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Part 11 (a) : Tera Rastaa Main Chodun Na
Lost in my repenting thoughts, I came back home.
Uninterested in any other thing, I silently went to my room ignoring everyone in my house.
I locked myself in my room and kept thinking about his words over and over again. One part of me wanted to believe him but my eyes just could not forget what they saw.
As much as I tried to imagine myself with Raman, I only saw RKB with Shagun.
The dusk turned into dark and darkness passed by to bring a new dawn but his thoughts resided in my mind not to leave for a second.
With puffy eyes I went to the school and tried my best to keep myself occupied with things the whole day.
I didn't even meet Simmi as she would remind me of him, unintentionally though.
My brain did divert a few times to think about him but I kept it busy with studies.
After a boring day at school, I proceeded towards the parking at the time of dispersal.
He didn't try to contact me the whole day.
He didn't do anything which would tell me about his presence around.
I am so glad he understood my words and left me to my own self, I thought while still walking towards the parking.
But no!
Just yesterday he told me to wait for the day he will steal me from the world.
He spoke all those romantic words any girl would fall for.
I myself would have fallen if I hadn't seen him with Shagun the previous day.
Then what happened today?
He gave up all his huge words in just one day?
That was his love? That was his will to wait for me?
My mind filled up with so many questions yet again.
I felt disappointed and more than disappointed I felt mislead.
What if I had trusted his words the day before?
I would have made a fool of myself once again.
I would have entered into a one-sided relationship another time.
That's what I feared the most and now I realised that's exactly why I could not bring myself to accept his proposal.
I was broken once and did not have enough courage to break again.
But why am I thinking all this?
Why his acceptance of defeat is disheartening me?
He only did what I told him to.
Why I am not at peace when everything is happening as per my commands?
Muddled in my own thoughts I reached the cycle stand to find my bicycle missing.
Not again I said irritated.
Not at the verge of crying unlike last time, I started to look for my bicycle here and there.
I kept looking around until someone tapped at my shoulder.
""Excuse me. What are you looking for?" someone asked.
"I can't find my bicycle. I had parked it here" I said preoccupied.
"Oh I see! Come I know where your cycle is. Follow me" he said.
Wait! Ye mere sath pehle bhi hua hai!
Oh wait! Is it him again?
I turned around startled.
But there was no one behind me.
Was I hallucinating? Possible!
I have been thinking about him all this time.
Paithyam Ishu! Stop thinking about him, I cursed myself.
But where is my cycle?
"There is your cycle" I saw a finger pointing into a direction.
"Woh toh RKB ki jagah hai" words came out of my mouth automatically. And with that I realized that what just happened was not my hallucination. The person who redirected me to my bicycle was not anyone else but him, RKB.
"Meri cycle yahan pe kyun hai? Tumhe to pasand nahi ke koi tumhari jagah pe apni cycle rakhe" I asked surprised on finding my bicycle in the danger zone and the danger yet being calm.
"Jab cycle ki malkin ko apne dil me jagah de di hai, to dil ki malkin ko,apni cycle ki jagah dena kounsi badi baat hai?" he replied winking.
Ayyo! Why am I having these huge butterflies in my stomach?
No Ishita! You can't give in so easily.
I felt my cheeks warming up.
I had to do something immediately to cool them down.
I knew exactly what to do and I instantly put on the mask of cold attitude.
"Tum pagal hogaye ho" I spat angrily.
"Haan...Tumhare pyar me pagal" he replied smiling deadly.
And that was enough to add on to my annoyance.
"Kyun mere peeche pade ho...aakhir tum chahte kya ho?" I asked irked.
"Jyada kuch nahi...bas pyaar ke badle pyaar" he replied keeping that deadly smile of his intact.
"Stop it please! Meherbaani karke mujhe akela chod do...band kardo mere peeche aana" I requested a little softly this time.
"Pyar kiya hai tumse, meherbani nahi. Aur agar pyar ke badle pyar maang raha hun to isme ghalat kya hai Ishita?" he responded.
Meharbaani Nahi Tumhara Pyaar Maanga Hai
"Aur mai ye achhi tarah janta hun ke tum bhi mujhse pyar karti ho. Isiliye haq se maang raha hun" he added confidently.
Tumhe Manzur Hai Tabhi Toh Yaar Maanga Hai
Not having any words left to have a verbal fight with him, I tried to ignore him and move ahead to take my bicycle only to be blocked by him.
"Hat jao...Warna guard ko bulaungi" I said angrily jerking his hand which tried to cage me.
"Bula lo jise bulana hai. Mujhe kisi ka darr nahi. Jis gali jis sadak, jis shehar se tum guzrogi, mujhe har jagah aise hi khada paogi" he said maintaining the lead.
Gairon Ke Darr Se, Tere Shehar Se
Hai Kasam Rishta Todun Na
Going weak because of his believable words and knowing that I will not be able to resist anymore, I begged to him to let me go.
"No" he said while shaking his neck in refusal.
Tera Rastaa Main Chodun Na
Composing myself a little, I decided to face him and end it all for once.
"Tumhe kya lagta hai aise zabardasti karke, mera rastaa rok ke, tum mujhe haasil kar loge? Kya zabardasti hi pyar hai tumhara? Mai bhi kisse pooch rahi hun? Pyar ka matlab bhi malum hai tumhe?"
"Sahi kaha tumne. Mujhe nahi patha ke pyaar kya hai kaise hota hai kyun hota hai? Mujhe to bas itna malum hai ki pyaar ka matlab hai Ishita. Iske alawa pyaar kya hai main nahi jaanta" he replied in a soft voice this time.
Agar Yeh Hai Nahi Toh Phir Jaane Pyaar Kya Hai
"Aur mujhe mere pyaar par itna yakeen toh hai ki ek din main tumhe, tumhare yakeen aur tumhare pyaar teeno ko jeet hi lunga" he continued.
Mere Jeet Hai Tu Kise Parwaah Haar Kya Hai
"Oh no! Miss Shaali" I clamped my mouth looking behind him.
He immediately turned back to look in that direction.
Finding him distracted, I quickly mounted my bicycle and sped away.
Until he realized that Miss Shaali was nowhere around, I had disappeared.
"Aaj toh main bach gayi par yeh sab yahan nahi rukne wala. Kal maine use kitna kuch kaha par us par zara bhi asar nahi hua. Aaj phir aa hi gaya woh mere peeche. Ek din, do din, teen din...kab tak main aise bhaagti rahungi usse?" I kept questioning myself while cycling towards home.
Tring I heard and came out of my thoughts.
I turned to see who was in a hurry to ring the bell at me.
And there he was riding his bicycle just beside me.
Far yet close, separate yet together.
I looked at him angrily while he chose to wink at me and smile mischievously.
Tera Rasta Chodun Na
Chodun Na Main Tera Rastaa Chhodoon Na
-----------------------To be continued--------------------
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Edited by maanvir - 10 years ago
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