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Ram's phone rang breaking his trance ;

He took out his phone from his blazer pocket it was a video call and the caller ID displayed Adi,Vik and Kunal.

He just puts it on silence, and kept it on the table , when priya's eyes fell on it ;

She was confused why he didn't pick up their call , " mr.kapoor apke friends ka call hai, utha lijea " .

" Kya bolunga, kaha hoon main " he spoke harshly getting back to the window .

She didn't have anything more to say so just blinked while looking at his back ;

The phone screen lit up with a missed call notification

Her eyes travelled to it and the screen just left her with a thousand more questions;

" Our picture from the day of his birthday, why he has it till now, does he still... " , she stopped when she realised the date . It was Ram's birthday.......his second birthday with her .

" Wish karu , hug kerke ya handshake kerke.....Kya soch rhi hai Priya he won't even like your wish leave alone your touch, rehne de....pichle 5 saalo ki tarah man mai hi ker de ..... nhi sayad ye hamari akhri mulakat hai , akhri raat hai jisme hum sath hai , aur sayad ye bhagwan ka diya hua mauka jo hum aise ram ke birthday wale din aise ek sath band ho gaye.....ab ye mauka mat gawa unhe wish kerde baki jo hoga dekha jaega , vo waise bhi tujhse nafrat kerte hai thori aur shi " she thought to herself.

Gathering the courage she finally spoke, " Happy birthday Mr.kapoor" almost inaudible.

Hearing her, Ram gave a sarcastic smile without even looking at her he turned to the other side.

" Happy birthday really Priya ....meri har ek khushi cheen ker tum mujhe happy birthday wish ker rhi ho, kya ye bhi tumhara koi tana tha......vo tumhare sath 6 saal phle manaya hua birthday mera akhri birthday tha jisme mai khush tha uske baad maine kabhi apna birthday manaya hi nhi......ye din sirf mujhe yaad dilata hai ki main kitna akela hoon , ye call har saal ata hai, pichle saal to ye log bhi aae the par bichare wish hi nhi ker pae kis mu se bolte happy birthday jab unhe pata tha ki mere birthday mai wish kerne jaisa kuch hai hi nhi , ye vo din hai jisse mai kosta hoon , apne Janam ko kosta hoon , hmmm batao Priya " , tears pooled in his eyes as thought this in his mind .

He just wanted to go out and cry , cry out his pain, his anger, his loneliness, but sadly even that was not possible . He did not want Priya to see him so vulnerable, he didn't want her to think of him as weak......but the truth was he was....he was weak....he was vulnerable.....he wanted to cry.

The weight of his vulnerability and thoughts was so much that he couldn't stop himself from asking ," Priya kya tum mujhe ek birthday gift de sakti ho ";

She looked in his direction, whom she saw was not a a 43 year old grown up man but a 7 year old child who just lost his mother , a 15 year old teen whose father just died in a accident , he seemed to be a lonely kid who is alone and scared of the world who has no one to tell him that every thing is going to be ok , who would tell him that it's ok to cry, someone's back on which he can lean on , someone who would tell him that he is loved and cherished;

" Main apko kya de sakti hoon mr.kapoor" she asked in a low voice .

" Priya kya tum mujhe apna thora sa samay nikal ker bata sakti ho ki mujhme kya kamiyan hai "

She was taken aback by his sudden question;

" Ye kya pooch rhe hai aap mr.kapoor , aa...aapme koi kami nhi hai ", she told him getting up from her seat and moving in his direction .

" Priya main genuinely pooch rha hoon , main sirf ye ek birthday gift chahta hoon kya tum mujhe ye de sakti ho please " ram spoke , his mind was no longer in his control....... vulnerability took over him.

" Mr.kapoor aap to is duniya ke sabse acche insan hai , aapme kaise koi kami ho sakti hai " , she said keeping a hand on his shoulder to show her support.

He turned towards her , and looked in her eyes, " To phir Priya sab mujhe chor ke kyu chale jate hai , m...main itna akela kyu hoon , kyu mere pass koi nhi hai jisse main baat ker saku , jisse main apna sukh dukh baat saku , kamiyan to hongi na Priya tabhi to sab chor ke chale gye " , tears rolling down his eyes.

Seeing him priya's eyes welled up , " kaisi baat ker rhe hai mr.kapoor apke pass apse itna pyaar kerne wale mom-dad hai hn vo abhi apke sath nhi hai per apko dekh to rhe hai na , apke pass bhai hai ,bhen hai , ek aur mom hai , apke itne acche dost hai , sab koi to hai apke pass " , she said trying to console him.

" To koi mere pass kyu nhi rukta, kyu koi mujhse baat nhi kerta , kyu koi mere ansu nhi pochta.....agar sab hai to main itna akela kyu hu , sab mujhe chor ke kyu chale jate hai phle ma phir dad , vedika , mom , shubhu, shivi , mere dost au...aur phir tum Priya , tumne to mujhe vaada kiya tha na ki mere sath rahogi phir bhi chali gai......mujhe akela chor ke......Priya main is kadar akela hoon na ki agar main kal mar bhi jau to kisi ko pata bhi nhi chalega, marne ke baad sayad mujhe aag dene wala bhi koi nhi hoga au...aur tum kehti ho sab hai mere pass " he said without breaking the eye contact.

" Kya bol rhe aap aise kyu soch rhe hai kuch nhi hoga apko , au...aur shubhu,shivi apke dost sab kaha gye " , she asked confused, she didn't have any idea why is ram saying he is all alone again and again .

He gave her a sarcastic smile, " Mahendra sood ko pakadwane ke baad se hi shivi aur akki ke bich problems ho rhe the to vo dono Shimla shift ho gye sabse door taki unke rishte par koi asar na ho , uske baad se kabhi laut ke nhi aae...hn kabhi kabhi unke calls jarur ate hai. "

" Mere dost vo rhe mere sath jab tak possible tha , phir vikrant aur Kunal Australia shift ho gye ,Kunal ke parents ka business sambhalne , a...aur adi-bri ko majboori mai mujhe chorke jana pada kyuki adi ke dad ki tabiyat kharab ho gai and vo coma mai chale gye to unhe Lucknow shift hona pada unki dekhbhal ke lie, phle har thore thore dino mai bri mujhse milne aati thi par ab vo pregnant hai and main nhi chahta ki baar baar travel kerne ki wajah se uski pregnancy mai complications aae to maine usse mana ker diya , bahot muskil se maani hai and bichara adi usse apne dad , bri ke sath office ka kaam bhi dekhna padta hai , lekin phir bhi mujhe roj call kerna nhi bhoolte ye log, par main uthata nhi hu kyuki unki jindagi mai already itni pareshaniyan hai kaise unhe apni manhoos sakal dikha ke aur pareshan karu , hn par itna to hai ki mere dosto ne mujhe chhoda nhi unhe majbooran mujhse door jana pada sayad yhi meri kismat hogi " he continued .

" Par mom aur shubhu ka kya and vikrant aur Kunal Australia kyu ho gye , kapoor urbans ka kya a..aur ye nyi company " , she asked him with confusion.

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So that was it ;

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