Sang hoon tere..

Tangle - untangle

Love is the best thing that can happen in someone's life but only till the moment trust lies underneath that love. Without trust  one can only end up with miseries , life long miseries.
Virat was sitting in his bed with his back supported by the headrest in deep thought. Manvi comes after changing and finds him thinking and not sleeping. She was confused about how come he drank so much but still is all normal and thinking. Without giving much pain to her brain she decides to ask him anyways. She sits on her knees and looks at him eagerly. Suddenly getting conscious Virat looks back at her.
Virat - What?? What is so interesting about me that you are staring like that?
Manvi- Me and staring??? That's what you do. ( she states as a matter of fact)
Virat blushes a bit listening to her comment, so all those times I stared at her she knew it, its so embarrassing, he thought.
Manvi- you know what..you don't need to feel embarrassed.
Virat looks at her I surprise but the next moment he makes a straight face.
Virat- so.. What were you doing?
Manvi- hmmm.. Actually I am a bit confused. How come you drank the whole bottle and still you are in your senses??? How how how?
Virat- I am like that. My drinking abilities are very high.
Manvi- I thought you don't drink. ( she said softly, sadness evident in her voice) I don't like drunkards. ( her eyes filling up gradually)
Virat puts his arm around her shoulder and pulls her towards him.
Virat- you don't even know where are you struck darling. (he winks)
Manvi- wait a minute. You don't even smell drunk. Majhra kya hai? Bolo bolo.
She makes such a curious face that Virat can't hold his laughter any longer.
Manvi- you are laughing!!! Tell me na.
Virat- I don't drink Manvi ( he says calmly)
Manvi- what was that then?
Virat - apple juice.
Manvi- apple juice??? But I didn't taste apple juice??
Virat-  unfortunately you took the right bottle.
Manvi- you don't drink then why for the bar is here?
Virat- for business delegates, friends, guests when they show up at home.
Manvi- hmm. But I don't want it in my house. Lock it vanish it do something I don't like it.
Virat - arre aisa thore hota hai. I don't drink so now what's the fuss about?
Manvi- I don't like it. It reminds of something horrible.
(she finds Virat looking at her oddly and decides to change the topic) okk ok whatever I am gonna have some apple juice. ( she winks at him climbing down the bed)
Virat- is this the time to have juice??? Come and sleep.
Manvi- no no nope. I am going.
She starts heading the stairs.
Virat- stop. No going anywhere. Come and sleep.
She makes a face and anyhow comes back. Virat switched off the lamp in his side and slept. Manvi too comes in her side and sleeps. She was feeling very uncomfortable about the fact that Virat still didn't have any idea about her life. She need to tell him. At least today she should. After seeing Mohit all her previous life came infront of her like a movie. She needs someone to share her pain hurt with. And Virat is the perfect one for it. He deserves to know and she wants to tell.
Manvi- I was just 10 years old when...
She stops to find whether he was listening. As she looks at him she finds him looking at her supporting himself in his elbow. He signals her to continue.
Manvi- when it all began. My family was never like that Virat. They were free, full of love and freedom. My bua, she was the youngest among her siblings, was a brilliant student and dadu did everything she needed to shine in life. She was studying medical and finally grabbed the national scholarship for one year internship in New Zealand. She was engaged to Mohan bhaiya, Mohit's elder brother. It was a business relation turned into a family, although bua didn't like him she accepted it. Everyone was happy with this engagement thing and bua's foreign internship. But when bua came in her first vacation she was in love with somebody else, his name was Martin. Dadu and dadi didn't agree to this relation. First of all bua was already engaged to Mohan and secondly Martin was a a foreigner. They decided to marry off bua as soon as possible but bua ran away and married her love. But whatever happened that day changed payal di's and my life forever. Mohan's family was enraged with all this and threatened dadu to mend all this any how else they will end all business relations with our family which would bring our family in footpath. On the other hand even their honour was at stake. They proposed on marrying off Payal di to Mohan. It was a total mismatch. Di was 15 years younger than him. More over she was such 16. But dadu had no other option. They also had one more clause and that was I should be married to Mohit who was again 12 years older. Their marriage took place and I was forcefully engaged. I never knew what it meant and what was the ring about. Mom told me that I was to have the ring with me forever and so I didn't remember to take it off. Payal di have to leave her studies , I never asked her how her life was or was she happy?? I knew she could never be happy. Sometimes I felt bua was responsible for all these but then how can I blame her, she was in love she choose to be happy.
She left a deep sigh after letting her heart out.
Virat was silently listening to her side.
Virat- are you happy with me Manvi? ( he asks honestly)
Manvi- I couldn't be happier. ( she smiles honestly)
Virat looks at her indifferently but she crawls closer to him.
Manvi- I am.( she says confirming her prior statement)
Virat pulls her closer so she rests her head on his chest with sleep engulfing her with the days unrest.

Where two souls have found there solace there were other two still tangled  in their problems. ....