There had been only few times in his life virat chavan had ever felt nervous. This counted as one of them maybe as he stood out of sai’s college hestitanting to go in but then remembered his empty bedroom and his house without her and he realized that he can’t go back without her. He entered the college and was in the corridors searching for her and scanning the place just so he could get a glimpse of her.
It has been three days since she has moved out upseting him. He had drowned himself in the work, came back to empty house and his room. He had never been restless and distributed in his life. He had regretted not stopping her from leaving , shivani bua and his aai asked him to stop her but he wanted to be practical and brought this upon himself.
” fool ” he rebuked himself
He missed her so badly, sometimes he could bury his face on her pillow hoping to inhale her smell but that was not enough. He wanted his night chats with sai back where he used to tell her about his cases and she used to listen with excitement, he wanted to just stare at her animated expressions, he wanted her squealing with delight for everything back . He could not wait till weekend for that where he had to share her with everyone. Three days without her was a torture and he could not want to endure this ever again.
He had announced his decision in the morning that he could bring sai back home and that she could stay here. Aai and bua had been delighted with the decision and encouraged him remarking that they knew that he could not stay away from sai more than a week. His kaku had forbid from doing something like that, she did not want sai back in the house supported by his father and paakhi.
” If you people don’t let me bring sai back, I will take sai and leave separately ” his sharp words shut down every argument which was going to happen.
Paakhi had come behind to convince him in his room. It had been hell of conversation.
” Kyun virat? ” paakhi asked him painfully as she stood in front of him.
” Kyun kya paakhi? ” virat asked her.
” why do you want to bring her back? She is alright wherever she is. She is not child anymore virat” she retorted at him sharply.
Virat hesistaned before answering, ” I miss her paakhi and you don’t understand how empty this room looks without her. I tried drowning myself in the work but it still could not fill her void”
” But virat she was not even here with you for more than twenty days. You should just let some days pass. Everything will go away and I’m there for you. ” paakhi reasoned out. She could not let virat slip away from her. He had promised her.
” You don’t understand.
Do you ?” virat asked her looking at her.
” what do I don’t understand virat? ”
” That I can’t do without her ” he explained to her as he could possibly could but it had only got paakhi angry.
” wow, virat it has only taken few days for you easily replace me from your life. All that promises doesn’t even matter to you. It’s only sai who matters ” paakhi remarked sarcasticly as she seethed in fury.
Virat sighed , ” I’m sorry paakhi I should have not promised you something like that but everything has changed. But paakhi you’re still my friend and you will always remain one. Sai has never replaced you and I have to go now “
Virat moved towards the door when paakhi’s question stopped him, “virat, you have made my place in your life quite clear but who is sai to you virat? Apart from the relationship which was forced on you what does she mean to you? “
Virat pauses for a moment and does not even turn around to answer paakhi, ” she is everything ,everything paakhi and no words in the world will never do justice to define what sai means to me ” and he walks out of the room shattering paakhi’s heart who trembles down crying painfully.
His eyes finally captured her, she was wearing a blue suit walking along with two of the girls and laughed breathlessly about something whereas the girls giggled with her. His heart soared realizing how much he missed her and he beamed looking at her. He did not realize the exact moment sai had noticed him.
” virat sir ” sai exclaimed shocked.