. I have some important work too." he said curtly,"Come Aarti"

"You go Yash. He has come after a long time. You said you missed him. I'll go to meet Uma ji", She said as she read his cold behavior.

"No Aarti, i am not leaving you now, you are coming with me."

"Please Yash", she pleaded and he can't refuse her, even if he knew she need him but he didn't want to be cause for which she feel humiliated.

"Are you Sure??"

She nodded in yes.

Though Akash was his best friend but he so wished he hasn't come then, he had to leave with a heavy heart looking at her fake smile

"Now say me what important thing you have to tell me?", he asked after reaching home

"Come on Yash, we are meeting after years, dont you want to spend time with me?"Said Akash.

Yash already was furious to see his behavior towards Aarti, "Is this the important talk Akash? Then i am leaving. You please take food and rest, we can chat latter"

He was about to leave when Akash stopped him, "Yash you are going to that girl right? I used to be your best friend and you are avoiding me for that girl only?"

"She need me now Akash, try to understand the situation", he tried to convince him

"Yes, she need your status money for sure!!"

Yash was shocked for a moment as he couldn't recognize its his the same friend, "Oh i see, you too talking in mom's language."

"Sorry Yash, i didn't want to hurt you but you are forgetting yourself and your family by running behind her", he tried to sound realistic.

"I love her Akash..", he said and Akash could understand the feelings he has was true

"But Yash i can understand you helped and supported her for the humanity, but try to understand a mother's and parents point of view, theyalso have some expectations from their Daughter in law, and you are their only son"

"And what expectations they have from their daughter in law? All they want to bring a beautiful girl. They are rejecting Aarti just because she lost her beauty, they cant see her inner beauty. Just because she is a victim of acid incident she dont have right to be daughter in law of anyone? She cant be loved by anyone? What kind of rule this is of society? Why?"

He shattered, and sat down. Akash could understand the depth of his words, "I am sorry to hurt you Yash, "We assume everything so easily. I can understand your feelings, it was just aunty ji's emotions also worked on me very well."

"She is beautiful Akash, very beautiful. Actually what you people called beautiful she had all those quality, she lost it because of that bustard. She suffered a lot from then, she has lost everything now. I can't let her suffer anymore."

"But how all these happened?", Akash was curious to know it now.

"You know first time we met i didn't like her really, even i never thought i would fall in love with a agile girl like her", he said as memories flashed in front of his eyes...

FLASHBACK

I was going late for my interview, and i was in so hurry that didnt notice the scooty was coming from opposite, and i just fall on the mud beside the road when that hit me. I knew it was my fault but i was already in late and all the anger fall on the driver, "What the hell, what you did to my shirt. Its my interview today.", i was fuming as i screamed on her

"I am so sorry, my scooty's handle has a fault, i could not understand how it turned at main moment", she apologized but i was not in mood to forgive her, "So will your apology help me to go to interview?"

And then she came with a weird but useful idea, "Why don't you come to my house?, its nearby. You can use my brother's shirt for now. At least you can attended the interview"

"What the hell", i wanted to say but that was a better option for me. It was my third interview, and i got rejected in previous two, i didn't want to join Papa's stupid business, so it was important forme. I agreed. Her mother welcomed me nicely even if i was a mud smeared guy and she got a nice scolding too for the careless driving.

Her elder brother's shirt was bigger to me but i managed that. ,"I will wash this one, you don't worry", she said and i felt embarrassed for my behavior some moments back, "No no please. You don't need to do so, you helped me thats enough."

"See, you can't carry this now in your interview and your this shirt looks ugly, i can't see the ugly things so don't worry about it, you concentrate in your interview."

I couldn't find anything else to say, i turned around before leaving as she called me back, "Best of Luck." She said with smile.

I think the shirt was lucky for me as i passed the interview and was selected. I was thrilled. The next day i went back to return the shirt and as well thank her but they were not in home. I was a bit disappointed that i couldn't thank them properly and decided to go latter. But with time i became busy. New job, and i was sent to another city for two years. I used to come here monthly or weekly but never tried to go there again..

About 10 months back i returned here permanently. I have a good quality that i don't forget people easily and can easily recognize them only in one meeting too. One day i was in a cafe waiting for some clint and through the glass i saw her, i felt it familiar and remembered the first meeting we had, i felt excited that finally i can thank her properly.

Suddenly i saw one byke went passed her throwing something on her and her scream jolted me from the core. I just understand something wrong happened. Till the time i reached there a small amount of crowd around her and she was lying on the road winching in pain covering her face. No one was ready to go to her. Soon i understand it was acid which has thrown to her. She was screaming, winching but no one was helping her. I couldn't stop my tears seeing her situation. ,"Call the ambulance", i shouted at the crowd taking her head in my lap.. My words may be bring sense to some people.

We rushed to hospital. I wasn't able to look at her.. Her screams still ring in my ears. There were lots of process. She had 3 operations in 3 months. Her face brutally spoiled. . we filed F.I.R. but we had no proof or witness. The people who were around they refused to open their mouth as that person was renowned businessman's relative. . She was completely shattered. The pain i saw in her i never can forget.. Every minute was punishment for her. She couldn't open her eyes more than one month.. But she was determined to give punishment to the culprit and then Uma ji come to her life. She was from a woman welfare organization. She helped us all kind of.

But in this journey of judgment she had to lost many things. They warned us to withdraw the case and when we didn't listen, they burned her house, killed her mother.. Her brother and sister in law broke all relation with her. She broke, shattered, she had witnessed all downfall but she had to wake up, Uma ji helped her and finally she got the thing for which she was living till now."

As he stopped Akash said, "But in this you never said that you never let her fall down and gave all the stregth to fight for the justice and you just fall in love more and more with time"

Yash smiled, "If you understand me like this then why you were supporting my parents against me?"

"Sorry my friend i just listened one sided story from aunty. I should talk to you before. Like every another person i just judged her by her look only. We are so addicted with the so called beauty that hardly can understand the value of real beauty."

Yash take a deep breathe, "Can i please go now?. I know we won the case but i know this also that she is not okay, she need me.."

"Of course, and i am proud of you my friend.. And one request, will you introduce me with her one again? I didnt behave well with her then, i want to apologize"

"Oh, sure. She has a golden heart.", he hugged his friend and rushed to get his love with him

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I gave the overview here, as its 3 parts only. Next chapter will be detailed about all the events had happened with Aarti.. did she also fall in love with Yash?

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Chapter 2: Scroll down

Chapter 3: Page 7

Epilogue: Page 9

(Soulmate of Night)

Chapter 2

He was 15 years older than her. When at first he come to talk to her she didn't care much. She was not intereted and she thought her denial will be enough but things become worse when he started to follow her and forced to agree in his proposal. She has informed her mother about it but didn't even imagine things can go this much far. She has decided if next time he will come to disturb her then she will inform her brother too, but before that something happened which was unbelievable.

She was returning from college, the scooty wasn't with her. And then suddenly a byke passed by throwing something on her, she felt like a large amount of fire fall on her face. She screamed, and listened, "If you can't be mine then i can't let you be anyone else's too"

Still she couldn't describe what she actually felt at that moment, did she feel pain, or burning sensation or the words stabbed her more. She felt someone else is caring for her much than others. There was a time when she lost her sense after bearing the unbearable pain.

Her mother's thought was if her daughter will able to survive if can then what will be her future? Her brother and sister in law's thought was who will marry her, if she will be their burden whole life?

And He thought if she will able to live again a normal life, if she will be strong enough?. What will be her reaction?

And then when she come to sense she winched.. "Maa, what happened to me? What he did with my face? Why i can't open my eyes?", She asked after she calm down a little.

Her mother couldn't find a suitable answer to give her daughter and ended up running away from there while crying. After consoling her mother Yash reached her, he found difficult to look at her, his heart clutched seeing her condition but he controlled himself, "Hey Aarti, do you remember me?"

She tried to recognize to listening his voice but seeing her confusion he said, "The same person you smeared mud for your scooty handle"

She must have remembered him and tried to smile, "How come you here?"

He didn't want to bring the topic how he come there, "I wanted to thank you as your shirt was so lucky for me, i got selected on that day", he tried to change the topic and light the moment"

"Oh congratulations, its being long time. How you still remember?"

"I have a good memory.."

"But you still didn't say me how come you here?" she was struggling to talk

Yash hesitated to say, "I was there when the incident took place"

She got silent, "Can you say the truth what actually happened?"

He was affraid to say her anything, "You should take rest now without thinking any other thing"

"I need to know everything, otherwise how i'll able to give them punishment? Will you please help me? You said you were there?" her voice chocked

"You will have all my support" He said when he felt her constancy..

After about one month after operations she could open her eyes, but no one allowed any mirror in front her. Yash stayed there with her, her family. He would visit her regularly twice at least.. stayed at her mother's absence. Talked with her, tried to cheer her at times, motivated her not to break down, He would handled the formalities of case, tried so that the negativity and the media can't reach to her.

It was one day when Aarti went to washroom and Yash could listened her scream. It scared him. He guessed that right when they rushed there she was infront of mirror covering her face, shivering..

"Aarti", he went to compose her, "who is that? Its not me, it can't be me" she cried, still covering her face, shaking her head vehemently in his chest, "Aarti, Please control yourself"

The nurse come to hold her but she never allowed,"Tell me, Who is that..", she was not ready to accept

His eyes become moist to see her, his heart clunched, he tried to find what to say him, he knew she need to accept this, "Aarti please clam down first"

She stopped crying for a moment then pushed him away, took something in hand and threw at the mirror which caused it break into pieces, and when the pieces also showed the same reflection of her then the reality hit her and she collapsed on the floor, "Yes, its me."

He ran to her, embraced her in his tight hug, "This is reality but this can't change anything,"

"What i did? Why with me?, what was my fault?, tell me na what was my fault?", She cried out

"You were not at any fault, i'll not allow to suffer you for that bustard. You have to be strong Aarti, please..",

Her own wonds were enough to give them answer and his words motivated her. Mrs Uma Shukla was one of them who supported Aarti completely and helped in every possible way to sent the culprit behind the bars.

With Aarti recovering up, and her and Yash's statement made the case stronger. Yash didn't see the man from front but with his description the blur sketch was made and Aarti's experience about how the guy used to follow her. As the case become stronger in their side they got the threatened call to withdraw the case. They never listen, as they all are sharply determined to give punishment expect her brother and sister in law. As his boss was the relative of the devil and he had a pressure. He tried to stop Aarti but her mother supported Aarti only.

And the thing become worse. They crossed limits by burning their house and killing her mother. She broke again but she find out more strength in Yash, with Uma ji. But after this incident her brother broke the relations with her. His job was already at stake on that he blamed Aarti for loosing his mother. Aarti took the blame, she knew somehow she was the reason for her mother's death but it become more important to punish them as they not only ruined her life, they were murderer of her mother too. Although she lost everything, all relation but stepping back was out of mind then.

"Yash i don't want them to know that i am helping Aarti", Uma ji said after tragic death of Sobha, "But Aarti's life is at stake at this moment."

"No, till i am alive Aarti will be safe in any cost", Yash said confidently.

"But Yash, now she will be their aim, i can't keep her with me, if they doubt me then it will be impossible to keep it secret that we are collecting evidence, and i don't want after loosing this much Aarti to loose the justice too, we have to do everything to safe her, to give her justice, this is not only about Aarti but also for those girls too who are suffering for such loathful incidents".

"I can understand your concern Uma ji, you need to be out of their doubt list, They know that i am with Aarti so i can't do everything which you are doing, But i can protect Aarti, you don't worry about it. I'll be hideaway with Aarti. There is a house of my grand mother, it is out of this city, we'll shift there at midnight so that they won't get any clue"

Mrs Uma took a long breathe, "How i wish every Aarti get this kind of support and help, then their life can be easier"

"Our society still sucks Uma ji, i feel disgusting when anyone show sympathy or humiliate Aarti for that for which she was never responsible. Now i can feel how those girls must feel at this kind of situation.", Yash said with anger in his voice.

"After being a stranger also you are this much concern for Aarti, is this just for humanity?", Mrs. Uma asked

Yash kept silence for a moment, "You are also doing the same Uma ji, you are also unknown to Aarti, still doing much more."

"Its my work Yash. My devotion. After loosing my own sister i am devoted to this work only. But in your case this is not the same. You have your own job, own family but you forgot everything for Aarti, taking risk of your life every moment. Is this for humanity only?"

"I stepped ahead just for humanity, i couldn't see the girl lying on road winching in pain and screaming. It moistened my eyes. But with time her pain stabbed my heart, her cries broke my heart, her break down gave me pain. Well there were no reason but still i fall in love with her. For this world the beauty, the look is important to love anyone but i saw her inner beauty. I didn't sympathy her for a moment also, not even at start when she was on road crying and screaming. But eventually i loved her and i didn't stop myself from loving her.", Yash said the truth first time which he didn't share with anyone.

Mrs. Shukla moved forward and hugged him, "You are like my younger brother Yash. But thinking like you may be i never did, it is easy to talk but your things are more than saying such words. Even if i am associated with a women welfare organization still i would want a perfect daughter in law for my son in near future but after listing you i will never able to judge any girl for their looks. I am proud of you. And i know if you are with Aarti then nothing can harm her and she will win in her life fight."

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Present

Yash was driving towards Mrs. Uma's place as Aarti said she will be there and it was Uma ji whose name flashed on his phone screen,, "Yes Uma ji", Yash picked the after parking the car.

"Can you come here soon?", she sounded tensed.

"I am on way Uma ji, Aarti said she will be there".

Her voice gave him tension but he couldn't ask further as the phone was disconnected.

"You sounded tensed on the call Uma ji, we won the case.Don't you know that?, Yash said after reaching there.

"I know that Yash.."

"Where is Aarti?", her way of talking made him worried and he couldn't find Aarti around.

"She didn't come here", and she gave him a letter.

A confused Yash opened that after Uma ji asked him to,

Respected Uma ji,

I think you already come to know that we achieved what we wanted. I can't thank you enough whatever you did for me. If you wouldn't there for me then don't know what could happen or what not. It took 9 months and 21 days. I can't define what were these months and days for me. And i know i don't need to define you like i don't need to define Yash.

Who can be the witness of my pain more expect him? It was my mother at first but she left me. They snatched her from me. I don't know what was my fault that the creator punished me like this but i am glad that i made this journey and didn't step back. It was not possible expect you and him.

What he didn't do for me? Everything. He was with me in every step, he didn't let me break, stayed with me, held me whenever i was about to fall. If i want still i cant repay whatever you both did for me.

He left his job for being with me, protect me, he risked his life for me. I still remember how they beat him with rods just for helping me, but still he never left my side, he went against his family too just because of me.

It was a dark night of my life. This nine months. Darker night ever, with your help, with his care and support I could fight to get sunlight in my life. And now finaly that horrible night has gone. May be the darkness can't get over so easily but the night has gone. Once you said he loves me. He is my true soulmate. Yes you were right he was my soulmate. But just for this night.

Soulmate Of That Night. Raat ke Humsafar.

I know he loves me, but i am not worth for him, and i have accepted this truth. I don't want my dark shadow to fall on his life.. He deserves much better. If i stay around him he will never able to think further expect me. Don't worry i will be in touch with you but at this moment i want peace..

I wanted to thank you but don't want to talk. You can think me rude but i want to go away from him, the more i'll be here the more i will fall for him. I hope you understand me, and will keep this to you only.

Aarti..

"I couldn't keep the promise she asked, as i know the conditions both of you faced, i don't want her to loose this love too", Uma ji said

Tears flowed from his eyes, "How she could take such decision, i'll never allow her..."

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