Arjun

" please make a tea with extra tea spices and milk ." I told to guy who was sitting at that tea stall .

He nodded and gestured me to sit on the table beside me .

Life was never like this . Never ever I had felt so low and down . Today was noor's birthday . The girl I loved . The girl I was going to propose for marriage .

The girl who lied that I tried to rape her. 

I lost everything that day . Family , friends , career , reason to live , my respect but most importantly the love of my life ....noor .

Why ? The question I wake up daily to .

Was flirting such a bad thing that girls like noor chaudhry can't control it .

Well whatever it is . I swear to God, I will move on . Will forgot her and my whole life that I had lived in Mumbai.  Kolkata would be my new house and my new life .

I know moving on would be tough but I will do it . No matter what .

" sir your tea ." I looked up from the ground to see the tea stall guy holding a cup of tea for me .

I smilled silently and nodded back .

I took a sip and looked towards my left . A couple was moving with their daughter in there arms .

They looked so happy, so satisfied that it worked as salt on my wounds .

I smiled looking at them . Alas , anyone is happy .

Tea was completely according to my mode . I think for the rest of my life I my coming her to have tea .

I smilled at my own thought.  The guy who only used to have tea from his mother hand is so alone today that he cannot even say that word because he as good as dead for them. 

My eye slowly started to adjust to that place .

I saw happy couples , guys who were looking into their phones , children playing and a girl walking with her head hung low .

What in the world could be wrong with her .

Her eyes were moisturized, maybe she had cried recently . Her face had a different kind of sadness which could not be hid from her fake smile she was passing to all the people passing through her .

Maybe , maybe I should talk to her!

But why Arjun? She is no one to you . Mind your own business. 

Shut up brain.!!

But no , maybe this is her daily face or some emotions . I should not interpret her . I am not even her friend . But again , things happens .

Before I could cross the road , I realised she was coming towards me .

Ohk , the moment she would be here , I will ask her . Either today I will act as a pshycologist or will get a slap .

You can do it Arjun khanna .

Just 10 more steps and my fate will show up .

But before she could come , a truck pushed her .

After that all I remember is carrying a blood filled body in my arms and rushing towards hospital .

" Arjun, Arjun- "

What's that ?

" Arjun wake up !! "

I opened my eyes and realisation hit me hard .

" I m sorry noor. "

" no it's ohk , you were quite tired ."

" hmm , ya , when I slept ?"

" just 20 min. Before ."

I brought my hands towards my eyes, rubbing them , while nodding to noor .

" are you ohk?"

" yup. "

" you are crying ? "

" was it a bad dream ?" She asked .

" just a bad memory ." I said while gulping down water .

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Memories !! They are the reason half of us cannot move on !!?? Do you think Arjun's memory will also be the reason for him not moving on !?

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