Their eyes met.. and their souls were set on fire.. each burned... to ashes... after 15 years...

Shanghomitra gsthered herself  faster as she knew this was to come.. but Jeet was having a hard time covering those goose bumps he got seeing her.. Sanghomitra.. or his Shona had grown more beautiful gracious girl.. her youth was being reflected in her shape..!! Though that pink skin had turned a tint of brown and chubby features had grown lean..

He was seeing her for after a decade and a half.. but felt like this was altogether a different life.. where she never existed but was newly coming into his life... his moistened eyes were blocking his visions.. and taking him to a different time track...

He found himself  in a little room... two kids of  around seven years of age were playing... the girl was acting doctor.. and the boy her patient.. she scribbled something on a little page.. prescription.. the boy made a face reading it.. boiled bitter gourde.. he started tickling the girl and she screamed laughing..  soon.. a lady came with a tray of  food... and started feeding both of them...

A tear trickled down from Jeet's eye.... his Shona dreamt of becoming a doctor.. and he always became her patient.. and again he was riding the time machine... he stopped exactly there... where a boy and a girl in their early teens were hiding under bed, reading some adult magazine... the girl's eyes were filled with curiosity... and the boy was explaining the content, rather happily...

"Sir.." he stirred up.. those same curiosity filled eyes.. what was she curious for today??? Back at their childhood... he understood why was she curious.. why was she nervous.. after all.. they had decided... to take the first flavours from each other...when they grow up...they had promised to ride the pleasure of each other's flesh and blood...  specially he.. he wanted all her nectar...

"Sir... What would be your next move if this plan would fail..??"  Sanghomitra bore her eyes into his... as if searching the guilt in him.. as if.. she was yet ready to forgive him and give themselves another chance...she was ready to take all the chances with Abhee.. but there was none...  his eyes were blank and dark...

"I never fail... for I succeed what I aim for... by hook.. or by crook.." at last Jeet spoke.. she nodded a known nod..

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Soon the conference wrapped up.. Jeet tried to stop her. But she rushed, resulting to topple.. she looked up... at him... her eyes moistened... her first deflowering as she attained puberty... she used to lay back while Jeetu.. her Jeetu, used to give her a foot message!! Today her leg sprained again.. but her Jeetu's feet were frozen... she yelped.. his trance broke.. he ran to her.. but his words rang into eardrums... 'I get what I want'.. she managed somehow to get up.. and run... she ran till the ob van..

Those flames were still there... those 15 years old flames... she was sitting on the ground.. crying.. shattered.. hurt... and her Jeetu... was laughing.. laughing till his stomach started aching.. his eyes gleamed with satisfaction!!!

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Jeet stood there until she was out of sight. He was about to turn when his eyes fell on a paper bag... he was hesitant. But his curiosity shadowed his hesitation.. and what he saw, was enough to shatter him again.. to stab the dagger again... it was photograph... of his Shona.. and a little lad of 4 years.. it read.. "Happy Mothers' Day ma... I love you.. Abhi.."

Jeet's feet stumbled.. his vision blurred.. voice choked... why?? Why Shona.. you did promise me.. you will never allow anyone to claim your soul.. to claim your body... then why?? I know.. we were just 14 then.. but yet.. didn't this promise mean nothing to you..??  you carried someone else's child in your womb???

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"I succeed what I aim for.. by hook or by crook..." his voice was yet so fresh.. those flames were killing her.. Sanghomitra covered her ears... but his laughter.. his davlish laughter startled her.. she squeezed her eyes shut.. but his dark eyes was haunting her... 'you can never change Jeetu... never..."