Us again

28-Somewhere faraway

Kolkata

A week passed,and Khushi hoped something would change. But nothing changed. Khushi couldnot believe Arnav couldnot reach her. As much as Khushi knew Arnav,he would even kill for his dear ones. He even destroyed her,just for his sister. It was a harsh reality check. How important Khushi was to Arnav,she felt it through out the week. And it broke her more. She even begged the idol she worshiped,to free her. Tried to kill herself. And Abeer had to be so careful around Khushi.

As they were having tea sitting on the roof top,and the caretaker was talking about his homeland,in his broken Hindi,for he was neither a Bengali nor a Hindi speaking state' person. He was from Odisha,a small state on the side of Bay of Bengal,not progressed,not developed,not too known. Quite,silent state.. As the caretaker spoke,something in Khushi clicked..Her eyes shone..Abeer noticed it ..

"Titli,if you are planning to leave and go to Odisha,to hide,without informing anyone,then you should not do it. If you want to go,I will arrange it. No one will tell anyone anything. You can enjoy however you wish there"Abeer said ..

Khushi nodded.. And without any delays,both of them started for the state..

Abeer returned to Kolkata after settling Khushi down. Khushi,a paying guest in a small village,in between two rivers,few family,no internet,no cell phone network..Just Khushi,in a house of a family of three..

As Khushi lived there,her mornings would start with the calm calls of birds..She would go for runs,then the nearby market,to buy her necessities..Then come back,bath,cook,eat,if not feeling,then not cooking,reading books,learning languages,learning things.. Somewhere Khushi was healing..But her heart was hurting like crazy..Withe each day, as she would wake up,she would just type a Good morning message for her Arnav..Yet she would not send it. She would not connect to internet..She needed time. Time to see,what would Arnav do,without her..Would she ever be important to him? Would she ever be his priority? Call it crazy,but she loved him,loves him and will forever love him. It's very hard to find someone with whom your heart beats. And she was not a fool to not accept it. Yet she just wanted Arnav's assurance. That she is important to him. She matters to him...

As Khushi was slowly healing,she met new people..Some of them even tried to persuade her to marry their sons and settle down with them..

Life was slow,but was moving forward with Khushi..Only Abeer knew where Khushi was..And he would only contact her through the person in whose home she stayed..And that too through the caretaker from Kolkata..

So Arnav had no scope of finding anything ..

Two years and seven months,Khushi lived there.. Lost,alone,trying to find herself,trying to smile..

Actually Khushi did not have much problem there. She didn't have so called princess syndrome. She could connect with the life,for her privious life was almost the same...