RAJVEER"No. What are you saying? Diya, please. Don't... Don't do this to me," I panicked.I wanted to hold her, stop her and even beg for her to not leave. But I couldn't do that as well, because I was so ashamed of my actions."Please. Don't make me hate you, Raj. Please," she cried and I went numb.I paused as I looked at her, motionless. Numbness encapsulated me while I thought about how to react or what else I could say to her, and that's when I realised, there is nothing I could do."Can... Can you drop me home?" She asked me and I immediately stood up."Yeah. Yeah. I will," I nodded.She got up from her seat, turned around and walked towards the jeep. I couldn't even explain how this pinched me. That the girl who used to shamelessly stare at me didn't even look at me for once.She quietly got into the car, and I too got into the driver's seat. I turned around the jeep and we progressed towards Diya's house.After a drive, when I pulled the brakes of my jeep in front of her hous
A month passed by.Diya didn't talk to Rajveer after that day, nor did she talk to her mother or brother. She was extremely hurt by their behaviour because all of them attacked her self-respect and she didn't learn to take attacks on her self respect.Her brother tried a couple of times to talk to her, to apologise to her, but she bluntly rejected all her advances. Her mother didn't talk to her, but her actions proved that she was guilty of what she did. She helped Diya with household work, something she never did after she started working at people's houses. A couple of days, she made dinner as well.Diya on the other hand went to college and focused on her studies while she took care of Ved. Ved felt like Diya is her second mother because she took care of all of his needs. She took care of everything that he wanted, his studies, his health, his happiness and everything. And Ved considered her as his best friend and more than that.Diya's health was improving too. With a proper diet
RAJVEERIt was a four hour drive from Kolkata as I was taking her to the outskirts of the city. Initially, she asked me a lot of questions about where are we going or what are my plans, but when she saw that I'm not answering her questions, she stopped asking.I was taking her to Mandarmani, a place that has my heart and which has always been an escape from all the stresses of my life. And since, Diya is stressed right now, she can really use this escape."Rajveer, you're driving for four hours. Where are you taking me?" Diya spoke out in a frustrated tone."Have you ever went out of Kolkata?" I asked her while focusing on driving."No," she replied in a sad tone."Then. Everything has its first time," I replied with a chuckle."Rajveer?" She questioned.But as we were entering our destination, she looked at the board on the side of the road. "Yeah?" I responded."Mandarmani?" She looked at me in surprise."Yeah," I responded with a smile."Rajveer, why are you doing this?" She asked
RAJVEERAs I went on my knees and confessed my feelings to her. I could see different emotions visible in her eyes and expressions. She was happy, emotional, surprised, confused, excited, nervous and so on. She was having mixed emotions and I would lie if I say that I did not feel the same.I felt the same, but in my case, the nervousness and emotional feeling were much more than her. Yes, I was nervous and somewhat scared as well. What if she rejects my pleas, what will I do? Will I ever be able to survive to the fullest without her? To enjoy every moment of my life, to be the happiest?Never in my life, I have ever thought that out of nowhere an eighteen year old girl would teach me how to live my life to the fullest when I have lived forty years of my own life.Maybe, this is what love is. Even if you're independent, strong, powerful, happy and enough for the world, but when you're in love, it completes you. A person is incomplete without their better half, without love in their li
RAJVEERI melted at her innocent face the moment she asked me to cuddle her. How can someone be so cute?And that's why I thought to tease her."What did you say?"I made a stern expression and looked at her. "No, nothing. I am sorry," she made a sad puppy face and turned around.I could bet she would close her eyes and pray to God that I don't scold her. And when I saw her doing it, I smiled blissfully. This was the innocence that I wanted her to regain again, and I was successful in returning her innocence.I walked towards her and hugged her from behind. "Of course you can cuddle me while sleeping," I responded in a soft tone.She immediately turned towards me, with her face lit up with excitement. "Really?" She asked."Yes," I slightly nodded."Oh my God! Thank you, Raj," she jumped in happiness."Hey stupid. You don't have to thank me for that. You do have certain rights on me. After all, you're my girlfriend," I winked.And the next moment, her face turned red as she shyly hi
DIYA My hands halted as I heard my mother's cries. I felt like rushing to her and hugging her. In fact, I was about to do that, but then, I realised how she had treated me till now and how she was always unaffected by my tears so I stopped. I turned around and focused on cooking. "Maa, what happened?" My brother immediately rushed to my mother and held her arms, trying to console her. I turned around, just to see, what made her cry. Because no matter however she behaves, she is one of the strongest women I have seen because I have never seen her crying. So I wanted to know, what made her cry. "I went to work... And... And they were saying another wave of covid is about... About to hit," my mother spoke while sobbing and I immediately understood what must have happened. "So... So the families... The families asked me not to come... As... As it might risk their family... Family members to covid," my mother expressed while crying. I was infuriated by the behaviour of the families
The next day.RAJVEERI was impatiently waiting for Diya in my room. She told me that she would be coming home a couple of hours early today and I wondered why?Although we joked a lot during last evening's call, I could sense worry and fear in her voice. I hope everything is alright, and I hope her mother and brother didn't bother her anymore.I was deeply indulged in my thoughts when a knock on the door interrupted it."Yeah, come in," I responded to the knock.And the next moment, the door creaked open, and the voice soothed my soul."Raj," Diya muttered."Diya," I looked at her.She did look worried. I stood up while she locked the door and rushed to me and hugged me tightly."Diya... Is everything okay?" I asked her, caressing her hairs while she hugged me."I think, no," she responded."Did your mother or Daksh say anything?" I straight up asked."No... No... No! They haven't said a word, in fact..." She spoke while breaking the hug and looking at me."In fact?" I asked her."In
RAJVEER"DIYA"I shouted at the top of my lungs, as I held the railing and looked onto the river.Diya was nowhere to be found."My dear, dear brother. This is your fate. The girl you will love will die," Ranveer chuckled and started to laugh hysterically behind my back."No... This isn't possible," I immediately broke down into tears and starting to cry."Diya...! Diya...! Diya...!"I kept on crying and panting when I suddenly opened my eyes. I was in my room. I got up and sat on the bed with a jerk."It was a dream," I panted.I was sweating badly and I was totally panicked. It wasn't a dream, it was a freaking nightmare.My breathing turned heavier than usual and I got up from the bed and started walking to and fro in my room to calm myself down, but it wasn't affecting me at all. I gulped down two glasses of water at once, but it was of no use yet again. I couldn't even figure out what to do anymore.I looked at the clock, it was 1:00 am. I needed to see her. I needed to see her