@SHOT 20
@OM’S P.O.V.
Fifteen days, it has been fifteen long days since Aru left me, she left me and darkness over took my life once again. For first five days everyone was annoyed with me especially Ira, as I didn’t stop her Miss. Latalpatal, but then Aru made everyone understand and like always all agreed to her. She is magical, it never takes her long to vanish my problems. She calls me everyday but I never had enough guts to talk to her even then she never backs off.
She was disappointed but never heart broken with by my decision, maybe she was pre prepared.
But frankly speaking I miss her every moment, life seems so incomplete about her but I can’t destroy her life like this, she deserves someone much better, someone who could solely be her and not anyone else.
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BG MUSIC:
Lafzon se jo tha pare
Khaalipan ko jo bhare
Kuchh tto tha tere mere darmiyaan
Rishte ko kya mod doon
Naata yeh abb tod doon
Ya phir yun hi chhod doon, darmiyaan
Benaam rishta woh…
Benaam rishta woh, bechain karta jo
Ho naa.. sake jo bayaan, darmiyaan
Darmiyaan Darmiyaan
Darmeyan Darmeyan
Kuchh tto tha tere-mere darmiyaan
Haaye
Darmiyaan Darmiyan
Darmeyaan Darmeyan
Kuchh tto tha tere-mere darmiyaan
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#FLASHBACK
@STUDY ROOM (After Aru leaves and sends Om.)
Aru’s dadu’s words hit my ears as soon as I enter the study “Come sit my son.”
He was genuinely polite with me I wonder why Aru and her siblings call him hitler.
Just being curious enough I asked him “Why did you call me uncle?”
He in his same polite tone replied back to me “Beta your grandfather and I were best friends since childhood so feel free to call me dadu.” I just nodded, he was really kind, I had never seen my dada ji but doubtlessly he would be like him only after all friends forever my trances broke as he continued.
“Om what do you think about Aru.”
I felt my face loosing it’s colour as soon as he dogged me with this question of his. Maybe he realised my discomfort that’s why he continued
“I know beta that you said no to Aru and as far as my experience says you said no to her due to your past.”
I simply nodded taking that as my answer he said “Look son, this life is too long and living it in memories and holding on to your past you will just make it tougher for yourself. I know you have a family and a girl whom you love like your daughter and maybe that would be enough according to you to live your life but if you consider my opinion then I don’t think so that is even possible.
I have seen my own son live a life like yours since past ten years and I have seen him being isolated, he never shared his piece of heart with anyone accept for Aradhya’s mother. I have seen both the strong and week sides of my son the only thing that supported him to come so far was his love and pious love of his beloved which stayed in his heart for ever. Even to live alone you need true love because that is what is immortal and even if that person isn’t around, that person’s love will support you through all your thick and thin.”
He ended putting me in dilemma.
“I am already married, I have daughter and I was a drug addict. How can you let your granddaughter stay or rather live her life with me.” I burst out all the long held questions in my mind after a gap of a required silence.
“You were married and you were a drug addict. This is your past.
Now let me tell you a past that you had before this. A young, free spirited artist, who never lied in his life. For whom his life began from his family and ended at his family. A man who was always grounded no matter where he belonged to.
This was your past before the past that you are talking about.
Now let me tell you about the past you are talking about.
At that time you were a man who had selflessly fallen for a girl, for whom he could sacrifice each and every inch of his life; his daughter. The man who sent his daughter away from himself just because she deserved a better life.
And if you talk about present then here you are the man, who has a past but still he fought, fought so that his family could stay happy, a man who love two innocent souls like one. And again a man whose world begging and ending both are his family.
Om, you know it’s really hard to commit a mistake and harder is to accept it but the hardest is to give yourself another chance. Life is not always so graceful, stop looking at the closed doors and move ahead.
You will have to break through the chains of your past if you want to fly in your future.
Rest is your decision and we all will respect. Take your time son, no one is in haste.”
@NEXT DAY
Rajput’s are all set to leave.
Aru came to me and said “Take care Om and I hope so that you will always remember me at least as a friend.”
I just smiled and shook her hand and sharing an eye lock she left.
#END OF FLASHBACK
I have played this hundreds of time in my head. Her eyes were pleading me to stop her but as if I had just forgotten to read her eyes.
That day even Ira’s words didn’t fall on my ears, for the first time I couldn’t stop her tears, I couldn’t see her happy and trust me that killed me.
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Aankhon mein tere saaye
Chahoon tto ho na paaye
Yaadon se teri faasla haye
Jaake bhi tu na jaaye
Thehri tu dil mein haaye
Hasrat si banke kyun bhala
Kyun yaad karta hoon
Mitta hoon banta hoon
Mujhko tto laayi yeh kahaan
Benaam rishta woh…
Benaam rishta woh, bechain karta jo
Ho na sake jo bayaan darmiyaan
Darmiyaan Darmiyan
Darmeyaan Darmeyan
Kuch toh tha tere mere darmiyaan
Haaye..
Darmeyaan Darmiyan
Darmiyaan Darmeyan
Kuchh toh tha tere mere darmiyaan
Darmeyaan
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I don’t know why, but every morning I go to garden walk the same distance which I use to do with her but now even those distances have started questioning me about her absence.
She has left and even left a void in my life.
I said to myself with a layer of tears covering my eyes, looking at the book she gave me as her see off present. Her first and maybe last gift according to her but according to me her first gift to me was my life and then my family, my little angel, my doll and most importantly she herself.
Those long held tears left my eyes but today even they are alone all alone.
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Aaan… chalte thay jinpe hum-tum
Raaste woh saare hain gum
Ab kaise dhoondein manzilein
Raatein hain jaise maatam
Ab toh hain din bhi gumsum
Roothi hain saari mehfilein
Itna saa taana yun yaad aana
Bann jaaye aansoon bhi zubaan
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“Whom are you thinking about?” Comes the voice of my brother from the door and I quickly clear my face.
“Nothing much.” I replied the same answer to their same question.
“Om don’t you miss Aradhya.” Asked Anika Bhabhi as she enters in.
“I do.” I replied as precisely as I could.
“Then why can’t you get her back.” Saumya asked.
“I can’t. I can’t spoil her life.”
“Shut up idiot.” Comes the voice from no where. How’s that even possible a voice from nowhere but…
“Hye stop looking here and there, I am here.”
It’s then when Ira brings the I pad in front of my eyes, with her hung down face.
@END OF OM’S P.O.V.
@CONVERSATION ON I PAD
Adhiraj: Idiot, stupid, duffer.
Diya: Dash, dash, dash and dash…..
Shivaay: What’s this dash dash and dash.
Rudra: It’s Dash, dash, dash and dash not dash, dash and dash.
Shivaay: Shut up Rudra.
Diya: Dash is for all the words that we shouldn’t say.
Om: How sincere of you Diya.
Diya raising her collar: Mention not.
(Om in his mind: I bang my head with my hand, she is just Rudra’s xerox copy. )
Om: What happened guys.
Adhiraj: Om, please stop thinking like this about yourself, you aren’t going to destroy her life by marrying her. Just think if something of this sought was there then why would have all the elders agreed.
Ira: Let it be big B we all are trying to get this small thing in his head since last fifteen days but he isn’t getting it.
Om: Ira.
She faces another side being annoyed of him.
Adhiraj: Om will you start taking drugs again.
Om shouts: NO NEVER.
Adhiraj: Will you have ever have an extramarital affair.
Om with shocked expressions: Have you gone mad Adhiraj.
Adhiraj: No. Look you are a perfect man.
Om: But my past.
Anika being irritated: Past… Past… Past… Dhai ki lassi ban sakti hai par lassi se dhai toh nahi ban sakta na.
Shivaay: What do you mean?
Anika: I mean from past you can come to present but from present you can’t go to your past. So just stop talking about that.
Adhiraj: Look man, I know Aru more than you so listen to me carefully, she has left you for your happiness only and she truly loves you. And btw she is DR. ARADHYA RAJPUT, she will never change her mind even if you try to do that for ages. She has never loved anyone in her life, not even had a boyfriend ever if she has fallen for you then you are the correct man for her.
Voice: Hye! Guys whom are you talking to.
From another side Aru asks her siblings. Om tries to avoid screen but as soon as Aru sees him and she only leaves, understanding his discomfort.
Om: Did she just ignore me.
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Benaam rishta woh…
Benaam rishta woh, bechain karta jo
Ho naa sake jo bayaan darmiyaan
Darmiyaan Darmiyan
Darmeyaan Darmeyan
Kuch toh tha tere mere darmiyaan
Haaye..
Darmeyaan Darmiyan
Darmiyaan Darmeyan
Kuchh toh tha tere mere darmiyaan
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Shivaay: So what do you expect she should do your aarti, you were trying to look other side so she left.
Om: She will do whatever I wish.
Adhiraj: She is like that only, she doesn’t likes irritating people with her presence.
Om: Who said that her presence irritates me.
Ira: Because you hate being with her.
Om: No I love being with her.
All with raised eyebrows: Really!!!
Om realises what he said: I mean…
Ira: Like a friend.
Om: Ya.
After a while all disappear and even Ira starts going from there but Om stops her after lots of retaliation she stays.
Om: Ira I know you are upset with me because I didn’t stop Aru.
Ira: No I am upset because my Handsome has lost himself, he has become just the way he was on the very first day when I met him, gloomy and all. You have stopped smiling wholeheartedly.
Om: What should I do Ira? I am not able to understand what is right and what is wrong.
Ira: Dadi always says when you are too confused and don’t understand anything then just do what your heart wants. You love her na.
Om looks at her with moist eyes, just with his behaviour she knew what he felt. He took a deep breath and then hugged Ira tightly almost crushing her.
Om: I will get her back.
Ira smiles and so does Om, leaving her he says
Om: Pinky promise.
Ira nods in no confusing Om.
Ira: Bahubali wala wachan.
(Bahubali’s style of vow.)
Saying so she brings her hand in front of him and he places his hand on her smiling at her.
Om: Bahubali wala wachan.
Ira laughs: Aur aapka wachan hi hai shaasan.
Om laughs at her cuteness and hugs her.
Om: I love you.
Ira: And Miss. Latalpatal.
Om patting her hand: Badmaash.
She chuckles.
Rudra: Even I want a hug.
Saying so he comes from outside and joins them along with AniSoumShiv.
Shivaay: I will call Aru and tell her.
Om: No, wait I want to give surprise to her.
Rudra: Waah! O aap toh bohaat jaldi dil todbaaz se ishqbaaz ban Gaya.
All together: Shut up Rudra.
PRE RECAP:
Om to convince Aru.
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