Chapter - 3

I was reading news paper and that’s when my eyes fell on a few letters lying on the table. I grabbed and quickly ran through them. To my surprise, I found a courier addressed to me from “Saaya – U R Shadow”. Yes, it’s been almost 5 years, that I received a letter from her. I was excited! I was about to open that letter and just then I heard my cell phone ringing. I picked my phone and answered the call.

Hey Abhay, its Darsh here said the other voice. I was wondering which Darsh for a moment and quickly he said, its director Darsh here. My heartily congratulations to you for winning such a fabulous award Abhay, he said. I was very much excited talking to him and thanked him again and again. Well, I got a proposal my boy and I hope you won’t disappoint me, he said. Sir please go ahead. Abhay, you must be aware that I have been doing an experimental movie with all new comers and I would want you to give your voice to the main lead in this movie. Hope you won’t turn me down. Sir, you need not request me on this, all you need to do is just order me. It would be any one’s dream working with you and I consider myself to be blessed and honored. Well, thanks a lot Abhay, so let’s meet tomorrow at my residence and discuss things in detail, said Darsh. I obliged. Bid a bye and I then hung up the call.

Whoa… I was jumping out of excitement. I looked at the letter in my hand and kissed at it. I Started looking for my mom and when I found her in the kitchen, I just went and hugged her and said, mom…… It’s a big day to me. I am very happy. Guess what? I just spoke to director Darsh. I am going to work with him in his upcoming movie. I would be giving voice to the main lead in it. Can’t believe it! Wow, congratulations my dear, that’s really a good news, am happy for you, said mom.

I again looked at the letter in my hand and said hey mom, you remember me saying about a girl who used to write me letters? Yeah… her name was something Maya or Saaya, said mom. Yeah, there you go… she’s Saaya, “Saaya – U R Shadow” to be precise. I got a letter from her today almost after 5 years. And mom, you know right she was my lucky charm. She always brings in good news along with her letters. See, even today she got me good news. Mom, let me go and quickly read this. Sure, said mom and smiled at me. I took leave from her and went into my bedroom. I jumped up and sat on my bed. I carefully tore one side of the courier. There was a card within. I gently pulled it out. It was a Congratulations greeting card. I opened it. As I was seeing the card, I slowly slipped into those days, when I first started receiving her letters.

Chapter - 2

I remember it was one Sunday morning in the month of August. I was working out at the gym in my apartment. A couple of friends greeted me and then a few friends congratulated me on receiving the best playback singer award in Tollywood the previous night. I thanked each one of them and then headed towards my flat. I reached the lift and got into it. I pressed 10th Floor button. As I reached 8th floor, a neighbour got into the lift and the moment he saw me, he too started congratulating me. I said thanks to him and once I reached 10th floor, I bid a bye to him and hurried to my flat.

The moment I entered my flat, I rushed into the rest room and once I was relieved, I came out and sat in the living room. I grabbed the newspaper and asked my mom, Ramya for a cup of coffee. She got me coffee and said, “Listen Abhay, we have been getting phone calls since morning from all our family and friends, who have been wanting to congratulate you on receiving such a prestigious award. We are really proud of you my son”. I smiled at her. My sister, Shruti came out of her bed room and said “Hey Bro… good morning”. I greeted her back. My mom started scolding her for waking up that late. “Mom….Chill, you know right we had been to the function last night. So, I got up late” said Shruti. Shruti, it was not just you who had been to the function. Look at Abhay, he too was with you. Didn’t he wake up on time? See he never misses even his workouts” said mom. Yes, we know your son is really great. So, now please stop bragging about him and get me a cup of coffee, said Shruti.

Shruti, you better get one for yourself, said mom. Shruti went into the kitchen. My father, Shiv Shankar came back from his morning walk. He joined us in the living room. As Shruti heard dad’s voice, she came up with two cups of coffee and offered one for dad and she slowly slipped in sipping hers.

What’s next Abhay…? Dad asked. What you pointing at Dad…? Can you please be more precise? I think you should at least now consider getting married, said dad. Oh Dad!!! Not again…. I am just 26. Please, let me have some good time before getting into any kind of commitments. Fine Abhay, but please ensure you don’t make it too long, said Dad. I smiled. That’s when my naughty sister intervened and said, Dad… how mean you are! I have been telling you that am very much ready to get married, though I am studying 1st year engineering, but you aren’t considering at it. Rather forcing Abhay to get married. I am very much disappointed!!! She tried to pull his legs. We all started laughing at her and soon headed into our respective works.

Chapter - 1

It was Feb 14th 2012 around 1.00 AM. I reached my apartment fully drunk. I went to my flat and looked for its keys in my pocket. It wasn't there. I then realized that I might have left the keys in the car. I had no patience to get back to the car for keys. In-fact I was very down and I really wanted to vend my feelings with someone. That’s when I went to my friend Priya’s flat, who stays in the same floor with her mother and her 3 year old kid. I knocked at her door. Priya opened the door.

Hey Priya, you mind me coming in at this very hour in this very state….? “What happened to your flat?” she asked. My parents are out of station and I have left my flat keys in the car and I really don’t have patience now to go and get them back.

Alright!!! Get inside she said. As I head inside, I saw her mother and I was too ashamed even to greet her in such a condition. Hope she understood that I was in a bad condition and she asked Priya to get me a glass of butter milk and also told her to get me a pillow and a bed spread to sleep on the couch. Having said that, she went inside her room and dimmed the lights.

Priya came with a huge glass of butter milk and handed over to me. I drank without speaking a single word to her. She got me a pillow and a bed spread. She asked me to sleep as it was very late. I started crying and that’s when she asked if I am alright.

“Do you think I am alright? How can I be…? Why did this happen to me? Why only me? Why on earth should I fall in true love with her…..? I hate her…. I really hate her. She’s a Bitch!!!” I shouted. Priya sighed “Shhhhhh…. Be silent, kido asleep”.

Sorry, I am extremely sorry, but you know what, she just dumped me Priya, she’s heartless. How could she do that? And that too on a Valentines Day!!! I cried.

“Listen Abhay, why don’t you open up and tell me what has happened. Only then I would get an idea as to what has exactly happened with you” said Priya. What do I say and from where do I start…