30– His ineffable anger. “Our opinions only matter to others as long as they agree to it. Otherwise, they are just words without meaning.”–Saumya Tripathi Last day of the week.Precise: a day before the departure to Dubai. Uzair was in the middle of a meeting when he felt the vibration of the phone in the underside pocket of his suit jacket. He ignored it, seemingly sensing nothing significant that could not wait. With that thought in his mind, he gazed at the screen in front of him, projecting the launch of another product, presented to him for approval, regarding its favourable opportunity and innovative ideas for fruitful results. His phone rang again while it continued to vibrate, without giving it a second thought, he let it. He made no move to pick it up. Concentrating on the man that was giving the presentation, he ignored it again. A few minutes later it rang again, vibrating inside. A maddening breath escaped his parted lips. Irritated by its continuous vibration, he took
Part two. His stare turned into a cold malignant glare. “Don't test my patience. I have been very calm with you.” “I don't want anything from you. Leave me!” Tears stung in the corner of her eyes as she endured the pain he was inflicting on her. “Nothing! I want nothing from you!” “It is not up to you now. Is it?” “It is!” “Then you know nothing. Let me remind you of something,” he eyed her coldly. “I cannot let you flee because you don't want to stay here. I have made a promise to keep you and your brother safe. And I will.” She reared back. “No matter if you want it or not,” he was purely vicious with the words he was using. “I might scare you but they are very much formidable, vicious and willing to do to avenge whatever it takes,” he gestured to her trembling figure through his roaming eyes, “with that.” “Never,” she shook her head. “I am not scared of your words. You are just trying to scare me with your words to make me listen to you!” “Oh?” leaning forward, he almos
Full summary. Awdhesh. Radhika. Uzair. Will forcing your love on someone you think you are in love with would make them fall in love with you in return? Would that be okay to force someone to love you with the same intensity you love them with? Could stubbornly adhering to a purpose you think is right will make it morally right? Will it? Would that be morally right to crave someone's presence till they have become yours completely? Would your obsession with someone make you cross all the moral limits to just have your urges satisfied by getting them in your clutches? Could a person turn into an obstinacy? Because there seemed to be a person who could. • • • This is a story about a girl: Radhika, who lost her parents in an unforeseen tragic accident leaving behind a very small toddler brother upon her. Trying to keep herself sane for the sake of her brother, she intended to live for him somehow, and anyhow. A few months later, her life took a toll yet again on her, a
Prologue. He was a strange man, indeed. Our eyes met in silent gestures. "Shall we?" Leaning slightly downwards, he held out his open palm for me to take his. "You need to change that bandage too." And, his indolent grin was back on his face. Leaving no trace of depression on his face which he was showing plainly not a long moment ago. Blinking, I found myself placing my hand in his as we started to head back into the house. At that very moment, I realised six things of my own which were surreal: 1: Uzair was a very unexpected male with a very deep inside-concealed benevolent nature. (Which he didn't like to show at all to anyone.) 2: The world we were living in was very dangerous, maybe that was what got my parents killed. (Or perhaps it was actually a planned accident of which I wasn't still aware.) 3: I still did not know; how perilous a person Uzair was! (Or maybe he exactly wasn't what he liked to show himself to be to everyone else. 4: Everyone has a monster or a demon
01— After three dreadful months. “Life is never hard under the protective shades of our parents. The struggle starts when we decide to move out from that shade.” — Saumya Tripathi “If only you were here,” staring at the clear sky with little stars twinkling almost brightly, I muttered. “There is nothing the same with you both leaving us,” the welled-up tears in my eyes felt too heavy to carry. “Life has been so hard without you both.” It happened inexplicably. One movement we were fervently emitting family: just the four of us: no worries, no stress, no pain, no grief. Nothing. Just pure elation and extreme euphoria skirting around our household. Patently, yet another plausible pronounced merry family. LIFE- it gives you chances, a lot of them of that sort, to amend your mistakes. Mistakes that you would have made in the past whether you did them purposely or unintentionally. But at some point, it did happen. Whatever, they are a part of life without them we learn nothing. We ca
02—Forcing me against my will. “Forcing someone to love you can only make them detest you more.” —Saumya Tripathi “Ssh…slowly.” There was something on my cheek that kept on touching it. My psyche invaded without halting with hazy thoughts in my mind before I could even open my eyes. The thoughts were merely hazy and twirled groggily inside— in my head which I tried to get hold of with my crumbled memories. But I could not succeed. “Shhh…you are safe, little one.” When my mind came back to its senses, I felt something rough strolling gently in a circular motion on my left cheek which was rather sore. The touch was gentle and smooth. However, my cheek seemed to be itching. I so wanted to itch and get relief, nonetheless, I stayed, unmoved and confused about almost everything. “Keep still. Otherwise, you are going to hurt yourself.” Albeit, I tried to open up my eyes but it was of no use, my upper eyelids felt too heavy for me to open them. I tried getting up as well but, it fe
03— Tears of anxiety and anguish. “Words mean nothing until and unless it is felt.” — Saumya Tripathi “Doesn't everything feel strange?” With a lump in my throat and a tight feeling in my chest which seeped into the veins, I exhaled with difficulty. He left without even sparing a single glance my way. That was the only question which was resounding in my psyche, all together as if everything was normal for him. Minutes ambled by. . . Standing there, alone in the foreign room with just my little brother and me, and no- one else: just us, I stood stunned and, most probably confused and dumbfounded. I wasn't able to proceed regarding what had happened. But the heavy questions remained in my mind, hovering over me, disturbing me with more questions to which I didn't have any answers, unsteadily revolting me to no end. Why would he want us here? What would he get while abducting us? Why was he forcing us to stay with him? Who was he, anyway? With the heart in my mouth, everythin
04— Unexpected. “No doubt the future is unexpected. But the present stays in our hands. Decide wisely because every action is reflected by what you chose.” — Saumya Tripathi The future has always been unexpected. Yes certainly. No- one knows what could happen next. Nor anyone will. What the prospect beholds, still would be surprising to all humans. If anyone had known, there never would have been anything done wrong with anyone. Never— with anyone in any situation. Wouldn't it have made life so easy if that was the case? My throat suddenly felt tight and constricted. Breathing came out small and shallow. I was scared. Who wouldn't be? My knees began to shake slightly, and I was afraid— afraid because I thought I was going to fall. I curled up my fingers into tight fists to make them cease trembling too. I was trembling, visibly. He began to walk towards me, I could perfectly hear his heavy shoes across the room, hitting the marbled base under his very weight, loud and clear in