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Delhi University campus

Vice Chancellor - so you had served in Indian army for more than a decade.

"Yes sir"
He replied

VC - and why did you quit

"Personal reason sir"
He replied

VC - gold medalist in MSc physics from Banglore
Your profile is impressive
You have been teaching in denobly high school from last three years.

He is walking in the corridor for his first class.

The girls students were really excited to have such a handsome x army officer as their new physics teacher.

Some of them trying to impress him with their Witt and promt answers
Some with their smiles

He is walking down the stairs
With books in his hands.
Students wishing him goodby.

He walked towards the parking and sat in his car....
And drove off

The car halted in front of a small house ..... Last in the lane
Long shady branches of trees covering the house roof...
And a small flower bed in the angan.
With the name plate

Mr.and Mrs. Shikhawat

He open the gate and entered the house

He open the door as the bell above the door chimed

"Kaun hai "
Came a voice from kitchen

She came out with apron on her waist
Hairs locked in a messy bun...
And flour on her cheeks

She smile and came forward to fill a glass of water for him from the table.

He kissed her cheeks.

They got settled with evening tea cups in their hands on the porch.

"Suniye aj apke liye kisi abhimanyu ka phone aya tha....."
She said sipping her tea

And he stopped his sip and saw her
She was sipping her tea with absolute normalcy.

"Just an old friend of mine
I will call him back "
He said

"I wonder why do you have so many army friends....."
She said

"Told you na
My dad was in army"
He said with excellent normal casual tone

"Apke kapde ready hai raat ke liye"

She said keeping the empty tea cup down

Rajveer - mere kapde kyun

Naina - bhul gaye
Apke dost alekh ke Ghar Jana hai aj dinner ke liye

Rajveer - ohh yes
Main to bhul hi Gaya tha

He saw her as he left and went inside
Only if he can tell her
That alekh is her friend......
Not just alekh
But everyone she has forgotten is actually imp people in her life.

But she has just wiped out all those names from her memory

She has forgotten everyone
Including her family
No name no face no memory

The only name she remember is him
The only face she recognize is him

He still remember that day when alekh had reached him accidentally in a mission.

And had told him about her condition

Returning after 4 yrs of exile
He had found her in a care center

After losing her parents and the last hope in Naveen's case when the proof of his innocence was destroyed completely and with Rajveer gone from her life.

There was nothing left for her to continue with her life
The accident was just an excuse

Still death was not kind with her and refused to take her

And she lay lifeless there on the bed
With blank memories

Purposely forgetting everything and everyone
Including her own identity

But one thing which was still pasted on the blank white walls of her brain was his face and a name..... Rajveer

Her friends were suggested not to make her recall anything as it will be life threatening for her.
The brains held unusual power to heal and to survive
In her case her brain made her forget everything so that she can live

Regression is very common in trumatized people.

After learning about her from alekh
He didn't stoped for a sec.....

He still remember the first look which she had given her when first time he had entered her room.


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