Rabba Ve - Ishqbaaz Oneshots

Main Phir Bhi Tumko Chahungi

She sat quietly, hunched over her drink, in a dark corner. Music pounded around her, and the students swayed, to the beat, waiting eagerly to welcome a new year. Energy hung heavily in air, almost contagious to anyone who breathed the same.

But all these things hardly mattered, her mind was swirling in thoughts else where. It was a place she didn’t want to be in, but she couldn’t pull herself out of there, even if she wanted to.

One sided love was like a drug. In spite of knowing that it’s path is filled with uncertainties, and pain, we still strive to walk through it. Because in the end, no matter what, the heart wants what it wants. There is no logic, and no turning back.

Anika, never, even in her wildest dreams thought, that she would be enduring something like this. Her life was normal, boring until she was called on a scholarship to this college.

The first day of her college days were a blur of heavy schedules and dreading due dates for projects. But what was more tiring was the bullying that never seemed to cease.

Pretty soon she became a favorite for the bullies. Being a shy and quiet girl, only made her an easy prey.

She did not dare raise her voice, even when she found herself sagged against a washroom wall, stifling her tears, after being humiliated by a bunch of mean girls. Trusted people were scare and best friends didn’t exist.

She didn’t expect anyone to stand up for her, but that doesn’t mean she never stopped wishing for it. She knew she was hoping against hope for a Knight in a shining armor to save her.

So it had been quite a surprise when; one day, while being humiliated by the same bunch of mean girls that; she was saved. In a cloud of entire chaos, where she found no other way to run, he had stepped in.

A tall, brooding young man, and his blue eyes sparkled with electricity. His presence alone, screamed power. One stern look from him, that day, had put stop to months of her emotional assault.

Life changed, after that day. She was left alone and no one dared to bother her. She made a few friends and even managed to get a best friend.

But that was not the only thing that had changed. Until this day she never understood why he had saved her that day. But after that incident she found him occasionally around her. At first it was a small smile, or a curt nod. But soon she began knowing things, that no one ever knew about him.

Like the sound of his laughter that always boomed, making her want to join in. She knew how he preferred his coffee. Or they way he ran his fingers through his hair, when he was deep in thought. But most importantly she knew the soft, sensitive boy deep within his outer hard demeanor.

She never knew when she fell for him. It must have been the first time she set her eyes on him. Being with him made her alive. As if she had been merely living until then. He made her feel relaxed and comfortable enough to speak her mind out. His jovial teasing and funny jokes made her come up with some her own comebacks. She felt a sense of protection when with him and she grew bolder, more confident.

It must have been obvious. Hell! Even a blind man could sense that she was head over heels in love with him.  It showed in the way she held herself before him. Or maybe in the heated blushes at his mere smile.

So when he had opposed the question; if she had anyone special in her life; the answer must have radiated off her eyes. She never thought how it would be like; being loved by him. She was too busy, just loving him.

She had never calculated the outcome, of what would happen if he found out. So when it happened, it simply tore her apart.

He detached himself away from her, faster than she could blink. Within days they were nothing but a bunch of blank stares, and brief silence.