Ankahi Baatein

9| Right Here For You

Gautami reached the place where she thought of Abhyudaya to be. Her house. She saw the door was slightly open and her guess was indeed came out to be true.

She took a deep sigh of relief and quietly entered inside, closing the door behind her. She kept her bag on the table and started walking towards her room.

Gautami found the door of the bedroom opened. On entering inside, she saw Abhyudaya sleeping peacefully on the bed, snuggling with her pillow.

She smiled seeing him and sat beside him, caressing his hair softly. He slightly opened his eyes and on seeing a quite blurred image of her, Abhyudaya got up from the bed and sat up.

Abhi: Gautami? Tum kab aayi? I'm sorry.

Gautami: Sorry kisliye?

Abhi: Maine tumhara dinner date bekaar pura kharab kardiya.

Gautami: Nahi toh Abhi. Tumne aisa kuch nahi kiya.

Abhi: Still. I'm sorry Gattu.

Gautami: It's okay. Tum safe ho, yeh jaan ke main ab raahat ki saans le sakti hoon.

Abhi (with concern holding her hand): Kyun? Kya hua maggie?

Gautami: Woh bas jab tum aise sudden chale aaye the aur mujhe tum aas paas kahi dikh nahi rahe the, toh main bohot darr gayi thi aur bachpan ka woh flashback yaad aagaya tha mujhe. Toh issi wajah se main bohot tensed hogayi thi.

Abhi (his voice filled with emotion): Oh I'm sorry Gautami. Please mujhe maaf kardo.

Gautami: Tum mujhse baar baar maafi kyun maang rahe ho?

Abhi: Meri wajah se tumhe aaj bohot dikkatein hui. Main tumhe itna worried nahi karana chahta tha. Kabhi bhi nahi.

Gautami: It's okay Abhi. Iske chalte mujhe atleast ek cheez ki toh realization hui hai.

Abhi: Aur woh kya hai?

Gautami: Tum mere sab kuch ho Abhi. Tum nahi, toh main bhi nahi. Iss Gautami ko exist karne ke liye apne iss Abhi ki zaroorat hai. Iske bina woh kuch nahi hai.

Abhi: Gattu, yeh tum kya---

Gautami: I mean it Abhi. I really do. Main yeh sab kuch bana nahi rahi.

Abhi: Main samajh raha hoon Gautami kyunki tumhe leke mere bhi feelings same hai. Mujhe tumhari want nahi hai, balki mujhe tumhari need hai. Humesha ke liye apne saath.

Gautami (smiles and hugs him): Main kahi nahi jaa rahi Abhi. Chaahe kuch bhi hojaaye, tum mere ho aur main tumhari.

Abhi (hugs her back): Main bhi humesha tumhare saath hoon. Aur waise bhi, main toh kab ka tumhara hogaya tha.

Gautami: Aur ab main bhi tumhari hoon.

None of them say anything further and continue embracing each other with their warm embrace. Abhyudaya and Gautami mutually pull away after a couple of moments and she leaves from the room, leaving him alone in his world of thoughts.

Abhyudaya's Pov.

{Pyaar karta hoon main tumse my Gattu par just kaash, kaash main tumhare saath apne humesha ke liye reh paata. Kaash meri kismat itni buri naa hoti, toh hum saath ho paate. Samajh nahi aata ke main tumse iss baare mein kaise baat karu.

Har din main khud ko apni iss taqdeer ko kosta hue paata hoon aur akelepan mein khud ko rota hua dekhta hoon. Toh jab mera khud ka yeh haalat hai, toh tumhari kya hoga Gautami? Yehi sochke main tumse kuch nahi keh paata aur apne iss sach ko tumse chupakar mujhe aur bhi takleef hoti hai.}