In the Hope of Love

Disturbing Nightmares



After dropping Niha at her hostel, Dev and Saurabh left to spend boys night. They were stopped at a Dabha and were talking about their childhood incidents. Most of the time Dev gave short replies which didn't go unnoticed by Saurabh. He remembered when he returned to home in summer vacation from hostel Dev was completely silent. He isolated himself and used to speak very less. All were worried for the drastic change in his behavior.

Saurabh, Riya and Nikki too spent some years in hostel but Dev never. He become more colder to everyone around him. He avoided gatherings as much as possible. Dev, he knew and Dev he met had a lot of difference. He acted to be jovial but in reality he isn't and Saurabh know this too well and even confronted him one day but Dev yelled at him and diverted the topic. Never again he tried to ask him about it. But today he witnessed a different Dev which he missed from many years.

"So you like Niharika right?"
Saurabh asked suddenly and Dev looked at him with wide eyes.
"Aise kya dekh rahe ho... Jo mujhe laga vahi bol raha hoon main..."
Saurabh said casually sipping is Lassi.

"Aisa kuch nhi hai Bhaiyya. As a person Niharika achi hain ,bas main itna keh sakta hoon. Lekin aap mujhe jaante nhi hain? Mere kuch issues hain and main pyaar yeh sab kuch se dur hi rehna chahtha hoon..."
Dev said and was thinking about Anurag words back in his mind.

'Lekin koyi na koyi ladki tujhse pyaar karegi jaisa tu hain, tere saare nakhre uthayegi aur tere gusse se bhi pyaar karegi...'

'I think only love can heal you...'

"Ek baat batao... Tu gay hain kya?"

Dev jaws dropped hearing him and gave an unbelievable look to which Saurabh giggled. Dev clears his throat and said,
"Mere baare mein chodo, aap batao. Kab tak aise hi robot ki tarah rahenge aap. Kaam ke alawa aur kuch sochthe hi nhi. When will you change...?"

Saurabh looked at the ground and sulked,
"Tumhe pata hain mere baare mein. Main abhi bhi-...."

Dev cut him off,
"Come on Bhaiyya voh baat hokar ab do(2) saal hogya. Aap tak nhi bhula kya...?"
Dev grunted his displeasure.

Saurabh went into his thoughts which happened two years back. He met a girl Sonia in a business meet. She was quite rich with amazing looks. Initially he felt attracted towards her and met her few times again. Even she tried to act sweet with him and was impressed by his luxurious lifestyle. Saurabh was hesitant to introduce her to his parents so he made her to meet Dev. Dev being a smart person noticed her behavior yet thought to give her sometime. As time passed she started throwing tantrums and was never interested in marriage and all the stuffs. Finally one day she was caught by Saurabh cheating him and he questioned her regarding that she answered that she just felt him boring a person as he always give priority to his family and never ever she is interested in marrying him. From them Saurabh become a workaholic and a reserved person.