The Truth - GV fanfic part 2 28/8

He had never experienced this before, how was he expected to control this situation. He wanted to explain, provide her with reasons to why he did what he did but he couldn't. She, on the other hand, was screaming on top of her lungs at him. She didn't expect him to betray her, never. Even he would never have imagined that his past would catch up with him so soon. He didn't mean to betray her, never but circumstances forced him to. She was calling him names now, there was no longer the respect that a cadet should give to his/her teacher. All there was...was hatred...was betrayal... was the truth of their relationship.

He wondered aloud to himself, while she continued yelling at him. The girl who once told him that you don't realize that in what circumstances a mistake was committed (Aap ne sirf galati dekhi galati kin halat mein hui aksar yeh badme pata chalta hai), was now behaving in such manners. Was his fault...his mistake so big that she wasn't even willing to give him a chance to explain. She was now talking somthing about how both her loves betrayed her, made a joke out of her love. He wanted to grab her by the shoulders, shake the anger out of her and tell her that he didn't betray her. True, she was betrayed but not by him, but by circumstances and...Vansh. Yes, Vansh is the root of all the problems...right?

Flashback

Vansh: Can you please help me out? I need help! Desperate help, Gunny! (Kya tum meri maddad karoge? Mujhe madded ki zaroorat hai! Be intiha zaroorat, Gunny!)

Vansh: Can you please help me out? I need help! desperate help Gunny!

Gunny: Look, I don't mind helping you out but don't you think this will be like betraying her. (dekho mujhe tumhari maddad karne mein koi problem nahi hai but tumhe nahi lagta, ke yeh dokha hoga us keh saath)

Vansh: Maybe, but I'll be the one responsible, not you. C'mon I would have done the same if I were in your place. Love... (shayad, lekin yeh meri galti hogi, tumhari nahi. Aur agar mein tumhari gagah hota toh mein yehi karta. Pyar...)

Gunny cuts Vansh out: Love is...nothing! There is no such thing as love (slightly getting an angry tone) And if there is anything such as love than this is not one does in love. All my life I have see love as nothing but betrayal. (Pyaar..kuch nahi hota! Pyaar naam ki koi cheez hahi nahi. Aur agar hah bhi toh pyaar mein log asa nahi karte. Mein apni saari zindagi pyaar ko ek dokha jaise dekha hai)

As gunny rants about love, Vansh is see giving an annoyed look. This is the last think he wanted to hear right now. He was desperate to get out of here, get out of this forced relationship. He didn't love her, all she was to him was a friend. But before he left his home for hostel, his parents had gotten him engaged to her. All he wanted was Gunny to be Vansh. He wasn't sure what that would achieve but it may help...maybe...

Back to Present

He was now all alone in his room; silence surrounding him as if ready to kill him. Somewhere in his mind he knew that he was gravely guilty. Because of him, an innocent man got killed...because of him, Vansh got away with a crime. He wanted Vansh behind bars but he knew that along with Vansh, he would be in trouble as well. He never knew either the victime or Vidya. Her name was all he knew, he was just sort of a letter buddy to her. The one she knew throuh letters and photographs. The one who wrote her letters about how an army training life was. The one she loved, never loved her back and the one who she knew...

All night, he suffered from nightmares; in the morning the fear of lack of spleep got him paranoid. He was punctual about his sleep timings and when ever it got disturbed, so did his mood. As he made his way to the training ground, he glanced around the field, only to be confronted with the last person he wanted to see. He pretended not to notice the figure approaching him from his left and continued walking. But, as usual, luck wasn't in his favour. He stopped in his tracks when a strong hand got a hold of his left shoulder. Not wanting to turn around, he just continued looking forward. Again, the luck didn't favour him, as the person holding onto his shoulder didn't take the hint; He...Major General Gaur...his senior...his...father or more as the guy who fathered him.

Major General Gaur cleared his throat, waiting for Gunny to explain his distant behavior. This was his, "father's" all time favorite thing...expect explaination without asking for it, so he can cut the explanation off and start with his lecture series. Gunny just stood there, staring straight into the eyes of his childhood tormentor and pretended to not take the hint.

Maj.General Gaur grew impatient as the man in front of him continued to stare into his eyes, without a single display of emotion on his face. This wasn't how the Maj. General was expecting to start his day...he wanted to start his day by having a one-on-one talk with his sons. He wanted to know what was going on in his sons' life. But...they both, Gunny and Rummy, were least interested in seeing him, let alone talking to him.

As the two officers continued to start at each other, in the girls hostel was a girl in her room crying non-stop as her roomate "tried" to comfort her.

Akhriti: If your crying scene is over, can we proceed for our next shot in the training ground?

As Akriti continued to console Vidya, Vidya was moving far away from the world of reality. She just continued crying, thinking of all those past moments. She remembered clearly why she entered KMA, she wanted to know if Gunny and Vansh were the same person. Now, she knew that despite them being two people to the world, they were the same person to her. She hated herself for being so stupid, for believing everything she was told. When she first heard the truth from Gunny's mouth, she didn't feel angry or hurt, instead she just wondered. She wondered if all the romantic moments they spent, her and Gunny, were ever real or truthful. She couldn't help wonder that when Gunny embraced her into his arms, as if to protect her was ever real. But now...now she realized that nothing...nothing was real. She had been betrayed and that too on a day, she got her biggest happiness, atleast that's what she thought.

Flashback
Vidya: You know, you love me, you care about me than why are you acting like this?

Gunny: I...I...look, we have a student-teacher relationship, I can't...I can't be with you.

Vidya: But...

Before she could compete her sentence, Guny who was facing her, now turned his back on her. He didn't want to face her, in fear of revealing his true feelings. Feelings that he has had suppressed for a very long time. Maybe he wouldn't have behaved this way, if...if only she wasn't who she is.

p.s. by the way i have the same first name as you...lol coincidence

Part 2:

Vidya:

But sir, Vidya really loves you. Please...

Gunny turned around, this time facing Vidya. Deteremined to drive her away, he used the tactic, which he shouldn't have.

Gunny: (smirking) You...you love me right? You know what cadet let me be frank with you, you are not in love with me but your...what's his name...Vansh, right? (looking straight into Vidya's eyes, waiting for a response, but only getting to see Vidya's lowered eyes). This Vansh character is who you're in love with, not me (Vidya looks up in suprise with tears in her eyes, Gunny, upon looking at the tears, felt a certain urge to kick himself. But deciding otherwise, he gathered up all the courage that was left in him and continued). Now, cadet if you'll excuse me, I've got better things to do with my time then waste it on you.

Saying that, Gunny turned around and started to walk in an aimless direction, when he heard her speak to him again.

Vidya: Vidya knows that whatever you just said wasn't true, but Vidya just wants to know that why are you behaving this way?

Gunny was by now starting to get really frustrated.

Gunny was as frustrated at that moment as he was when Vidya kept pestering him about love. His encounter with Major General didn't go very well and top of that Vidya was no where to be seen. He was now standing in front of a batch of cadets, the same batch that Vidya belongs to, but she was no where in sight. But what suprised Gunny the most was that Vidya's friends were unusually silent today as if they were mourning someone's death. The thought of mourning, alerted Gunny, he was scared, scared for himself more than anyone else. Because as others before him have said that in love there are two bodies but only one soul. The expressions of distraught were clearly being reflected on his face, which many other spectators took a keen notice at.

Peter: Sir, are you alright? Your face's expression remind me of an out of tune song. (Gunny took no notice of Peter, and just stood there with the same expressions, looking somewhere beyond the training ground) Sir, hello...(when Peter again didn't get any response from Gunny, he turned towards his friends). Hey, guys, I can see why we are all depressed but what's wrong with Captain Randhawa?

By now, everyone was staring at Gunny, with funny expressions on their face as if they are watching the eight wonder of the world.

As the cadets continued to stare at Gunny, he was too busy reflecting on his past. All this time, he was confindent about himself, he strongly believed and advocated that whatever he did, he didn't regret. He was sure of himself, that he didn't care about anyone else's feelings. Maybe Major Sharma was right.

Flashback

Major Sharma was doing her usual rounds of KMA, as she did in the absence of Brigadier Chandok, when she saw an unexpected figures sitting by the fire of the martyr. She approached him with caution, not because she was afraid but because she knew what was on the figure's mind.

Major Sharma: Captain, there is two minutes to light out. What do you think you are doing here? (she spoke in a calm but firm tone, she didn't want to pester him anymore then needed)

Gunny for a few minutes didn't say anything. Major Sharma got altered due to this and wondered if he heard her or not. When she didn't hear any reply from him, she spoke again with a knowing tone.

Major Sharma: Remember, you told me once that whatever you did, you don't regret it. But I suppose that the guilt has finally caught up to you, right? (She looked at Gunny to see his expression, but all she got was a blank expression, before continuing she sat down beside him). What I am going to say to you right now might make you feel worse but I think this is the right time to say it. What you did, was terrible, you are an army officer, you are there to protect the civilians, not to harm them, and I mean both emotionally and physically. She turns her whole body towards him). You know Captain Randhawa, what you did can cause you court marital. But, I don't know why but I think, just the guilt of what happened with no forgiveness is a big punishment already. (She got up to leave but turned back once more, when she heard someone sobbing. She wanted to say something more but fearing that it would make the situation worse, she decided to leave but once again changed her mind). Captain, it doesn't not matter how much you hate your father, you are still his son. Being proud of even your own mistakes runs in your blood.

Major Sharma leaves but not before she notices blood shot red eyes look up in suprise.

Present
Gunny suddently comes out of his trance like mood, only to be confronted with sixteen pairs of eyes staring at him weirdly. He stood there for a couple of seconds, trying to gather his scattered mind until he decided that there is no point in asking them about their behaviour.

Gunny: Cadets, ten rounds now!

The cadets just looked at each other in suprise, but when they saw the strict stare Gunny was giving them, they started running. As Gunny continued to stare aimlessly at the cadets as they ran, he heard a voice behind him. Thinking that maybe it is Vidya, he turned around only to be confronted with an angelic devil.

SD: Hello Captain, how are you today? (When she got no response besides rolling eyes, she continued). Well, seems like the rumors are true after all.

Gunny looked at her with questioning looks but SD just merely smirked and walked away. Gunny just shook his head and wondered why all this is happening to him. He has enough problems to deal with and now this rumor. Great! While Gunny was lost in his thoughts, a pair of eyes were observing him from further away.