Roshni was alone in a long deserted street when she realised someone was following her.She started walking fast. "Roshnii.."- she heard a familiar voice, she turned. It was Dhruv. "Hiee..What are you doing here?"-Dhruv asked. "N..N..Nothing...What are youuu doing here??"-Roshni cross questioned.
"You should'nt be here at this hour..Roshni"
"Why because I'm a girl"-she said in a quite fed up manner. She had had enough of do's and don'ts for the day.
"No...You should'nt be here because there are a lot of mosquitoes here, they may spoil your beautiful face by bitting"- Dhruv chuckled and they both laughed.
"Well, I did'nt know you have such a good sense of humour,Dhruv....I mean, I have always seen you in a serious mood and you know what..Shruti calls you 'Angry Young man' "-she said and Dhruv just smiled.
"So may I now know what are you doing here....alone??"-he asked.There was silence for a moment. Dhruv could see Roshni's agitation. "You know sometimes the best solution is to talk it out."-Dhruv said.
" What if there's no one you can talk to...what if the ones you want to talk to are fed up with you??"- Roshni said in a low tone.
"Say it to the moon then
..or the stars. They are sacred and loyal, the best listeners around.They witness the most honest tears of many every night and keep it all a secret. They'll listen to you in silence, no complains, no judgements."
"Deep, it was...You could be a wtiter"- Roshni said admiringly, Dhruv just smiled.
"How come you here,Dhruv??"-Roshni asked
"My aunt's house is two blocks away..I was out for a walk when I saw you...but you should go back home now"-he said.
"Should I drop you home?"- he added.
"umm...Yes,I guess..when I came here I was quite upset...and now I don't know the way back home..I live in sector 17 by the way."-she replied.
They both walked to Roshni's house.
Dhruv said goodbie and went away. Roshni went to terrace and said all she had on her mind to the stars. She felt light on her heart. The blue devils around her disappeared.
In front of her was the whole city, the lights looked beautiful, as if the dark city was lit with the lights of hope. The air played with her hair while the insects sung beautiful symphony and above, in the sky, were the best secret keepers in the world, with smiles on their faces,soothing and serene, who never refused to listen. She spent quite some time there and when she went back to her room she saw eight missed calls from Shruti, It was late so she just left a message to Shruti saying she was okay and slept sound.
For no reason, tonight, Dhruv too felt less chaotic inside. Though he did'nt know the reason but his friends, the moon and the stars did. Those high up in the sky that shine are not only the best secret keepers but also the karma evaluators. How could Dhruv have a heavy heart when he had taken load off someone's heart.
The next day Atharv was sitting alone in the canteen. The college life was'nt going good for him so far. He had been embarassed twice in class and now Roshni had declined his friend request. He was deep in his thoughts when someone tapped his shoulder.
"Oye Devdas"- Shruti said.
"What happened??"- she asked.
"Nothing"- Atharv replied in a low tone.
"Nothing"- Shruti imitated.
" what!!"- he said.
" what!!"- she again imitated.
"You copy cat"- he said.
"You copy cat"-again.
"Shruti stop it"- he said.
"Shruti stop it"-yet another time.
" I am a fool"- said Atharv.
" Ohh...you are right..You are one"- Shruti said and they both laughed.
" Ohh..You got a wish Atharv"- Shruti said pointing an eye lash fallen on his cheek.
"Ahh...don't tell me,you believe in all this"-Atharv exclaimed.
"What's wrong with believing in all this??"- she asked.
"It's so kiddish"-said Atharv.
"So what!!!...look,blowing away an eye lash would'nt do any harm. I mean atmost what'll happen...your wish won't be granted...but if there's any truth in all this,then you never know,you wish may come true..come on now..Make a wish"-Shruti said.
Atharv smiled and moved his hand forward rolled into a fist. Shruti took the eye lash from his cheek and put it on his fist. He closed his eyes and Roshni's face flashef in front of his eyes, he just blew it off without thinking anything else.
" What did you wish"- asked Shruti.
" Nothing"- said Atharv and smiled.
A beautiful sound was heard then, the sound of rain jumping playfully on the roofs, it was accompanied with a soothing fragrance of soil.
Writer's note- Making a wish by blowing an eye lash, Does it seem kiddish??
Well,I don't understand , why are we all so much in a hurry to grow up.I was so easy when we were kids. There's nothing wrong with crying over small things or playimg catscraddle or crossing our fingers or playing in a muddy playground on a rainy day and not even in being afraid of the dark . Keep the kid inside you alive forever, life will be easier then and yes,next time when you get a fallen eye lash on your cheek, blow it and make a wish. You never know , you may find a soulmate.
I'll be back with yet another chapter of soulmates.Till than, HAPPY READING.
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