Our Shallow Past

The End? Or to be continued...?

Maya was sitting on the terrace of the house. It was already night. Stars shined bright up in the sky, cool breeze running around making her hair gently move with it. She closed her eyes and spread her hands apart feeling the breeze. Suddenly strong arms wrapped around her waist when her hands were up. She smiled and gently held his arms. She knew who it was. Arjun left her and sat beside her. "So now what? " Arjun asked. 

"Now... go and get me some tea. I am craving for some." She said while stretching her arms around. 

He smirked and started to tickel her stomach. 

She started to laugh hard. She tried hard to stop him but, words were not able to come out from her mouth. After some more minutes of laughter he let her go. She stopped to catch her breath and smiled, they both looked at each other. He gently held her hand. "But really what shall we do afterwards?" He asked. "I will have to take care of Malotra Pharmaceuticals." She said looking up at the starts. He smiled and patted her head. 

"Maya." He called out

She turned her head towards him.

"I want to become a writer." He said. Maya widened her eyes and a smile grew on her face. "Before coming in his field I always wanted to become a writer. But..." he paused and looked down. She hugged him tight. Suddenly a shooting star went across the sky. Maya smiled and looked at Arjun and said "let's ask for a wish." Arjun nodded and they both closed their eyes.

4 years later~ 

Maya's POV

 I woke up from my bed. And took a glance around to find Arjun was not there. I smiled and got up from the bed and walked toward Arjun’s office. After 3 years of hard work and patience, He had got his success from a romantic thriller novel named 'A second chance.' It went successfully overnight. It was the most sold novel. And now after a year he was working on a new story and whenever he hit an inspiration he used to immediately sit in his office and write on it. And that makes him more cooler. 

And same thing happened this morning. He was there sitting on his chair typing on his laptop. A smile grew on my face. He looks cute when he is lost in his own world. I went towards him and gently kissed on his cheeks.

He widened his eyes and turned his chair toward me and, pulled me by my waist to sit on his lap. I was taken a back for a second. He suddenly looked deep into my eyes and then his gaze slowly came down to my lips. He then slowly went forward, I closed my eyes and went forward. And then...we  kissed. He grabbed me tightly by my waist and I wrapped my hands around his head.

I went back and whispered "Now you don't have to write?" He smiled and gently took my hair behind my ear. "Well I am doing my work. I just needed some inspiration for this romantic scene." He said. I raised my eyebrows and asked. "Ohh really.. let me read it." I went forward to look at the computer when suddenly he took me back and started to tickel me really hard.

Ahh, this what I needed ever since my parents left me. It's love. I didn’t got it from Vikram at all. He only loved my money not me. But Arjun is different. When I saw him first time, I don’t know why, I felt like I know him. Like he is my lover from past life. I know it's cringy to think over it but... still It feels like that. Argh long story short I really love him....

I was on a round in my office when suddenly I heard my name. I took a glance around to see two women whispering with them selfs. It made me curious, so I went to hear it. I know it's bad but, it's about me soo... it's ok. I slightly went near them and tried to hear their conversations. 

"They both look so cute. Just like a drama couple."

"I know right. Haa. I wish i could have same relationship as Maya ma'am and her boyfriend." 

I smiled. It is good to know that we both are an ideal couple for people. 

“But... it sometimes make me curious, why didn’t they marry yet. They’d are still in a livin relationship.” One said. This made me think for a while. I walked off, thinking about it for the whole day at the office.

It’s been 4 years. We both never thought about us getting married. Arjun needed some time to get on his legs as a writer and also I needed sometime to get to know about this company.

Now we both are settled in our profession, but not as a couple. Should I tell him about this? How will he react on this? Shall I ask him today? Argh  these questions are going around in circles in my head. 

We both were sitting on our sofa watching a movie. But my whole attention was on the marriage thing. Shall I ask him or not? This anxiety made me shake my leg so much that it disturbed Arjun. “What happened? Any problem at work?” He asked. I shook my head to ‘NO’ and smiled back at him. For how many days shall I keep it in my heart. Ahh why am I even thinking about it. It’s enough if I just be with him and about marriage, we will think about it later.

But just then a marriage scene came while watching the movie. They both looked so happy, and then I started to imagine me and Arjun in that scene. It was so dreamy, so cute. But suddenly I snapped out when he called me. Ahh at least let me dream about it. “Maya can you bring my phone from the terrace. I left it there while talking on the phone.” He asked. “But why don’t you bring it your own self.” I asked. “Because....” he paused for a while and looked at his legs. “....my legs have cramped.” He continued.

I gave him an annoyed look and sighed. I then stood up and went towards the terrace.  Just when I reached there I got a glance of bouquet of roses on the table. I went in front and saw a small box beside it. It was ring box. I stood stunned for a while, when suddenly Arjun came there and came towards me with a smirk on his lips. He took the box and knelt in front of me and opened the box of ring. I was taken a back  and suddenly my eye filled with tears. I knelt in front of him, held his hands  nodded a yes. 

1 month later~

I was getting ready inside my room, wearing my bridal saree. How I wish my parents were here. They would  have been so happy to see me like this. Just then my friends came in to take me.

Just when I entered The venue Arjun kept looking at me. This made my heart flutter. Ahh he was so cheesy. It was all like a dream. But just then my dream shattered when suddenly  I heard people's scream. I turned behind to see someone familiar. It was Vikram!!, but he was not alone.

Just beside him there was a middle aged man. Looking at him my head experienced a sharp pain. I fell on my knees when suddenly someone banged something on my head and slowly image in front of me started to blur out and last thing I heard was  my name from Arjun's mouth.

Now what.... is it a end, a new beginning, or just a continuation of an old story. How much old? 4?...6?...10?.. no it’s a 30 years old story which has to continue now. But what is it. For it lets go 30 years back..

  To be continued..