Love By Chance

Chapter 4: || Heartfelt Conversation ||

In the car, Anika noticed Shivaay he seemed to be a little lost.

She gave him the directions to the marine drive instead of home. Their home. 

Shivaay-"Yeh toh..."

Anika-"haan maine socha thodi der yahan beth the hain...thoda sa refresh ho jaayenge.."

Shivaay nodded nonchalantly. 

They got off and walked in silence to the rocks in a little isolated area. They sat on the rocks witnessing the waves crash into the rocks.

After a few minutes of silence passed, Anika spoke.

"Its beautiful isn't it ?"

A momentarily smile appeared on his face. "Hmm ..Om mujhe bahut bolthaa tha ki kabhi mere saath yahan...chal...bahut sukoon milta hai ...but..." He swallowed hard. "Maine kabhi uskii baat ko seriously nahi liya. Kaam mein busy rehtha thaa. Kaash tab main Om ke saath yahan aata..." He completed with gret difficulty, his eyes turning moist.

Anika understood that he was undergoing an emotional turmoil, and he could be out of it only when he said out what he felt.

"...hmmm..." She sighed. "Aisi hi hoti hain zindagi...jab hum kissi ke saath hote hain toh unhe for granted lete hain. Magar jab wo person duniya mein nahi rehta toh ye soch te hai kii kaash maine...aisa kiaa hota kaash...waisa kia hota..." A sad smile appeared on her face as she looked away at the horizon.

Shivaay glanced towards her to find her lost.

Shivaay for some reason wanted to talk his heart out. "You know Rudra mera chhota bhai, he used to say bhiya aap bahut boring ho party pe chalo kabhi, aapne life ko bahut seriously le rakhaa hain. Aap jeena bhul gaye hoo...bhaiya kabhi toh paagalpan karo and what not lekin maine kabhi uski baton ka matlab hii nahi samjhaa.Lekin aaj samaj mein aa raha hain.Agar mujhe pata hota kii – it will all turn out to be like this shaayad main unne for granted nahi leta...unnke saath zyaadaaa time spend karta." he sighed as his emotions started taking a grip on him.

Anika felt sad for him."Aap toh lucky hain aapke saath aapki family kii memories toh hain...lekin mere paas toh who bhi nahi ...!!! "She ironically smiled with tears in her eyes. "Mujhe toh yeh tak nahi pata ki mere parents dikhte kaise thee...unka accident hogaya thaa..kab, kaise, kuch nahi pata...orphanage mein rehti thii wahi meri duniyaa thii..!!"

She bit her lip to hold back her tears.

"Bahut buraa lagtaa tha jab school mein koi mujhe lene nahi aata thaa.Doosron ki mummy aati unhee hug karti aur godi mein lee jaaati...!!"

Shivaay wentl in flashback to his memories when he was at school. He clearly remembered how his mother used to come to pick him up and would peck him on his cheeks saying"Mera billu" and he would never like it. Smiling, he looked at her sadly.

"Maine toh apni mom ko bhi for granted liyaa.I was the world to her mere baare mein koi bura bhi bolta naa toh who unn par chad jaati..." He slowly confessed as flashes floated before his eyes.

Anika passed a sad smile. "Phir ek din orphanage mein...maa aayi(her step mom)...unn ke paas...beti nahi thii...mere paas maa.." She smiled animatedly. "So, unne poocha mujhse kii tum meri beti banogi maine haan kahan.Meri life nee naa jaise U-turn le liyaa. Hum dono ek doosre ki duniya thee. Main kyaa jaanti thii ki yeh bas do saalon ke liye thaa. Maa ne mujhe bahut kuch sikhaya who hamesha khush rehti thii.Phir ek din who chalii gayi lekin unne mujhe bye bhi nahi bola..."she paused wiping the tears rolling down her cheeks.