CHAPTER NINETEEN

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Randhir was ferociously racing his bike at the speed of 70 kilometres per hour. The flashes of  all his moments with Sanyukta kept on rolling in front of his eyes. The reminisces of their unforgettable bike ride , the incident of the bus stop, their first encounter in Raima's room and their intense eye lock on the stairs when she was in his arms, made his lips curve into a smile, automatically . However, the next minute ,it got overshadowed by Anju's words ,which started ringing in his ears , constantly.

"Insey Milo yeh hai Sameer Mittal, Sanyukta me hone Waley Mangetar...."

He gritted his teeth in anger and shifted the gears to increase the speed. He was sweating profusely while his mind was again occupied with a set of thoughts that couldn't let him calm down since last few days.

That day as Mrs. Aggarwal introduced him to Sameer, he identified him to be the same man whom he had seen on the airport, misbehaving with an old porter . What made Mr. Aggarwal choose such a rude, arrogant, ill mannered, egotistic, discourteous, chauvinist who would ruin Sanyukta's life. What made him take this sudden decision??? His heart threw so many questions at him for which he had no reply. But not anymore, he would not let any horrid ,nasty, mean and awful guy take her away from him. He decided that he would do anything to stop this engagement, come what may..

He kept on speeding his bike on the road , in the path of the traffic . His hands were trembling and his lips went dry. The alcohol was having its effect on him. His eyes had turned red and his vision was getting blurred.. He was giving up on his senses, just when he realised he was about to hit a man crossing the road and in an attempt to save him ,he steered towards the right but ended up crashing into a wall . He fell off the bike with his head , hitting a rock that was lying on the ground and he fainted right there on the spot with blood oozing out of his head.

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Randhir's PoV :

Minutes later ,I gained back my consciousness at the sound of some siren coming from a far off distance. I felt a sharp pain at the side of my head and temple area.  I tried to split my eyes open , my vision was still blurred but I could figure out that there was an ambulance which had come to a halt right in front of me and few people were rushing in my direction with a stretcher, wearing white clothes. But, the next moment I fainted again  due to the intensity of the pain I was going through.

When I opened my eyes again I found myself lying on a bed , in an unknown place .On observing the surroundings ,I realised that it was a hospital. I looked towards my left and found Karan sitting beside me with a worried expression on his face.

 I looked towards my left and found Karan sitting beside me with a worried expression on his face

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"How are you feeling now??", he asked me as soon as he saw me looking at him.

"Main yahan kaise aaya??? I have to go...", I chipped trying to get up from the bed but fell back again as I felt my head spinning around.

"Randhir..Terra accident hua...Doctor ne tujhe rest karne ko kaha hai. You've got head injury. Woh toh accha hua Kisi ne mujhey tere  phone ki recent call history  se call kar diya warna..."

"Mujhey kuch nai sunna.. I have to go and stop this engagement .", I replied sternly and managed to get up again . I pulled out the tubes which were attached to my body with a jerk and walked from there , struggling my way toward the exit when I heard him again .

"Randhir...... It's all over ... Sab kuch Khatam Ho gaya hai... Raat ke 12 baj rahe hai , the party is over and she is already Engaged to Sameer.. "

"NO!!!! I don't believe you  ....You're lying...Tu mujhse jhoot Bol raha hai .. Hai na?? ", I chipped turning my back and took steps towards him not wanting to believe what I just heard.

"You are saying all this so that you can stop me from going there.  Bol na???? " .
I paused , waiting for his reply , but he stood there with his head hanging low..

"Bolta kyon nahi... Just tell me ki yeh Sab jhoot hai , dammit.... ", I yelled at him , catching hold of his collar to which he replied by showing me the time in his watch.

"I wish I could tell you that, Randhir ......
But , Tu ne bohot der kardi .. It's all over now . Sacch yahi hai that She is now engaged to somebody else ... ", he added sympathetically , killing the last ray of hope I had in me.

I  just stood there rooted to the ground  , numb and lifeless like a zombie , while Karan held both my shoulders and continued ,
"I would be lying to you , Randhir , if I tell you that -  I understand what you are going through right now , because I don't . The fact is Sanyukta kabhi Teri thi hi  nahi  aur na hi kabhi Ho Sakti hai. You were'nt meant to be together. Shayad , isiko destiny kehte hai.. "

I sat down on the edge of the bed with a thud . My whole world had been crumbled and shattered into pieces. Who was to be blamed for it???  Destiny????
No..  It wasn't destiny which was to be blamed.  It was all my fault.. It was my fault that I denied my feelings for her for so long . It was my fault that I never confessed my feelings to her . It was my fault that I realised my true love for her , when the fear of loosing her to someone else crept in.
If at all I had acted wisely the destiny would have been something else..and again today I was at fault as I was trying to stop her engagement which would have harmed the reputation of both our families , when I don't even know whether she loves me or not... Tears started brimming in my eyes waiting to be stormed out. But being a man, my ego wasn't  allowing me to cry. I somehow managed to blink them back into my eyes and chipped,

"Karan, could you please call my family and inform them about the accident " , to which he patted my back and smiled saying,

"I already did that while you were unconscious . They will be here any moment..."

End of PoV

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