Misaligned Stars

Missing the Train

Karan stepped out of curtain as soon as Rishabh left the room. Monami came to him. "Phew, this was so weird. You need to leave. He looks like a good guy. I don't want to be wrong to him...."

Monami was speaking when she noticed Karan's eyes. They looked red - angry red but also teary red . Monami forgot everything and held his face, "Karan, what happened? Kya hua tumhe? Tumhe bura laga? Wo to .. Karan.. aise kyun... I am getting married to him... kya hua .. kuch to bolo"
Karan hugged Monami and didn't say anything.

Monami's heart sank. Why did Karan look like this? So sad , so upset, May be heart broken even. "Karan... talk to me" she rubbed her hand on his chest to comfort him. Karan pressed his forehead to her forehead.

"What to say Monami? Anything I say you will say it's wrong. But when that man was with you, it sank in.. sank in that I am losing you forever." Karan said , with a shaking voice. "It's like I am missing a train, but one forever. I will be lost Monami"

"Jaaann, suno, ye sab to hona tha na" Monami tried to explain to Karan, but struggling to find words. "I was supposed to be in London by this time anyways. You were about to be engaged to Reena. This is what we wanted for ourselves. Right?"

"I don't ... don't know... what to say. If this is right then why does it feel like my heart has been stabbed right in the middle" Karan said

"I don't know Karan tum kya expect kar rahe the. But ab yahi hamara truth hai."

"Monami. Bas thodi der let me stay like this." Karan was hugging Monami tightly, his arms wrapping her back, his hand on the back of her head, keeping her stuck to him.

"Hmmm" Monami said and hugged him back, planting a kiss on his chest. Only if she could tell him right now how much she loved him, but it would be so wrong.

They stood like that for a few minutes, then Karan pulled her hair lightly to tilt her head back, and leaned on to kiss her"

"Kar...." Monami tried to stop him but he didn't stop this time. Monami felt Karan's tears dropping on her cheeks as he devoured her lips and she couldn't bear it and kissed him back with all her love. It was a love confession but one without any words, a communication from soul to soul, both gave in to their deep desire for a few moments, even forgetting to breathe. A few moments of owning each other, a few moments of sharing their thirst for each other. A union of lips, a union of tears, a shower of all the love that cannot be expressed in words.

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"Let's get married Monami. Let's run away from here."
Karan said after catching his breath.

Monami looked at Karan lovingly. "I know you will regret all your life if I make you hurt your people. Go Karan. This is it."

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Karan went down Monami's room via balcony. Halfway through he lost his footing and fell down hurting himself a bit. Monami almost screamed watching him fall and lost her voice for a few seconds.

Monami texted Karan as she saw him limp towards his bike and leave.
Monami: "Please text me when you reach home. I need to know you are safe.
Karan reached home and texted back: "Reached home and I am fine. Par aaj ke khoobsoorat lamhon ke baad mar bhi jaata to koi gham nahi"

Monami didn't know how to respond.

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Yashoda was ready early morning to go to Monami's house to help with the arrangements for the guests and Monami's engagement. Karan refused to go with her but Yashoda asked the reason. After a long discussion, Karan gave up and went along with Yashoda and decided to avoid Monami.