Vancouver Canada
“Beautiful dream may come to me…”
Tejo smiled as she heard the tune on the radio and poured herself freshly made coffee in a mahogany colored mug.
She picked up the cup and sat by the window side of her apartment and sighed while viewing the scenery outside just few hours ago she dropped her family off to the Airport. She chuckled while fixing the lapels of her cardigan thinking how she has turned herself into American lady about whom she use to read in novels.
It’s been long and moving on felt like breath of fresh air for her, this independence she never ever thought she would be one to be blessed with this but she was and, she has finally Salvaged herself.
After returning from Virk house she kept on thinking how should she be pursuing her life, she wanted to move on but moving on felt so difficult with her feet tied in shackles of family love, responsibilities, and moreover her broken heart and then it happened, her application for scholarship in the university in Canada she applied long before the chapter of marriage started in her life was accepted for her MPhil and PhD and finally the mail arrived.
She was ecstatic and shocked at the same time surely enough she thought about moving to new city but this was calling for different country. She broke this news to her family her dad and then to her Papa ji. She knew her father couldn’t afford that much to send her over to Canada and she might have rejected if her Papa jee didn’t step up.
She still remembers the day, he came over and kept his hand on her head “Mene sirf tenu beti kaha hi nahi puttar mana bhi hai, to tera baap hone ka naate tenu parhana, likhana sari zimmevari tu apne dono baapon pe chor de aur khul ke udaari le hum tere pankh hai puttar jee twanu girne nahi denge…”
She remembers how she cried keeping her head on his chest as these were the most calming words she heard in a long time and then rest was history as soon as her visa came off to Canada she was.
Her time in Canada was difficult but wasn’t much difficult than the one she faced back in Moga, she was so happy when Abhiraj soon came to Canada after finding a job in a nice firm as she finally had someone from her family with her.
She was in contact with her family and her extended family, she helped Mahi throughout the making of her café and guided Amreek regarding the handling of affairs, whenever they converse with her they made sure to not to touch topic regarding fateh and jasmine.
She started working part time along with her studies when one day Abhiraj called her to visit his office, she rushed to meet him after finishing her work and just outside the building of his firm she collided with someone she least expected to collide with.
Tejo holds her head with one hand and looks up to see the walking wall and when she saw him a glimpse of recognition clicks in her subconscious and before she could say anything she hears “Tejo ji…” from the mouth of person standing in front of her and a little smiles breaks on her face “Rajveer ji…”
The both chuckle at the same time on the fact how they called each other and then he takes a step back exclaiming “What a surprise ap yahan…”
She smiles “Well it is definitely a surprise ap yahan...”
He laughs at her reply and moves his hand to point at the building “I work hereTejo ji…”
She nods back at him “and so does my brother works here, I came here to meet him…”
He smiles “Ap akeli hain, apke husband sath nahi aye…” he asks whistle his gaze moves to see any familiar face behind her and after finding no one his gaze lands on her face again and one look on her face he realized he might have asked something that affected her a lot as all the mirth drained from her face and there was a rigid sort of guarding that took over her care free posture.
She tries to smile a smile that wasn’t reaching her eyes “We aren’t together anymore…I’m divorced…” he could see a her slight flinch at the word “divorce” and before he could respond he sees her waving her hand at someone behind him and he turns to see Abhiraj walking towards them.
He reaches them and immediately side hugs her “where were you lost, I was waiting for you upstairs…” and then sees Rajveer and forwards his hand “Hello Rajveer sir…”
Rajveer shakes his hand while tejo raises her eyebrows at Abhiraj “Sir?” Abhiraj looks between them and says “Oh Rajveer sir my sister Tejo and tejo this is Rajveer sir our CEO…”
Tejo looks up to see Rajveer she never knew he would be this successful at such a young age, Abhiraj takes the file from tejo’s hand “Rajveer sir you were talking about finding a person who would review the accountants as accountants assistant that is why I have called tejo here, she will be perfect for this job, she also has previous experience…”
Tejo upon hearing Abhiraj objects “but Abhiraj…” but he shushes her.
Rajveer smiles at her reluctance “Why don’t you forward me her CV then we will decide further after an interview how about that?” he forwards the question to tejo somehow in the back of his mind he knew she won’t reject the offer if he makes her believe there will be a fair game for selecting appropriate person for the job.
She shares a look with Abhiraj and then nods her head at them and this was the point when he life took second major change.
Never in her wildest dreams had she thought she would meet Rajveer again in her life and that too like this to say the decision surely did change her life. Rajveer was really a genuine person as he never probed her or asked her further about her separation from Fateh, he respected her, valued her opinions gave her the required personal space and more importantly knew professional and personal boundaries.
For Rajveer meeting tejo was delightful surprise, but also a shocking one at the same time, he couldn’t comprehend why the one possessive husband of hers would just let her go, she looked so happy when he met her back in Moga and now whenever he sees her demeanor looks all different.
He told Abhiraj he knew Tejo since the time he met her in Moga with fateh and seeing the sudden change of expression on Abhiraj face told him that fateh surely was a sore topic for him too. He never probed him either but as they became comfortable with each other and friendship blossomed between them that is when Abhiraj told him about the tragedy that happened in Tejo’s life and how it changed her and so his family to say Rajveer was angry would be an understatement he was furious, how could fateh just throw her out of his life, he felt not only sort of anger but feeling of abhorrence for the couple in question but despite that he never let his feelings seep into his behavior with Tejo.
It took lot of time and energy and prayers for him that finally she was being comfortable around him not only that but at times letting her guard down around him too and he adored that more than anything to say he fell for her long time ago it was all just resurfacing for him and his feelings were rooting deep in his heart this time.
Tejo too started feeling a sense of relief being around him, he was not only her mentor but he was becoming her best friend too and she was scared, the betrayal of previous love and friendship had left way too deep scars in her heart that she even if she wanted she couldn’t just let it go.
She and Abhiraj met Rajveer’s family and his cousin sister Mehar on a get together and she could see how the things instantly clicked between Abhiraj and Mehar, they easily became friends may be more than that but she didn’t think they realized it. When she one day over a cup of coffee shared her thoughts with Rajveer, he told her he thinks the same and both became love guru to make Abhiraj and Mehar realize their love for each other.
For Rajveer this was a chance to finally let tejo know he might be thinking of her as more than a friend and he surely did let her know and realized she knew it but her reluctance was all that wasn’t letting her inhibitions go and one vulnerable night she did broke down in front of him and cried her heart out regarding how she feels, how betrayed she felt, how scared she is of intimacy and letting any man near her, she can’t let anyone break her heart again she doesn’t have the courage to bear it again.
It broke his heart into million pieces her wails her tears everything, he held her tightly throughout her distress as his own tears streamed down his face on her turmoil, she was precious for him before but after that she and her happiness became his main priority as he perceived he would go to any length just to make her happy.
On her first visit to Moga she went alone to settle certain affairs among which were the passport of her dad which she resolved with the help of Rajveer. She brought so many gifts for her family and also started renovation of her house during her stay in Moga.
As Abhiraj and Mehar confessed they all were so elated, they fixed the Rishta over phone and then called all the Sandhu family to visit Canada.
A bling on the phone broke her chain of thoughts and brought her back to present as she reached out to pick her phone and see a text popping up from "Mera Raj" she smiles whenever he sees the name he saved for himself on her phone and opens it up to see "Fancy a Dinner Misus ;)"
She laughs and keeps the cup down to text him back.
Edited by Diya121 - 3 years ago