Chapter
1
“Please don’t
leave me! We will work it out.”
“Nothing can
be worked out now”
“Nothing can
be or you don’t want it to?”
“You know
what? You were never worthy of love.”
“Don’t say
that for God’s sake! After all the memories we have made.”
“And I regret
that. Loving you was the biggest mistake.”
“We were so
happy. You made me feel special and I gave my heart to you. I trusted you when
you promised you won’t leave me, I trusted you when you said you will always be
by my side, what happened?”
“I don’t know
okay! Maybe our love faded with time, maybe we weren’t meant for each other,
otherwise we wouldn’t have kept on fighting all day, you wouldn’t have been so
insecure and you would have understood me!”
“I fought
because I love you, I was insecure because I cannot afford to lose you, I
understood you but you were unchecked. You are mine and I will do everything to
keep it that way!”
“I was yours. Living in your world
suffocated me and I need a breather now. So it’s better we part our ways.”
“Isn’t there
anything we can do? Isn’t there any memory or a slightest chance that can stop
you?”
“No!
Everything is faded and blur now.”
“Shall I keep
trying? Will you come back?”
“No”
“Please don’t
go! Please! I beg of you.”
“It’s too
late. Goodbye! And don’t ever try to contact me.”
And suddenly
her car came to a screeching halt and the noise of the traffic around her
brought her back to present. Tears welled up in her eyes. The memories of that
day still haunted her. Endless requests, nights spent crying till eyes ran dry,
all the texts, all the unanswered calls, nothing could bring him back. She had
closed her doors to love from that day and salvaged whatever was left of her
heart.
Chapter
2
“Where are you
baby?”
“I am busy
baby! Will text later.”
“But you are
online since an hour and you are not replying to me!”
“You are not
the only person in my world. Please understand that.”
“Why are you
being so rude?”
“Dude I am
busy and you can’t get a damn thing straight!”
“Fine. I won’t
disturb you. Text whenever you want.”
“Oh not again!
Not the melodrama please. I am sick of it!”
“Is there
anything about me that you aren’t sick of?”
“Stop being a
loser okay! I have friends and they need me!”
“I am your
boyfriend or so you say and I need you as well!”
“You know what
I can’t take it anymore. Get a life dude and leave me alone.”
“What? How
casually you are saying this! After 2 years of relationship this is what you
have to say?”
“There is more
but you don’t have the courage to face it! So, please end it here and as it is
I have found a better person.”
“So that’s
what all this is about! You aren’t bored of me, you are cheating on me!
Fabulous”
“Whatever
dude! I am blocking you. Don’t fall in love with any other girl and ruin her
life as well! I am blocking you.”
“But…listen to
me” Message undelivered
“Sir, your
coffee” The waiter said and he jolted back to the present. A sunny day was
suddenly turning gloomy. The day she blocked him, he blocked love from his
heart, kept distance from girls and got lost in the routine. It took him a long
time to get over her but what was more difficult was to get over the things she
said. Yet another heart broken, yet another love lost.
Chapter
3
She entered
the café and looked around for a familiar face. He was there sitting alone with
his back towards her at the corner table probably sipping his latte she
guessed. She made her way to his table
“Sorry I am
late. I was struck in traffic.”
He turned and
looked at her with surprise.
“Not a
problem. I haven’t been waiting for too long.”
“So, having
your latte?”
“Yeah! What
shall I order for you?”
“Devil’s own”
“Haha! Good
choice”
After ordering
a devil’s own and another latte for him, he turned to her
“Let me come
straight to the point. Are you happy with this?”
“Umm..Actually
I was going to ask you the same question”
“I have made
my past clear to you and so have you.”
“Hmm”
“And there is
complete transparency between us. This is our third meeting and I am willing to
give it a chance.”
“I know. I
appreciate your understanding but I am still confused. It’s been just 8 months
and I am still not sure whether I want a relationship or not.”
“I understand
that. But understand one thing, nothing is permanent. We all are broken,
carrying a broken heart inside us and looking for another heart that fits our
broken perfectly. Love is something that brings magic into your life and it’s
also something that takes out the life out of you. But give yourself a chance,
give love a chance because only love can heal what has been broken by love.”
“That was
beautiful! Do you write?”
“Well not
really. Just occasionally I pen down my feelings and I am grateful to my ex for
that. The day she dumped me like a piece of shit, I didn’t know what to do or
how to react. So I just picked up a pen and started writing about my feelings.
Love isn’t a loss always you see!”
“Haha! Yeah I
can see that”
“I won’t force
you to make a decision right now, but I will request you to think over it. You
are a wonderful person and if you are willing to walk with me, I promise I
won’t ever leave your hand. I know it’s difficult for you to believe in a
promise anymore, but a broken heart has too few things to lie about.”
“I know. I
understand. I like you too. But my mind and my heart are at war. I don’t know
what to do.”
“Don’t worry.
One of them will win and it will be the one you wish to win.”
“Can we just
go out? I am feeling claustrophobic. I want fresh air.”
“Sure”
They settled
the bill and went out. The dark clouds were hovering above them and they had
shrouded the sun behind them. The dampness could be felt in the air and
suddenly everything around them was looking more beautiful, more colourful.
“Can I ask you
something?”
“Go ahead”
“What did you
like about me? What makes you so confident about me? You barely know me.”
“I know enough
to make my decision. The day I saw you for the first time, I could see there
was much more to you than you show. Whatever you shared with me, after that I
was sure, that no matter what, if you will love someone you will not give up
ever. You will die trying, but you won’t give up. You value feelings and what
you want is someone to value you. All you want is to be wrapped in love and
somebody to touch your soul. All you want is a hand to hold and a heart to
care. All you want is someone to make you believe in love again. You don’t expect a fairytale kind of love, but just enough
to make life worth living for.”
“I don’t know
what to say”
“Please don’t
cry. That’s the last thing I want in your eyes. Take your time to think. I will
wait.”
“What if I
can’t reciprocate your feelings?”
“I will wait”
“What if I can
never completely move on?”
“I have been
through the same phase as you and I am sure one day, you will get over it. But
you need to give it a chance.”
“I don’t know.
I am not sure.”
“Don’t worry.
I was unsure too. I was repelled too. But I am willing to taking my leap of
faith with you”
“Can I ask you
something again?”
“Please do”
“Do you
promise to be like this forever?”
“I do”
“Do you
promise you will never leave me?”
“I do”
“Do you
promise you will not let our relationship die?”
“I do”
They looked
each other into their eyes. Both full of dreams, both full of hope, both full
of love. He offered his hand and she locked her fingers with him and a smile
appeared on their faces. A smile that was more magical than the rainbow, a
smile that was more poetic than the poem, a smile that had finally discovered
love. And as he inched closer to her, she could feel her heart racing and as
her head rested on his heart and his chin over her head, heavens started
pouring on them and they could feel the goosebumps.
Two incomplete
love stories, two broken hearts, and two souls hopeless of love finally found a
closure. Who says there are no happy endings? Who says love doesn’t happen
twice? Who says arranged marriage doesn’t work? Who says dreams don’t come
true? And who says that there is no magic? Everything is possible if you choose
to believe in it.
6 months later
they were again holding each other’s hands and orbiting around the pious fire
making promises to each other which they already had, but this time formally
and forever. And as he put the vermillion on her forehead, she recalled the
words, “You are not worthy of love” and tears started welling up her eyes, but
his smiling face finally made her forget those words. With him every second
spent was magical and she finally started to believe in fairytales, again.
-Anand Shah
27-June-2016
