An untold love story - Part 6

    Love can be so beautiful, only she could reprove this to me.. I had shunned all contacts with the world and in the most deserted part of this town, I find my world again..

    

   Whatever the greater problems love may pose, it is amazing how much strength it could give.. 

   We will work it out somehow.. Right now, I m happy spending my days in this place. Where we can be lost for hours in the beauty of nature and in each other's love.. The long morning walks, the secret afternoon nap (which she takes in my backyard in my lap) and the evening market wandering.. wow, life is perfect..

   

    

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What bliss she had found in that one month with Angad.. Those morning walks were the most refreshing walks of her life.. That lazy afternoon when she lay in Angad's lap and he stroked her hair so lovingly, making her go into slumber.. She tried to stay awake.. She did not want to lose a moment with him and he always softly whispered, "shh.. I m there with you.." How she believed him! 

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 Her wedding was only 2 months away. I did not want anything to go wrong this time. I had to sort out my past and come clean about it. I started sneaking out in the evening to contact the lawyer who was handling my case. 

I knew Rhea didn't like my missing out our evening dates, but I wanted to tidy up the mess and only then tell her. It was just a matter of 2 weeks and then I would have finally got rid of my past.

SHE was acting adamant. SHE wanted me to personally meet her. I did not want to see her face. Not that SHE affected me anymore but I really didn't want to see that face again. After another frustrated evening at the chamber I returned to my house to find the house in dark.. 

Anthony uncle was not home.. I somehow made my way into the bedroom when someone hugged me from behind..

"Shhh.. Angad its me.. " her scent intoxicated me..

Her breathes were now quicker and shorter.. Slowly she lit the candles and a beautiful fragrance spread in the room.. As I adjusted my eyes to the dim light, I could see a different bed which was the one I had kept for spare use.. She had decorated that bed with beautiful flowers. The room had exotic candles and wine glasses.. 

"Rhea.." Before I could say anything more, her lips sealed my words..

"Angad we have missed enough evening dates, you have to compensate for all of them" she said with a naughty grin..

She inched closer and yet there was a little hesitance in her.. I knew how much this meant for her.

"Rhea are you sure?" I asked cupping her face in my hands.
"More than I have ever been in my life" she answered coyly

With that she gave herself completely to me and became mine forever.. 

"Rhea what have we done.."

"The right thing.. I m yours forever now Angad"

There.. I understood how desperately she wanted to prove her loyalty to me.. How innocent her love was.. I wanted to protect her from my past.

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Yes she had wanted to be his.. How naive she was! She had thought he didn't completely trust her decision to marry him and so started keeping distance.. She wanted to be close to him..very close.. What was he doing? What was running in his mind while he became one with her? Who was SHE he was talking about? What was his past or rather WHO was his past?

(to be continued)

P.S Ok I promise you all to complete this series this week :)

An untold love story

 For a moment my world seemed to topple. How could she do this to me?

"Rhea you were engaged before you came here?" I asked hoping for a negative answer.

"Yes.." She withdrew herself from my arms and looked downwards. She couldn't face me.

"Then why did you come here? To play with my emotions?" I shouted at her and she winced.

"Angad.. I didn't mean to. My engagement was fixed when I didn't even know what love was. I came here and fell madly in love with you. I can't imagine spending my life with anyone else."

"Why did you come here?" I was angry. I felt deceived. 

"To spend some time in the place I grew up before I leave this country. I lived here till I entered my teenage. My parents then shifted to the city. This town is close to me."

"Rhea just go back to your house. I don't want to talk to you." I didn't know what was happening with me. How can this happen to me? I walked back into my room where I stayed all day.

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She had been confused. Here she was ready to leave behind everything for Angad and there he was not even willing to talk to her. She had faith in her love for him but did he want her? She was naive to the ways of world and to the handling of men. She worried about how she would live if Angad didn't want to marry her..

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I lay on my bed thinking back of the past.. Love was painful, I had experienced and yet I dared to make the same mistake. 

"Baba, are you well?" Anthony uncle looked concerned.

"I m okay" I answered knowing that he would not be satisfied with the answer.

"You love her right?"

"I do not.."

"You have to forget the past baba"

"I have.. But the present is no different. She would leave me."

"IF she is ready to leave everything for you, what is stopping you from accepting her?"

"She is young, she will miss her comfort.. "

"Give her a chance..She's been standing all day waiting for you."

I looked outside. She was pacing in her compound.. Maybe I had to give her a chance.. Her determination and faith evaporated my anxiousness..

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What past? What was it that Rhea didn't know till date? All these years while Rhea thought only she had hid her engagement, Angad was holding a bigger secret? She had to know what it was.. Was she fooled and made to feel guilty all her life? Was it really her fault for what happened?

(to be continued)

A to Z of my life!!!

Picked this up from Viya's blog. Had fun doing this!! 
A. Age:  19 years 8 months 21 days 9 hours :P :P lols ..simply saying I m about 4 months short to complete 20 :P :P

B. Bed size:  double 

C. Chore you hate: washing clothes!

D. Delinquent:  I m not!! :P 

E. Essential start to your day: Good breakfast and Tea.. Else I m haunted by that terrible headache!

F. Favorite color: Red :) 

G. Gold or Silver: Gold but not to blingy!

H. Height:  5'2 (height me maar khaa gayi :( )

I. Instruments: I m not such an instrumental person :P :P 

J. Job title: Pharmacy Student 

K. Keep a lid on:  some personal fantasies :P 

L. Live: Mumbai meri jaan! 

M. Mac or Microsoft? : Haven't used MAc, so microsoft it is.

N. Nicknames: maiths, meetu, maithu mili.. for more details read This etc etc etc

O. Off Limits:  Depends on who it is ! 

P. Pet peeve:  mixing up languages, impunctuality!!

Q. Quote from a movie:  Itni shidaat se maine tumhe paane ki koshish ki hai,

 ki har zaare ne mujhe tumse milane ki saazish ki hai from Om shanti om

R. Right or left handed: Right!!

S. Siblings: one kid bro! :) 

T. Time you wake up:  for morning lectures 6 am.. for afternoon lectures 8 am.. for holidays whenever I open my eyes  :P 

U. Underwear: Colorful.. nice designs. cotton! araam ka maamla hai :P 

V. Vegetables you dislike:  bitterguard, and some other vegetables I can't name! I love only leafy vegetables, potato and soyabean and other pulses.. Rest all come under dislike! 

W. What makes you run late:  Waking up late or getting out late!

X. Xanax: Moving trains put me to sleep like that crib for kids!! A certain ma'am's tone also makes me sleeep! 

Y. Yummy food you make:  Brownies!

Z. Zen:  On the beach on a rainy day or day dreaming !! 

An untold love story- Part 4

Continued  from Here

          I got her car repaired by a nearby garage boy the next day. I later returned to my room keeping a watch on her compound. 

        At her usual time she came to read. 

        My pulses quickened as if an unknown pleasure was filling my heart. 

        I went to the backyard and was about to call her when I realised I don't know her name! 

        

        I stood there watching her and thinking what to do to attract her attention. It would look stupid if I banged something and would be rude if I whistled! I was deliberating to jump the wall and talk to her when she looked at me. She jumped with joy and quickly came running to the wall! She was blushing and her cheeks were turning rose red in the sunlight that was now glowing on her. She looked angelic.

        

"Hey" I said

"Hi" she replied and looked around nervously.

"Will it be okay if I get your car now?" I asked.

" Oh no problem, my parents aren't home. Bring it in." she said with relief.

"What's your name?" she asked the question that I was about to ask.

"Angad, and yours?" 

"Rhea." she smiled.

I took her car while she kept on staring. She was a young girl and I knew she was smitten. I had to keep myself in check. 

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Yes she was smitten.. He was her first love. She had never felt such strong feelings for anyone. She had struggled with her self enough to let go of that dream. 

The days following their talk she had spent in his thoughts. She was even more eager to get a glimpse of him. Sometimes when he used to venture into his backyard, she would walk to the wall and think of ways to start a conversation. 

She caught him smiling at her more often now. She was going mad for him! 

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I m not sure anymore of what my feelings are. She is drawing me towards her. I cannot stay away from her. I do not want to. I yearn to talk to her, to hold her close. 

Her soft giggle lightens up my day, in her lovely eyes I see my entire world.. 

I tried ignoring her but I couldn't. I thought being her friend would be enough but what a fool I had been! With every passing day the wall that separates us is dangerously collapsing.

It had been a week since I saw her. She did not come to read in the morning nor did she wait at the gate in the evening. I was becoming desperate to see her. Did she go back as mysteriously as she came? The very thought of not seeing her ever hurt me. Maybe I was not destined to experience love..

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How could she forget that whole week ! She had existed like a dead body. She had wanted to die. That was when she realized how much she wanted him !

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Life had gone pale in her absence. I had lost all hopes of seeing her beautiful face again..But life gives you surprises when least expected. 

I woke up in the afternoon ( getting up in the morning and not seeing her was too painful) and went about my work. It was almost after 2 that I opened the window to let in some air and voila! IT was her standing there in her garden watching me with eyes that spoke volumes! I knew that she was longing for me as much as I was dying for her. My joy knew no bounds! 

I ran into the backyard and jumped through that darned wall. She had gone red and was now looking pale. 

"What happened to you?" I asked her in concern.

"I was standing here for you since morning" she replied.

I was simply touched and cursed myself for not getting up.

I hugged her for the first time then. She hugged me back with such passion that it was worth all the wait and pining! 

"I m sorry Rhea."

"It's ok. It was not your fault. You didn't know I would be here." she said softly.

I kept on holding her for a long time. 

"Rhea I love you." 

"I love you too Angad.. I don't want to lose you.. I cannot live without you..." she started crying still holding me close.

I kissed her forehead trying to soothe her.

"Rhea don't cry dear."

"Angad..."

"Yes" I knew she was about to say something.

"I .. I m.. engaged." 

(to be continued)

P.S Sorry readers the series has been going unusually slow. Will try to post more frequently now! Thanks PeeVee  and MSM for motivating me to carry this further :) 

An untold love story -part 3

                     I returned to my room and buried myself in the art books when a soft  purring sound grabbed my attention. A white furred cat was hidden under my bed. I lost my cool. I hated cats and was about to grab it out when I remembered... her.. 

              

               Thankfully Anthony uncle had returned and he pulled the cat out and let her into the neighboring compound. I saw her through the screens.. She jumped with joy and held her cat protectively.. 

                I wanted to stay away from her.. I wanted to stop looking at her so obsessively everyday.. I wanted to concentrate on my work... I decided to not bother with her any more..

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Her thoughts were all jumbled. He was such a mystery for her.. Then and even now.. 

She still remembered those chilled winter mornings when she would sit in the garden reading, her eyes on the first floor of the opposite villa..for a glimpse of him.. She wondered what lay inside that room.. 

He never came out during the day but he would take his jeep out every evening to the market. The market was a walkable distance..but the route dangerous after sunset. She waited by the gate of her house for his jeep to return every evening.. There was something about him that screamed out "Stay away" and yet that was the thing that made him so alluring for her.

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   I was doing a pretty good job of avoiding her..until she came into my way. I was returning from my usual evening out when I saw her. It seemed her car had broken down and she was distraught with panic. 

   She signaled for me to stop and begged, "Please please please help me out with my car."

   

    I looked at her, she was today not in her usual gowns but in a top and a short skirt which reached only till above her knees, giving a good view of her legs. She had covered herself appropriately with her top. Her heels gave her a more lady like appearance than that of her usual innocent girl looks. Perhaps I had been looking at her too intensely, she shifted her weight showing discomfort. I quickly took my gaze on the car. I was not great with getting it right and neither did I want to keep her standing there as it was after sunset. Wild animals were not the only threat, wild people as well.. Drunk wild people.. 

    "I don't have time to repair this thing.. I will drop you home.. Hop on.."

    " I can't leave my car here.. I m not supposed to be out driving alone.. I need to reach home before anyone else reaches home."  

    " I will see what I can do to reach your car.. Right now get in or I will drive away." She looked at me in dilemma.. I opened the door of the jeep and she got in.. 

    "Do you even have a license?" I asked her for she looked no more than 17..

    "Ofcourse I have.. I m 19 !" she answered. Well that was close :) 

    

We headed into the driveway.. I saw another car in front her house..

"Oh shit, my parents are already here.. I will be killed for sure!!" She was too scared and almost on the verge of tears.

" Hey relax, I have an idea.." I said while she looked unsure. I drove into my own compound. Anthony uncle rubbed his eyes and put on his glasses. HE would have pinched himself too for the sight baffled him. 

" Questions later" I answered his unasked questions and then proceeded to the backyard with her.

"Oh my, this backyard is connected to our backyard through a mere wall!!" she looked amused. Although our backyard was not visible to her from her own compound, I had a clear view of theirs from my room everyday.. 

A portion of the wall had broken during the monsoon last year when a tree had fallen on it. I could easily jump through the stunted wall portion now. I lifted her up and she gave me that look of shock and fear. With one movement I carefully transferred her to the other side of the wall.

"Tell your parents your car is given for repair.. I will bring it tomorrow morning."

There were a lot of things she might have said but she just hurried into her house and I walked back to my room..

I saw the concern in Anthony uncle's eyes. 

"Don't worry uncle, it won't happen again.. "

An untold love story Part 2

            Sometimes in the middle of nowhere, life blesses you with a fairytale..

     There was something special about that day.. In years, I had unusually woken up to the chirping of the birds. I opened the curtains to let the first rays of the sun enter the room. The air was still thick with fog. My room overlooked the garden which was only separated by only wall from our backyard. 

     The house which was only a wall away was the closest to our house and vacant, like all things in my life. The estate agent had told me when I moved in here, "Here is the house which suits your requirement. Not a soul around. You could die here and not a soul would know for months!". I had muttered, "Perfect".

     The house was magnificent 2 storied and too well furnished. I had often wondered who would invest so much in such a house and not live even a day in it. Something about the house caught my interest. The house looked alive! Yes, the curtains were thickly covering the house today. The garden looked freshly mowed. A little hustle-bustle of servants could be seen. Somebody had arrived!! 

     In one corner of the garden I could see a figure. I went over to the other window to have a closer look. A young girl, dressed in a lavish gown and wearing a hat had taken seat on a wooden bench and was deeply engrossed in a novel. She smiled while still reading.. a pretty picture.. She looked like the queen of flowers that surrounded her. Maybe she sensed my eyes devouring her beauty. She looked up alarmed and I quickly hid myself.. She went back to her dreamworld of books.. 

     The artist in me had been aroused. I quickly snatched my canvas, paintbrushes and positioned myself close to the window. She became my muse.. my inspiration which I needed. 

      

It was close to noon when she went inside the house. I waited fervently every single morning for her to start her reading so that I could capture her well. It took me 5 days to make a picture of her and that till date is my best work..

     Even though I was done with my painting, watching her read became my favorite activity. I would while away half of my day looking at her. Who was this girl? What was she doing here? The question about her haunted me. I was truly enchanted by her beauty. 

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Rhea knew where the painting would be.. She had never known he was watching her.. She had been believing all these years that she was the one who was first drawn to him.. 

     For the first time since we had shifted, the door bell rang. I was irritated by this intrusion.I took it on  myself to see that whoever it was, would never return back. I open the door ready to snarl at the intruder. 

   "What the hell do you want?" I had mouthed the words before even having a look at who was standing at the door. 

    It was HER. She looked like she walked straight out of my painting. I was proud of her! She resembled all the intricate details I had done of her sketch. 

    A delicate sharp nose, a high cheekbone but not a hint of arrogance, bright hazel brown eyes that took in everything they saw, tender lips and flowing tresses. Her face was captivatingly attractive. Her eyebrows arched in perfect symmetry. She was wearing a loose dress but it did not hide the hints of that slender figure, those long legs. I stole my eyes lest they meander on unknown paths.

    "I m sorry. One of my cats might have come into your compound by mistake. I cannot find him. Will you please help me?"

     She was nervous and I was more than that. If she came in and saw the painting!! The thought was enough to chill me. 

     " Shouldn't you teach your cats some manners? I m sorry lady, I cannot waste my time looking for your stupid cat. Anthony uncle will help you when he returns. Now please leave me alone."

      She looked heartbroken and yet her eyes kept searching her cat. She must have loved it a lot.. I hated cats. 

      I closed the door shut, my heart finally returning the pulse back to normal. I watched her silently from the living room. She walked back.. as if wiping a tear.. Something inside me hurt.. Man! This was new!!

(to be continued)

An untold love story

                  "Ishq hota nahi sabhi k liye... ishq hota nahi sabhi k liye..

                   ye bana hai.. ye bana hai..kisi kisi k liye..."

  

       A car drove into the lonely pathway leading to Springfield villa. The house wore its usual calm appearance. A few eyes peeped from their windows across the house. In this small town nothing remained a secret. They saw a lady get down from the Santro. She signalled the chauffeur to leave. The woman looked well into her forties. Her hair neatly clubbed into a high bun. Her eyegear not giving a hint of the nostalgic tears  on the verge of breaking out. Her scarlet red colored lips gave a little quiver and she quickly bit them. She looked around and saw a few curtains closing tight. Perhaps the town was on its toes to know the best kept secret of their surrounding. 

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As she entered the compound, subconciously she was the 16 year old who first entered this villa. She felt the same nervousness and same doubts as she was now sensing to build up in her. She knocked the bell at the door. It was still the same.. There was no electric bell yet.. It felt like she was entering some temple..

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She rang the bell. She almost thought a young, arrogant bastard with deep brown eyes would yell back at her, "What the hell are you doing here?" and she would look like a complete idiot staring hard at this handsome lad. He looked straight out of the mills and boons that she had grown up reading.. But that was 25 years ago..

The door took time to open. A tired pair of eyes peeped out. A smile reached her eyes when she saw that familiar face. He must be now about 60 years old but Anthony uncle still looked the same benevolent figure she had come to like.  

"Do you recognise me Anthony uncle?" she asked lovingly.

He strained his eyes. She took out her eyegear and it took him less than a second to call out,

"Rhea beta! So unexpected to see you! Where were you all these years? Did you forget me?" his eyes moistened.

"No Uncle, I didn't forget you even for a moment.. I missed the muffins you made almost every day.." she smiled.

"Come in my child.. Baba has gone to the market. You make yourself comfortable while I get started to make you your favorite muffins." 

She entered inside the house that she once thought she will live forever in.. How naive that dream had been! 

Everything looked the same.. untouched by time.. She filled her heart with the sight of this place.. She ran her fingers through the paintings.. 

Tears brimmed her eyes and she couldn't hold them back now.. 

Anthony uncle brought her a glass of juice. He had been crying as well, she could tell that. 

"Rhea beta, come with me."

Rhea entered the room behind uncle. The room which held ghosts of her dreams now. The room which saw her ecstatic union with her love.. The  room which heard their laughter, their tears, their anger.. The room was still the same.. White colored with no hint of any other color. She had once decorated this room with flowers of every color possible.. that day when she had given him everything of herself..

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Anthony uncle opened the drawer.. The only black drawer in that room to reveal a book... 

"You need to read this Rhea..baba wrote this.. He will never show you this.. Read it before he comes.." 

She wondered "Can he write?" .. What could this possibly be about? He hated to read love stories or watch love stories then why write one? Who could it be about? Why should she read? He had been so fiercely protective about his personal space.. He would probably strangulate her if she invaded his privacy this way.. She had always been terrified of his anger.. 

She decided she won't read it no matter how compelling she found it.. 

She had become oblivious to Anthony uncle who left with a faint smile, as she was turning the pages..

The first page read,

Between you and me.. An untold love story...

To be continued.