Apsara (Angel)~ Riansh One Shot by Tanya

‘Both of our hearts started beating faster.

Jani Ve Jani Ve Jani Ve Jani Ve
Jani Ve Jani Ve Jani Ve Jani Ve…

‘I wanted to ask her name, but she couldn’t understand a single word I said.
Even though I am a poet, I couldn’t recite in front of her.
I don’t know how to sing, but I still sang for her.
I served her water with my own hands.
She asked me my name but with her eyes.’

‘I was high without even drinking and frustrated at how even the silence felt too noisy,
How do I even talk to her? Her language is something else altogether.
Even before she could speak…’

He stopped for a while and looked at Ishaan who was looking at him with shining eyes and smiled seeing how interested this small boy is in listening his mamu’s INCOMPLETE LOVE STORY.

‘Even before she could speak, clouds spoke out the window, and stars began to clap.’

‘It’s a sin for a poet…
It’s a sin for a poet, but I lit up a fire from the pages of my diary because she felt cold.
So many of my poems vanished into thin air.
So many of my poems vanished into thin air.
What nothing could do to date, her spellbinding hair did.
I felt like crying…’

He stopped and remembered how he tore his dairy which was filled with his poems just because she was feeling cold and wanted some warmth.

‘And then mamu?’ Asked Ishaan curiously.

‘I felt like crying, but I couldn’t say anything; I was as speechless as a mute person.
I tried clicking a picture with her, but my phone shut down.
While her face is imprinted in my heart, I don’t need a picture since her face is unforgettable…’

He looked at the moon as he remembered her angelic face.

‘Then a thought crossed my mind; I had a question –
Similar to the way priests are attracted to their place of worship.
If God enabled our eyes to click pictures, nothing would’ve been better than that..’

‘Then something magical happened….
Then something magical happened, which never happened before,
She felt sleepy but couldn’t find a pillow.
As soft as a bouquet of flowers, she slept on my shoulder for half an hour..’

He smiled and rubbed his right shoulder where she slept keeping her head.

Chahe Kisi Ne Dekh Li Duniya Ya Khuda Dekha Hai
Jisne Tumhein Nahi Dekha Phir Kya Dekha Hai
Galat Hua Jani Ke Ikrar Nahi Hota
Mujhe Lagta Tha Pehli Nazar Mein Pyar Nahi Hota…

‘Then her train arrived…
Then her train arrived, and my heart started to ache.
She hugged me before leaving, but our necklaces got entangled.
While trying to let it loose, I got up abruptly,
And my “VR” locket broke into two halves..’

Tears rolled down from his eyes as it was the day where she left him all alone.

Even if I lost everything that I had, I would be the wealthiest if I had her by my side.
She was leaving without giving me her address or phone number,
I tried to console myself that we’d meet again someday in the future.
I tamed my heart by saying, we shall meet again if God wills.
We shall meet again if God wills..’

He stopped sighing sadly and continued.

‘I was so mesmerized by her beauty I lost all my earthly senses.
She came closer, but still, I couldn’t even kiss her goodbye on her forehead.
The thought of kissing made me realize…
The thought of kissing made me realize, I am already someone else’s; I cannot be with her.
I cannot be with her.’

‘Ek Mili Mainu Apsara Kana De Vich Waliyan Zulfan Kaliyan Kaliyan,
Akhan Neeliyan Neeliyan Pata Ni Kidhron Bhaaliyan,
Gora Gora Cham Ee Jivein Thand Ch Rum Ee..”
‘I met an angel with earrings in her ears and black hair.
Her eyes were blue. I couldn’t understand where she got it from.
She was as fair as one could get, fair as rum in winter.’

He said and stopped as more tears rolled down from his eyes just thinking about his lost angel.

‘You never tried to find her Mamu?’ Asked Ishaan hugging him tightly while he nodded.

‘I tried but couldn’t find her. It was like she vanished in a thin air maybe she was really an ‘ANGEL’ an ‘APSARA.’ Said Vansh looking at Ishaan who smiled at him cleaning his tears.

‘Mamu what was her name?’ Ishaan asked again.