"Laut aa do mere tumhe dekh kar sharma jana"
"Tumhe dekh kar meri dil ki dharkein bhar jaati hai woh bhi laut aa do"
"Tumhare bas ka nahi hai ye sab laut ana!"
"Tumhare bas ka nahi hai ye sab laut ana!"
First fell their phones and then their bodies as they grew inconsolable on the ground. "Ahhh" they screamed, but a thousand screams could not express the anguish that tore their hearts apart. Then, they were two lovers who fell fast and deeply. They wanted solace. They wanted sukoon. They wanted each other.
Tere sang guzre mere jo lamhe
Tum se woh mangoon
Main talabgaar hoon
Tum se thodi mohlat maangu
Tu wohi mein wohi hai magar bebasi
Zindagi ko gawara ab kaise karien
That was then when their hearts only had each other. When the only person who saw Abhi was his Akshu, and Akshu was only cherished by her Abhi.
Dil ke darwaze pe
Phir se teri dastak maangu
Tujh se hi phir apni
Pehli si muhabbat maangu
Wo chah jo hum mein thi
Phir se wohi chahat maangu
Tujh se hi phir apni
Pehli si muhabbat maangu
Now he's Abhimanyu, and she's Akshara. Two strangers who crossed paths. There's a familiarity to their faces, a moment of recognition that transports them to their past lives. He wants to reach out, pull her into his arms and sweep her away. But a moment can only last so long. She remembers and he knows it. He can see her eyes harden when that day crosses her mind.
"Aksh-"
She retracts from the room until she crashed against Abhinav's chest.
"Akshara ji, aap theek ho" Abhimanyu watches as Abhinav helps Akshu-no Akshara ji- compose herself. He sees the way she clutches onto Abhinav's hand, and his heart aches.
Tanhai mein mar jayien kya phir aaoge
Is tarah se kya harpal tum tadpaoge
Ghair ki tarah se yeh takaluf kaisa
Pehle jab woh nazreen churati thi sharma ke. Ab, uski nazrein Abhimanyu ko dekh kar bhi andekha kar deti hai. Had they been strangers once, it wouldn't hurt as much. Abhimanyu ko uski begane pan ki aadat hoti. Par pehle hi mulakaat mein unke dil ek dusre ko pehchante, to ghairon ka saluk kaise hota.
Maine apne hi haathon se gawaya hai tujhe
Ashna koyi aur ab bhaya hai tujhe
He couldn't believe his eyes when he saw her in Udaipur. She was doing Ruhi's hair into intricate dutch braids while sharing stories of Aarohi's childhood. Ruhi's giggles were music to his ears and Akshara's smile lit the room.
"Sachi Maaswi!"
She was Ruhi's Maasi, not her mother, he had to remind himself when he found himself lost in another world. Kash, he hoped, kash Ru humari princess hoti aur Abhir humare rockstar.
He watched her run into Abhinav's arms. The last time she ran to him with such fervour, he was lying on the ground bleeding. Shayad maut ki darwaza pe hi tumse mulakaat hogi, Akshu, he thought. Akhir mohabbat gheri ho sakti hai, kum ho sakti hai, par pehli si kabhi nahi.
Undoubtedly my worst OS til date, which sucks cause the song is beautiful so it should've been easier to pay tribute to.