An Encounter (SS) Last-Part(Epilogue) Page 39 - Page 29

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Hi guys! I don't know how you would find the update below, but I would be asking for all apologies now, for I couldn't give it a turn I wanted. I hope its not too heart-breaking for you guys... for its really a disappointing update on my part..

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Last Part

As she saw him walking away, she stood up called out to him, like she had forgotten something and went running behind him, and keeping her hand on his shoulder making him stop, she looked at him, panting and said, "Woh, mujhe aap apna address bata dijiye..." and then she looked at him looking at her confused and then she clearified, "Woh mujhe paise lautane honge toh... " and then looked at him who in turn was looking at her questioningly and said, "Nahi mai khud nahi aaungi... aapki family hogi... padosi bhi... izzat kharab ho jayegi... " she looked down and chuckled sadly, but then looked up brightly, the next moment and said, "Mai Abrahim ko bhejungi..."

While he just looked at her for a moment longer and without saying anything he just walked off, leaving behind her, standing astound.

~*~

...and life again started on same note. But I knew somewhere that something had definitely changed after that encounter. Since Shagun had left me, all I thought was about betrayal; all that was filled in me was bitterness, pain of loosing my own flesh and blood and anguish of taking a road that was never my wish!

As I again entered my office building, a new hope, a new energy filled in me, to just do everything for myself, and not for revenge and show others down, to live once again, to think about my life, myself, to breathe lung full of fresh air in a new world of happiness, and content.

As I walked through the office I noticed many acknowledging nods coming in my direction, some eyes that looked up to me as an inspiration, few admiring acknowledgements and some friendly handshakes, all for me, something that I had failed to noticed in past six years. And just then I realized, what all I have ignored so blatantly, what all I have gave away just to show my ex down. How wrong I have commited with my own self, how I had assumed everyother woman of same breed like my ex! Only if I could do something about it...

And then I smiled in the direction of some female employees, with a heart empty of anguish towards this sex, and the content I felt by acknowledging them was something that gave my heart a feeling of happiness.

May be this was what, that was needed in my life... the acceptance, my acceptance towards the world and finally letting go of the past.

And then he smiled and walked off towards his cabin, he didn't know this new feeling, but this feeling of content was having an imapact on his face, in his demeanor and in everything else, people noticed him, his colleagues and then came Mihir, as he entered he said, out loud to bring his friend back from his reverie, where he seemed to be lost, "Are you okay bhai?"

Raman looked at him confused and smiled and said, "I am good."

"Well I can see that... but what makes you so... I mean I have never seen you like this in a very long time... I am happy for you bhai..." Mihir said, smiling gently.

While Raman just looked at him, and nodded and looked away through the window, towards the bright world, His world.

And then he got busy in meetings that were lined up, impressing everyone, like always, and making a new record by winning the three biggest projects in a single day, he announced a small celebration in the company itself.

The party was a small affair, where only his employees and few colleagues took part, some somplained of his absence from before party while some claimed it to be boring affair, among all the hustle bustle, Raman's mind was diverted into her. The woman whom he had met the night before, he looked here and there at different faces, but none inspired him to make a conversation, nothing and no one could remove this longing to meet her again, all he wanted just then was to bring the memories of last night back... may be to repeat whole happenings of last night again, it was ironical, he smiled, how much he hated to be stuck with her and now he could do anything, give anything away just to have it repeated all over.

And just then surprising himself and others he stood up and said, "Its really late, I must really leave now."

While Mihir looked at him and asked concerned, "Are you okay?" he didn't know why Raman was acting weird, after shagun's betrayal he had only seen him hiding admist the loud music and alchohol from past six years and now In years he was claiming to go back home, the place he never went somber!

"Yeah..." and Raman nodded with a smile and with that left the place, leaving behind surprised faces and sullen women.

~*~

While from parking he took his newly painted SUV and zoomed away, leaving behind smoke and confusion, and unknowingly or rather knowing, the roads he took to, where he had been yearning to be. He didn't know if he would find her, but he knew that he did find her than that would be it!

He slowed down the speed, and while looking outside the window of the other side of the car, inorder to get a glimpse. That day the road was much busy, unlike night before, all types of woman were standing trying to attract men, while men were greedily trying to fix the rates, some were fighting, some were drinking and smoking and some were just talking dirty, and then suddenly he saw her walking in the green saari, clinging to her body, her bright beautiful skin, her big eyes that seemed to be filled with mirth as she chatted with some women, her lips adorned with a smile that reached her eyes, her deep necked blouse and carelessly flipped on pallu, her slender and spotless waist, he took all the time to reach her in admiring her.

He was still at some distance, when while chatting her eyes darted elsewhere and met his, in the crowd, the smile that was adorned on her lips a while ago wiped off, and her eyes grew big, her steps halted, for a moment he felt her shock, and then a man came infront of her while she looked away from him towards the man, who probably was a customer, and then he saw her nodding and leaving with him, turning his way for one last time, she turned away and walked off mingling in the crowd.

While Raman reached the place he had last seen her, but found no one... he looked around fruitlessly, and sighed looking down, dejected of loosing her and stood there for some moments, and then turn to leave when he felt a hand on his shoulder, and a soft voice entered his ears, "Theek hain naa saab?"

He smiled still looking down, not turning towards her, and then turned and slowly looked up, and saw her standing infront of him, with a board smile, and he returned her smile and looked up motioned her to follow him. While she looked at him surprised and confused but followed him nonetheless, the people on the contrary seemed to have been vanished, and it was like only they were present there, all the hustle-bustle of the place meant nothing as they walked upto his car, and slowly he opened the car door for her and motioned her to sit, she didn't know what was happening, it was like a dream sequence was going on, but what she couldn't understand was why he had come back? Where he was taking her? What does he want from her? But may be she had come to trust him and enough that she sat inside the car without questioning anything.

While he too settled in the car and looked at her for a while and zoomed away.

The journey was a quite one, none spoke, it was not the first time for her to be travelling away in such a luxurious car, but it was the first time that she was not scared, it was first time that she knew that nothing bad will happen with her , she was feeling warm protective feeling about her in his presence.

And then she looked at him, whose all the concentration was on the road, unlike previous times, when men took her with them, they would touch her at all inappropriate places, initially making her uncomfortable and then as she became used to it, the actions didn't make any difference. And here he was who didn't even looked at her while driving, Why he had come back?' was the question that she was asking again and again to herself, looking at him.

While feeling her constant gaze upon him, he for a moment looked at her and motioned with his eyes, what?'

While she just looked away, admiring the scene and sceneries from the window of the car as they moved forward, towards the unknown destiny.

While he stopped the car, and with it stopped all the anticiptive thoughts going on in her mind, she looked at the surroundings; her eyes widened in realization, and consciously darted towards him, who was now sitting with his right hand on the steering, while left on his thigh, looking at her with inquisition.

He came out of the car, and she too followed the suit, looking around, it was almost 10:00 PM, and not many people were there, and if they were, they all were busy in themselves, the society in which he lived was mostly used by the MNC employees and thus gossiping was out of question, he motioned her to follow him, that she did hastily, not wanting anyone to see her, she had not come in such a society of respectable people for a long time now, it felt odd to walk their, a sudden feeling of fear and anguish ran through her, making her believe that she didn't belong their that she could never be among them, that this was just an illusion and nothing more than that!

And then they reached his floor, the fifth and he smoothly opened the door and ushered her in, while he followed her and locked the door behind. She moved in, the house was beautiful, neat and clean, something of which she only experienced when rich clients would take her in hotels, she stood near the couch in the living room, while he moved forward and asked, "sit... kuch logi?" and then continued without waiting for her response, "I'll get some coffee..." and then walked towards the kitchen, while tossing his jacket on sofa leisurely and picked up the pan from the shelf, after folding his sleeves up he turned towards her, watching her confused expression he chuckled silently and said, "Tumhe coffee banana aati hai kya?"

While she looked at him surprised, and nodded in affirmative, confused at his behaviour.

"Toh chalo... help me..." he said while forwarding her the coffee powder jar and motioning her to take it.

She hesitantly came forward and took the coffee jar from him, and took the place infront of the stove, while he just moved to one side and stood with his back towards the counter partially supporting him, but his eyes were fixed on her, he had kept all the concerned ingredients on the counter top so to give her easy access to them, and then sighed and asked, "You must be wondering ke mai tumhe yahan kyun laya hoon... ye kaun si jagah hai... and all?"

While she turned towards him surprised and nodded, while the aroma of coffee filled the place, as it boiled in pan, while she added sugar and milk to it.

"yaha mai rehta hoon... aur tum yaha isliye ho kyuki... kyuki mai chahta tha tumhe yahan lana... aur iss samay bass itna janna hi impotant hai tumhare liye..." he said and with that he turned so as to lock her between him and the counter with her back against his chest and keeping one hand on the counter while with the other he switched off the stove of half boiled coffee and for a moment looked at her, from the same position, while she stood there locked, but there was no shyness in her that he hoped and then realized that may be those emotions were long lost from her life, the constant butchering of her innocent emotions must have cost a lot.

But none the less he scooped her up in his arms, saying nothing, explaining nothing he just carried her to his bedroom, the one that he had shared with none but his wife... he all the while looked at her face, as he carried her, while she looked at him emotionlessly, making him wonder if she was just pretending to be unaffected.

He placed her on his bed, softly and switched on the lamps beside the bed, as the room was illuminated, the ambience of it filled her with wonderment, the room was very big, and it was beautifully decorated with a rich painting, and other artistery, while expensive curtains added to its charm, even the bedsheet was soft and seemed to have cost fortune. While she looked at him, who just stood there looking at her, and then he slowly sat down beside her and tucked a single tress from her flawless face behind her ear, and leaned forward with just one aim, to capture her lips, as he came inches away from her and closed his eyes and touched her skin, and then suddenly opened his eyes, surprised and confused and looked at her, perplexed, as she had turned away from him.

And it was then, that for the first time he noticed nervousness in her, but he couldn't deny the fact that he was craving for it... he was craving for the impossible from her, but was also perplexed as to what must have been the fact that made her nervous suddenly.

He looked at her inquisitively, while she looked away, away from his inquisition, and then finally he asked, "Kya hua?"

She looked at him, and then looked down and said, "Yahan nahi..." she motioned towards her lips and said.

But he didn't understand and looked at her confused, to explain further. She looked at him and said finally... "Mujhe yahan choone ka haq kisi ko nahi diya hai maine..." she said and looked away.

To which he smiled and shook his head and asked, "Mujhe bhi nahi..." while she just looked at him and turned away.

While he turned towards her in amazement and asked, "You mean, you have never..."

While she just looked away, he couldn't believe that even she had the capacity to surprise him, but then, the truth be told, she had already surprised him all he while, everything about her was unique, and it even bent him to a part where he brought her to his house, into his bedroom, when he had carried a life of celibate for almost six years, suddenly she came and broke everything, even breaking through his heart, he didn't even knew where he was taking all this, or what would be its resultant, or what is the matter with him, all he knew that he wanted her, like he had never wanted anyone, he only knew that some how he trusted her, somehow in back of his mind he knew that she was more pure than any woman he had ever met!

And then he straightened himself and sat beside her and started, "I want to ask you something... and that is why I had brought you here, I don't know what happened to me for a moment and I lost the track of the main reason that you are here..." he said in all business tone

While she looked at him, and looked down feeling that he too wanted same-thing from her, maybe she thought bit too highly of him.

"Would you answer me truthfully?" he asked, while she looked at him and nodded, not knowing where he was going.

"Do you want to start afresh?" he asked, while this time she looked him surprised as well as confused, not knowing what to say.

"Say something..." he probed.

She just nodded, while looking at him too flabbergasted to utter anything.

He smiled and continued, "I want you to start your studies, leave behind everything, that life, and everything, all the baggage with it... start afresh, and with whatever you like..."

She looked at shocked and said, "Sab kuch chod ke...? Apni zindagi, sab kuch? Par mai kaise?"

"tum uski fikar mat karo... Mai sab kuch arrange kar doonga... tumhe bass ye batana hai mujhe ke tum kaha se shuruat karna chahti ho... mere paas kayi options hai tumhare liye... aur..." he couldn't continue when she cut him.

"Par aap ye sab mere liye kyu...? Mera matlab hai..." she didn't know how to say this, but she wanted to know why he was hell bent to improve her life.

"Samajh lo ke ye sab mai apne liye kar raha hoon... Tum yahan rah sakti ho, varna I can arrange a hostel room for you too... but agar tum yahan rahogi toh mujhe achha lagega..." he said with a soft smile.

While she looked around and said, "Aur society? Mujhe koi accept nahi karega... aapko bhi log bura hi bolenge..."

"Tumhe society ki fikar hai? Kal tak toh nahi thi..." and he smiled and said, "Mujhe society ki koi fikar nahi... aur sach toh yeh hai ke yaha kisi ko itni nahi padi hai ke koi doosre ke ghar mein dekhe... sab busy hai yahan..."

But she still looked uncomfortable and said, "Tumhe meri fikar karne ki koi zaroorat nahi... tum bass ye batao ke tum yaha rahogi na?"

She looked at him and nodded and then, as in deep thought, she said, "Mai Abrahim ki fees bharti hoon..." and then looked at him.

Raman looked at her not much surprised and smiled and said, "Uski fikar mat karo... uska intezaam already kar diya hai maine..."

While she looked at him confused and he continued, "Don't worry, sab bata doonga..." and then got up and gave her his hand and said, "Come lets have coffee..." while she got up, holding his hand and walked through but halted on door of the bed room making him halt too and said while looking down, hesitantly, "Woh uss waqt... maine kabhi... aap chahe toh..." and she couldn't complete, when he turned and held her shoulders and said, "Mujhe tumse kuch nahi chahiye... I told you... uss time I don't know what happened to me... I just lost control over my emotions and..."

While she said, "Aap mere liye itna sab kar rahe ho saab... kya mai itna bhi nahi kar sakti..."

While he looked at her and said, "Mai isliye nahi kar raha hoon ye sab taki tumhara faida utha saku... All I am doing is for me, for my satisfaction, jaise tum Abrahim ke liye karti ho, vaise hi..." and then said softly, "I am sorry Chandni, mujhe aise nahi karna chahiye tha... tumhe mai unn sab se door laya aur mai hi..." he looked down ashamed at his deed.

While then he heard her soft voice, "Ishita..."

He looked up surprised and confused at the same time.

"Mera real naam Ishita hai... hum Chennai se Delhi aaye the, Sab kuch achha tha... Appa ki job lagi thi yahan... bohot khush the hum, mera admission bhi karva diya tha, Akka ka bhi, par uss din sirf mai hi school gayi thi... aur jab ghar wapas aayi toh dekha ke sab kuch khatam ho chukka hai... eighth mein thi mai... Appa aur Amma ke alwa koi nahi tha... bilkul akeli ho gayi thi mai... samajh hi nahi aa raha tha ke kaha jaau... kisse kahun... kuch din tak lihaaz mein humari land lady ke mujhe vahan rehne diya... phir ek din unhe doosra client mill gaya aur mujhse kaha ke mai kahin aur chali jau... koi jagah hi nahi thi mere paas jaane ke liye... phir mujhe zafar mila... uski behan aur maa ne mujhe bohot pyaar se apne ghar mein rehne diya... aur phir kuch saalo baad mujhe iss dhandhe mein daal diya... sab kuch ganda ho gaya... Appa hote ho marr jaate... Amma bhi... aaj unke bare mein sochti hoon toh sharmindagi hoti hai..." and then she looked at him, with tears in her eyes and said, "Agar meri zindagi sudhar sakti hai, agar kuch ho sakta hai toh uske liye mai koi bhi kimat ada karne ke liye taiyyar hoon." She completed confidently.

While Raman was too shocked of her sudden confession to even utter a single word.

~*~

Epilogue

Five Years later

"You did it! You Did it Sister!", said a boy of about 19 years entered the house excitedly.

"Kya hua Abrahim, Aise kyu chilla raha hai? Mrs Verma ne suna na toh phir se complain karengi apne migraine ki." Ishita said calmly, while making breakfast.

"Arre news hi aisi hai... dekho na... aap third topper ho PMT ki... aapka photo aur naam dono aaya hai paper mein...!" he said with a broad smile. And then looked around and asked, "Bhai kaha hai? Unko bhi toh batana hai..."

"He must be in his room, probably getting ready, aaj koi important meeting hai unki..." she said as she kept the pan of coffee on stove.

It was then that she suddenly heard the undeniably similar shuffling of foot, just behind her, making her little conscious of his presence, though they were living under same roof for 5 years now, but never once he touched her in any other fashion except formally or for some there and there innocent touches, but none the less his presence around her seemed to make her jittery, she even seemed to crave for more of those innocent touches, his attention, and his warmth around her. What was happening to her, she didn't know this feeling that had slithered in her heart along all these years, she had been ecstatic for a long time, she didn't know the true nature of this feeling but somewhere she was too sure that it was probably what other girls said they felt for him. Everything of which had made her uncomfortable and incredibly jealous.

She had many times been the witness of such an explosion of female beauties around him, whenever she would accompany him, though in disguise, sometimes too early and sometimes too late, with his most trustworthy employee or rather friend, Mihir, whom she had known for two years now.

She didn't know what to think of him now, she knew very well that from where she belonged to where she was now, she shouldn't hope for much. But since his 24*7 presence around her, she had little hope to cope up and let go off this feeling and become inert towards all the emotions that his mere presence inspired in her.

She somewhere knew that he craved this proximity, though he never crossed that line made by him, but none the less she had noticed him looking at her, not in a creepy way, but with a warm feeling, like admiring her, or that enchanted look, that dreamy look whenever she used to go to his parties, though never coming close to her publically, to avoid media probing into his and her personal life but he had always kept his fleeting eyes on her, no matters in how much a big swarm he was in, but still he made sure of her location in the party. The question was, "Was he too experiencing the feelings she was going through?"

She was in these deep thoughts, when she heard him from the dining table, "That's a great news, and it definitely calls for celebration! Ishita... Many many congratulations! I knew that you would ace it, but this is really a very pleasant surprise! I am impressed!"

Though some-time back when Abrahim told her the good news, she was happy, but the happiness that she was feeling now was something that she had never felt, like she had won the world, his three words made her cheeks go crimson, what was happening to her? With the previous life had she also brushed off all that she went through, all that, that used to run in her blood?

She was blushing, feeling shy, she was nervous of his presence, like he was the only man she had ever been with, well, not ever been with for that matter!

She dipped her head down and said softly with a smile, "Thank-you."

With everything else changing around, he had seen drastic change in her, some of which he was happy for but for the other, he didn't know what to think, or how to react or how to change it back to how it was when she started to live with him or rather, in his house, under same roof.

He didn't know what to make of it, first of all she used to be excited to explore all the time, then she started to hesitate, and then began the face when she would be nervous in his presence and then it had come to be, that she used to avoid looking at him, or chatting with him during dinner or breakfast. He didn't know how to bring everything back to normal, if only he could ask her, what was bothering her?' but then he couldn't for he wanted to give her much needed space. He didn't wanted to think that he was demanding anything of her, rather he wanted to live her life freely.

While on other hand she came, and neatly made the table and kept his breakfast infront of him, and smiled gesturing him to start. While he looked at her, and then at the aloo prontha and Dahi and started to savor it.

It was then that Abrahim got up after tying the laces and said from the door, "I am going to college, will be little late, tomorrow is sports day, so we have to practice... bye." He said and walked out without hearing the response, almost running.

While she came up again to the table and kept the glass of juice on table, silently and was about to go back when he said, "Tell me what do you want as a congratulatory gift?" with a genuinely proud smile.

Her heart warmed up seeing the appreciation in his eyes and replied with a smile, "Kuch nahi... I have everything..."

"Come on... Ishita... I here want you to ask me something, anything and here you are... you know any other girl would have never left this opportunity." He said playfully.

Then she looked at him, perhaps this was the right opportunity, she thought and she came forward towards him and stood beside where he was sitting and whispered, "I want this..." and with that she quietly bent and pecked him on lips, a very virgin peck, nothing of sensuous type and then, while bending, she moved back a little to gauge his expression, and then seeing nothing but pure surprise or rather shock, she smiled and then again dropped few more pecks on his surprised lips that were now parted because of her action.

And then when they both were lost in the moment, they heard one clearing up of throat and other coughing making them turn towards the noise, too embarrassed to find witnesses of their first kiss or rather prelude of first kiss.

On one hand Mihir cleared his throat and said or rather blurted, "Bhai woh aapne Singh's ki File Magwayi thi... toh w..oh... umm... ye yehi rakhi hai... I think Mihika ka phone aa raha hai..." and with a nervous laughter he left or rather ran off.

While Abrahim coughed and struggled, "Wo..h... mera racke...t... and the practically ran back not wanting to be anymore embarrassed than he already was!

While the two main people remained as they were or rather more content than they ever would be, and then breaking the silence Raman said, "So this was you first kiss?"

To which she looked at him surprised, or rather fearing his rejection, she looked down, while he stood up and walked towards the door leaving her behind, but then halted at the threshold and turned and said rather smugly, "You are too poor in kissing... I think I can teach it to you the right way, only if you promise to pay me my fees." And then he left grinning flaunting his dimple but not before winking at her, making her insides churn in sweet anticipation, promising her a life of her dreams.

May be this was the life she was waiting for all her life, after all the tribulations after all what she went through, he was the prince who accepted her with everything that she had to offer even her bitter or rather indecent past, May be god was not so unfair as she thought he was!

~***~***~***~

Okay that's it...

I know... I know... I was supposed to make it sensuous, but I couldn't to it, it would have been much unfair on story's part... I am sorry for ruining what I promised!

Please forgive me guys...

res!

EDITED!
hey Priya..
Okay! Im really struggling to get the right words here! The story, the concept, the build up, the ambience, the narration.. All of it is just Perfect! I could literally imagine them in such a situation.. And I really loved the last part and the Epilogue. It was really sweet of Raman to help her get out of that life and start a new one.. Really!
An amazing story and one of my favs! Bookmarking it.. Read it twice already! :)

Love..
Priya:)

Priya, I finally got time to catch up on this fiction of yours Andi can't help but admire the way you created the whole ambiance. The rain, his frustration, her routine. I could actually imagine her singing an old song, moving her leg as she sat there on bench and him giving her looks.

i have no words to describe how much i liked it...

sorry, I was so busy with finals that I did not have the time to leave a comment.

I feel for her. And today I ask you, how do manage to bring the right essence of this loner, this woman. The way she cracked up after the made up story, just perfect.

"Mera real naam Ishita hai... hum Chennai se Delhi aaye the, Sab kuch achha tha... Appa ki job lagi thi yahan... bohot khush the hum, mera admission bhi karva diya tha, Akka ka bhi, par uss din sirf mai hi school gayi thi... aur jab ghar wapas aayi toh dekha ke sab kuch khatam ho chukka hai... eighth mein thi mai... Appa aur Amma ke alwa koi nahi tha... bilkul akeli ho gayi thi mai... samajh hi nahi aa raha tha ke kaha jaau... kisse kahun... kuch din tak lihaaz mein humari land lady ke mujhe vahan rehne diya... phir ek din unhe doosra client mill gaya aur mujhse kaha ke mai kahin aur chali jau... koi jagah hi nahi thi mere paas jaane ke liye... phir mujhe zafar mila... uski behan aur maa ne mujhe bohot pyaar se apne ghar mein rehne diya... aur phir kuch saalo baad mujhe iss dhandhe mein daal diya... sab kuch ganda ho gaya... Appa hote ho marr jaate... Amma bhi... aaj unke bare mein sochti hoon toh sharmindagi hoti hai..." and then she looked at him, with tears in her eyes and said, "Agar meri zindagi sudhar sakti hai, agar kuch ho sakta hai toh uske liye mai koi bhi kimat ada karne ke liye taiyyar hoon." She completed confidently...can u translate this paragraph to English, plz!

Woah, it was a treat to read. I couldn't have asked for a better ending.

Awesome... Just loved it... You didn't disappoint aat all... Lovely story...as I said earlier..u write very well...great...man khushkar via...