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Kaira : Mei phir bhi tumko chahunga (OS by Vrushy)
Karthik’s POV.
People tell love stories all the time. Some of them are love at first sight. While for others it is friendship that turns into love. For some its an impulsive rush of feelings. While for others is a slowly falling for someone emotion. I have heard my friends say that they can not live without her, regarding the girl they love.
I never believed in any of such crap until I fell for her…….
Naira Singhania. My best friend. My love. My life.
My love story wasn’t typical, but it was full of cliché romance.
A beautiful girl best friend.
Falling in love with her.
Realizing it only when I am about to loose her.
Cancelling a wedding.
Chasing her on the airport.
The bollywood proposal.
Well the list goes on and on. My love story was just another bollywood masala movie. Where the hero and heroine are best friends first. They fall in love but don’t realize it. They are about to get married to some other people. But then the wedding is called off. The hero runs behind the heroine. Proposes her and then they live happily ever after.
The first time we met, we fought. I am not talking about the cute kind of fight that you always see between the hero and the heroine. It was a full on screaming contest. I don’t remember what it was about, I just remember thinking that she looked quite hot when she was angry.
I also remember her telling me to get my head checked because she doubted that there was nothing but air between my ears. We barely spoke after that for the entire academic year even though we were in the same class.
We managed to sort out our issues during the annual day celebrations as both of us being awesome dancers, were teamed together. We danced gracefully and fought mercilessly, but somehow ended up being best of friends.
The fights were still the same. Sometimes I wanted to rip her head off, but I enjoyed fighting with her and I think she did too. It was fun to tease her. But then she was not someone to back down from a challenge. For every one of my prank she had ten counter attacks planned.
There were times between the fights when we would joke around and laugh together, like normal friends. There were also times when we would become serious and have some deep conversations. There were also times when I was her shoulder to cry on and she was my pillar of support to lean on.
In almost three years of college life, I didn’t fall for her. But then eventually I did.
I cant tell you when I fell for her. There isn’t any exact day or date, not that I remember of. But I realized my love for her when she was ready to give up on her life.
After we got our degrees and graduated from our college, there was a brief period of six months when we hardly spoke to each other. It wasn’t because we fell out or something, it was because we became too busy with our new professional life and commitments.
The first time I saw her after those six months, was at our college’s get together party. She looked like she had been through hell and back. She had lost weight when she didn’t need to, he clothes hung off her small body frame. I could almost see her bones.
Her eyes which were always full of life were dead now. There was no mischievous spark or twinkle radiating off her, it was just blank. She was all blank.
She was ready to give up. The world had been telling her to give up. She was told that she wasn’t needed here. Nobody had stood by her or brought her out of it. I hadn’t know any of it. She had fought by herself for all these months but now she couldn’t. She was done fighting.
I told her that the world was full of idiots that had nothing to do than hurt other people. She didn’t want to listen but I made her understand. I told her that no matter what, she would always be needed. If nobody else would admit that they need her, I would. That’s when I realized that I love her.
I fought for her. I fought against her own self, to show her that she was loved and needed.
Two months later, my parents told me that I was getting married. It wasn’t an option but a decision. They had found a girl for me and the marriage was supposed to happen after a month. I screamed and fought with my family, but she clamed me down. She asked me to go through the marriage for my parent’s happiness. So I did. Well almost.
Today was the wedding day. As I sat in front of the pandit, I looked around for her. I knew she wasn’t going to come as she had to leave for London for her medical treatment. But as I missed her presence, I realized what I was doing. I couldn’t go through this if she wasn’t there by my side.
I called off the wedding. I told my mom and dad that if I get married then it would be the biggest mistake of my life. And then I ran.
I ran to the airport, when I could have easily gotten in my car or an auto rickshaw. But then we all like the chase, don’t we ?!! Well I ran in my wedding sherwani so by the time I reached there, I looked like a complete mess. I just hoped that she hadn’t taken off yet.
My luck had been lucky today as the flight was delayed and she was sitting in the waiting lounge for the passengers. She was reading a book and didn’t see me walking towards her. I sat next to her, without saying anything.
“Interesting outfit.” Naira said after a minute, not looking up from the book.
“Thanks.” I said and smiled sheepishly.
“So….” She trailed off, waiting for me to say something.
“I love you.” I said directly. She didn’t look shocked or surprised. She just smiled and pulled me towards her for a kiss.
“I love you too.” Naira said.
And we lived happily ever after.
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Ohkay so I know I was supposed to update ‘Together for a moment called Forever’ and not this. But still I hope you all liked it.
Will post the next chapter of “Together for a moment called Forever.” Tonight or tomorrow morning. Sorry again for making you all wait.
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