Life is an illusion and so is death .Only the smiles that spread across the faces and the tears that drop down the cheeks are for real . Life's all about choices , make them right .Let me show you the consequences of the wrong one's .
Thursday, August 12, 2010
The rain .
Saturday, February 20, 2010
The Smoke .
Disclaimer – Total pathetic stuff .Read at your own risk, and that too only when you need something to kill time.
It’s been ten years since they have met. Everyone has been so busy in their own life that nobody found time for old friends’ .But at some point you realize what’s life without them? Badal was having similar thoughts when he entered the gates of his home. He noticed that the window panes were broken and everything around was a mess. Vasu (his wife) must be really upset about something. She was in a habit of destroying things when upset. He rushed the stairs up, the gates were open.
When he entered the room he was awestruck.
Aakash had entwined his wife like a creeper. His right hand resting inches below her waist and the fingers of his left hand stretching itself to feel for her heart .She had her arms around his neck. His eyes were wide open and he was having a good time, besides uttering a few words from his watering mouth.
In the reflections of the broken mirror he saw Vasu’s face. Her eyes were red and her cheeks black with the kohl flowing down with tears. So much for laying a finger on his wife he could have killed any man, but Aakash was still alive because she had granted him the liberty to live. Something must have been terribly wrong and she must be having her reasons for everything. But for now he needed a glass of cold water to quench the burning rage in him. He walks towards the kitchen and gets lucky to find a bottle of water, 3 glasses and a few ice cubes left .The rest of it were all broken and messed up. He assumed that burglars might have broken into their house and that pretty much explained the situation.
He walks up to them and says have some water guys, it’s no use crying over spilt milk. It seems like we had some burglars yesterday, but nothing to worry everything’s insured. Stop whining like a child Vasu, we shall renovate the house .All the stuff were quite old, it’s good that they are gone. May be someone needed them more than us.
She turns around and slaps him hard in the face. Ok so we shall call the police, looks like he took your mother’s jewellery as well. Don’t worry we will get it back.
Vasu started shouting at him, with tears helplessly rolling down her cheeks. Don’t act so naïve Badal, I know everything now, I know what you did last night. Tell me Badal, what’s with that bitch that you couldn’t forget her. All this reunion drama, this friend get together thing, all this you planned only to hook up back to her. Tell me you dog, was one night with the bitch worth losing all of it. I trusted you with my life and I loved you with all my heart, why did you do this to me? How could you do this to me? Tell me is she any good, is she better than me? Tell me you pig, I need to know. Why did you break my heart and shatter my trust. You make me feel like a complete idiot and stupid.
He was clueless about which bitch she was talking about .She was weeping her guts out and he knew nobody could stop her except herself, so it was no point arguing with her, which would only add fuel to fire. Fire! Ah that reminded him of something .He turns to Aakash,” You got a cigarette “.
Thy crying got louder. Damn theoretically smoke could cut out fire, but practically it proved wrong.
She again held on to Aakash and chose his shoulders to weep on. DO you remember Aakash; the day he proposed; he promised that he would never break my heart and would never smoke my eyes from truth because trust develops from it. Overnight he has broken both his promises .Oh my God! I have been fooled, I married a man who cheats on me every possible night and even smokes a fag before my eyes.
“What about the other half of the promise? “, Badal protested.
This was getting worse, she was entering a rage .He better get his ass out of there soon or he was going to get kicked real bad. Maybe he could come back later when she could actually think and talk.
He slowly headed for the door .On seeing this, she rushed to her room and came back with a gun .Hold your steps, you son of a bitch, I am not yet finished with you .Today is the Judgement day, I need to know everything.
This isn’t happening for real, is it? Badal asked.
Yes it is .If you can break my heart, I can break your skull too.
You talk about trust .Let me tell you what trust is? Look into my eyes and tell me if last night I did anything meant to offend you. How could a few words spoken by someone sentence the trust developed in so many years to death. Trust in yourself first, only then you would come to trust in me .And if you couldn’t then go ahead and shoot me.
Shoot me between my eyes and if a few moments later, I stand before St. Peters and even if he says that you shot me, I wouldn’t believe him. I would ask him,” Tell me Lord what’s in it for her? Why would she shoot the man she so dearly loves” .It was the anger that took over her and pulled the trigger and I know that she would avenge my death and kill that anger too.
I know you are good with words, but I will not be fooled again. Let me see you speak to him that way .I shall follow you there .And she started pulling the trigger. One, Two, Three, Four, Five . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nobody spoke .There was silence in the room for moments. Then Badal spoke.” Holy Shit! You bitch, you actually fired at me. May God bless the one who emptied the magazine or else I would have been with him by now.
You know what Varsha is a million times better than you .At least she would never fire at me .She has always loved me, she still loves me .But no , I wouldn’t love her because I was madly in love with you , and how stupid I was to think that you too loved me back and maybe more than her. And that’s why I assumed we got married , because we were meant to be together .But you know what only if I could turn back times I would have married her . She is better than you at everything, and I mean everything.
Vasu started crying all over again .You see now he admits it .He admits that she is the bitch I was talking about all the time .He has been cheating on me .Oh my God! Why did I live long enough to see this day .Take me with you lord, I don’t want to live any more. That bitch Varsha is better than me at everything, why didn’t you make me good enough.
Badal held his head in his hands .Women they only understand what they want to and nobody can change their opinion, no matter how hard one may try.
After a while, the room was filled with laughter .Both Badal and Vasu raised their heads to see Aakash and Varsha standing together with the rest of the class that has gathered for the reunion.
What’s going on? Both Badal and Vasu asked unanimously.
Vasu, I got over your husband a long time back, and since last year when Aakash proposed we are happily married. I have finally met my man .You guys were like legends so we only meant to see if the spark still existed between you or is it that the only thing that’s left between you is smoke.
We are happy to see that you guys are still madly in love with each other; ready to kill and die, right.
Ok, so all this just for a bet, huh! .My house is a mess and I almost got shot. But I guess the fun you guys had was worth it. Now the party is on only if you guys clean up the mess .Me and Vasu are going on for a drive and by the time we come back better get my house look good or else the guns would be loaded this time.
Sorry dude for the mess. I never knew she had a knack for search and destroy things. She literally broke everything you might have ever touched, except for the gun which I emptied and you should thank me for that.
Oh ya! Thank you for everything .Thank you for the lesson you taught me. I will never ever have a second reunion planned again. One more for the lessons you taught me let me repay with two teachings ; One – Never play a prank on me ;Two – Never lay a finger on my wife ever .
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz !