THAT'S NOT ALL

1. THE UNEXPECTED

             It was raining today like anything. It's been 18 hours of this rain at a stretch. Everything was wet and slimy. Even the hard core lover of rain would hate it.The rush was less today. After completing all his file works, he headed back to his apartment without saying a single word to his colleagues as usual . Again, if any work was left which never happened for record, no one knew that he was already out of the building.The road was extra silent today. Usually this silence is what he loves, but today it was eating him up. It was poking him deep, was tearing him apart.

Expecting some news, he turned the radio on. But as it is said, when you are running from something, life brings it before you a thousand times. The same happened. The RJ leaving every possible song in the universe played the "Citylights" hit. 

He pulled the brakes, his hands tightened on steering, his breathe stopped. That was her favorite song, which she sang for him on their special day. She was still smiling at him, sitting beside him and he got down from his car. But the time had already decided to kill him today at any cost.

Outside it was raining, again something she loved with all her heart. 

"These drops seem like god is showering pearls from the sky. Don't you think?" And she'll never let you answer, like the rain acts as redbull to her. "You know it feels like all your problems and negative energy gets washed away with this rain. That's why this season is made only. " She could talk for hours together on rain , actually on any topic she could... "Miss Badbad" and a smile came on his face.

But that moment got crashed shortly by a honk of a car behind him telling him to get aside. Was this needed to happen today only? He kicked hard on his car's tyre hurting his own leg, and sat down on the road trying to believe her words of rain being the washer of pain.

He sat there for hours and finally got up after sneezing a couple of times. "Achchcu". "See, you caught cold, that's why I tell u not to get drenched in rain. It is for strong people like me not for sweet people like you." And her laughter on her latest self estimation echoed in that silence. He moved forward to get hold of his "Miss badbad" but.......there was no one, nothing except her memories.

Today was her birthday. She wanted him to make her every birthday special. He would have done that too if she would have given him the chance. He wanted to make their every day special. But as it is said you don't get everything you want in life.

He got back into his car, turned the radio off and drove back to his flat. An apartment in a eight storied building with a single bedroom hall and kitchen which was far more than what he needed. He put his keys on rack and sat down to do what he is not that good at- expressing himself....

That was her favorite diary where she wrote all she felt. It had all her good and bad times and now will have all his too. He started and it all flowed down..

..................................."He asked her, if she was ok? 

She said, " yes I'm fine." 

He looked into her eyes, And clearly caught her lie. 

She quickly turned away & tried hard to smile. 

"U don't have to hold those tears, When I'm by your side" 

"It's not needed to always be strong It's allowed for a moment to be weak. 

Are you searching for the right words? 

I can hear you even if you don't speak" 

Open your heart Don't fake a smile on face With me, just be you, my friend 

Trust me this is your safe place

With moist eyes she just gave a smile..."
........................................That's what he's been doing in his leisure time which itself is a rare situation. Diving deep in the past and penning down his tears. He was not a writer since ever , nor he intended even once to walk on this path. But as it is said time is the most powerful weapon which can give you the deepest wounds. Each time he had time , the time starts betraying him. Going against it's nature, it just stops. He had no idea, how? And every second of the memories he's been carrying used to prop up with all intentions to kill a part of him again. The tears were all ready to drop down as always, his breath were prepared to chock him up, the oxygen concentration in the room suddenly seemed to drop to zero. He was getting the attack again and ..........

"Thak thak"...............

His mirage broke and he came back to the real world. Someone was at the door. He dropped his pen and got up from his chair. He was numb. It was getting hard for him to walk even to the door which was mere a few steps away. He was so lost in his thoughts that all his reflexes slowed down. He collected himself and started moving almost blank towards the knock. He got to the door thinking that who might be there at this time, that too in such a heavy rain.

Arjun didn't have many visitors, he was a self world man or to be particular an introvert person.

Anyways, He unlocked the door and opened it. There was utter silence in the air. His senses were betraying him. He could not think, couldn't talk, stood still there for about an hour. 

Breaking the long silence finally the girl on the door spoke. Arjj..... . Her voice was not coming out, her throat dried up. "Uhmmmmm" she cleared her voice and spoke up. Can i get a glass of water? It's raining and my car broke. So..... Arjun replied instantly. " O yes,sure ,why not.

You can come inside. You are drenched completely....."

"No" she stopped him in between. Arjun was expecting this reply but the reason broke the remaining of him into pieces for unknown reason. 

"Actually my son is thirsty. He's crying since so long. I was taking him to the hospital. And......" 

He was clueless about this progression and now had no idea of what to say. Either he could send her back for what she did to him or.......... 

"What ?" Are you insane? Your son is ill and you are asking for water. 

He rushed out for the keys and picked his phone to do some calls. 

"Don't worry. Get your son out. We'll take him to hospital. There is a hospital nearby. He'll be taken care of." 

She was shocked like hell. She never expected. The man she broke every tie with, 5 years back, without his mistake, would give her a helping hand in such a situation. But she really didn't have any choice. At the moment her priority was Aditya ,her 3 years old son who needed urgent attention. So she agreed. He took his car out and she got her son. They drove off to the nearby hospital. 

He was taken inside ICU and they both sat on chairs outside. Her mind was witnessing a war between her past and present. Arjun on the other hand didn't actually had a present except his work. So they just slipped back into the memories which anyway was his favorite hobby since last 2 years. After all, much happened on a single day for them to cope up with.