Waited For You

Chapter 11

1 month later :-

AUTHOR's POV :-

A girl dressed in a baby pink anarkali, pearl jhumka with open hairs which had curls in the end was sitting in an open terrace restaurant looking super gorgeous. The whole terrace was nothing but an epitome of beauty with floral decoration and having no other costomer rather than that girl as the whole terrace was booked for the next few hours. The surrounding environment of the setting sun just added glory to the already beautiful terrace. The girl was enjoying the view, back facing the terrace door letting the cool wind gently touch her face and helping her already hanging hairs to flow swiftly. She closed her eyes accepting the wind and the ongoing changes in her life.

A man dressed in white shirt and brown formal pants steeped inside the rooftop, spotted the girl, removed his black googles and said

" Jo Teri meri Raza hoti
Ek ho Jaye ham dono,
kya khoob wo dua hoti
Yun toh sab kuch hai zindagi mein
Par Jo ham aapse karte,
Wo Shiddat-e-wafa hoti "

The girl turned towards the source of sound and was hell shocked to see the person infront of her.
She said, " What the hell are you doing here and from where did you found my shayari ?"
The man who had a little smile till now turned his face neutral and said, " You knew everything Sanchi. You knew I was the same Atharv then why did you choose to not know me?"

(Yes everyone they are Sanchi and Atharv.)

Sanchi - " I said what the hell are you doing here? I was supposed to meet the person whom my parents choose for me. Wait a minute ....... Are you the same person whom my parents decided for me?"
Atharv nodded.
Sanchi - "O wow so you manipulated my parents too with your facade outer personality and choose to stand infront of me presenting yourself as my would be groom expecting what? Did you expected that I would run to you and embrace you in a tight hug?"
Atharv - " Why would I manipulate your parents? And no I did not expect you to hug me nor I expected this behaviour of yours when we would meet after years. You knew I was your Atharv then why did you choose to play the stranger game with me? I can't even explain what was I feeling every minute without you. Every second without you was like loosing drop of blood from my heart. You .."
Sanchi interrupted him by saying a loud STOP.
Sanchi(in an angry tone) - " Can you please stop this drama of yours? I am not bounded to give any answer to your questions. You have no rights over me." And started to move out of the terrace passing through Atharv but he held her arm and said with pain evident in his tone " How can you say that? You and me both of us know what we had and what we have. You can't simply walk out like always. This act of yours had broken me into hundred of pieces everytime."

Sanchi jerked her hand from Atharv's hold and said "Fine. You want a reason right? I hate you and in no universe you are going to be mine. I choose to stay away from you, to play the stranger game with you because I freaking hate you. You disgust me Mr. Atharv Prasad. Everything related to you disgust me. We had nothing in the past nor in the present and I will make sure that it remains the same in future and dare to play this game of yours with me again. I was an idiot who fell into your trap once but it will not happen again and I promise you that." With this she quickly left the terrace.
Atharv fell on the ground with a thud.

ATHARV's POV:-

As she left, the pool of tears which I controlled in front of her betrayed me. I had no heart to wipe them off nor did I felt any strength to do so. She hates me. This feeling is suffocating me and I am feeling like there is no air beside me. All these years I had hope that after I find her we would be together although there was always a constant fear which turned into reality today. I cannot mould my overall feelings into words. It feels like I am trapped inside my own body. Her each word felt like a stab in my heart. I am feeling pain in every part of my body even without having a single scratch. Today I can relate to the line which says words causes more pain than weapons and the pain given by loved ones are the most damageable ones. She is the best thing given by God to me even without asking him. I didn't know I needed her until she came and even without my knowledge she became one of the most undeniable important part of me. But it feels like she is moving away from me and will never return to me. And this mere thought is enough to break me again and again. The one I want to cherish always is hell bent to move far away from me.
Can't she really see the truth in my eyes? Can't she see that she is plucking each fibre from my body with each step she is taking in the direction opposite to me? Today I realised that with every passing minute I fell even harder for her. The thought that she will leave me made me realise that how much I want her, how much I yearn for her but I too want her happiness and if she is happy this way then do I have to leave her? Do I have the strength to leave her? Will I have to leave her even without making her mine? The thought itself is sending shivers down my spine.

I roamed my eyes in the surrounding feeling cold only to witness the sky as coal black without any stars or moon just like my life without Sanchi. I didn't realise how much time went by with me in the same position on the ground. I stood up and came out of the restaurant with my car keys. I stepped into my car and started its engine having no idea of destination and route I would follow.

SANCHI's POV:-

I quickly ran out of the restaurant and by my car came to my apartment which is only reserved for me. I locked my door and sat down with a thud sound. Why can't I handle this?
Why can't I control my weakness infront of him? Why was I able to see pain in his eyes? Was that really for me? Why his every word felt so true yet I could not accept it. How I wish those words to be true. Why I still yearn for him? Why? Why it has to be like this where I cannot step into either of the choice. The things I said to him had to provide peace to me but it is giving me no relief rather is adding more to my miseries. Why is it feeling that this is not correct? Accepting Atharv would be tarnishing my self respect and I would not harm my self respect for anyone not even myself and the other option too which I choose is not helping me. Until then I didn't even realise that I was crying. I hate myself for being so vulnerable in his case then again comes his betrayal in my mind.
Thinking all these things and about Atharv I didn't realise when I slept on the floor itself.

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