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She walked around the place and looked at the
beautiful pictures and beautiful architecture. She found herself wearing
a white cotton top and a pair or black jeans. She had never got
anything of this sort in her wardrobe.
She shrugged and walked
on. She located a mahogany staircase nearby and she half ran to it eager
to know what was up there. It was one of those spiral ones that had
fascinated her from her childhood. She brushed her hand on the railing
and walked up.
In a fluent motion it felt as if something was
pushing her and she fell back. A sudden jerk made her close her eyes.
She couldnt feel the possible pain that she had thought of but the cold
wasnt thatcomfortable either. She opened her eyes slowly and found a
curious and amused face looking down at her. He chuckled lightly when he
found her ogling at him.
Guy: "Excuse me miss... but are you alright?" he said in a foreign accent.
She
just nodded and looked down beneath her. She was a few feet above the
ground... precisely in the arms of the handsome man with green eyes. She
couldnt help but blush in the thought. She mumbled a quick apology and
told him to put her down.
He put her down and stabilized her.
Guy:
"I am sorry my name is John" his smile was breathtaking. Pia couldnt
understand what was happening. She could never feel this way for some
guy except Abhay. It felt as if it was someone else's dream... but it
was so much real. It must have been reality.
Pia: "I am Pia. Its nice to meet you" he seemed confused for one moment.
John:
"You dont seem Indian" he started and Pia kept looking. "You seem more
like a European... strange" Pia furrowed her eye brows.
Pia: "I
always thought I looked Indian" he laughed loudly and she couldnt help
but smile. He took her hand lightly and took her to a mirror.
John:
"I dont think so" he said with a soft laugh. She looked into the mirror
confused and gasped. She was Natalie? She was hyperventilating now but
she calmed herself down.
She realized that she was really
dreaming. But she couldnt help but wonder who this man was. She had
never met a guy like him....
John: "You know... You are
beautiful" her head snapped to him and she found him staring at the
floor. She gulped and prayed that her dream wouldnt get any wilder.
It
was as if time flew by and soon they were friends... really good
friends. It started raining suddenly it made both of them look like they
were dropped into the pool. She felt uncomfortable as the white cotton
clung to her body. She groaned lightly hoping that he had not noticed.
But he had. He turned to her with a worried face.
John: "What is it?" he asked.
Pia:
"I look like a wet cat" she whined, he laughed nervously... he had
noticed it before but he was too much of a gentle man to make her
uncomfortable. "People are staring" she whispered.
John: "You
look fine" he laughed again... "If you walk confidently they wont look,
and you will feel better too" he said with a warm smile. Pia shrugged.
John:
"Oh c'mon now show me... Go on" he insisted and shooed her away. She
nodded hesitantly and taking a deep breath tried to walk confidently.
Soon she reached a huge gate and she took a sigh of relief. No one had
stared at her. He was right. She turned back with a smile and then she
saw... nothing. He wasnt there. Where did he go then?
She waited
for hours but he never came. er heart felt heavy and all the walls she
had made through the years slowly and painfully crippled... fell apart.
she felt vulnerable. She wanted him back with all her heart.
"Pia" a voice came and she looked around. The voice was awfully familiar.
"Wake up" the voice said. Pia opened her eyes to find the warden and Natalie grinning at her.
Pia wiped her eyes furiously with her hands still thinking it was
part of the horrid dream. Then she looked more carefully and her eyes
widened as if they would pop out any moment. Natalie was there...
really. And she was standing beside the warden. She gulped. she gasped
as the thought crossed her mind. Natalie had been caught. She had been
caught. Knowing whatever little about Natalie she had understood that
she could laugh even at the most serious and tense moments and that
didnt help much to calm her nerves down. She grew tenser until she felt
feverish. She kept staring between their faces.
Pia: "I dont know
her" she said instinctively and the Wardens eyes furrowed together. She
thought for a moment and then laughed. Natalie joined in too feeling the
topic slipping away. The warden patted on Pia's back as if to reassure
her.
Warden: "Silly Pia." she said and patted again. "Of course
you dont know her" she laughed. "She is an exchange student from London"
she gave Pia a stern look which said that 'take care of her and keep
the boys of the city away from her' Pia smiled understanding "She will
be your room mate" she smiled. "You see you are the friendliest person
around and apparently she liked the curtains of your room" she said with
a slight laugh.
Natalie scratched her head as if she was embarrassed.
Natalie:
"I am Natalie Wilson" she extended her hand. Pia struggled with the
sheet covering her. She was tangled. She yanked the sheet off and took
her hand with a smile. She winked making Pia giggle abnormally. She
stifled a laugh later.
Warden: "You two seem to be getting along
really well. I will leave you two to settle down and get to know each
other" she said from above her shoulder and exited. the two sighed in
relief.
After what seemed a long one minuted they cracked up. They
were utterly amused that the warden had found Pia the most 'friendly'
person in the whole of mount college and natalie thought that the
curtains were good. So very convincing. They were glad to be around each
other. Natalie was happy because she wasnt trapped with a lunatic.
Pia: "You are not going to go all gaga on me right?" she joked. Natalie shook her head fast. shocked.
Natalie:
"Sorry I broke your fantasies but I am straight babe. I prefer 'men'"
she laughed and suddenly out of the blue the familiar face flashed in
her mind. John, she winced momentarily but then she argued with herself
if she should ask or not. The part of her which wanted to know won.
She felt like a psychopath to admit but she wanted to know.
Pia:
"I had a dream" she began and Natalie sat up straight to listen
carefully. She could see the torment in her eyes and it didnt feel right
to her. "I was you there" she scowled. Natalie sighed relieved.
"Explain to me why I was blushing when this certain guy complemented me"
she crossed her hands across her chests.
Natalie: "Its started.
Its an angel thin you see..." she said with a wise look in her eyes. "We
always keep some or the other secrets from people however close they
are. But mostly we open up with our sisters or best friends" she said
with a smile. "Now being part of the supernatural world. We gain
experience. Our kind has a beautiful gift. We learn from our elders. I
learned from Maithili and you will learn from me. Its like a chain. It
will go on till the end of days. These dreams are the only ways we can
communicate. Tell each other secrets, moments and memories which torment
us... make us happy" she shrugged. "Its a beautiful ride once you learn
to let yourself go" she sighed happily.
Then she paused and looked at Pia for some moments scrutinizing.
Natalie:
"As for your second question. We are women at last. We are supposed to
blush when men complement us. That's very natural. Not that you are...
but still." she said with a mocking tone. Pia groaned. Her heart
fluttered helplessly when she thought of the scenes again. The heart
break was awful. Did Natalie go through all of that? She gasped.
Pia:
"Who was he?" she asked in a small voice. Natalie looked at her
quizzically. "John" she said in a pained voice and at an instant Pia
regretted it. She shouldnt have mentioned it. She could she what he
meant to her. The torment in her mere eyes were hard to keep contact
too. She seemed to rip apart. A longing sigh echoed in the room.
Natalie:
"I dont know" she muttered really low and Pia couldnt understand if it
was meant for her. She laughed bitterly taking Pia by surprise.
Pia:
"You liked him a lot" it wasnt a question, it was a statement. She was
sure of it. What she had felt was restricted to only Abhay she knew the
familiar pain. Natalie nodded and hung her head putting them in her
hands.
Natalie: "He just said his name was John." she smiled
faintly at his thoughts. "I fell in love with him instantly. My only
love" her eyes were wild now. "His eyes were an odd green. Just the
color you could let yourself drown in... the face, any women could die
for. His strong hands..." she sighed. "You would want to hold them and
never let go. he was the person you could laugh with and cry for. he was
the man you would want to be there with you when you were taking your
vows... right beside you. he was just perfect" her eyes showed that of a
fanatic. She was trying hard to explain how fascinating and
overwhelming her love had felt. She laughed bitterly again. "It was
after a few hours after he disappeared that I realized... he was a
vampire" she chocked on the word and bit her lips to suppress the tears.
'Fallen
in love with a vampire' Pia thought. 'It was not a crime was it?' No it
wasnt she tries to convince herself. But then the familiar voice said
again. She had made the same decision. It was not her choice though. She
had tried to restrict her feelings... but she couldnt help. Was it
Abhay that was her soul mate? she wondered.
Natalie: "You know the
worst part?" her voice grew stronger. "We only love once in our life.
Our soul, our body, the whole meaning of our existence belongs to that
person when your eyes meet. It hits you like a meteor and it is like you
will not live without them. It's a good feeling till it lasts" her
tears freely rolled now. Pia wanted to comfort her but Natalie put her
hands up to stop her. She frowned and slumped onto the bed again.
Pia: "Only once" Pia mumbled. "It's good." Natalie shook her head.
Natalie:
"It is not good" she said strongly. "We are like humans at last. Like
humans we always tend to choose our first love... Because they make us
feel safe, protected. They make us feel that electricity on that first
touch. That possessiveness towards someone and the romantic love they
share. Its a totally different feeling altogether. And it can only
happen once. Our feelings are more concentrated. We never overcome like
humans. Our love overpowers, shadows anyone else who we meet. Its our
nature and we cant help it. the pain lats for a few months maybe for
humans but for us? We carry it to our graves... or even longer. That
same heart ripping pain continues throughout your life. rotting your
soul every moment that passes. making you stronger each moment and then
crushing you on the next. The pain in excruciating. And it happens to
all of us. We love and lose. It always does." Through her words Pia
found herself... she had loved. She had lost. She had lost the love of
her existence, Abhay.
She put a hand on Natalie's shoulder consoling her.
Natalie: "you are lucky that you dont have to bear it till eternity." Pia thought for some moments.
Pia:
"What if we find our mystery man" it wasnt a suggestion... She smiled
when Natalie wiped off her tears and looked at her with fake
seriousness.
Natalie: "Never run behind men. They will run behind
you... That's how the world moves" she said putting a log of hair behind
her ears. Pia was relieved now. Natalie was back in herself.
Pia
was sad and happy now. Sad because she had just partly felt what
devastation was going on in Natalie's heart every second and she wanted
to heal her. And happy because she had learned about herself and Natalie
so much. Today was a turning point for her... Today she would start to
know herself better than she could ever imagine.
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