Rekindling Love

Chapter 8

Let’s move things up a bit, fast forward, around one month..

Naira’s POV

It had been a month we have been here in Hrishikesh, life was more or less of the same. Kartik always being around me, trying to protect me, trying not to make it blatantly obvious. Though he was a sucker at that, everyone including me could tell him motives, and the fact that they always involved me.

I have been better, I was a timid frog when I came here, and was all set to become the sherni that I was. He was very proud of this fact, that I had managed to come out of my shell.

His life was on hold though, he was transported back, still searching for his wife in a woman who failed to be her. At times when he gave up, I would find him at the shores, staring ahead, even though it was beautiful, I was sure all he could see was emptiness.

He never sobbed, or cried, he never allowed that tear to fall down. Though there were times, I would find his nose reddening, I knew all he wanted at that moment to break down, but my presence deterred him. He didn’t allow me to feel the hurt which he felt every second.

What did he think? I was that naive? That I didn’t understand what was running through his mind? That I didn’t know what it was to be in his situation?

I had very selfishly asked him to put his life on hold for me, and he didn’t question it ones. I had figured that Kartik Goenka was a successful businessman. But was missing in the market since a month. His family was trying their best to minimise the effect of his absence, but he had taken over the large Goenka Empire and the associates were now used to him

No I didn’t mess with his phone, I Googled. And being a part of a rich business class family, the Google knew bits and pieces about him. Not much, for some reason, most of the pages were taken down. God knows what was there in those pages.

How long did I expect him to be here? He said he would not go until I asked him to. That he was here, for as long as I would keep him here. What was I to do? Send him away? Tell him that I would come back when I would. That there was no point keeping his life on hold.

But was I capable of leaving him. Was I capable of functioning without him. I remember that day when he was distressed and didn’t tell me where he was going, just disappeared. I was a wreck. I thought may be he gave up, may be he didn’t want me anymore, may be I was too much of an effort.

Still, learning from him, I went out to search for him. It was then I figured his place, to mourn to grieve. That day was first and last day, I intruded his my time. I went running to him and grabbed him by his back.

He was shocked at first, then held my hand. Turning he asked, “What happened?”

I shook my head, as I didn’t want to expose my vulnerability to him again. But the sobs that racked my body, didn’t allow him to let it pass.

“Tell me? I promise I won’t judge you?” he said

“I thought.” I said, “I thought you gave up.”

He turned, and caught me in his arms, making a protective sheath around me, engulfing me within him, “Never. I’m here for as long as you’ll have me.” He said

I could do nothing but nod, pulling him closer to me. I felt safe with him. How could I let him leave me? How could I ask it of him?

“Don’t leave me! I won’t be able to live without you.” I said.

I couldn’t fathom my life without him. Like it will all break apart. I buried myself inside him, and let him pull me as close as possible. Like, all my broken pieces would come apart again, if he left me.

Kartik’s POV

It was two months to that fiasco. Two months that my life has been on stand still. Two months I have been trying to pick up the pieces which he fallen apart, but my frame wouldn’t get completed. It’s biggest chunk, and the chuck which connected everything was missing.

I couldn’t help but feel the absence of her. It’s not like it was empty, it was a mirage, the presence of something, but only virtually, it was incomplete.

What if she never? What if she never regained her memories? Will I be able to love this new girl?

Who was I fooling? Love this new girl? Only person you still allowed to see your broken self. No, not as much his Naira saw, but again, they both had given each other time, Naira and his love story wasn’t in a snap, there had been time, friendship, and lots of effort involved.

With Tina, he knew there was a pain of his Naira, but the girl which Naira was, is still the same, just a tad vulnerable, tad bit insecure. But when it comes to fighting for herself, her fears, her loved ones. She put up every bit of it.

That was the reason, she searched for me as frantically as she did, the reason she embraced her fears. She didn’t hide herself in a closet, and cried, she searched, coz somewhere beneath everything my Naira told her, that wouldn’t go away.

I always told her, that I’ll be there for as long as she would have me. The only lie I told her.

I’d be there, even if she pushed me away, I went once, only once when I thought she was pushing me away. And I had learnt that it was a mistake. I will never ever repeat that mistake again.

She is stuck with me, she may want or not.

And atlas I’m not completely unwanted. I’m her best friend, she may not love me, but she definitely wanted me to be around.

And then, when I know that my Naira promised me, “I’ll come back Jaan” she never broke her promises.

I was waiting for her to come to me, accept me as hers. Naira or Tina, in any form she was mine.

Authors notes-

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Comment okay! And keep watching the show, it is soon gonna take even more interesting turns.

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