Hi guys… It’s me A. S…. You all forget me na…. I know… But i again came with an os… It’s a b day gift for my dear friend archu…. I know i am that much good writer but today I am giving this to you on your special day… So let’s start….
I again heard that foot steps near my cabin… I look at the watch… 7:30….I tried to see who is this but can’t find…. Whenever i do work in my office for a quite late often i heard that foot steps… I shook my head and again start to do my work… When i heard a knock… I looked up it’s laksh sir…. I immediately stands up…
‘is this completed?? ‘he asked me…
I shook my head in negative looking down… I heard a deep sigh…
‘ look swara i have to go to home… You know na ragini’s condition ‘he says…
‘ but sir it’s almost completed this file is the last one ‘i said still looking down…
‘ ok do one thing complete this file and give this file to sanskar sir… I am going bye ‘he was about to go but stopped by me…
‘ what?? (i said almost in shock) but how can i ‘… I said it in nervous…
‘ i didn’t ask you… I told you ‘he said with a cold voice and left…
I smashed the file in my hand with my head and sits on my chair with thud…
I am working here from last 3 months…. The company owner is mr sanskar kapoor… The most arogant and angry man of world… I heard that his age is around 26-27…and also i heard that he is very handsome… The all things i only heard… I never see him… In fact no One in this office has ever seen him… Except laksh sir his p. A and shravan uncle my coffee wale chacha… Oh god now i have to give this file to him… I look at the watch again it’s almost 8…i start to read the file fastly yet carefully… After reading i comes out and goes towards xerox machines… The whole office is empty… I can see the lights of Sanskar’s sir cabin is still on…
‘fast fast fast ‘i mumbled looking at the machine… Again i heard that foot steps… It’s quite familiar to me now… Not only in office but after doing work for late nights when i return to my apartment i often feels someone is following me…
I collect the papers and hurriedly goes towards sanskar’s sir cabin… I took a deep breath… And close my eyes to control my heart which is trying to take part in horse race… I knock the door and peeps in…
‘may i come in sir ‘i said with much difficulty as i was hell nervous…
I saw him standing facing back to me… He gestures me to come inside by hand… I came in… As soon as i came in… I start shivering as the room temp is lower than the whole office temp.
‘ sir this file ‘i say with shaking voice…
He gesture me to keep on table with hand and also gesture me to go out…
I run out of the cabin and collect my things from cabin… I see mu phone… 27 misscalls… I check the list it’s from ma… I hit my forehead with my hand and dialed her number while going out… As soon as she picks up the call she starts to scold i stop Near office lawn and starts to listen my ma’s blabbering…
Ma : why are you not saying anything… Go home now…
Me : oh god mom .. If you keep the phone then only i can go na… I will call you later…
I hung up the phone…. It’s quite late… I starts to walk towards metro station… Again those foot steps… Am i hallucinating… I walk as 1st as i can… Literally i was running… I bought the tickets and run to catch the metro… But my bad luck… I took a deep breath and stand there wait for the next one… I turn to see around its quite empty platform… Then i feel some gaze… I turn some men was starring at me… I immediately turn and clutch my bag handles…. I was never brave girl… I am a shy type girl…very nervous… I feels some unfamiliar footsteps coming from behind… I close my eyes and clutch my bag’s handle more tightly… Suddenly it stops…. I open my eyes… I feel someone standing beside me… I look at my side… A handsome around the age of 27 – 28 with white shirt loose shirt folding hands and a simple office bag on shoulder standing there… I feel somewhat protective.. I look behind and saw the men are stepping back… The next metro came… I stepped in along with me those men also entered… I sit silently… Its empty…
The door was about to close… I look around… Where is that guy… I again gulps in fear… A man with a smirking face starta to come towards me… But stops… I smiled as i saw that guy came and sit beside me …. I look at him… But he was totally lost in his mobile… My station came… I stands up… Seeing me he also stands up… I smiled without his notice and stepped out… Oh god… This men… Why are they following me… But i am not afraid… I stand at the bus stoppage for rikhshaw… That guy was standing leaning to wall doing something in phone… And i can feel those men are starring at me from other side of the road… An auto stopped… Those three men also came… Two men sit on the back and one in front… As in Kolkata 5 people can sit in one auto… I am thinking to do what… I looked at the guy who is still busy in his phone… I takes a long breath…
‘you can go vaiya’ i said to the rikhshaw man…
One man ‘its quite late madam… You can’t get any other rikhshaw’…
‘ yes madam ‘rikshaw bhaiya also said that… I look either side of the road… It’s quite empty …. What to do what to do…
Rikshaw man’ madam say na whether you will go or not… I am getting late ‘…
I decide to go… As i was about to sit at the back seat…
‘ stop’a calm yet strong voice came from behind…
I looked at the guy… He came forward…
‘you… Come out and sit at the back seat ‘ he told the man who is sitting in front seat…
‘ why ‘… The man asked…
He give that man a cold look… The man comes out and sit at the back seat… I was looking at him with astonishment… He look at me… Move a little back gesturing me to enter… I immediately sit in and he also Sit beside me… I can feel my heart beats increased… At the front of my house ‘s lane the auto stops…
‘ bhaiya go inside the lane na please ‘i pleade the rikhshaw man…
‘ no madam ji… It will be very difficult to come out of the lane for my rikshaw… And its like 10 mins path… Can’t you walk’ the man said with irritation…
‘ok fine ‘ i come out… That man also… We both paid the bill… I once look at her… For a second our eyes met… I immediately looks down… I see the long path of my lane… I starts to go.. After going a quite far i turned back… He was still standing there looking at me…. I look down and smiles a little… And starts to go towards him… I stand in front of him…
‘tha.. Thank… Thank you sanskar sir ‘… Saying this i turn to go… But felt a grip on my hand…
‘ how did you know that i am… ‘ he stops and looks at me questioningly…
I looks down and smile again…’ would you like to accompany with me till my house ‘i said still looking down… He takes a deep breath and starts to through the lane… I follow him..
‘ i didn’t get my answer.. ‘ he almost complained…
‘ i saw your reflection in the glass… When i entered in your cabin ‘i said with some fear…
He let out a sigh… Then there was a big silence…
We walked… We stopped in front of my apartment…
‘ thank you’… I said…
He glares me… I look down… He turn to go…
‘you always follow me till my house whenever i came late ‘… I asked him…He stops and turns… I again look down…
He look at me with narrow eyes and crossing his hands near his chest…
‘and also come to check me near my cabin ‘ i asked still looking at ground…
He starts to come forward and i starts to go backwards… But after 2 steps… He hold my arms…
I stopped… He released my arm… He decrease the distance between us…
‘ i am just taking care of my fiance ‘… He said with deep voice…
I look at with widen shocked eyes…
‘ what??? Fiance?? ‘ i asked with shocking expression…
He laughs a little and runs his finger through his hair… And shook his head…
‘ at about 2 months before your marriage got fixed right?? ‘ he asked…
I remind and nodes…
‘ so don’t you see your would be husband’s photo ‘… He asked with a smirk…
I remember ma gave me the photo… But i was so busy as i wanted to return back to my office as soon as possible… My in laws came to see me… They select.. The groom couldn’t came as he has some work… Then after coming here i was so busy in my work i forgot where i keep the photo…
I nodes in no…
He again laughs..
‘so what is your fiance ‘s name??’… He asked me while decreasing the remaining distance… My heart starts to beat fast…
I remember…
‘shona here is sanskar’ s photo ‘ma extended an envelope…
I was packing my bag hurriedly as i was late for the train..’ who is this Sanskar now ‘i said with full irritation..
‘ arey your fiance ‘ take this… I rolled my eye and pack That photos with my files and went out…
As soon as i remember… I widen my eyes and looks at him shockingly… He laughs… He show me his photo with my would be in laws… I look down… But his next act make me shocked… He nuzzle his face in my side of the face and mumbled ‘pagal’… I starts to breathing fast… He parted… He slide his hand through my cheeks… I shivered…
‘ it’s quite late swara… Go and take rest… Tomorrow you have to represent the presentation ‘… He said in deep voice…
He take of his hand and pat my cheeks’ bye ‘…. He said…and turns to go…
I hold his hand… And i don’t know why… I hug him tightly… I can feel his rising heart beat… He hugs me back…tears escape from my eyes..
‘ are you crying swara… ‘ he says with concern… And departs…
‘ i never feel so scared… ‘ i say while crying…
‘ hey… Sssshhhh… Everything is fine… ‘ he says with a smile and wipe my tears…’ now go and take rest ‘… I node my head…
‘ go safely ‘ i said looking around as it quite late…
‘i will call you after reaching home’ saying this he give a peck on my cheek..
I stop my breath… And look at him with widen eyes… He laughs at my expression… ‘bye good night… Call you after some time’…
I mumbled’ bye’ and run inside my apartment…
As soon as i come in the room… I close the door… And come in front of mirror… I was so shy i hide my face in palm… And blush hard thinking about recent incident… I jumped a Little… I look at my phone and look at my watch… I was still sitting there… After 10 minutes a call comes from unknown number… I frowned… I slowly pick up the phone…
‘Hallo swara this my personal number… Save this ok… I safely reached at home… I know you still not had your dinner… Me too… 1st eat your dinner… I will call you after one hour ‘… He says in one breath…
‘ ok ‘ i said and cuts the call…
I eat the dinner quickly and do all the work… As soon as i come in my room…. I found my phone is ringing… I quickly pick up the phone… Then we starts to talk…
From here my love story starts….
The end….
I KNOW I AM NOT A GOOD WRITER…. BUT I CAN’T GIVE YOU MORE THAN THIS… SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY ARCHU… MANY MANY HAPPY RETURNS OF THE DAY… STAY HAPPY AND BLESSED ALWAYS… ?????????????????????????