Silsila

"Blast from the past"

Arjun froze....he didn't know if what he was seeing was true and real or was it his hallucinations again....his mind was playing games with him along with his heart....one part of him wanted to throw himself on his bhaiya and cry his heart out but another part of him wanted to run away from there as far as possible where no one could ever find him...he atleast wanted to scream at his brother...wanted to vent out his pain or atleast call him 'bhaiya' but even his mouth wasn't on his side today...it was like someone had locked him in a cold storage yet he felt like burning in fire....his emotions were all over the place....he just stood there like a ghost....

Veer was too shocked on what he saw today....for the first time he saw not even a tinge of emotions in his brother's eyes....they were blank....void of all human emotions....he suddenly felt cold by his brother's cold eyes....staring at him with a blank expression....he with trembling feet took a step towards Arjun and with shaking hands he moved his hands to touch his face but suddenly Arjun flinched and took a step back in fear....and that's it....as soon as he saw his brother trying to touch him...he revolted back and moved away.....getting his senses back..he stood firm....he couldn't fall weak....he cannot let anyone play with his emotions again....he got a grip on himself and spoke with utmost cold and distant voice...

Arjun: hello Mr and Mrs Patel... I'm sorry for the inconvenience caused by me... I was held in some work...but I'll make sure that there's no problem atleast from MY SIDE....anyhow it's quite late....if you could guide me to my room..I would like to rest....

Veer and Diya were shocked.....why was he acting so strange like he was in a strangers place...did he not recognise them...but they did see the sheen of tears in his eyes...

Veer was restless....he wanted to hug his baby brother....wanted to know what all he did in the years they had lost...he wanted to do soo much but for the first time he was not able to approach him...

Veer: baccha....why are you talking like this....i know i hurt you and there's no justification for it but won't you even hug your brother....

Arjun started laughing like a maniac
"What....what did u just call me....bacchaa....brother....ohhhh....so you remember that you HAD a brother...but guess what...I'm soo sorry to inform you that YOUR BACCHA....YOUR KID BROTHER IS DEAD....do u hear me....he's dead....and do u know who killed him...YOU....you killed him Mr Veer Patel...the day you walked away from your child he died...the day you choose someone else he died....the day you never even turned to look back on him...he died...the day you left him with a devil....i mean Mrs Patel....he died...so about whom are you talking about"

Veer was shocked listening to the hatered his brother held in him....he was stunned and speechless...what could he speak further when all the allegations his brother told were the bitter truth of his life....yes he left his kid...he never tried to know about him again...but he was bounded by a promise...how would he make him understand that he too died a million times remembering his kid...that he too suffered as much as him if not more...

While Diya was weeping silently not knowing what to tell or how to apologise...bcz somewhere she held herself a culprit of Arjun....but in reality no one was at fault....all were victims of a cruel game and were just pawns used by Nisha....and Arjun bear all the brunt of it....

Diya knew that no one was in the position to talk or listen to each other sanely....so she guided his room instructions to Arjun who stromed out to his room while Diya led a broken veer to their room....

Arjun's room,

Arjun began breathing heavily...his breaths were uneven....he was unable to breathe....he was feeling suffocated....he had hidden his darkest truth deep inside his heart...but today it broke down like a ocean of pain....and he didn't know how to handle it anymore....

He started rubbing his chest.... breathing heavily and then collapsed on the floor and curled himself into a ball as his worst nightmares began to haunt him....

Noooo...nooo....don't go....bha...iya....no..

Mama....mamma....leave me ... please....I'm sorry....I'm sooo...rry......

Ma....it will burn alot....aaahhhaaa...no..

Arjun closed his ears to shut those voices...while shaking in fear and pain..

"Har Dard Pe Shart Lagate Ho
Awaz Na Nikle Siskiyon Ki..

Har Dard Pe Shart Lagate Ho
Awaz Na Nikle Siskiyon Ki...

Humko tou jeene se pehle hi
Jaldi thi tum pe marne ki..

Taqdeerein Nee Taqdeerein
Tere Sath Laraiyan Kon Kare..

Taqdeerein Nee Taqdeerein
Tere Sath Laraiyan Kon Kare.."