Mistakes are to be ignored. Please..

Sujal looks at Naina who is pulling her trolley out of his car. for a second he has to believe that she ,his spring, is about to leave for her posting. what not he tried for stopping her....from trying to be angry to act ridiculously,sometimes not talking to her. He did everything he could. And telling her not to go because he didnt want to. Not that her job as a soldier was not suitable but the distance and solitude was not acceptable. However Naina came out as resilient as she had been. So here they are...in his car..Sujal bit grumpy as usual and Naina trying to make peace.

'Sujal. We're not kids. Stop being so sulky. Tumhari bhi to business trips hoti he na.'

'Ha to ek sal ki ni hoti.'

'We both know this was inevitable. Aaj ni to kal posting orders aane hi the. And this is also true that it doesn't change a thing.' with this she holds his hand in hers. touching his fingers and looking into his eyes trying to convey a silent promise that she wants to be with him forever. for a second sujal wishes to hold her in his palm forever just keeping her with himself not letting her go. but then something stops her. naina had mentioned before this time she wont deceive herself. she'll perform her duties as a soldier and he has no right to come between her and her duties. her profession has already bound her in an eternal promise that nation'll always come first. and he agrees that it'd. but having wife in army is something very very very very bad if you are a man like sujal!

naina pecks him one time with much passion. her eyes not leaving his eyes for once. she is donned in army uniform. the confidence, feel of this uniform she wonders when was the last time she felt that. in fact she barely felt the true motive of uniform. her heart was stuck with her brother...his demise and her burning desire to prove him innocence. and amidst this she forgot she was a soldier also. now when she has realized this she has to fulfil her duty and be a true soldier. there is nothing in between. she kisses him one more time with extreme passion and then kisses his cheek and opens the door to get out. sujal also comes out.

'naina.' his voice suddenly so vulnerable...naina comes running to him and hugs him. her whole being suddenly giving in and letting herself scatter in his embrace. sujal just leaves himself and feels her against him. perhaps this is how you feel when you let one part of yourself part from you. naina has really become his life and he has just realized how he actually feels for her!

'I love you naina. and I have never felt this way for another woman in my whole life.'

'sujal.' she is little taken aback.

'naina.....' he takes a pause and gazes into her eyes. 'If there is something that keeps me alive except oxygen of course...its you. you are my paarijat.'

this makes her eyes wet. and suddenly she sobs in his arms. his eyes also shedding few tears. both doesnt leave each other's embrace for a second. literally hanging on each other for life..

her phone rings. its time for her departure. naina separates herself from him. she wipes her eyes and his as well.

'i'll try to call you as much as possible. however straight up warning this will not be more than once in a week. we are not allowed to call so frequent. okay? just dont do anything stupid. i'll be back after some time.' sujal smiles a little.

'naina. i am not a kid. but yes I'll behave if you promise to send your nudes everyday.' naina' eyes widen and she slaps his shoulder.

'sujal! bahut besharam ho.'

'come on naina. i've seen all of them so many times i'd sketch them.'

'ha to sketch them and stop being such a sadakchhap!'

'shut up naina! i am your husband. address me with respect. you have forgotten your values. let me teach you some of them.' he advances towards her but she stops him.

'late ho rha he. pran nath. ab jane dijiye.' saying this she picks her trolley and pecks him one more time.

'dhyan rakhna aur ha...I LOVE YOU PATI PARAMESHWAR!' she literally shouts end part making him laugh. she finally leaves with her trolley. she however does take few turns and waves him bye with flying kisses.

naina knows this time her departure has been so different from earlier ones. having a family and a house where she'll return after this assignment is done. if this doesnt then none can make her believe in love and destiny.

she enters her flight with a huge smile on her face. yes. she feels bad leaving him but she is so ecited for this new phase of life. first time a soldier and a wife...two huge things at same time. wow. and to her surprise this suddenly reminds her that their anniversary is approaching and they are not going to be together that day! she wonders how sujal'll complain this time.and yeah...how he is going to react when she will be back. she hopes he just doesnt make someone else insane with his nonsense actions. his grumpy moody tantrums will surely irritate his mom. and then she will get to see sujal getting scolded. wow! she is damn excited for all this.

'thanks bhaiya!' she looks in the sky through window. really naveen did a great job. the greatest actually....

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sujal is back to his home. he first sits on his bed. then ruins the bedding. then sits on ruined bedding. after few minutes he redoes it.

yes. he is feeling really lonely after naina had left. but somewhere her departure hasnt made her hollow within. in fact he has this hope of her calls and texts as many as she is able to do. his mind has so many excuses ready to tease her, tantrums to throw at her. so much....there is.

somebody knocks at his door. he asks the person to come in.

his mom has arrived with tea and snacks. it is around 4 in evening. he feels good seeing tea. but it doesnt make him feel veryy good. it just makes him little happy. mom sits on his bed with tea plate in her hand.

his mom is watching him. she pours him some tea and offers it to him.

'sujal!'

'yes mom!' he looks at her while taking small sip from cup.

'naina ke jane se taqleef ho rahi he?'

sujal is shocked not too much but he is shocked.

'yes mom.' he sighs. 'uska jana mujhe pareshan kar raha he. uski itni adat ho gayi he mujhe ki ab agar wo najar nahi aati to chain nahi aata. kabhi aisa huya hi nahi aaj tak ki wo aur main alag alag rahe ho. but i also knew it main uske aur uski duty ke beech nahi aa sakta. she is a soldier first my wife later.'

his mom looking at him with eyes wide open.

'what mom!'

'tu kab se aisi baatein karne lag gya?'

'mom. i was a bright child. dont underestimate me.' he puffs in annoyance.

'yes. you were. in fact you are still a smart kid. but sujal...ek sal pahle wale sujal aur ab ke sujal me jameen aasman ka antar he. you are breathing. you are functioning. but ek sal pahle it was not like this. i never believed in love but looking at you i can say love can does wonder.'

'mom. do you think this all happened all of sudden? in fact what I am today or what Naina is today is struggle of so many months. we fought for it.sab kuch bilkul dark tha. we had nothing. she was drown neck deep in her brother's case and i...i was literally lost case. but somewhere i dont know when...we both came along. and now i really believe in love. i really believe love is wonderful.'

'aur jo kashish ke sath tha? wo? wo pyar nahi tha?' sujal surprisingly looks ta his mom then smiles slightly. taking her hands in his...he breathes in.

'mom. I loved kashish because she was my need. she came into my life. she taught me few good things and then she also gave me scars. but this is not her fault. she did what she felt right. in fact i am grateful to her that she broke my heart. if not for her i'd not have met naina and do what i did.

I never compare my feelings for naina and kashish. i just know that kashish is my past and naina is my present and future. i literally cant put in words what is different this time. but mom...naina yaha nahi he and I still feel complete. kashish ke sath tha tab bhi kahi na kahi kuch khalish si mahsoos hoti rahti thi. i dont exactly know mom. and i honestly dont care.'

mom ruffles his head.

'tujhe aise dekh kar bahut sukoon milta he sujal. tu aise hi khush rahna.'

'i love you mom.' he puts his head on her lap and this brings tears to her eyes.

sujal sees her crying but doesn't react. he just holds her hand tighter. lying there silently he tries to recall when was the last time he did this. he has no idea. perhaps the issue was his perception of life.

'gajar ka halwa khayega? i know tera favorite he.' his mom asks.

'hmm. aur paneer ke paranthe. man kar rha he khane ka.'

'theek he. i'll make them in dinner.

waise sujal...kashish aur tu ek hi ghar me rahte ho. dont you think ab jab naina nahi he there can be issues!'

'mom. i know. thats why i am shifting to my office. main ghar aana hi nahi chahta. i just want to live peacefully. and with vasu aunty and kashish i dont think i can get some peace here.'

'shukra he...wo meri bahu nahi bani. i never liked her.' sujal is taken aback. he jolts up.

'really? everybody say they dont like her. to phir mujhko hi kyu pyar huya us se? was I so blind?'

'aree...pagal! pahle theek thi but i dont know..her attitude changed later.'

'mom. piyush ki biwi he ab wo.'

'ha theek he na. vasu ko bilkul theek bahu mili he. both women are nonsense.'

'mom. mom. are you drunk?' he looks at her questioningly.

'shut up sujal. tujhe pata he main nahi piti. aur waise bhi i just dont like vasu. that woman has nasty habit of interfering. aur phir bhi man nahi bharta to she literally creates misunderstanding between people. pata nahi lalit bhaisahab kaise jhel rahe he usko!.'

sujal starts to laugh and literally falls to floor laughing.

'mom. kya khaya tha lunch me?'

'sujal! stop it. just listen to me. okay. main bol rahi hu kuch..tu has rha he. i am not going to make you anything in dinner. mind it.'

he sits up straight and seriously listen her mom who literally shreds vasu to pieces. yes. he agrees vasu aunty is not a good woman but he ignores her. but listening her mom he realizes his mom really needed to express her feelings for every person in home. and this makes him realise that they barely talked before....

he keeps on listening her. laughing at her snarky remarks at people..and sipping his evening tea...snacks are long forgotten. he keeps on talking with his mom telling her his few censored accidents with naina..the one when she had tried bike and threw him down. and yes...his personal favorite her shopping spree. when naina doesnt accept that she knows nothing of shopping but adamant to not give in.

both mom and son duo enjoys the evening. when its time to dinner his mom leaves him. he takes a small nap. sleeping peacefully he dreams of his mumbai plot.

suddenly he feels so normal and simple. perhaps this is how he is supposed to live. without drama and commotion. he has his good share of chaos in his life...his and naina' love story. no its time for some stability.

he feels himself at ground somehow. perhaps this is what being grounded implies...this is what gravity has done to him. looks like earlier he resisted it too much. but better late than never....