" purohit kaka kya kanha ji ko dard nahi hua tha jab unhe pata chala ki unki shaadi rukmani se hone wali hai. " the recently turned fifteen year old Bondita asked as she was going through her first heartbreak.
The priest chuckled at her question. " jitna bhola tum unhe samajh ti ho utne bhole nahi hai woh. Shaatir hai shaatir "
Bondita gasped " haye haye purohit kaka aise koi bolta hai kya bhagwaan ke baare mein. Aur to aur purohit hokar "
" aree sach hi to bol raha hun. Tujhe pata hai bitiya Radha aur Rukmani dono Laxmi ka avtaar thi. Radha prem roop thi aur Rukmani patni roop. Hum shatir na kahein to kya kahein. " he explained.
" baat to apki sahi hai " she said loosing herself in thoughts. " par insaan to alag alag the na. " she tried to argue.
The priest pretended to be in deep thoughts. He pursed his lips and spoke " baat to teri bhi sahi hai. Khair pyaar to woh dono se karte the. Radha se ek premi ki tarah aur Rukmini se pati ki tarah aur wo dono bhi to karti thi "
She was again lost in thoughts. " par mere najariye se dekho to prem to kisi aur ne bhi kiya hai aur log bhi unhe pujte hain. "
" kon hai woh kaka" she was eager to know.
" meera " he softly exclaimed. " sabse jyada kathin to unka prem tha. Puri duniya unke khilaaf thi magar phir bhi unhe farak na pada. Ye jaante hue bhi ki Krishna manushya avastha mein nahi the unke paas. Phir bhi unhone Prem kiya. Aur ek din samagayi uss murat mein. " he looked at her with a smile.
" prem ko pana prem nahi hota beta usse nibhaate rehna prem hota hai. Chahe woh ek tarfa hi kyun na ho. "
In that moment Bondita didn't realized the depth of those words. But now she was experiencing it. Her rational mind always told her that this one sided love is nothing but a time waste. She was only causing herself pain. But in her heart she knew it was worth waiting for .
She returned to the tree trunk that day as always waiting for him. She was a fool to wait for him but as they say everyone becomes a fool in love. She looked down and saw something. Someone left a book and papers near the trunk. She picked up the papers first and realized it was actually a wedding card. It was the second card she was seeing. Then her eyes landed on the names.
It was him.
Her eyes were sad again as she traced his name.
Please don't be in love with someone else
Please don't have somebody waiting on you.
Then she picked up the book and opened the first page. It was full of photos. It was an album. She was little amazed to see this much photos. One by one she glanced at every photo. Then her eyes got stuck on one photo.
It was him. It was him with smiling face. Bondita couldn't help but smile at him. He looked so pure and beautiful while smiling. Her eyes went to the photo beside it. And her eyes got lost again. It was him smiling and besides him there was Saudamini . The woman he's going to marry, the woman he loves . Her eyes turned watery seeing the happiness on his face. He was really happy with her .
That's when she decided it was her time, her time to say goodbye to them. Him and this beautiful place. Her heart heavy and aching with the realization but she have to do it for his sake.
She took out the photo of him and held onto it dearly, close to her heart . She started walking away from there. Only once she looked behind to see how many memories it held .
This is me praying that
This was the very first page
Not where the story line ends
My thoughts will echo your name, until I see you again
These are the words I held back, as I was leaving too soon
I was enchanted to meet you .
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Ajnabee - The ecstasy of one sided love. ( completed )
FanfictionShe loved him through her entire life. She loved him when he was a stranger. She loved him when he loved another. She loved him when he married someone else. She loved him when he was unaware about her existence. She loved him when he was a boy, ful...
