The Leave Of Love

Chapter 2

"Iss jagah aa gayi chahate ab meri
Chhin lunga tumhe saari duniya se hi
Jis raste tu na mile uspe na ho
Mere kadam"

After returning home, Ishu sat quietly on the couch.
"I still can't believe that I met him today!!" she murmured.
"Dekha na meri bhavishya vani humesha sach hoti he." Aku teased her.

Ishu suddenly turned towards her nd said in a calm voice "Did u noticed one thing? My number is still saved in his phone!!"

"Mujhe to pehle hi pata tha that he can never hate u!" Aku replied with a smile placing her hands gently on her shoulders.
"Ishu u met him after 2 long yrs nd still u aren't even smiling like earlier! U have changed a lot Ishu! Meri wo purani bubbly Ishita kahi kho gayi."

"Changing is a rule of the world. Isn't it?" Ishu gave her a painful smile.

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At about 2:30 a.m. Ishu got up from her bed. She looked at Aku who was sleeping like a baby. She took out her diary from her bag nd opened that page where she had kept Rohan's photo 2 yrs back.
She again caressed it with her fingers and a drop of tear landed on the photo from her eyes.
"Dekha na aj 2 saal baad humari phir se mulaqat hui. Aur mere aansu bhi ispe gira. Mein apna vaada nibhati hu na Rohan?" she asked the photo.
She didn't wiped that drop from the photo nd again kept it carefully inside the diary.
She wiped her tears nd got up in the bed to sleep.

Rohan too kept his promise. He texted Ishu in WhatsApp nd used to call her too. Their call didn't used to end before 30 mins. For few weeks they continued to chat nd call each other in this way.

24 August, 2022

Ishu was taking an afternoon nap when her phone started ringing. She recieved the call with sleepy hands without checking the name.

"Hey Ishita, get ready nd come down fast!!" a male voice came from the other side.

"But why Rohan?" She asked.

"Its a surprise! Jaldi aa. I'm waiting for you in front of your apartment."

She ran towards the balcony nd found Rohan standing with his scooty in the road.

She quickly changed into a white knee length dress (the pic of the dress is in the media box) nd applied a light cherry lipcolor. She kept her hair open nd placed them in one side of her shoulder.

"Madam date pe ja rahi he kya?" Aku teased her.

"I'm myself confused!" Ishu replied nd they laughed.

She came down nd found that Rohan had already started the scooty.
He gestured her to sit behind him. She came near the scooty nd sat behind him but was in a dilemma if she should hold him or not.
Seeing her condition, Rohan said "From when did you started to feel shy of me? Mujhe pakregi nahi to gir jayegi!"
She became embarrassed nd held his shoulders.

"Where r we going??" She again asked.

"I already said that its a surprise!" he reminded her.

He started driving.
Everytime the scooty jerked, she clutched his shoulders more tightly while trying to keep a normal distance from him.
Ishu closed her eyes nd felt the warmth of his body.

"I never thought that I'd ever get the chance to sit in this scooty!" She whispered to him making him chuckle.

After a few minutes he stopped the scooty at a certain place nd both of them got down from it.
Rohan closed her eyes with his hand nd took her to a place.
"Where r u taking me Rohan?" She was becoming restless.
"Arey I'm not going to murder you or something!! Just wait for few more seconds!" he pleaded.

He took her a few metres ahead nd
removed his hands from her eyes.
She opened her eyes.
For a few moments she kept staring at
the building in front of her with big eyes nd then she yelled at the top of her voice " OMG!! This is Sumedh's (Sumedh Mudgalkar) house!!

She closed her mouth with her hands nd her eyes became moist.

"I knew that you are a great fangirl of his'. Hence I thought to make you visit this place. Isn't this nice......" Rohan couldn't complete his sentence before that Ishu hugged him tightly nd buried her face in his chest. She couldn't say anything. Rohan took some time nd he too hugged her nd closed his eyes. They stood in that position for few moments.

Ishu's POV

Jab se humari phir se mulaqat hui, he didn't scolded me even for once. I miss his scoldings though! Today he brought me here nd I'm just dumbstruck.
Jitna khushi mujhe Sumedh ka ghar dekh ke ho raha he usse zyada khushi mujhe iss baat se ho rahi he ki yeha mujhe Rohan leke aya he. He still remembered about my likings!! I couldn't control myself anymore. I hugged him. That same familiar hug... That same hug where I can drown myself, where I can die peacefully. That same hug where I can forget the whole world!

Rohan's POV

For 2 weeks, I was out of Mumbai for my stunts show. Hence I was only able to call nd text her but couldn't meet her until today. Hence I thought to give her a surprise by bringing her here. She was a great fangirl of him. And as expected, she became so happy, she hugged me. Maa ke alava ek usi ke hug me like itna sukoon milta he.
Maybe for 2 yrs I was craving only for this hug.
A hug, which isn't fake, which is precious!
A hug which is an assurance.
A hug which is hers!!