18.WHAT'S S J ?

"On the globe of my heart there's only one ocean and only one continent: NIKITA "

Next evening after the hospital incident....

Ronak visited Vir's house...

‘‘What’s up man? HoW’s health?'' asked Ronak

‘‘Not good, not at all, it’s been two days and still I ....am ....running ...out ....of ...strength to ....speak... up'' Vir was doing gargle...When Ronak came

‘‘Haven’t you taken any medicines yet?'' asked Ronak

‘‘What medicines yaar? All have been gulped so many times and this damn gargle water is so hot that I was wondering even if my throat will get ok  though it won't be possible for me to talk because  this hot water intake has burnt my throat walls.''

''Ha ha ha!, but you should have taken care of it'' Ronak was having pity on him but Vir was still extracting humor out from his miserable condition...

 ‘‘Anyways, let’s leave this part. OK! As I have a little bit of problem in talking, so I want you to speak and to help you regarding the content of your speech, I have a question for you '' Vir continued...

‘‘Let’s go to the terrace first, little bit of suffocation is here for you to answer me ''

They went to terrace; cool breeze of festive air was flowing, making the atmosphere very pleasent, high beam flash from the fair beaming straight towards the sky that was looking amazing from the terrace. Air was about 3 kms away, Sound of that was come into their audible range, but was not making noise

'' Ok!, so Mr. Ronak tell me about your past two yrs after leaving township''

'' Well, I had left for other good school, because that school couldn't help me to get a premier graduation institute, but it went out not so good so I opted for Coaching this year, however the institute where I was studying was not so good but it’s headquarter here was excellent, which led me here.   That’s it!'' Ronak was not so fluent in delivering that speech but not even suspicious too...

“That’s it! It seems too short speech, How can we manage with this short speech for whole evening, it’s needed to be elongate .ummm……..mmmmm Ok another question, sort of multiples .so get ready. ” Vir told Ronak who was smiling at Vir. Ronak was too smart guy. He knew very well what Vir about to. He was just waiting for correct question to ask to...

“What is SJ? Why do you come here? Is it related to Nikita? Well I am considering the fact that you have already proposed her in final year of high school as you had told me before” Vir had hit the target, now he was just waiting for an explosive hot matter to come up.

“Aha! You are too smart Vir!”

“Yes I am! Don’t put any doubt on it ever!”

“Ok then listen! After Jagdeep Incident, she also started to hate me, but I proposed her, she brutally rejected that offer and that was really unbearable for me so after the results of class 11^th I left the town without giving any reason to anyone. My mom was there in the city teaching in K.V, which made my admission easy.  I merely had visited Town after that. But I had to tell you that was why, I called you when I came to town, however you already got aware of that incident. For me things had changed, things were never been so unpleasant in the town, her memories haunted me there. I never felt myself so low ever in my life, I was losing myself. Whenever I saw her there; it dragged me down towards the poverty line of happiness. For her, a non-ending line of options was there to please her but for me she was the only one; she had the world at her feet while I didn’t even have two dimes to rub together. The day when she discarded me something inside me had snapped and I really had to get rid of that. At that time my only survivor and friend was Aanya, I worked out my frustration and temper the sting of loneliness with her even though Nikita was a dump crash for her, she never liked her, but just for my sake,  just to recover me from my miserable condition she even forgot all the rivalry. If she was never been with me there, then I would have been devastated for sure. My case was so harsh that even if I would have some other one in my life and if I wished to give her everything that she wanted from me, I couldn’t because they were gone, they were broken After board exams when you guys came here for coaching, Aanya and Nikita both were in the same hostel, Aanya made friendship with her. Aanya converted that impossible into possible.  She convinced Nikita for me, She showed Nikita, the real me.  Nikita gave me another chance. My fate stepped in and dealt me a sweet card. We started to talk, and soon things again changed although this time it was favorable, she had come back into my life like a sudden flame blazing and streaming into my heart, I didn’t know what Aanya had done but I got her, that was the only truth I wanted to face. When Nikita accepted me on the first day I stayed up all night contemplating the certain agony, I knew that would be mine if I was to lose her again.”

Ronak was on his full flow to express all his unsaid feelings to Vir, The box had opened fully. Speech was going long, for the first time Vir was in listening mode.

Ronak continued

“It was an overnight journey from my home to here, I used to come here every alternate Sunday, we spent whole day together. I can still remember those days of monsoon. Those were the most romantic days of my life I ever had, those walks in the central park, those rains had wiped out all the past pains. Misery was past tense. Even though situation were indifferent to the trial of young love armed with warnings and doubts still we gave a remarkably convincing portrayal of a boy and a girl traveling down a very long road with no regard for the consequences. Those were the days when we desperately wanted to spend every waking hour with each other .if you would be there then you could see how inseparable we were!”

 Ronak was blossoming high. He opened up and climbed on the highest point of terrace, spread his hands and tried to feel the breezes...Vir was delighting to see Ronak…Ronak was shouting there..

“I am the happiest man in the world”

Vir settled him down, Ronak continued

“Sometimes we all (me, Nikita, Shikha, Ziya and Aanya) went out for Movies, dinner or else, we were really having a good time, some time we don’t agree on much, in fact we rarely agree on everything, we fight all the time, we challenge each other every day but I grin and bear that eventually cause I am dying to see even a glimpse of smile on her beautiful face and when she smiles I can see whole blossoming world on her face but despite our differences we have one important thing in common, we are crazy about each other”

“Thanks Vir for giving me a chance to speak out, I know this will never happen after, what I am saying today, it is for the last time that is why I want to say it all. Yes I love her! I am deeply in love with her, she makes my world splendid. Her love is the best love”

“Do you know Vir!, what the best love means?” asked Ronak

“Hmm may be not!” Vir shrugged that showed his indifference

“I tell you what best love is! The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds.”

“And that's what she has given me. That's what I'd hoped to give to her forever.”

In the terrace ,light was not enough to see the faces of each other, not even they were facing each other but both of them could sense the feeling ,both of them were quiet, only sound that were audible there were of air and long distant sound of fair. After a few minutes Vir broke the silence

“No words man! My mind is locked, neither have I heard about this kindda love nor have I got the luck to feel that, but I was wondering about the life of your so admiring and inspiring love, may be it feels like that for now but will you just picture your love 30 years from now,

40 years from now, what's it look like? Will it last or lost?, well I am lost in it though” Vir couldn’t get the feeling of what Ronak had said but about one thing he was sure enough that he was not into that and was very much happy for that.

“I know you feel lost right now, but don't worry, nothing is ever lost, Nor can be lost. The body sluggish, aged, cold, the embers left from earlier fires. It shall duly flame again.” Ronak explained.

“Ok after then?”Vir asked the next happening

“Then comes Shikha, she never liked me, I don’t know why but there might have chances that she was having a fear of that I was snatching Nikita from her. But I never meant to. Well it took lots of time to settle up but now it’s all Ok.”

“What about SJ?” Vir’s main bugger

“Oh! SJ, ha ha ha, it stands for SWEET JIJU (brother-in-law) given by sweet Ziya. She is really a sweet girl; she is fascinating about our love. I like her, she is just like a child to Nikita, I don’t know how and why but she had lots of conviction on me that give me Goosebumps when I think that if one day for any reason I have to abandon her that will shatter the mirror of her faith on me into which she sees herself.”

“Seems like a small happy family, ha? You and Nikita as parents with a child named Ziya  and Aanya and Shikha as the paternal or maternal cousins, ha ha ha” said Vir

“Well it’s good to see you guys happy!”

“By the way, you are also a member of this family, what would you like to be?” asked Ronak to kept on the humor part of family planning

“Ooohhhoo ho huh! No no no never don’t pull me into it. I want to be out of this, I do well when alone, you can consider me the notorious and uprooted part of the family which is good for family when he is out” Vir  clarified himself to Ronak

“Don’t underestimate yourself every time; you are far better than what you think of yourself”

Said Ronak

“Ha ha ha! My dear you are taking me wrong I am overestimating myself. You don’t know me very well even I don’t know what I will do next. So better we end this family chapter good for now”

Vir continued

“So here is the whole story of last couple of years, I am happy for you pal your ordeal is over now and  it’s time to enjoy” Vir changed the topic

“And I need your help for this, I want you to be with me” Ronak requested Vir

“Oh sure sure! I will. I will” Vir assured him

“Ok bro .let’s go down. My landlady is crying now for dinner, I don’t know what she thinks of herself and her cooking tactics, I have never eaten such a bad food in my whole life but still she push us to eat on time and finish all the items that is served on the plate”

 Out of a sudden Vir’s landlady was on the terrace

“Chalo putar ji khaana kahon fatafat, aaj tumhaare pasand ka khana banaya hain” it –was landlady, so humble ,so polite.

“Are waah aunty ji.aaj to matlab maza aa jayega khaane main, aap bas neeche chaliye hum abhie aate hain” it was Vir, so polite, so obliged, so humble and so as Crooked…………….

To be continued………….