In the cement manufacturing company:
Time 2am (4th day of plan ):
Tarika saw Vishal whose was falling in sleep. She was pondering over what he said. The same thing she said when she rejected his proposal.
6 years back. March 2007. In Delhi, evening time. At their regular coffee shop, at their regular place After ordering.
Vishal: Hum yahaan kyun aaye hain?
Tarika: Ye kya baath hai coffee pene.
Vishal: Very funny. Aur kuch baath tho hai…
Tarika: Haan hai. Pehele coffee aane dow fir num baath karengey.
Vishal(having his first sip): Haan ab bolo.
Tarika(keeping her cup down): Wow accha hai naa?
Vishal(bit irritated): Haan. Ab bathogi ya nahi….
Tarika: Not me you tell.
Vishal: Me! What should I say?
Tarika: Aaj kal tum bahut badal gaye ho Vishal. You are not talking to me properly. Not spending time with me. You're so silent, not pulling my leg. You get irritated often towards your juniors. (keeping her hand over his) What happened? Is everything fine at home?
Vishal(removed his hand with force): Sab tik hai. Bus kaam jhada hai. Stress.
Tarika leaned back on the chair and eyed him.
Vishal: Kya dhek rahi ho?
Tarika(smiling): Yahi ki mera dosth wo bhi ek loutha dosth kab se mujh se jhoot bolne laga.
Vishal: I am not lying…
Tarika(interrupting): Don't try further Vishal. (stern and serious) Just say what your problem is.
Vishal(giving up and louder): You are my problem. (Lowering his voice) you have invaded me, my thoughts and my heart. I see you everywhere and in everything and anything. I relate you with all. I like spending time with you and thinking of you. I am in love with you. Sigh…
Tarika leaned back with a victory smile in her face. Vishal looked at her in shock.
Vishal(ashamed and lowering his head): I am sorry.
Tarika( smiling) : You should be.
Vishal gave what you mean by that expression at her.
Tarika(smiling): I knew that you started creating feelings towards me. I checked with Muskaan and she confirmed. (Vishal tired to say when) No no it's not her fault. I only compelled her to say. Then you started regretting it. You feared that if I reject then you will lose my friendship too. So you started going away from me. You started ignoring me to maximum. You do know that you are my first and last best friend. You are my family, well wisher, guide and hero. You have supported and gave strength to me when I needed.
Yes Vishal I don't love you. I don't have any feelings.
Silence fell in the table…. Tarika continued.
Tarika: I know it's hard for you to digest the rejection. We can still be good friends.
Vishal: I am sorry Tarika. I am a fool.
Tarika: I know you're sorry Vishal. Vishal look here. We are still close friends. Please don't go away from me. I will feel alone. The feeling may stay with you for some time. After that you will realize. I will help you to go through this phase.
Vishal: I will try. Thanks.
Tarika: You will soon find your better half. And soon. Then you will preach her, follow her like puppy. Love will unite you both soon.
Vishal(thinking): I don't think there will another girl who will equal you Tarika. I will not think of marriage again before you get settled.
Vishal half smiled at her.
Tarika(stretching her hand): So friends?
Vishal: Dhekunga, sojunga. Kal parson bathaunga.
Tarika took her hand bag in anger and started walking out. Vishal paid the bill and followed her in hurry.
Outside in the pathway:
Vishal: Arrey ruko Arrey ruko naa… (Coming in front of her and holding his ears with hand and with puppy dog face) Ok baba sorry. Maaf kar dho naa iss nanhe bachey ko. Please…
Tarika pushed him aside..
Tarika: Nanhey bachey my foot.
Vishal(following her) : I am sorry yaar. Tum ek he ho jis sey Vishal VISHAL ko itna sorry bolna padtha hai. Maan bhi jana mere maa. Haath bhi jodtha huin.
But still Tarika doesn't accept. He goes infront of her and stops her by holding her shoulder.
Vishal(smiling and stretching his hand): Kya tum mujhe sey dosthi karoge?
They both stare at each other's eyes. Then Tarika smiles and shakes hand with him. Both smile happily. After one month he went on a mission and never returned.
Tarika saw him again.
Tarika( to herself):Now only I knew that he went away from me purposefully. He couldn't forget his feelings towards me. So he wanted to break all bonds with me to such extent that he lied to me that he died. But now he is back. My friend has come back. I feel alive again.
Tarika slept by this time.
(Tarika thinking in sleep and smiling sweetly): A weight has been lifted from my heart.
(Now frowning) But, now replaced by another weight. Fear of losing Abhijit. My Abhijit.
Vishal woke up when Tarika dozed off. He saw the smile followed by frown appearing on her face. He smiled when she smiled and became concerned when she frowned.
Vishal: Hmmm I wish everything goes off well in her life. At least after this she lives a happy life with Abhijit. I will explain to him everything. I promise you Tarika, a promise of a friend that I will unite you both. I promise.
He saw Tarika smiling sweetly again.
Vishal(smiling and shaking his head): Hmhmm Abhijit…
Tarika in her dreams….
I never thought somebody would come to fill my empty heart with love. As a ray seeping into my dark void heart and showing me the colorful world outside and helping me recognize who I am to me. Breaking all the iron shields that I constructed around my heart, so that I don't let anybody to break my heart.
I joined CID Mumbai in mid of 2007. Till 2008 mid we were just colleagues. A relation has Salunkhe sir would describe:" tumhara aur humara rishtha sirf tab tak jabthak laash hai. Uskey baad nahi"
Then we became good friends and then I started loving him. Although I knew he loved me from start of our friendship I never showed any sign of knowing about it to him. I never knew when I started feeling for him or what made me to fall for him. At start I ignored him to fullest. But then I understood that I was ignoring myself from accepting the fact I was in love with him. I felt so protected, comfortable and important with him. A feeling which I never felt or nobody gave since childhood. In short
I found myself in him.
I had a doubt if I was right for him. Would I be a better half of him? He was Sr Inspector Abhijit, second in command and a sharpshooter, a hero for many. And I am just an assistant in forensic lab. I never said to him that I felt so. But he understood me and started encouraging me in lab that to going against Salunkhe sir. He always understood me without saying anything. In him deep down inside I sensed loneliness irrespective of a friend like Daya. A loneliness which was eating him away slowly. I had the confidence that I could remove the loneliness from his heart. I felt I could heal him with my unconditional love for him.
We spent time together without telling others although nothing was called a date. We just liked spending time together with each other. At one point Daya had a strong doubt on us. Daya best friend of Abhijit. In many ways he has helped Abhijit; it may be mentally or physically. I was proud of them like others. Only he had the right to call him Abhi. Abhijit gives importance to Daya more than me. He has even cancelled many outings with me for Daya. I never felt bad or jealous. I knew the importance of friendship. And more than that I completely knew the importance of Daya in life of Abhijit and vice versa. Daya could only pull leg of Abhijit using me. I wish he could also settle in life soon…
Abhijit gifted me so many things. Out of which the one he gifted me first is very special for me. It was on September 17th was night around 10:30 pm….
Ting tong ting tong…. Tarika went to open the door. She found no one outside the house. While she turned back she saw a parcel at door step. She took the parcel closed the door and went inside.
Tarika: Kisney iss samay mey ye parcel chod ke gaya hai? (shaking it) Kya ho saktha hai ye? Hmmm Bomb? Nahi nahi….
She turned the box and smiled broadly and blushed. On the other side it was written..
To Tarika ji
She did recognize the handwriting. She could from anywhere. It was of course Abhijit's writing. And the ji confirmed it. He was teasing her. She opened the gift with great care. When she opened she saw a beautiful purple color designer sari. It was the most exquisite piece of clothing she had ever laid her eyes upon. She traced her hand through the soft material loving every inch if it. It spoke volumes of sheer love and practically radiated, as if it was trying to tell her something, sending her a silent, unspoken message. A message of love and care... It was a new feeling' something she was not accustomed to... and it shook her a little and she half questioned her sanity... she owned a lot of saris but none had ever had quite the same effect on her not even close, they were mere clothes.. But this... this was something else.He even managed to buy matching earrings and bangles. She blushed even more. She became red. She was totally in seventh heaven. Has she took the sari for closer look a letter fell from it. Letter…
Hope you like the sari( " she nodded her head" ). Its first time for me to go to a sari shop and buy a sari for someone and matching accessories ( "Aww he di so much for me. So sweet of him" ). Please wear this tomorrow and come to Lab. Because kal tumhe ladka aur ladke waale dhekeney aarahey hain. ; )
Tarika: I think he is still here outside my house. I will go and find him.
Abhijit was relishing all the cute expression given by Tarika from outside. Seeing her coming towards the door he started running towards his bike.
Tarika opened the door but didn't find him. She called him. But Abhijit cut the call immediately. Then Tarika heard a feeble sound of Abhijit's bike. She smiled and sent a message to his number.
Kal ladki tayaar hogi ladke keliye. ;)
We thought of spending the night together but due case we couldn't do so. This was also part of our life. He taught me Duty first sentiments later. He is a man of values. I just love to see him interact with kids. He becomes a kid himself. So soft and pure at heart he is. He was broken when shriya had to go to her home after the case.
In return I gifted him a brown sun shades. Then next year I bought him a watch and by coincidence he too gifted me a watch. The next year in 2011 we both brought a ring for each other and exchanged it.
But no gift can equal the love which we give to each other every single breath.
If we loved so much without confessing it, then we will be head over heels madly and deeply in love with each other. Hmmmmmmm
Hope he has a little faith still left in me after what Virat said about me. Abhijit please don't leave me. I won't be able to bear another loss. I didn't do anything purposefully. Please Abhijit come to me and accept me. Please…
Time 7:00 am : ( 5th day of plan)
A tear fell from her eyes. She woke with start. She saw next to her, the chair was empty. She looked all around her. But she could not find Vishal. She was scared a little. She was thinking all kinds of possibility.
Tarika: Oh God please Vishal ka khyaal rahkna. Please. Usse kuch nahi honi chahiye. If anything happens to him I can't forgive myself. I will be the reason. Please Please….
Author's note: As you asked this is Tarika's POV. I know it's not good as Abhi's POV. I don't know how to express her feelings in better way. Please Guys I expect more reviews. REVIEW.
Clarification: Sari is the same one which she wore in Nanhi Gavah episode. Watch by Abhi and sun shade by Tarika my imagination. Rings and watch by Tarika from AKAKR and AC episodes respectively. I think you guys would have guessed while reading itself.