It is the first rains of the season
that night. The rain outside the windows makes her alienate herself from the
crowd gathered in her home and makes her sit by the window in her room and
enjoy the rain. Everytime it rains, she wonders why can't her thoughts stop
going back to him? Is it love? "Arrange Marriage...& I hardly know
him", she tells to herself. A cute lil red card draws her attention yet again
and she picks it up. It reads Sampriti weds Chirag. How can she forget that its
her wedding the Day after? After all she has been waiting for this day since
the first wedding she attended as a kid. "When will I get to wear the saree
and sit there Maa?" was the question of Sampriti as a small kid wearing a
pink frock. Her mom would bend down to say, "Maybe after you turn 18 and
get your voter licence" & wink at her. As she enjoy the sight of each
rain drop falling on the ground, her thoughts go back to all the time she had
grown up fantasizing about her marriage.....The day she had dreamt of is not far anymore.
It's less than 36 hours now for them to start their Journey of a LIFETIME
The first rain of the season had casted
its spell on another person too. He sat there thinking of how soon time had passed
by. He recalls going to school with that heavy bag, forging his dad's signature
on getting low grades, searching for pickup lines to impress girls in his
college & now he was getting MARRIED!! The sound of the rain drops falling
on the ground & ticking of the shortest clock hand made him realise that
time was indeed flying & he is at the THRESHOLD of a new life. The day when
Diya ditched him & their 4 long years relationship, he thought it's the end
of life. A message which he read long back started haunting him: "Someday
someone will walk into your life & make you realise that why it did not work
out with anyone else." He started waiting for that SOMEONE. He saw the card
lying on the table. It read Sampriti weds Chirag. "Was she that
Someone?", he asked himself. He didn't get his answer. But the rain gave
its answer silently by filling love into the TWO HEARTS without their notice.
March 16th, 2014 is still the best
day in her diary because that is the first time she met him. Her excitement knew
no boundaries as thousand of thoughts ran through her mind. She couldn't stop
smiling that day. But she was in a fix. What would he like? A red saree or a
denim blue jeans and a black top. The confusion lasted for two hours after
which she chose to wear the latter. The first time she saw this handsome
fellow, he had a blank expression on his face. She wonders why? The first
question on her mind was how will she greet him when he gives her a handshake
& introduce himself. But when he just blurted out a vague "Hello!!"
without even a handshake, she was more than disappointed. Just after 2 minutes
of their formal conversation, she thinks how can he even come to meet a girl
for the first time without even a gift in hand? He is such an Idiot. Isn't he??
As they settle down, she goes on and on speaking to him, without even giving
him a chance to talk. Their conversation ends with an abrupt end when she tells
him that she is getting late and wants to leave thinking that her one sided
conversation maybe boring him as he sat there without even speaking anything. She
wonders, "Why did he not ask me to stay back for some more time? Why
didn't he even ask to drop me back atleast? Such an insensitive guy!!..... Yet
he is so tall and handsome(smiles to herself). Hmmm... Let me take care of this
guy after marriage" is what she thinks before leaving.
The rain had not stopped it's game
yet and the earth was enjoying meeting rain for the first time that season. His
gaze turned towards a blue shirt lying on his bed, the same shirt which she had
gifted him on the day they met for the first time. He remembered that day pretty
well. He woke up an hour earlier than usual. His 8 hours usual sleep was
disrupted when he saw the calendar which reminded him that it was the day he is
going to meet her. He reached the restaurant on time. Maybe it was time for him
to understand why 5 Minutes was never JUST 5 MINUTES in Girls Standard Time :-P
. He sees her coming from a distance. A blank expression on his face was enough
to convey how his expectations of seeing his girl for the first time in a saree
got busted. He starts thinking what must he do? Should he give a handshake or
restrict himself to a Hello? What will she think? He chooses the safest option
by blurting out a "Hello!!" It is when they settle down that he
realises that he had forgotten the gift which he had bought for her. He felt
sick when he remembered how neatly he had wrapped that gift just for her to
make his first meet a special one. How can he be so stupid? he thought to
himself. The conversation between them made him realise that he can just sit there,
listening to her talk for the whole of his life without even saying a word.
God!! she had such a sweet voice. She is such a SHOW STEALER. Her words caught his
attention more than her beauty. He sat there awestruck. He wonders why did she want
to leave so early that evening? But he didn't ask her. The only question which
was running in his mind when he left was, "Was she that SOMEONE?"
Even the rain knew it has to stop.
But human thoughts? Do they have any limitations? No!! Their chain of thoughts
broke when they realised that the rain had stopped. The Earth was extremely
happy meeting the rain & so were they, in anticipation of their soulmates.
36 hours just flew by & it was now time for them to start their JOURNEY OF
A LIFETIME with those 7 STEPS. Walking those 7 steps together towards eternity,
made them realise that Sampriti & Chirag were DESTINED to meet. Many a
times we fail, trying to write our own love story without realising that God is
the ultimate DIRECTOR. He rejects your script if he feels it is not bound to
happen.
And for these two, it was the
beginning of a BEAUTIFUL LOVE STORY, written by God:-)
- Naveen & Medini
