Rajat closes Purvi's eyes as they walk towards the beach. Purvi is excited as she has never seen the sea before. Rajat is deliberately making her walk slowly; he loves to get her worked up.
Purvi: Rajat, hum pahunch gaye kya? Kitni thandi hawa aa rahi hai…ab toh please aankhen khol dijiye na..please..she is jumping like a kid..
Rajat: ahaaa…Purvi…chup raho…surprise hai…
Rajat opens her eyes, and she is mesmerized with the view in front of her. Purvi feels she is transported in front of a beautiful painting – blue sky dotted with white and gray clouds, blue-gray sea below it. At a distance is the horizon where the two meet. The sun has set half, it creates an illusion that the sea is lit from beneath, the waves have a golden shine as they crash tirelessly. She places a hand on her mouth and turns back to Rajat. He is immensely enjoying the child like expression she has and jogs to her. Her eyes are open wide, she has a huge smile on her face, immediately he pinches her cheeks lovingly.
Purvi: Ouch…dukh raha hai..
Rajat: tum bilkul ek choti bachi lag rahi thi..
Purvi: haan main hoon..Thank you Rajat..maine pehli baar samandar dekha…hum yahan roz aate hai na please..please
Rajat: Dr Purvi aap Mumbai padhai karne aayi hai…beach pe ghoomne nahi….
Purvi shows mock anger and turns her face away. Rajat holds her from behind and places a small kiss on her neck, that's her weak spot. She inhales sharply at this sweet torture.
Rajat: Arre…gussa mat ho..acha theekh hai..hum next weekend yahi aayenge okay….
…..The next weekend their lives changed completely …..
Flashback end
They both walk together to the beach in complete silence. At the entrance, Purvi stops and takes in the beauty of the sea. She is enjoying the view of the sea and sky in front of her. The tall and lean frame of Rajat comes in her view as he is walking ahead lost in his thoughts. Purvi clears her throat and calls out his name. He looks around in confusion and sees her standing 20 steps behind. He walks back to her and looks with a question mark on his face.
Purvi: aap kahan aage bhaag rahe ho…rukiye na..saath chalte hai..
Rajat: who purvi…mujhe tumhare saath hi chalna hai…tum mujhe chod ke peeche rah gayi..chalo…
Purvi understands the true meaning of his sentence. He has conveyed his displeasure, his sadness and his emptiness through this single sentence.
Purvi glances at him sideways, but he is looking ahead. Soon they reach the shore. Its almost 4:00 pm and the beach is not that crowded. He is still looking in his mobile phone, Purvi sighs.
Purvi: Rajat, aap itne busy rehte ho…hamesha kaam kaam…
Rajat: sorry Purvi..bas do minute..last message…
Purvi looks at the water in front of her. She feels a strange pull towards it. She removes her sandals and walks barefoot on the sand. Its hot and the sand feels little rough but she walks towards the inviting waves. Meanwhile Rajat shuts his phone, takes off his sunglasses and observes her. He smiles and picks up her bag and sandals that she had placed on the sand and walks behind her. Purvi feels the salty wind caressing her face as she approaches the waves. She hesitates and places her feet at the wet sand awaiting the next wave. She sees a new born wave fast approaching her. Her excitement rises and finally it kisses her feet and she gets ticked all inside. She jumps up involuntarily and screams little in pleasure. She eagerly awaits the next wave and jumps up again.
Rajat watches her jumping as each wave hits her, enjoying her child like enthusiasm. She turns back to see Rajat watching her with a smile. She smiles in return and with a wave of hand, calls him. The smile on his face disappears and he shakes his head to say No. Purvi's face falls a bit for she knows how much he enjoys the sea. He is not the same Rajat she knew, he seems like a stranger. Purvi looks ahead at the sea thinking if she is responsible for this change. The waves continue to crash at her feet, each of them trying to pull her away, she standing firm at her place not wanting to leave now.
Lost in her thoughts, she feels a sharp stone bruise her feet. She lifts her foot to examine and at that moment a big wave crashes on her, Purvi loses her balance and falls behind on a pair of arms that hold her just in time. Purvi holds his shirt for balance and unknowingly pulls him closer. To maintain the balance Rajat pulls her back and they end up almost in a hug. That's the closest they have got after their separation, each holding the other strongly for some moments.
Time stops for both of them, its so easy to fall in love again, its so easy to remain in this hug forever, its so easy to gaze into each others eyes and scream out aloud their love !
Rajat steadies her and leaves her immediately.
Rajat: Purvi..late ho raha hai..chalte hai..
Purvi and Rajat leave the place, just then Purvi's phone rings. It's the lawyer again, informing them about some urgent work due to which he cannot meet them today. He is going out of town for few days for some case and hence will contact them in 2 weeks. Purvi is angry as her whole trip is wasted. Rajat is upset too, not because of the lawyer but because she is upset. To cheer her up he buys her favourite – strawberry icecream. Purvi is still upset that she couldn't gt her work done and that she will have to make another trip to do so. Rajat realizes her discomfort hence he tries to put an end to her misery.
Rajat: Purvi, ek kaam karte hai Tarika ke ghar chalte hai…Tum Adi ke saath khel lo…
Purvi: Adi uske naani ke ghar pe hai….main..woh
Rajat: Kya baat hai…bolo…
Purvi: who..Rajat hum thodi der yahi baithe please..mujhe acha lag raha hai…
Rajat and Purvi make their way back to the sea. He calls Abhijit and informs him of change of plans. Abhijit invites them for dinner outside. They both still have some time to kill. This time they both sit on the sands, with silence for company.
Purvi sees a small girl making sand castle, but the girl cries as she is not getting it right. Purvi feels bad and goes to help her out. She scoops the sand, adds water and starts making the castle. Rajat watches her face, she looks at peace, and he still feels his heartbeats rise as her lips curve to smile and a hint of her dimples is seen. He joins the two and helps build the castle ramparts and also manages to find a stick for flag. The little girl is happy and hugs both Purvi and Rajat together. For some moments they become kids and are on their knees to match the little girl's height. The girl's mother compliments the two on how good a couple they look together. Their eyes meet and stay there for a minute.
They are dusting off sand from their clothes and hands, when a couple whizz past them on a motorbike. Rajat looks back and remembers the last time on the beach with her. He had borrowed Vineet's bike to take Purvi on a bike ride. He recollects the feeling of her wet hair flying in the wind, how she would hold him tight when they would ride the waves. The sound of her laughter, the touch of her hands and finally the delightful salty taste of her lips when they kissed in the dark.
The little girl is gone and they spend some more time on the beach watching the sunset, without realizing they are standing close to each other.
** Far across the ocean is an imaginary spot
The sea and sky merge together, yet they seem apart
You and me shall meet at the horizon, after our souls depart...
Their hands graze and each look up to say sorry, but the word stays stuck in their throat and they both gaze into each other, moving closer..closer…
Rajat's phone rings, he picks it..
Tarika: Hello Rajat, yaar ek problem hai..main aur Abhijit Pune jaa rahe hai abhi.. who abhijit ke mamajee ka accident hua hai….
Rajat: ohh..sab theekh toh hai na..koi serious baat?
Tarika: zyada nahi..magar hum kal subah 11 baje tak aa jayenge..Purvi ka samaan hamare ghar par hi hai..uski flight kab ki hai?
Rajat: kal dopahar 1 baje..
Tarika..okay hum log airport me hi milte hai saaman leke..lekin..aaj raat use apne ghar pe rakh lo..Daya aur shreya bhi Bangalore gaye hai…bas ek raat ki baat hai..tum purvi ko phone do..
Tarika explains the situation to Purvi who has no choice but to accept. After the phone call, they both look at each other awkwardly and decide to head home.
Tarika: Lo bhai..humne toh kaam kar diya..ab yeh dono bhi kuch karle..
Abhijit: are kyun nahi..mera dil kehta hai aaj sab theekh ho jayega..dekho na aaj sab kaise ho raha hai..unhe sirf thoda time chahiye ek doosre ke saath.. aag toh lagi hai..bas jo ghee daala hai..woh apna kaam kar jaye..
Tarika: yeh Pune me kaunse mamaji hai jiske ghar hum jaa rahe hai..
Abhijit: mere koi aise mamajee nahi hai..main toh tumhe long drive pe le jaa raha hoon..Khandala…
Hope you like the Rajvi moments. Will the two finally accept their love? Next chapter will be a special one..Await it…
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**My original poem...