Teaser
Khoobsurat itni ki jo dekhe bas dekhta hi reh jaye,
Saaf dil itni ki dushman ko bhi kabhi chot na pahunchaye,
Pyaar bhari nazar se jo use dekhe,
Dunya uske liye luta de...
Par kya koi hai jo use bhi toot kar chaahe??
She sighed as she watched him shift the boxes from the van to the store, all the while speaking with Kaka and Gaumbhi. She really liked him, but she knew, the moment he saw her there, he would change completely and begin a war with her and she was tired of fighting with him. She wanted an end and a new beginning. She still didn't understand why the sight of her pushed him to hurt her, to maim her, to shout at her. She was such a sweet person. But he didn't think so. The person whom she wanted to see her sweetness felt that she was the most bitter person in this world. Such a waste of her charms. She huffed, shaking her head.
"Kya hua Raavi?" Her friend, Sneha asked. She mentally made a face. Sneha hated Shiva. Due to Raavi's own fault though. She had been speaking rubbish about him for whole her life. And finally just before an year, she had realised that she actually didn't like Dev that way.
Raavi and Dev were walking on the streets of Somnath as they returned from their college. Raavi’s heart was pounding a mile in a minute. She was stealing glances at Dev as they walked slowly. He was holding his Scooty which had stopped due to low fuel. They were trudging it towards the petrol bunk. She smiled as she moved a strand of her hair behind her ears delicately.
“Dev?” She called out. He hummed in response without turning towards her. She felt her excitement ebb a little at that but continued. “Tumhen yaad hai na ki thode din baad humara dance competition hai?” She asked. He hummed again. Raavi was annoyed at his hums. But she encouraged her heart to try again. “Hum practice kab karen?” She enquired softly. He hummed again. Raavi frowned and stopped. Dev continued walking without a care. Raavi felt beyond upset at this point. How could he not even realise that she had stopped walking? Wasn’t that basic decency? But maybe Dev was amongst the people who stayed in their own world? She sighed and made excuses for him and walked faster once again to catch up with him. “Dev??” She patted his shoulder once to get his attention and he was startled.
“Sorry Raavi.” He apologized to her delight. “Main kisi aur soch mein tha.” He told her. She smiled and nodded. But her heart was already feeling detached. “Kya keh rahi thi tum?”
“Main keh rahi thi ki tumhen yaad hai na humare dance competition ke baare mein? Kuch dinon mein hai competition. Aur ab tak humne practice bhi nahin ki hai.” She told him. Dev frowned.
“Raavi? Hum dance?” He was puzzled. She felt her heart sinking. What all dreams had she seen with open eyes about their dance? She had thought about countless of hours that they both would spend together, bonding. How could he forget? Maybe just like today he hadn’t paid her attention even then?
“Haan! Yaad nahin hai? Jab competition announce hua tha, tabhi to maine tumhe is baare mein poocha tha? You had said yes! Ab kya hua?” She asked. She was feeling her heart constrict. Dev looked embarrassed.
“I am so sorry Raavi! But seriously! Mujhe yaad nahin hai. Shayad main kisi aur soch mein tha jab maine haan kaha! Tum to janti ho na, ki ye dance wance mein main interest mahin leta.” Dev told her softly. Raavi gulped, partly in anger and partly in distress.
“Par Dev? Ab mujhe koi partner bhi nahin milega! Tum is tarah se to mat karo na please?” She requeste, feeling embarrassed. Dev looked distressed.
“Sorry Raavi but yeh possible nahin hai. Tum to har saal dance karti ho na? Is saal nahin karogi to utni problem to hogi nahin na? Is saal instead of participating you can enjoy?” Dev told her and went ahead without her answer. Raavi watched him go and felt like he was exiting from her heart. She was letting go finally. Her dreams, which she had seen for them, were shattered, but her heart wasn’t. Yes she was upset. But she wasn’t in pain. She shook her head at her naïveté. Time to move ahead.
That was the last day that she had dreamt about Dev. But after that day, she hd begun to observe and think a lot. And soon she had realised, who it was that actually paid attention.
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If I get a response I will post the rest. If not I will think everybody moved on.
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