Chime of Love

Broken pieces

You are not in the stars
But it feels like you're just as far, Tell me how to travel back from lovers into strangers,
My whole world revolved around you now my sky's gone dark

He twirled her and danced slowly to the rhythm of the piano playing "Thousands years."

A smile adorned her face.

A few minutes ago she was feeling humiliated, She was attending a wedding reception after repeated requests from her regular customer  but the High class party was too high on arrogance and showoff to digest her simplicity and elegance.

The way some girls were looking at her, pointing at her saree and her simple appearance wasn't something she was unaware of, but she decided to ignore it as usual.

But a sudden sound causes his facial muscles to tense and relax at the same time,

"Saree ka dukan"

"Ghamandi Rao"

"What a pleasant surprise, I was getting bored here but here we go. entertainment ka full package mil gaya, "

She just nodded in response.

He looked into her eyes and his gaze softened,

"Tum dinner nahi kiya na? Chalo pahle kuch kha leta hai varna tum mera dimag khayega"

He dragged her, holding his hand gently and served a plate containing all the South Indian dishes available there,

He started eating as if he had just broken his hunger strike,

"Aree tum bhi khane ka na, kya hua? Tumko ye sab pasand nahi? Kuchh or leke aaye mai? Udhar marathi dishes bhi hai"

Pallavi shook her head no and dig into his food plate,

For some strange reason she felt food tastes better than ever,

After dipping a small idli in sambar and stuffing it in his mouth, he babble with a strange sound

"Tum yahi wait karne ka, mai or le ke aata hai"

As Raghav went again to fill his empty plate, Pallavi was waiting for him, a girl passed by her and made a disgusting face, at the same time Raghav came back with a plate full of sweets,

'Hey Raghav, I am Anjali, remember?"

She extended his hand towards him,

Raghav asked Pallavi to hold the plate, Anjali moved forward hoping for a 'hug' or at least a shake hands,

"You're looking handsome "
She said with creepy smile.

Raghav took out a tissue from his pocket and wiped the corner of Pallavi's mouth,

"Sambhar pet me pack karne ke liye hai saree ka dukan, face pack ke liye nahi, "

"Lao plate do abhi or ye kahne ka"

After they finished eating he asked her for a dance, some girls who were drooling over Raghav started staring at Pallavi, but he held her gently and made her look at him,

"Concentrate karne ka saree ka dukan "

After the dance she told him she is leaving, he came out with her,

Pallavi had a Satisfying look on her face, it had been many years since she had ever attended a function happily

"I never knew a great side of you could exist"

She chuckled.

"I never knew I could still exist"

As Pallavi looked into his eyes after what he said, she felt a sharp pain in her heart, she didn't know why but she felt a desire to read those eyes, which contained a great poem that no one had heard.

she smiled ,

"Ghamandi Rao, If at the right side of your lungs you know what is correct, it's enough, Rest will fall in it's place if it's meant to be.... "

"Batein aachi kar leta hai tum saree ka dukan"

He smiles.

"Abhi jao varna sanki baba ka bp high ho jayega, uskavo dialogue,kya bolta vo...han..
Golgappa bus! "

"Golgappa bus nahi, Gappa bas, veda manus! "

She laughed.

It was Sunday morning when Pallavi was on the terrace of her new friend,

"Ye tu udd gaye the na kal" She asked.

"Ye to roj hi uddte hain"

"I..I mean, inka pinzra khula rah gaya tha shayad.... "

"Khula nahi rah gaya tha, kisi ne janbujh kar khula chor diya tha." He smirked.

She lowered her eyes,
He walked towards the cage and opened it,

"Kholne wale ko maloom nahi tha shayad ki ye pinzra inki hifazat ki liye hai, kaid ke liye nahi, Chahe saat aasmaan ghum aaye, ye palat kar yahin vapas aate hain.. "

"Kyu? "

"Mohhabat hai inhe, Mujhe se bhi or iss jagah se bhi"

"Itna yaeek nahi tumhe ki ye laut ayenge tumhare pass? "

"Han"

"Tumhara bhi to koi apna hoga jisko sirf tumhare sath rahna ho" Raghav asked.

"Ret ke mahal banane se kya hoga, ek din vo samndar ki Lahrein unko mita hi dengi"

"To cement ka banane ka na"

"Poetry samjh nahi aati tumhe"

"Tum likhta hai? "

"Kabhi Kabhi"

"Mera liye bhi Likho kuch"

"Nah! "

"Kaiko? Mere bare me likhene ke liye kuch nahi hai? "

"Kagaz par tumhari tareef krugi to padhne wale tumhe chahne lagenge... "

"Fir to mera fayada hai na"

"Fayde or nuksaan ka apna apna nazariya hai...."

"Mereko sab upar se ja raha hai"

"Vo dekho vo tumhare kabootar udd gaye.. "

"Laut aayenge.... "

after a few days,
At railway station,

She left, he stood there unaware, neither could he ask anything, nor did she answer, it was a silence but not a silence of peace, it was a silence of suffocation,

'Sainkadon tufan lafzon mein dabe the zer-e-lab
ek patthar tha ḳhamoshi ka ki jo hatata na tha'

"Anna aap unhe rok kyu nahi lete"

"Aab to aadat ho gaya hai"

"Kaisi? "

"Jawaab paye bina sawaal bhool jane ki...."

"Anna ! Pallavi ji kabhi vapas na aayi to?

Farhad asked, looking into his Anna's eyes who were trying their best to hold back the tears.

" Kuch intezaar adhure hi rahe to accha hai Farhad"

Wiping the tears with the back of his palm he closed the door of his Den.

'vo ki ḳhushbu ki tarah phaila tha mere charo taraf,
main use mahsus kar sakta tha chhu sakta na tha'

"Anna aise.... "

"Jo insaan aaj tere Samne khada hai Farhad vo pyar nahi kar sakata, aree jo mai ban gaya hun uss insaan ko mai khud pasand nahi kar pa raha to koi or......
He paused, fighting with the tears that will come at any time, " Koi or kaise karega... "

Tbc.......