My Word is My Bond… Part – 12
Hi friends… It is great to reach you all with an other part of my story… Hope you like it…
Please keep commenting… Any concerns please let me know…
Before starting with the story, I would like to say something… The pair, Krishna and Anjali are still imaginary, so thought of giving them a face…
The roles will be played by the following:
Krishna – Parth Samthaan
Anjali – Mahima Makwana
I hope you’ll like this new pair…
Let’s get started with the part…
Scene – 32:
Next Morning – 08:00 AM,
Anika’s house,
By now all were awake and doing their routines like robot. They had their breakfast for name sake and was about to leave. A lady in her mid-forties came.
Anika: Good Morning kaaki…
Kaaki: Good Morning betee… Sab kuch theek hai…?
Anika: Ji… Hamen der ho rahee hai… (And walked off.)
Rest of the girls followed her. Kids were still asleep, so kaaki went to check on them.
The ladies started to office in their two wheelers.
Scene – 33:
Media House,
All were roaming around with little stressed out, with the week’s start. Our men were working in their cabin. There was a knock on the door.
Arjun: Come in…
Krishna: Good Morning Sirs…
Few wished him back and few just smiled weakly.
Krishna: (Handed a file to Om and said.) Sir please have a look… I got this clicked last night… I felt it would be somewhere or the other useful in our show…
Om: (Had a pleasant smile on his face.)
Seeing his smiling face, everyone understood it is good.
Arjun: Then use it… Om… Get it fixed at the apt place… Pull Sammy along at once she is done with her morning schedule…
Om: (Smiled and showed him thumbs up.) (To Krishna.) Thank you young man… It is simply awesome and very apt for our upcoming sequence…
Krishna: (Smiled.) The pleasure is all mine Sir… I’ll take a leave…
Shiv: Wait Krishna…
Krishna: Yes Sir…
Shiv: I wanted to ask you this last night itself… But got missed… So…
Krishna: Yes Sir… Please proceed…
Shiv: Do you know her even before yesterday…?
This question made every foreheads had a confusion crease.
Krishna: Yes Sir… I do know her… It had been few months I last met her… But at the end of the day, I know her for good…
Shiv: Hmmm…
Arjun: Are you by any means talking about the lady we met last night…?
Shiv/Krishna: Yes/Yes Sir…
Haider: (Expressions changed.)
Neil: Who is she and what is she…? (Looking at Haider.)
Haider: (Was about to leave.)
Om: Dare you not think about walking off…
Haider: With no other go, sat back…
Om: Krishna… Speak up… Before that please take your seat…
Krishna: Thank you Sir… (Got seated.) She is Meera… Meera Kapoor… The famous fashion designer, Meha… She is known as Meha in industry and none had seen her in outside world… So…
Neil: Meha… She is a great designer with extra-ordinary fashion house in city…
Krishna: Yes Sir… The same…
Arjun: She is in dark till this date… That too with a different identity… How come you got to know…?
Krishna: Mere co-incidence…
Flashback starts,
Five years back, once I was clicking some pics on a hill top… That is when I met her… Her face had a deep pain and undeliverable breakdown… I just wanted to give her some smile…
Krishna: Hi… I’m Krishna… Would you like to have some gums…?
Meera: Thanks… But no thanks… (She very politely denied.)
But I was Krishna, who cares about nothing, again gave a try… She was still politely denying… At one point, she lost her cool…
Meera: Don’t you understand… I want some break damn it… (Pause.) Please… (Tears started flowing down.) Please little one… I don’t want to hurt you… Please leave me alone…
Krishna: (Gently wiped of her tears.) Little one… This one word is more enough for me to not let go of you… (With a pleasant smile.)
Meera: (Just looked at him.)
Krishna: You want to hurt me…? No problem… But please see to it you don’t damage my face… You know it takes time to heal and how would I impress girls then…?
Meera: (Forgetting all her tensions and sadness, laughed out.)
Krishna: (Joined her the next second.) So friends…?
Meera: Hi little one… Meera… Meera Kapoor…
Krishna: Hi Meera Kapoor… Or… Beautiful…?
Meera: (Slapping him slightly.) Flirt…
Krishna: (Made a pout face.) I complimented you and you called me a flirt…
Meera: (Laughed out.) You know what…? You have a charm to bring a smile on any face at any time… You are one unique piece…
Krishna: Compliment accepted…
Meera: So… I’m sorry… What was your name…?
Krishna: Krishna…? Naam tho suna hoga…?
Meera: Ji nahi… Naam tho nahi suna… Par this flirty and I’m so cool attitude se tho main achchhee tarah se vaakiph hoon… (With a sad smile.)
Krishna: So… Who is he…?
Meera: Hai koee… Chhodana… You tell me… What are you doing here…? All alone…?
Krishna: (Showed his camera.) For this… All alone, because my partner in crime and joy left me alone and went to her home town… Little devil…
Meera: Hmmm… So you miss your little devil…?
Krishna: Not just miss… I simply feel lonely… We had never been apart since birth…
Meera: You know what little one… Life is all about understanding and accepting… And I understood this from my own life…
Krishna: Meaning…?
Meera: Maybe the person is not here with you to enjoy with you or to support you… But this separation or distance makes your relationship strong… One day may arise where you both have to take two different directions of life, but what is important is you don’t let go of your relationship… Maybe just by memories, but still safeguard it… Even after the separation, if you get to know the person being in trouble, it is necessary to go and support them for good old times… It is not fair to forget all the goodness for a single drop of badness… Goodness should always be upper hand…
Krishna: Hmmm… I think it is too much for my little brain… But I promise… I’ll remember your every single word…
Meera: (Smiled.)
Flashback ends.
Krishna: Like this our bonding started… We were in touch and shared a great bonding… In this while she started with her passion, designing… At once, when she was all set to start a fashion house, she reached me to be her personal photographer… In that means I started with my passion… (Pause.) The best thing is she gifted me with the best camera in that time… I wasn’t ready to get it… But she promised to cut off the money from my salary…
Neil: Hmmm… So she was the reason behind you entering this career…?
Krishna: (Smiled and nodded.) (Looking into Haider’s eyes.) Today I came to know the hidden, the underlying meaning of her words during our first conversation… Trust me… I spare none for hurting my loved ones… (He excused and walked out.)
Arjun: Now would you like to tell us how she reached the hill top…?
Haider: (Taking a deep breath.) Guys… I’m not sure if the reason would be the same… But I doubt it maybe…
Om: Tell us your doubts… We’ll find it out the real reason soon…
Haider: It was years back… During by post-graduation… That is when I saw her for the first time… My junior… She was final year student… You guys know how and what am I… We never had any contact… It was just a look and smile when we pass each other’s way… She was a hard-working and balanced girl… But for me she was completely invisible until we performed a duo dance for our college day function…
Neil: Dance…? Is she the same girl about whom you said me…? Neat and descent… A complete LOVE material… Right…?
Haider: (Nodded his head affirmative.) I was pretty sure that I have to stay away from her no matter what… And I did the same… But she had her own charm to pull anyone… (He was completely lost in his world.)
Flashback starts,
After the final performance,
Haider and Meera were standing back stage. Their friends were congratulating them. Finally Meera made her way to him.
Meera: Hi… (All their friends left them alone.)
Haider: (Smiled.) Hi… It was great performing with you Meera…
Meera: (Smiled wide.) Same goes here… Do you mind me saying something…?
Haider: (Gestured her to proceed.)
Meera: I would suggest you to remove the mask you had been wearing…
Haider: Excuse me…?
Meera: (Smiling.) Please stop fooling others by presenting yourself as a flirt or “I’m so cool…” attitude munda… Above all, please stop fooling yourself… You’re good, in fact too good…
Haider: Listen… Stop dreaming… I’m not the one you’re thinking… (Checking her out from top to bottom.) I’m a beast… And could hunt anytime…
Meera: (Stepped forward, stood exactly in front of him.) It’s true that I felt uneasy when you checked me out… But the truth still remains the same… You’ll not be able to even touch me as you respect one’s feelings… And I even know, you spend your nights with the ladies who come themselves to you with all sense… You aren’t a beast… You’re just a young man who is struggling to have a hold on his life… (Her eyes had utmost care and something beyond his understanding. Maybe he didn’t want to understand.)
Haider: (Broke the eye-lock.) You dream a lot Meera… (Looking into her eyes.) I may break your belief… Better stay away from me… (And walked off without any word more or glance.)
Meera: (Smiled with tears brimming her eyes.)
Haider: (Was feeling mixed emotions. His eyes were brimmed with joy and tears.) (Thought.) For the first time, after my friends, buddy and doll, someone understood my soul… (Closed his eyes tight, letting the tears roll down.) It is not good Haider… Have the blo*dy control on your feelings… She is too good for you… You’re of no match for her… Just stay away from her… One day she’ll move on with her life…
Upcoming days they didn’t talk or even looked at each other. He always maintained himself away from her. Like this the year came to an end.
It was last day of college for Meera. She was searching every single nook and corner for the man she cared. Finally with the last hope, she walked to the hill top. She had seen him spending his time there all alone. And she was right, he was there, facing his back to her.
Meera: So you were successful in hiding yourself from me…?
Haider: (Without turning.) Maybe not… You reached here… (Turned to face her.) What are you doing here…?
Meera: Nothing… Just thought of having a last look before leaving… Good Bye Haider… (Tears brimmed her eyes.)
Haider: (Felt a sharp knife stabbing him.)
Meera: (Turned to go. But stopped, walked towards him.)
Haider: (Tried hard to maintain his composure.)
Meera: (Stood dangerously close to him. Cupped his face with one hand.)
Haider: (Closed his eyes as response.)
Meera: (Smiled with tears. Tip-toed and kissed his forehead deep and strong.)
Haider: (Let out a deep breath.)
Meera: (Wiped of his tears.)
Haider: (Opened his eyes. That is when he realized tears flowing from his eyes.)
Meera: Take care Haider… I request you once again, please do think about my words… You deserve the best… (Without turning her back to him, she walked backwards. At once she reached the end, she turned and ran away.)
Flashback ends.
Haider: (Had tears.) That is when I saw her last… After that you guys know I came back to you all, leaving my studies…
Om: LOVE… It is to be expressed Haider… And it is for all without any difference… Afasos… You lost it…
Neil: Maybe not yet… What if she is waiting for you even today…?
Shiv: I think you should talk…
Arjun: Yes… He should talk… Before that… Why did you react bad last night…? I understand we were pressurized as Anya was missing… Anyone of us reacting bad is obvious… But you, in spite of knowing her, reacting badly is not obvious… What is it Haider…?
Lots of Love,
Anci