Our Love [✓]

| 07

It was midnight and Karan and Monami were sleeping. Suddenly Karan started squirming in sleep. He was having flashes of his past. The dreams were horrific. The nightmares were terrific. He could feel.....

"Noo...." he woke up screaming, he was sweating profusely. Monami too woke up  because of his scream.

"Karan...Karan", said Monami shaking him to wake him up. "Kya hua Karan..kya hua?"

Karan seemed to realise it was a nightmare for he was now breathing heavily trying to calm himself down. He stretched out his hands on the bed to find Monami. "Don't leave me Monu. Mujhe chodke mat jana Monu, please mein mar jaunga Monu please." Monami hugged him tightly and bought him closer to her. He was gripping her shirt and had closed his fist tightly on the rim of her cloth  .
Monami rubbed her hands on his back to calm him down.

"Ssshhhh..... Karan bas.. kya hua ro kyu ro rahe ho? Karan...karan...bas" said Monami.

"Monu....woh aa jayegi. Monu woh mujhe phirse......Monu save me , save me please", said Karan.

"Karan bas....Karan it's okay. Karan don't worry mein hu tumhare saath , tumhe kuch nahi hoga. Mein hu. Don't worry" said Monami.

Karan clutched her closer to himself. She turned around to turn on the lights, but he nodded his head in no. "Don't go", he whimpered. Monami was feeling very sad seeing him in such a state. He was supposed to be happy. He had the right to be happy. She rubbed his back until he calmed down and then slowly broke the hug. His face had dried tear marks and his nose was red due to crying. She kissed his forehead and smiled at him , "bas Karan, it was just a bad dream. It's okay. She is not here. I am here , with you. Right here with you."

She turned on the lights of the room and Karan again embraced her tightly squeezing her in his arms. Monami sighed seeing him like this. After a very long time , had Karan started to behave normally with everyone. He had had accepted his past and moved on , embarking upon the journey of Special Agent. It took years of sweat , blood and tears to make Karan Shergill what he was today.

"Karan , listen to me. Karan , listen to me" said Monami. He looked at Monami and she continued, " Karan she is not here. She is gone. She won't come again. You are safe."

He nodded in no. Monami was confused. He clasped Monami's shirt tightly once again and whispered,"Now i am safe"
Monami chuckled and smacked his shoulder. "Pagal. Chalo so jaate hai Karan."

Karan denied. Monami said," Karan please so jao . Tension mat lo"

Karan whispered, "Tum bhi mere saath raho"

Monami said, " Yahi hu Karan , kahi nahi ja rahi hu."

They both laid down on the bed. Karan clutched her hand  again and brought it closer to his heart. Monami smiled and started to caress his hair affirming him of her presence. Karan slept after some time but sleep was far away from Monami's eyes. She knew Karan would become silent once again the next day and it would again take ages to bring him back to normal . Such was a trauma for a person . He/She may have forgotten it in their lives but one incident and all your past time travels and stands right before you. She tried to think of various ways to make Karan forget it one again . She suddenly had an idea. She smiled widely and then looked at Karan who was sleeping silently now. She tried to remove her hand from his grasp but it wouldn't budge. She stopped the struggle and then stretched her other hand out and with difficulty and took her phone from the table. Hoping against hope that the people might pick up the call. She gave an inaudible squeal when she heard the receiver click on the other side .

 "Hello...Hello" whispered Monami.

"Hello beta kya hua itni raat ko call kiya? tum theek ho? Karan theek hai " asked the person