The Bridged Love

I Conquered The Battle Of Her Heart.

TODAY. (FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF ATHARVA)

" DAMN. . . I WONDER WHY SHE NEVER TOLD ME THIS." I SAID TO RANBIR IN THE HOUR-LONG CHAT WHILE HE NARRATED ME THE ENTIRE SCENE.
" ARE YOU MAD? HOW CAN YOU EXPECT A GIRL TO TELL YOU OPENLY THAT SHE WAS MOLESTED."
" I MEAN. SHE COULD HAVE ATLEAST TOLD ME THE MAIN REASON FOR HER DEPRESSION."
" CHUCK. NOW THAT YOU KNOW EVERYTHING, IT'S YOUR DUTY TO KEEP THE PROMISE AND NOT TELL AASHIYA ABOUT THIS.
" SURE BUDDY. IT WAS NICE TALKING TO YOU. THANKS A LOT. :-)"
"SAME HERE :)"
I REALISED THAT IT WAS 2 IN THE NIGHT AND I WAS SUPPOSED TO SLEEP.
NEXT DAY I WOKE UP AND WENT TO OFFICE. I WAS IMMEDIATELY CALLED BY BOSS AS SOON AS I SIGNED IN THE LOCAL AREA NETWORK. HE SAID THAT I'VE TO GO TO AMRITSAR FOR A BUSINESS TRIP.
I CALLED AASHIYA.
" GOOD NEWS."
" DON'T TELL ME YOU GOT A PROMOTION."
" SOMEDAY VERY SOON LOVE. BUT FOR NOW, I'M COMING TO AMRITSAR ON THE AFTERNOON OF SUNDAY."
" WHAT THE HELL? ARE YOU SERIOUS? HOW? WHY? WHERE ARE YOU STAYING? WHICH FLIGHT?" QUERRIES WERE FLOODED AROUND ME.
" CALM DOWN. YES I'M COMING. OFFICIAL TRIP. NAGRAJ HOTEL. AIR INDIA. I GUESS THAT ANSWERS IT ALL."
" I'LL BE THERE AT THE AIRPORT."
" SURE. I'LL TEXT YOU THE DETAILS."
" YOU BETTER"
" BYE FOR NOW, I NEED TO PACK UP."
" SURE. BYE. SEE YOU SOON."

I HAD A FULL-FLEDGED PLAN READY FOR CONFRONTING MY FEELINGS. I'VE ALREADY TOLD RANBIR THE PLAN AND HE PROMISED TO ARRANGE THE NECESSARY THINGS. SO NOW. I HAD MY FLIGHT AT 8 IN THE MORNING. WHICH MEANT I HAD TO LEAVE AT 4 FROM MY HOUSE. IT WAS 8pm NOW.
I WOKE UP AT 2 AM AND CHECKED MY PHONE ASTONISHINGLY FINDING AASHIYA ONLINE.
" IT'S A MOMENT OF SURPRISE. ITNI BESABR HO GAYI HO AAP HUMSE MILNE KE LIYE KI RAATON KI NEEND UDD GAYI HAI."
" HO GAYA NAATAK? I DON'T KNOW HOW I TURNED IINSOMNIAC. I WAS JUST LISTENING SONGS AND REREADING OUR CHATS."
" AW. THAT'S SWEET. ACCHA LISTEN."
" BOL"
" WHAT ARE YOU WEARING TOMORROW?"
" OLIVE-COLORED TOP AND JEANS"
" SHIT!"
" WHY? DON'T YOU LIKE THAT COLOR?"
" NOTHING LIKE THAT, BUT THEN WE'D BE TWINNING."
" YOU SKIPPED MY HEART BEAT BUDDY."
" ----FLIGHT DETAILS----
  ----HOTEL DETAILS----"
"OKAY, THANKS, I'D BE THERE."
" YOU BETTER BE"
" GOOD NIGHT NOW."
" YEAH GN."

I LEFT FOR THE AIRPORT AT 3:45
MEANWHILE I TEXTED RANBIR ABOUT THE PLAN.
I REACHED THE AIRPORT AT 6:30am WHERE AN OFFICEMAN WAS ALREADY STANDING WITH MAHINDRA AND MAHINDRA GOODIES THAT I'D ORDERED. IT CONSISTED OF WHOLE GRAIN COOKIES, PASTRIES AND STUFF LIKE THAT. THEN I HEARD AN ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT RETRIEVAL OF BOARDING PASSES. I WENT AND COLLECTED THEM. SOON ENTRY STARTED. I WENT ON MY SEAT. THERE WAS A HOT LADY ON MY NEXT SEAT. BUT I WAS AN ONE WOMAN MAN SO NO MORE STARING AND FLIRTING. I SLEPT AND WOKE UP AN HOUR LATER. IT WAS STILLL HALF AN HOUR LEFT FOR THE LANDING. THE AIR HOSTESS ASKED ME FOR A HAM CHEESE BURGER WHICH I AGREED TO EAT. TILL THE TIME I ATE IT, I WAS ON MY DESTINATION. I LEFT THE PLANE AND WENT TO THE BAGGAGE CENTER. I TOOK MY BAGGAGE AND CALLED AASHIYA.
" HEY WHERE ARE YOU?" TILL THE TIME I SAID THIS, I'D SENSE A GENTLE TOUCH ON MY BACK.
" BEHIND YOU."
I TURNED BACK AND THERE MY LOVE WAS STANDING.
" HI"
" HEY" WE SHOOK HANDS AND HUGGED FORMALLY. SHE WAS A REAL BEAUTY. I'D HAVE WRITTEN  A BOOK DESCRIBING HER BEAUTY.
" WHAT'S THE PLAN NOW?"
" FIRSTLY, I'VE AN OFFICIAL MEET THEN I'M WILLING TO VISIT GOLDEN TEMPLE. LIKE TO ACCOMPANY?"
" SHH. . .  WHEN ARE YOU LEAVING"
" TAKEN A WEEK'S LEAVE."
" GOOD, LEAVE EVERYTHING ON ME. I'LL SHOW YOU ENTIRE AMRITSAR."
" WOW.. SURE. BY THE WAY, WHERE'S RANBIR? WISHED TO MEET HIM."
" COMPLETED THIS WISH AS WELL SIR. HE'S WAITING IN THE CAR."
" WOAH, THAT'S SURPRISING THANKS.."
WE WALKED TILL THE CAR AND THERE HE WAS STANDING. I SHOOK HIS HAND AND SIGNALLY ASKED HIM WHETHER THE PLAN IS ON. HE GAVE ME A NOD. I WAS ENTHRALLED TO HEAR THAT. THEY DROPPED ME AT THE HOTEL AND I GOT READY AS IT WAS ALREADY 10. I REACHED THE MEET AT 10:45am. MET THE AUTHORITIES. MESSAGED RANBIR. THAT I'LL PICK HIM UP FROM HIS OFFICE TO EXECUTE THE PLAN. HE REPLIED SAYING OKAY.
LEFT MY WORKPLACE AND PICKED UP RANBIR AND HIS FRIENDS. WE ALL WENT TO THE TOP OF THE BUILDING OPPOSITE TO AASHIYA'S OFFICE. I'VE ALREADY ORDERED A ROLL WHICH WHEN VERTICALLY SPREAD, READ I LOVE YOU WITH ALL MY HEART AASHIYA
I HAD 3 LONG MESSAGES READY TO BE SENT AT PERFECT TIMES. I SENT HER A MESSAGE ASKING HER TO COME IN HER OFFICE BALCONY. SHE TRIED TO ASK ME THE REASONS MANY TIMES. . . BUT I EMERGED VICTORIOUS. AS SOON AS I SAW HER COMING IN THE BALCONY, I DROPPED THE SCROLL.
SHE WAS LEFT SPEECHLESS. THEN CAME TIME TO SEND HER THE FIRST MESSAGE. IT WAS A HINDI POEM OF MINE. SHE READ IT AND HER EXPRESSIONS WERE PRICELESS. MUJHE SAMAJH AA GAYA THA KE SHE WAS MINE NOW. SHE CAME DOWN.
" HEY" I SAID
" WHAT THE. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU DID THIS. I'VE ALWAYS LOVED YOU."
" I LOVE YOU BABY!" I WENT ON TO MY KNEES IN AS TYPICAL BOLLY STYLE MOVIE.
WE HUGGED AND THAT FELT SURREAL.
" YOU ARRANGED THIS ON YOUR OWN?"
" ALL HAILS DOWN TO RANBIR" I BOWED TOWARDS RANBIR WHO WAS WATCHING THE SCENE IN THE FRAME OF CAMERA FROM ABOVE.
" COME DOWN YOU FOOL. I WON'T SPARE YOU TODAY."
" COMING MA'AM" SAID RANBIR.
HE AS USUAL FOLLOWED HER ORDERS AND CAME DOWN RUNNING.
" CONGRATULATIONS YOU BOTH.YOU GUYS LOOK CUTE TOGETHER."
"THANKS BROTHER."
" LEAVE IT ASIDE. YOU KNEW THIS DIDN'T YOU?" ASKED AASHIYA
" FORTUNATELY YES."
" MEKO  BOLA KYU NAI FIR NALAYAK"
" AGAR BOL DETA TOH TERE CHEHRE KI ASTONISHMENT MISS NAI KAR DETA?"
" I LOVE YOU SO MUCH BUDDY"
WE BOTH DROPPED RANBIR TO HIS OFFICE AND THEN WE BOTH WENT TO THE GURUKRIPA MALL IN CENTRAL AMRITSAR WHERE WE WATCHED A MOVIE AND SHOPPED WITH SOME AUTHENTIC PUNJABI THINGS FOR MOM. WE THEN THREFT THE FOOD COURT WITH ALL WE COULD EAT. WE WENT BACK THEN, DROPPED HER HOME AND WENT TO THE HOTEL.

I guess this one was an unexpected twist in tale. Accha laga? I bet you'll love the next part which is up on 28th April. Lot's of Love :)