OUR LITTLE SECRET-RECREATING SHIVI (FF)

PART 16: LOCKET PLAYS CUPID

PART 16

Her eyes well up remembering that incident related to it that changed many things b/w her and her bhootnath.

FLASHBACK

After sneha's birthday incident, shiva started avoiding raavi. Talking was a big thing, he didn't even look at her properly. Raavi was trying her level best talk to him but no use.

Raavi's POV

Maanti hu galti hui hai....par mujhe ek mauka toh de shiva khud ko explain karne ka......lad le, jhagd le..par aise chuppi mat saadh.....teri ye chuppi dil me kaante ki tarha chubhti hai.....mujhe khud nhi pta kyun....par ye tera indifference dil se bardaash nhi hota.....

Shiva's POV

Tu galt nhi thi raavi...teri jagha koi aur ladki hoti toh yahi sochti....lekin phir bhi pata nhi kyun itna dil ko chubh raha hai ki tune mera bharosa nhi kiya...kyun....tu toh mujhe bachpan se jaanti hai na....tujhe sachme lagta hai main itna gir sakta hu apni nafrat ke liye......nafrat...nafrat karta huna usse toh kya fark padta hai ki vo kya bolti hai kya sochti hai....kyun soch raha hu main uske baare me......

It was the 7th day after sneha's birthday. In afternoon, Raavi got ready and left for pandyastore. for last 6 days she was failing in her attempts to pacify her bhoothnath but she she didn't gave up. She was determined to earn his forginess at any cost. She reached the store and luckily no one was there except shiva. everyday when raavi went to meet him someone or else used to be there and this was the reason she was not able to talk to him properly. May be her luck is with her today. He was setting the things in the shelves. She quietly went inside and stood just behind him. shiva turned and collided with her. Raavi misbalanced but shiva saved her from falling by holding her from her waist. Both looked at each other sharing an eyelock. First time in these seven days, both were seeing each other properly. Her eyes were asking for apology from him whereas his eyes were teary and red. Wait. Was he crying? Yes,he was. But why? Before raavi could register his look and ask him something, he corrected her, held her arm and dragged her out the store before pulling down the shutter locking himself inside. Raavi was shocked.

Ra: (to herself) shiva ro rha tha?.....par aisa kya ho gya ki shiva.....

Raavi's heart ached remembering red teary eyes. Shiva always had been a strong person. Not just physically but emotionally too. he never let his pain come out. Then what happened that he was crying and for what? Raavi waited outside for him to open the shop again. She sat near by.

After sometime, shiva came out. Before she could approach him, he took his bike and went. Raavi took an auto and followed him.

Finally, they reached the outskirts of the city. As raavi saw shiva stopping, she too asked the driver to stop, gets down and paid the driver. She observed shiva from some distance. she saw him climbing up the tree. He sat in such a way that his back was facing her. She slowly walked up to the tree without making any kind of the noise. She silently stood beside the tree without coming to his notice. As stood there silently, she heard him speaking to himself, sniffing and sobbing.

Sh: (sobbing &sniffing)....janta hu main bahut bura hu....ek vo cheez thi jo mujhe aap se jode hue thi...vo bhi maine.....aapki jab jab yaad aayi na papa...tab tab usme aapke chupe hue aapke pyaar ne aapke saath hone ka ehsaas karati thi.....ab von hi hai toh khali kahli lag rha hai......maine bahut koshish ki par vo mujhe kahin nhi mila.....sorry papa maine aapki akhri nishaani kho di...I am really really sorry.....(inbroken voice)

As raavi heard shiva's broken voice she just couldn't control herself from crying. His voice was so much broken. She never saw this side for him. she knew what his father meant to him and how important that locket was that his father gave him as his last gift before his death. She kept her hand on her mouth to supress her sound. For sometime shiva let out his pain there and then left taking his bike.