He was angry at himself. It was already evening and all he would think was of her in every spare minute whereas the thing that irritate him most was maybe he wont met her. But it shouldnt matter right? He just saw her. He have seen so many beautiful girls before but only that image came in his mind. And You wont believe but it was really irritating. Well in summary it was an irritating day but in a good way said Raman smiling.
Part 2 He was shocked from himself. He need to talk to someone. Just the his eyes felt on the photoframe on his table. It was the photo of his dead grandmother and a cute barbie doll in red frock. He picked it up and peck the frame.
"Pata hai dadi I met her. She was sleeping... bilkul isski tara." he said smiling pointing towards the doll. Just then it clicked him. It made sense why he held sudden sttraction toward her. He was smiling but tears were just flowing through his eyes. "Doolll... doolll... kkk...kkyya...wooo tu tumm...tum thi?" he was scared from denial so much that he didnt let a question erupt in his mind. Wo itna dara hua tha ki ussne photoframe ko table par rakha aur started moving to door ta ki who pics mana na kar paye, ye na k paye ki nahi wo mai nahi hu, wo nahi hai tumhari doll. Par what he missed was the twinkle in his dadi and that doll's eyes. Chahe wo suraj ki kirno se hi kyu na ho wo Raman ko dissapoint hone nahi dete par he missed it.
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He was smiling and smiling throughout the whole journey to home. His diver was also shocked but didnt dare to ask. He was looking every bus just to take another beautiful look of her face but only get dissapointment. He saw a tag line on one of the bus back that, "Har chamakti cheez sona nahi hota.". Then unwantingly his heart spoke, "Agar wo wo nahi hue tho?" but his mind answered, "Nahi hue tho bhi wo meri hogi. Ek bar usko khochuka hu abki bar nahi jipaunga. Mei to jinda bhi iss umeed mai tha ki wo wapas aayegi.". "Mei bhi" his heart whispered. He closed his eyes when his heart remember the beautiful face and mind tried to connect the detail of 3 yrs kid and 21 yrs angel. While he was smiling remembering her, she was playing with kids and he just missed her from his window. Maybe it was the first time RKB missed sth and that to thing of his interest. Really it was a memorial day.
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Raman moved inside his home shouting for his mother, "Maaa, Maaa" and Toshiji came running. Why wont she after years Raman came back in happy mood from office without tired and dead face. He just pulled her toward his room. Made her sit on his bed and himself settled on her lap. Toshiji began to caress his hair. "Maa meinne na aaj usse dekha" he said while her hand just stopped. He pulled her hand again on his hair, still with closed eyes, signalling her to continue which she obeid. "Wooo aai thi?" her voice was heavy but Raman just smiled. "Pata nahi kon thi par bilkul uss ki tara thi. Woo bus k seat pe so rahi thi par pata hai hallka sa hath bahar tha. Wo yesa kese kar sakti hai. Agar kuch ho jata tho? Jab hum saath honge na tho I wont let her move out alone." he blaberring and blabering how beautiful she was looking, how she didnt let him concentrate on his work like a child explain about his day to her mother after coming from school.
She was smiling looking at him and his concern for her safety but today also after 18 yrs the possessivness in his voice scares her.
Flashback starts:-18 yrs back A women was driving a car with a kid of 6 no 7 she smiled remembering how he shouted in this morning that Raman is a big boy as he turned 7 today.
"Kya dolls ke saath khelna galat hai dadi?" He asked again.
"Nahi baba. Hum doll shop hi tho ja rahe hai na tumhare liye doll lene" she said making him smile.
"Tho fir Rajveer bhai kyu ke rahe the ki playing with dolls is girr girr" "Girly" she said.
"ha girly" he said happily.
"Wo iss liye kyu ki mostly girls like dolls isska ye matlab tho nahi hai na boys cant play with dolls" She said " par tumne mujhe nahi bataya why do you like dolls so much?" She asked the question she has been waiting for so much. Yes she was scared if he was different from normal boys because of his attraction to dolls but he was only attracted to dolls not any other girls likeness.
Unknown of her thinking Raman said, "Maine na Rajveer bhai aur unnke friends ke saath Robot(flim) heri thi. Chiti(a robot) hai na wo kitna diiferent aur powerfull tha. Par wo phir bad boy ho gaya" he pouted "Aur aapko pata hai?" suddenly being exicted. While his dadi just shook her head listening to his talks as she was thinking so many possibilities whereas her grandson only wanted a robot.*
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