Heaven Sent

A secret worth telling:-

Looking back to the day when I was struggling/trying hard to convince my parents to send me to the school in which my best friend was studying since her childhood." No! it's too far." Shouted my mom. I don't know why she always tries to keep me in front of her eyes. Like someone's going to kidnap me or something. 

My father like always agrees to whatever my mother says. After long discussions and tons of arguments, I was finally allowed to go to the same school where my best friend Ridhima was and the best part was that I got rid of the ICSE board and was about to complete the rest of my schooling from CBSE. 

Now, talking about the first day at school. Like every child's first day at school, I was being introduced by my best friend to all my new classmates. Everyone seemed to be really excited seeing me but there was this one girl who said I resembled someone named Mayra. Being completely unaware of who Mayra was, I asked Ridhima to tell me something about her. But, every time I tried to ask her about Mayra, she used to change the topic. And that made me more curious about her. One fine evening we went to the park to get some fresh air. Ridhima was in a really good mood that day so, I thought now is the time to ask her about Mayra. "Who is 'Mayra' Ridhi?"- I asked, she stared at me for a while and then finally decided to tell me. 

"She was our senior! Pretty Christian girl with aesthetic eyes. She was everyone's crush in school, I never talked to her because I thought she was arrogant but deep down I knew she was kind hearted. Her father left her mother, they had a divorce. As her mother found it very difficult to raise her children, she added poison in the meal of her son, daughter and herself and they all died that day." She said. 

I was in a shock for a while and was recovering when she added, "She had a boyfriend named 'Rehan' he was in her class but different sections. Rehan was this cool, tall, fair guy with blue eyes which every girl dreamt to be with. They were in school choir, he used to play guitar and was very passionate about it. His passion also included playing football and he was the captain of our school's football team. They were in love and were together since 8th standard. But, from the day when he got to know about her passing away, he completely transformed into a guy that had concern with no one. He's always lost in his own world and doesn't find anyone worth talking to. He's arrogant and rude to another level is the reason no one likes him anymore." 

After this conversation, we went back to our homes but I was really intrigued to know about who Rehan was! 

The next day, after the bell for the lunch rang, we left our class to go to the ground. while I was just passing through the corridor I saw a guy playing guitar in the music room.

AWKWARD SILENCE:

I looked inside to see his face and suddenly he saw me staring at him. I don't know how but everything just stopped. I could not help but gaze at those alluring, ocean blue eyes and everything else was fading at that moment. Everything felt so magical and suddenly I heard a clap around me, it was Riddhi, asking me to go along with her to the playground. I looked back from the glass of the door, but he wasn't there. I felt so resentful, I could've at least asked him his name or something.

 After that I used to look for him wherever I used to go but couldn't find him. Until one day when I went to the canteen to buy a sandwich. I saw him again standing alone at the backside of the canteen smoking cigarette. I decided to approach him. I asked him "Hey! You are the guy who was playing guitar in the music room. Right?!" He looked at me for a while like I was interrupting him, which I was. 

He finally responded by saying "Yes". I then introduced myself "Hi! I am Vrushika, newcomer, by the way, you play guitar really well! He didn't even bother to look at me and said "Thanks" as I found him not at all interested in talking to me and was about to leave, Ridhi called out my name and I left. 

She then asked me "What were you doing there with that guy?" 

"I saw him playing guitar in the music room, I just wanted to talk and he didn't even look at me. Such a rude guy" -I replied. "Yes, he is rude that's why no one talks to him anymore and by the way, his name is 'Rehan'." 

"What! That's him? Mayra's boyfriend!"

"Ya! He was Mayra's boyfriend."

"Well, I don't like him, whoever he is!" 

"Hey! Where is my sandwich you went to get?"

 "Oh! I forgot 'SORRY'. I'll bring it wait. No, it's fine don't go back. We'll eat it tomorrow. Now Let's go, the class is about to start"- she said. I decided not to talk even see that guy again but that's not what quite happened.

I auditioned for the school choir and got selected. I was happy as I love singing. So, I was excited to be a part of it. Next day, I went for the practice session and the first thing I saw was Rehan playing guitar and other students were singing the songs. He saw me entering the music room. My music teacher asked me to sit and learn the lyrics. I did the same.

When I was done he told me to sit next to Rehan and practice with music. I wanted to say 'No' but didn't want to think of me as disobeying his order. So I sat next to him to practice. He played his guitar and I sang. When we finished all the people who were there clapped for us and appreciated us both. I was smiling while he was just sitting.

Everyone got out of the room while I was finding my notebook in a hurry as I didn't want to be all alone with Rehan and he was just sitting there with his guitar. It was all awkward and he suddenly said, "Umm..you sing well!" I was nervous so, just said, "Thanks" and quickly went out of the class.

HAPPILY EVER AFTER:

As days went by, from strangers we shifted to being good friends. I knew I was the only one whom he talks with. Our everyday chit chat got us a whole lot closer then we could’ve ever thought. He became my life. He knew everything about me and I knew all the incidences that could’ve ever existed in his life. Our music sessions that we attended together made our bond even more stronger. He was the guitarist, and we both used to sing together. Our music made people fall in love with us and gradually we two were a band. Everything was going good, we clicked well. But to my surprise, this happiness wasn’t to be sustained for too long. 

It was the end of the year and the end of Rehan's college. Being one year younger to him I had to be here for 1 more year because of which I was completely shattered. Everyone thought that Rehan being the charming guy he was would attract any girl in the town and would eventually forget me. I had absolutely no clue where he was. Suddenly, he was gone. No one knew where he was staying. I didn’t even know whether he was here or in some other country. I did all that I could do to find him but couldn’t manage to find him anywhere. I lost all hopes to get him back in my life and as everyone around me pressurized me to lead a new life, I decided to go with the flow.

5 years later,

I was at the peak of my carrier. I was the owner of a music company and I too released a few albums of my own. Now, was the right time according to my father to see me getting married to a gentleman, made for me in heaven. I wasn’t really ready for the same but agreed to my father’s suggestion of me getting married. It was not even a month since my father’s search for an ideal groom began, that people started visiting our house. It was quite annoying for real but I couldn’t do anything about it. Then finally my father selected a guy, and came to me giving all his details. His name was Mayank. And the way my father described him, I too found him to be a decent guy. So, I agreed to meet him as per my Paa’s wishes. 

Our first meeting went well, we had a normal conversation getting basic details about each other. He seemed quite to be quite similar as per my father’s description of him. We both were ambitious and pretty serious about our careers. Though he was charming and confident, one thing that I found hard to ignore was that he showed respect and agreed to my decision of continuing my work and follow my ambitions even after marriage. After a few meetings, our marriage was fixed in December.

We didn’t realize how these couple of months went and finally came the big day of my life when I was supposed to get married. All these years after college I couldn’t get Rehan out of my head as he was for me as soul is to body. But, I started to live with the fact that it was past and everyone that comes to your life is a part of your life’s journey and a very few turn out to be those permanents in your life. Also, I told myself that we weren’t meant to be together. Then suddenly on my wedding day, I got a call from a random number. As I picked it up, I heard my name, “Vrushika…”.

I freezed for a while as it was Rehan’s voice, I very well knew. I asked him, “Where are you?” There were hundreds of thoughts going on in my head. My voice started shivering. I asked the same question again. He then told me to look outside the window. I saw him standing outside my house with red eyes. I went downstairs running to hug him. We both started crying as it was a long time since we had last met. Then my father came outside and with a shocked state he asked, “What is going on?”. I told him everything and that how much I loved him. He got angry but I somehow managed to convince him to stop the wedding. In a matter of few minutes I saw Rehan as he got down on his knees and asked me to marry him with a beautiful ring along with the proposal. Very obvious, I had to say “Yes!” To the love of my life. It was ironic how he came on the same day as my wedding.

Truely as my paa believed couples are made in heaven.

And on the same day in the presence of music, poetry, prayers of the religious texts we both exchanged our marriage vows.