THE HIDDEN HALF

Chapter 15 : Just Not Dreams!

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And let me tell you all well in advance this chapter is going to be boring but it’s kind of important. So, here you all go…

*** CHAPTER 15 ***

“So, finally you have found the answer to my first question”, the voice from his dream rings in Vidhaan’s ears again and he sucks in a deep breath. Everything is his fault! If these dreams wouldn’t have been there he would have never come here. But now, he’s neither sad nor he’s enraged. He just feels something hollow inside of him and he doesn’t even know what he’s supposed to feel. He has finally found his parent. He should be happy, right?

Vidhaan: So, this is what you always wanted? My agony and pain? I don’t know why did I ever agree to come here.

Voice: How can you think that I’ll wish for agony and pain for my ‘own brother’?!

The voice states in an unusually calm tone but the words seem so foreign to Vidhaan’s ears that he finds himself stupefied. Brother?! How many more shocks is he supposed to get?

Vidhaan: B-Brother?! Shlok?

“Finally”, Shlok exclaims in relief stepping closer to Vidhaan and at last after seven months of having dreams about the same person, Vidhaan gets to see the face close enough that he could finally make out how much they actually look like each other. If not for their eyes, they look exactly like each other!

Vidhaan: Why didn’t you tell me before?

Shlok: What?

Vidhaan: That you’re my brother! Why didn’t you tell me?

Shlok: (smiles) And you would have believed?

Vidhaan: What?

Shlok: Would you have believed that I’m your brother? It was more important for you to find out who you are. Sanskaar…

Vidhaan: Don’t. Call. Me. That. I’m Vidhaan! And I don’t want to be anyone else.

Shlok: That’s not anyone else. That’s who you are. I know this is way too much for you but I know one day you will accept it. Just give everything some time and I won’t call you Sanskaar unless and until you ask me to.

Vidhaan: Why will I ask you to? These are just dreams!

Shlok: Do you really think these are just dreams?

Vidhaan: Huh?!!

Shlok: Your dreams keep changing Vidhaan!

He states the obvious and Vidhaan narrows his eyes at him trying to comprehend what he is trying to imply.

Vidhaan: So, what’s new in that? We don’t keep seeing the same dream all our lives.

Shlok: But your dreams change only when something changes in your life. You actually talk to me.

Vidhaan: W-What do you mean by I actually talk to you? Are… Are you alive? Where are you? What happened? Why are you not coming back?