The rain started.
In a shop, song is playing in radio..
“Ambaran barasya paani…”
A guy is enjoying that song, he has a luggage back pack beside him. A girl comes.
“Laksh…” she calls,
“Yeah Ragini..” that boy smiles.
Ragini bends her head and hesitates to tell something. She is wearing a creamy top and pink 3/4th skirt.
Laksh: Hey, your autograph.. I forgot..
He forwards a slam book to her. She takes it and writes something on it. She signs.
Ragini gives it back to him.
Ragini: Laksh, so you are going back now?
Laksh: yes. Our degree is finished. You are a day scholar here, but I’m a hostler here. Have to go back to my house naa..!!
Ragini: will you remember me, after going away?
Laksh: how can I forget you and our crazy batch? No..never..!!
Ragini: Laksh…
Laksh looks at her. She bends her head. She was twisting the scarf in nervousness.
Laksh: do you want to say anything??
Ragini looks at him in tears,
Laksh: Ragini… (Amazes)
Laksh: hey don’t cry. We shall meet now and then and let’s be connected through social networks..
Ragini: I love You Laksh…
Laksh shocks.
Ragini: I want to marry you…
A pin drop silence raises b/w them.
Just song plays in radio..
Jitthe vasdi, Jitthe vasdi
Jitthe vasdi Khudaai
Jadon ambaraan barasya paani
Mitti di khushbu.. mitti di khushbu..
Mitti di khushboo aayi
Then Laksh breaks the silence with his laugh. Ragini looks at him. Then he becomes calm and looks at her.
Laksh: Ragini, we both are just 20 years old now. We have just completed just our degree. This is only attraction Ragini..
Ragini keeps looking.
Laksh: you will only forget me one day. You see. Then you will understand this as just attraction…
Ragini: Laksh, but I…
Laksh keeps hand on her shoulder,
“Ragini, infatuation is just like the rain. It lasts until attraction is there. Once clouds are gone, rain is gone. In same way, once attraction is gone, infatuation also runs away. So..”
Just then bus arrives in which Laksh has to leave. Laksh keeps bag to his shoulders. Ragini’s eyes start rolling with tears.
Laksh: I’m sorry Ragini. Bye… and all the best..
He says and gets into bus. He stands at door looking at her. Ragini is just starring at him.
Laksh waves his hand in smile. But, Ragini was just looking his eyes and not aware he was waving hand. Laksh seals his lips and releases a sigh.
The bus starts leaving, he was still looking at her. The bus goes away.
The song completes with last line..
“Jadon, ambaran barasya paani….”
The rain stops and screen becomes blank on Ragini’s sad face.
To be continued…..