Arya
Chapter 1
It was one of those mornings one would feel like sleeping. Anjali was doing just that.Despite her thoughts wandering about her college, her friends & her family, she was determined not to uncover her blanket and let the sunlight spoil her sleep.
Nature was one of her best friends and Sun was her bestest. So, it lets her sleep as long as she wishes to.
She heard her mom’s voice from a long distance and slowly opened her glittering blue eyes with a big yawn proceeding from her mouth. It was 7.10 in the morning and her usual timing of wake up has already passed by half an hour. Her mom was usually strict about getting up. “a girl should wake-up by the sunrise, if not before the sunrise” , she used to tell her.
Having tied her long black hair, she sat before the mirror. She was looking at a girl, in her mid-twenties, fair, of medium height and quite beautiful. “Thanks, mom” Anjali knew her beauty came from her mom and the intelligence came from Dad. She used to kid with her mom, what would happen if it got reversed. Dad would laugh at it and her mom would punish her by not serving the breakfast and asking her to serve
herself. It was an ideal family for Anjali. She used to wonder what will happen when she gets married. ‘ That’s long way from now’ she thought.
Yet, she didn’t know it wasn’t that far away, before she meets with her guy.
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As it was getting late for her college, she skipped her breakfast only to make her mom furious. But, she kissed her mom and gone with the wind. ‘Oh God! Always Keep my Child Happy’ she prayed.
Even though, Anjali could afford a car to go to college, she never wanted to do it. Because, she knew she can feel the friendship of others in her class only if she could able to move along with them. So, she always wanted to be one amongst them.
Chapter 2
Love was probably the only thing which kept Arya alive till now. Otherwise, he would have killed himself half a dozen times after his dad, a drunkard, often beats his wife and child and all of a sudden died in a motor accident and his mom, for whom the only thing went wrong in her life was getting married to a drunken doughnut like his father.
His mom was a wonderful lady. She vowed to herself that she would never let her son be what her husband had been. She had taught him wisdom, Culture and above all the “Feel of Love”. She had taught him every fragrance of life to be happy and make others happy by loving them and caring for them. He had learnt every ways & means of love and he has become a professional in loving people, nevertheless what they feel
for him and without expecting anything in return.
He knew one day he would certainly get back what he had been giving to all the others. But, he never knew that day was not so far.
He had come to this new place after his mom had deserted him by reaching the other world. He had fought his life out to come to this new place only remembering his mom’s last few words, “Always remember to feel the love and in turn make others feel happy”. He had taken her mom’s last words in its right sense and moved to this place.
There was a large crowd of kids gathered just outside his accommodation of a single bed-flat. He came out to watch what was happening. Every kid was literally crying for no reason he could make out. He came out of his compound and asked for what happened. A Kid, wiping his tears, told Arya that a pet dog named “Sweetie” was accidentally fell down in the open manhole.
Arya remembered his mom’s last words. ‘I will have to help the sweetie and in turn make the kids happy’ he thought.
He tied his waist with a strong rope and put one end of the rope onto the tree that was beside. Without wasting another minute, he slowly was going under the manhole and in another five minutes, he was back with the “Sweetie”.
The smallest of the kids came forward to Arya and kissed him in his Cheek. And, other kids clapped in happiness as Arya could feel his mom’s wish becoming true—“To make others happy and being himself happy”.
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This was his first day of his college. As he was approaching the college entrance, something stuck to him like a good omen. Yet, he could not make out what actually was that. But, he certainly was sure, that it’s a good omen. Something good was going to happen to him.
He made his way straight to the Principal’s room and got done all the necessary formalities for a new entrant. The Principal wished him good luck and asked him to pickup the subjects as fast as possible since, he joined the college late after 3 months.
He thanked him and was now coming out of his room.
Anjali was now coming into the college and without doubt, all the guys’ eyes were watching her with a refreshing awe. Now, Arya saw one of the most beautiful eyes and hairs in Anjali. Something in his
inside told him to tell something to her. He asked his conscience once again. But, it didn’t answer.
His eyes met with hers. Anjali made no reaction, though. Arya knew what he has to do hereafter and what would happen. In a flash, she went past him and Arya was stranded with the fragrance of Anjali.
Chapter 3
“The Picnic will be full of fun, you should also come”, demanded a friend of Anjali. She never was interested in such picnics. She always would prefer to spend the weekends with her parents and she thought that was how she could make them feel happy and prosperous.
At home, “You should join in your college picnic” suggested her mom.
“Mom, you pretty well know, I won’t allow myself to isolate you both and I know how bad you both would feel if I go leaving you both alone. So, my answer is no.” She was clear in her thoughts.
“My dear, you must also make others feel happy. Happiness is selflessness. If you think we would be happy if you could stay with us. You are wrong. You should give equal priority to others, as well. Now, I assure you that we will be very happy if you are happy and make others happy by being one among them. So, you are going with them.” Her mom said.
Anjali gave herself a second thought and realized her mom was right, in a way. “Ok mom. I will go with them. At least for the happiness of you, people.” She smiled lightly and continued watched F.R.I.E.N.D.S on T.V
Chapter 4
The Sunset was too glorious from where Anjali and her friends have been watching it. Anjali could realise her mom was right that she should make others happy by doing what possibly could make them happy. She could feel the happiness in her friends' eyes now.
As they were standing at the tip of the small ship, she could overhear some guys talking. One was saying," I can give my life to get her love" and the other was replying,"I know u can only say that in words, not in actions".
Prerna, her friend, was beside her, also overhearing the conversations going on behind them. Suddenly, as Anjali was enjoying every moment of her picnic, her necklace got stuck with the sharp wood which was placed at the edge for safety, fell down and drowned into the sea.
Her friend also was watching it getting drowned into the sea. She now turned to the guys who were commenting at the back and told them. "Hello, guys ! you need not give your life to get Anjali's love, at least try to get back the necklace which fell down now" and saying that she made a harsh look at them. The guys bent their faces as they did not know how to react.
At that moment, there was a sound of a drowning. A guy had slipped off the ship and drowned into the sea. After that, there was silence as there was no news about who it was, who fell down.
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Anjali was walking through the beachside hearing some nice melodies. She could clearly view a diary with a peacock leaf with it at a far end about 10 feet from there. She went there and picked it up. There it was written,
"I knew You were mine,
Even before i saw u.
I know You are mine,
When i saw u the first time,
I am sure,
You will feel this soon.
Even if i wanna die a 1000 times,
I dont mind,
The one moment u spare to feel my love
will rest my soul in peace...."
She was mesmerised by the writer's feelings. She could not know who it could possibly be. She thought of commenting about that. She started writing...
"I pray u get that lucky girl feel ur love, soon..."
she closed the book and started again.
Chapter 5
Time was rolling on very fast. It was their Final semester and she could feel, although she has had every feel about friendship, yet she knew she is missing the real feel of love.
It was the First week of February and already the celebrations about the Valentine's day had begun in the college.
Arya was loving Anjali more than her parents or anyone could ever love her. But, simply he did not have the courage to let her know and he feared how she would react about the same.
Anyway, he prayed God to give him the courage to propose her. He trusted God.
Almost everyone had prepared a different way of proposing Anjali. Although, it had become customary for the guys in her college to propose her during the V-Day, this time it was more vibrant simply because, it was Anjali's last year of college.
The Dawn of V-Day ... And the college walls were smiling at each other as every guy was proposing to some girl or the other and getting rejected and getting accepted. Anjali, though was getting irritated by the so-boring proposals, was actually on the verge of losing her patience & temper.After all, the irritations had its limits.
This was her 8th Proposal for the day. And, she simply was losing her temper and rejected every guy saying that she had no interest on such things.Then, came the new inclusion to the list, Arya.
He came to her and sweetly said a "Hi". She replied with a "Hi".
Then, with all his courage, he brought himself to say "I Love U".
She replied,"I hardly know u.How can u ever say those words to me. How do i look like to u? a Clown who can be proposed by every guy in the college??? just go away". Without wanting to waste a second, she rushed to the college exit.
Arya cursed himself and he could never know how he could ever get such a courage to tell her like that. But, something inside told him that she would realise his love.
At the bus stop, Anjali could rewind all the proposals she had been receiving all day and the one which made her feel bad of herself was the one of Arya's. When she said all those words against him, she could feel a pain in his eyes, which was lacking in every other faces. She was sure, she made a mistake and shouldnt have said those words that fast. She should have made him understand, she thought.
At that point of time, there came those 'Arya Kids'. After that "Sweetie manhole"
incident, all the kids named their group, 'Arya Kids'. They were proud of Arya and their group name.
The same Smallest of the kids, came forward to Anjali. She had always been fond of Children, especially smart, cute, chubby children. The smallest of the kids was just how she would like.
He came forward and told her,"Don't you like Arya? We all like him very much. He saved our sweetie from the manhole once and he always shares his everything with us. Because, he is just like us. An 'Orphan'.I am sure, if Arya is here, he will scold me that i used that word.I dont know how to say this. I would like u to see this." he handed over a package wrapped with a gift-wrapper and a balloon was pasted on it saying 'Feel my Love'.
She took the package from the kid and slowly started opening it. Inside there was a Diary and it was already opened. There she found the verses.
"I knew You were mine,
Even before i saw u.
I know,You are mine,
When i saw u the first time,
I am sure,
You will feel this soon.
Even if i wanna die a 1000 times,
I dont mind,
the one moment u spare to feel my love
will rest my soul...."
and below there was a reply..
"I pray u get that lucky girl feel ur love, soon..."
and in the next page, there was a necklace which undoubtedly bare her initials on it. Her heart pounded and she started to panic. She did not know how to react in a situation like this. Everything started to fall in its place.But, one thing was clear about her conscience which felt hurt when she spoke those words against him.
She bent and kissed softly the cheek of the kid and started towards the college. Arya was sitting his back against a tree branch.And, just by seeing his face, one can tell that he had been crying for long.
She came near Arya and he stood to his feet immediately on seeing her. Arya started to say, "I'm sorry", but he stopped short of words, on seeing the diary and the necklace residing in her hands. He was Jubilant and he knew the only way the package could ever reach Anjali was through the kids -- Arya Kids.
She said to him,"I've never known that a guy can risk his life to get a not-so-worthy thing like a necklace compared to one's life.I liked the verses u wrote then, and frankly speaking, I wanted to be that lucky girl in the first place.And, the immediate thing i am going to do is to remove the word 'Orphan' from the dictionary and....." before she could finish, he asked her, "So, do u feel my love now?"
She blushed for the first time and hid her face with the balloon which read 'Feel my
Love'......
It was one of those mornings one would feel like sleeping. Anjali was doing just that.Despite her thoughts wandering about her college, her friends & her family, she was determined not to uncover her blanket and let the sunlight spoil her sleep.
Nature was one of her best friends and Sun was her bestest. So, it lets her sleep as long as she wishes to.
She heard her mom’s voice from a long distance and slowly opened her glittering blue eyes with a big yawn proceeding from her mouth. It was 7.10 in the morning and her usual timing of wake up has already passed by half an hour. Her mom was usually strict about getting up. “a girl should wake-up by the sunrise, if not before the sunrise” , she used to tell her.
Having tied her long black hair, she sat before the mirror. She was looking at a girl, in her mid-twenties, fair, of medium height and quite beautiful. “Thanks, mom” Anjali knew her beauty came from her mom and the intelligence came from Dad. She used to kid with her mom, what would happen if it got reversed. Dad would laugh at it and her mom would punish her by not serving the breakfast and asking her to serve
herself. It was an ideal family for Anjali. She used to wonder what will happen when she gets married. ‘ That’s long way from now’ she thought.
Yet, she didn’t know it wasn’t that far away, before she meets with her guy.
------------------------------------------
As it was getting late for her college, she skipped her breakfast only to make her mom furious. But, she kissed her mom and gone with the wind. ‘Oh God! Always Keep my Child Happy’ she prayed.
Even though, Anjali could afford a car to go to college, she never wanted to do it. Because, she knew she can feel the friendship of others in her class only if she could able to move along with them. So, she always wanted to be one amongst them.
Chapter 2
Love was probably the only thing which kept Arya alive till now. Otherwise, he would have killed himself half a dozen times after his dad, a drunkard, often beats his wife and child and all of a sudden died in a motor accident and his mom, for whom the only thing went wrong in her life was getting married to a drunken doughnut like his father.
His mom was a wonderful lady. She vowed to herself that she would never let her son be what her husband had been. She had taught him wisdom, Culture and above all the “Feel of Love”. She had taught him every fragrance of life to be happy and make others happy by loving them and caring for them. He had learnt every ways & means of love and he has become a professional in loving people, nevertheless what they feel
for him and without expecting anything in return.
He knew one day he would certainly get back what he had been giving to all the others. But, he never knew that day was not so far.
He had come to this new place after his mom had deserted him by reaching the other world. He had fought his life out to come to this new place only remembering his mom’s last few words, “Always remember to feel the love and in turn make others feel happy”. He had taken her mom’s last words in its right sense and moved to this place.
There was a large crowd of kids gathered just outside his accommodation of a single bed-flat. He came out to watch what was happening. Every kid was literally crying for no reason he could make out. He came out of his compound and asked for what happened. A Kid, wiping his tears, told Arya that a pet dog named “Sweetie” was accidentally fell down in the open manhole.
Arya remembered his mom’s last words. ‘I will have to help the sweetie and in turn make the kids happy’ he thought.
He tied his waist with a strong rope and put one end of the rope onto the tree that was beside. Without wasting another minute, he slowly was going under the manhole and in another five minutes, he was back with the “Sweetie”.
The smallest of the kids came forward to Arya and kissed him in his Cheek. And, other kids clapped in happiness as Arya could feel his mom’s wish becoming true—“To make others happy and being himself happy”.
----------------------------------------------------
This was his first day of his college. As he was approaching the college entrance, something stuck to him like a good omen. Yet, he could not make out what actually was that. But, he certainly was sure, that it’s a good omen. Something good was going to happen to him.
He made his way straight to the Principal’s room and got done all the necessary formalities for a new entrant. The Principal wished him good luck and asked him to pickup the subjects as fast as possible since, he joined the college late after 3 months.
He thanked him and was now coming out of his room.
Anjali was now coming into the college and without doubt, all the guys’ eyes were watching her with a refreshing awe. Now, Arya saw one of the most beautiful eyes and hairs in Anjali. Something in his
inside told him to tell something to her. He asked his conscience once again. But, it didn’t answer.
His eyes met with hers. Anjali made no reaction, though. Arya knew what he has to do hereafter and what would happen. In a flash, she went past him and Arya was stranded with the fragrance of Anjali.
Chapter 3
“The Picnic will be full of fun, you should also come”, demanded a friend of Anjali. She never was interested in such picnics. She always would prefer to spend the weekends with her parents and she thought that was how she could make them feel happy and prosperous.
At home, “You should join in your college picnic” suggested her mom.
“Mom, you pretty well know, I won’t allow myself to isolate you both and I know how bad you both would feel if I go leaving you both alone. So, my answer is no.” She was clear in her thoughts.
“My dear, you must also make others feel happy. Happiness is selflessness. If you think we would be happy if you could stay with us. You are wrong. You should give equal priority to others, as well. Now, I assure you that we will be very happy if you are happy and make others happy by being one among them. So, you are going with them.” Her mom said.
Anjali gave herself a second thought and realized her mom was right, in a way. “Ok mom. I will go with them. At least for the happiness of you, people.” She smiled lightly and continued watched F.R.I.E.N.D.S on T.V
Chapter 4
The Sunset was too glorious from where Anjali and her friends have been watching it. Anjali could realise her mom was right that she should make others happy by doing what possibly could make them happy. She could feel the happiness in her friends' eyes now.
As they were standing at the tip of the small ship, she could overhear some guys talking. One was saying," I can give my life to get her love" and the other was replying,"I know u can only say that in words, not in actions".
Prerna, her friend, was beside her, also overhearing the conversations going on behind them. Suddenly, as Anjali was enjoying every moment of her picnic, her necklace got stuck with the sharp wood which was placed at the edge for safety, fell down and drowned into the sea.
Her friend also was watching it getting drowned into the sea. She now turned to the guys who were commenting at the back and told them. "Hello, guys ! you need not give your life to get Anjali's love, at least try to get back the necklace which fell down now" and saying that she made a harsh look at them. The guys bent their faces as they did not know how to react.
At that moment, there was a sound of a drowning. A guy had slipped off the ship and drowned into the sea. After that, there was silence as there was no news about who it was, who fell down.
-----------------------------------------
Anjali was walking through the beachside hearing some nice melodies. She could clearly view a diary with a peacock leaf with it at a far end about 10 feet from there. She went there and picked it up. There it was written,
"I knew You were mine,
Even before i saw u.
I know You are mine,
When i saw u the first time,
I am sure,
You will feel this soon.
Even if i wanna die a 1000 times,
I dont mind,
The one moment u spare to feel my love
will rest my soul in peace...."
She was mesmerised by the writer's feelings. She could not know who it could possibly be. She thought of commenting about that. She started writing...
"I pray u get that lucky girl feel ur love, soon..."
she closed the book and started again.
Chapter 5
Time was rolling on very fast. It was their Final semester and she could feel, although she has had every feel about friendship, yet she knew she is missing the real feel of love.
It was the First week of February and already the celebrations about the Valentine's day had begun in the college.
Arya was loving Anjali more than her parents or anyone could ever love her. But, simply he did not have the courage to let her know and he feared how she would react about the same.
Anyway, he prayed God to give him the courage to propose her. He trusted God.
Almost everyone had prepared a different way of proposing Anjali. Although, it had become customary for the guys in her college to propose her during the V-Day, this time it was more vibrant simply because, it was Anjali's last year of college.
The Dawn of V-Day ... And the college walls were smiling at each other as every guy was proposing to some girl or the other and getting rejected and getting accepted. Anjali, though was getting irritated by the so-boring proposals, was actually on the verge of losing her patience & temper.After all, the irritations had its limits.
This was her 8th Proposal for the day. And, she simply was losing her temper and rejected every guy saying that she had no interest on such things.Then, came the new inclusion to the list, Arya.
He came to her and sweetly said a "Hi". She replied with a "Hi".
Then, with all his courage, he brought himself to say "I Love U".
She replied,"I hardly know u.How can u ever say those words to me. How do i look like to u? a Clown who can be proposed by every guy in the college??? just go away". Without wanting to waste a second, she rushed to the college exit.
Arya cursed himself and he could never know how he could ever get such a courage to tell her like that. But, something inside told him that she would realise his love.
At the bus stop, Anjali could rewind all the proposals she had been receiving all day and the one which made her feel bad of herself was the one of Arya's. When she said all those words against him, she could feel a pain in his eyes, which was lacking in every other faces. She was sure, she made a mistake and shouldnt have said those words that fast. She should have made him understand, she thought.
At that point of time, there came those 'Arya Kids'. After that "Sweetie manhole"
incident, all the kids named their group, 'Arya Kids'. They were proud of Arya and their group name.
The same Smallest of the kids, came forward to Anjali. She had always been fond of Children, especially smart, cute, chubby children. The smallest of the kids was just how she would like.
He came forward and told her,"Don't you like Arya? We all like him very much. He saved our sweetie from the manhole once and he always shares his everything with us. Because, he is just like us. An 'Orphan'.I am sure, if Arya is here, he will scold me that i used that word.I dont know how to say this. I would like u to see this." he handed over a package wrapped with a gift-wrapper and a balloon was pasted on it saying 'Feel my Love'.
She took the package from the kid and slowly started opening it. Inside there was a Diary and it was already opened. There she found the verses.
"I knew You were mine,
Even before i saw u.
I know,You are mine,
When i saw u the first time,
I am sure,
You will feel this soon.
Even if i wanna die a 1000 times,
I dont mind,
the one moment u spare to feel my love
will rest my soul...."
and below there was a reply..
"I pray u get that lucky girl feel ur love, soon..."
and in the next page, there was a necklace which undoubtedly bare her initials on it. Her heart pounded and she started to panic. She did not know how to react in a situation like this. Everything started to fall in its place.But, one thing was clear about her conscience which felt hurt when she spoke those words against him.
She bent and kissed softly the cheek of the kid and started towards the college. Arya was sitting his back against a tree branch.And, just by seeing his face, one can tell that he had been crying for long.
She came near Arya and he stood to his feet immediately on seeing her. Arya started to say, "I'm sorry", but he stopped short of words, on seeing the diary and the necklace residing in her hands. He was Jubilant and he knew the only way the package could ever reach Anjali was through the kids -- Arya Kids.
She said to him,"I've never known that a guy can risk his life to get a not-so-worthy thing like a necklace compared to one's life.I liked the verses u wrote then, and frankly speaking, I wanted to be that lucky girl in the first place.And, the immediate thing i am going to do is to remove the word 'Orphan' from the dictionary and....." before she could finish, he asked her, "So, do u feel my love now?"
She blushed for the first time and hid her face with the balloon which read 'Feel my
Love'......
posted by Avinash at 6:25 PM
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Touching story avi. Thanks for making Arya's love a success. Good lines on Feel my love.
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