Shivika Short Stories

Pachtaoge

"Kyu kari ho yeh sab Anika, tujhe pata hai ki tum mujhse jhoot nahi bol sakti."
Shivaay asked his fiancée whom he had been engaged to for 3 months now.

"We should just break up, mein kisi aur ki hoon, Nikhil ki" Anika replied to him, slightly stuttering.

Nikhil ki? Seriously? She couldn't think of any other name other than his PA that had been fired a few weeks ago? Shivaay could tell something is up with her, otherwise she wouldn't act in this way. She isn't one to betray or cheat on somebody, at least the person he thought he knew wasn't.

"Aur aap toh meri kushi chaahte, naa? Toh mere liye iss shaadi ko todh"

Mad of her nonsense, he pulled her arm and wrapped it behind her back

"Bohot ho gaya, now you listen to me" demanding her he began dancing with her
(Song in the header box, start of shot)

Ho mujhe chhod kar jo tum jaaoge
Jo tum jaaoge, Jo tum jaaoge
(If you ever leave me and go
If you ever leave.... If you ever leave)

Ho mujhe chhod kar jo tum jaaoge
Bada pachtaoge, bada pachtaoge
Bada pachtaoge, bada pachtaoge
(If you ever leave me and go
You will regret it.... you will regret it
You will regret it.... you will regret it)

Recently she had been behaving in a very strange way. She tried to pick up fights on little things. Ever since their engagement her behaviour began to change.

Sunniya sunniya galliyan de vich rol na deyin
Boohe kise hor li tu khol na deyin
Sunniya sunniya galliyan de vich rol na deyin
Boohe kise hor li tu khol na deyin
(Do not make me wander in the lone streets, O cruel
Do not open the doors to Your heart for somebody else, O ignorant
Do not make me stray in the gloomy streets, O cruel
Do not open the doors to Your heart for somebody else, O ignorant)

Shivaay twisted her around and lingered his finger down the side of her face. She gave him a new way of looking at life after his parents died 7 years ago. He knew her for 5 years approximately, and that was enough time for him to know her more than she knew her own self.

Ho shayar Jaani nu je rulaaoge
Bada pachtaoge, bada pachtaoge
(If you ever make poet 'Jaani' cry;
You are deeply gonna regret it)

Tere bina zindagi guzarage kivein
Jaan jaan kihnu pukarange kivein
Tere bina zindagi guzarage kivein
Jaan jaan kihnu pukarange kivein
(How would i live this life without you
Who would I call my 'sweetheart'
How would I pass this life without you
Who would I call my 'dearest')

It seemed as if she didn't know her value in his life. Well, she was the reason his heart was still beating. She is the joy that pulled him out of the dark whole. She became her reason to continue in life.

Karoge je karoge je daga karoge
Sadde waali maut tussi vi te maroge
O Allah vekhda, zulm kamaoge
Bada pachtaoge, bada pachtaoge
(If you would betray me
You too would have the same death as me
God is watching you, if you're cruel to me
You will regret it.... You will regret it)

He closed the gap between them as he pulled her body on his. She spun out then back to him, their lips only millimetres apart.

On the other hand, hearing the word 'maut' meaning 'death' she shut her eyes instantly. Only she knew the troubles in her mind. What will happen to Shivaay if he knows what's in her head. She couldn't fall weak, not for her true love, she had to do this.