Rudra slowly opens the diary!

The front page had a letter! He unfolded the letter and started reading it!

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" Om,

I know u are so depressed there alone , here is something which makes you happy.

My diary, which u always tried to read secretly!
Didn't I told you,, one-day when I feel ,you are capable to read it, I will hand it you.

This is the best time,, read it happily with a smile,, and come to me soon!

I'm waiting for you!

Your love , Gauri ♥. "

Rudra aftr reading it, folded it and kept aside!
And turned the next page!

" It was a holiday,, I and this Richa,,God she took me to some binaelle,, I clearly don't like this art things but she is mad over that!! I had no option other than going with aftr,, aftr all she was the only friend I had here in Mumbai!

R:- hey look at that

G:- What type of a thing is this,, is this what u call art? Huh?? Even a playclass student will make these!!

"Really,, so who are madam? "

I was inreuppted by a man,, I turned to him!

G:-who are you to ask,, do u feel this as an art! It just looks like a bundle of waste

M:-what did u say.. Huh?? do you know, how many days it took,,2months!!

G:-2months !are u serious (mocking at him) Ha yes yes,, for people who don't know art,, it may take 2months and all!!

M:-this is not meant for people like you, only people with little brain can enjoy all these,, not for those who come to express them as brilliants

G:-ohoo,, then couldn't you put a board stating,"
this place is only meant for people with brain "

He was fuming in anger!

M:-you....

(he was almost to slap me, but for my luck someone dragged him for there to somewhere)

R:-what did you do gauri... Why did u mocked at him?

G:-i didn't do anything wrong... Didn't u heard what he said 2months... Is he mocking at me?

R:-I quit.. No one can win u!!

Saying this she moved a little backward,, and called me

R:-Gauriii.....

G:-whatt .

R:-come here and look at, what u called a waste!!

I moved towards her and looked at it.. I was just Awwww!!

G:-Wowwwwwww!!!

R:-see gauri,, u simply mocked at him!!

G:-hmm Yeahh.. I agree.... But he also overreacted (I complained like a kid)

R:-gaurii. Admit ur mistake.

G:-Should I say a sorry???

R:-You have to.... But right now if u go,, he will stick u on to the wall! Come let's go,, or I will miss my train.

G:-umm... No no,,u go if won't say sorry na.. I can't sit calm.. U go see u later..

Aftr she went I searched for him,, and finally i found him sitting alone under a try,, I was little nervous,, I slowly went near him!

G:-umm.. Heyy

He looked at me and shouted

M:-You!!... What do u want girl?

G:-mmm.... A coffee?

M:-huhh?

G:-hey,, I'm sorry,, really I dont know this art and all!! I Swear i won't repeat it again!! (I said with a puppy face)

M:-good for you,,, here after I should not see u anywhere related to art!! Also don't open ur mouth if u don't know anything about it!!

I nodded with a puppy smile on a face ..

M:-mm.. Well what about a coffee now?? (he asked me with a smile)

G:-Yup,, I am gauri!

M:-Omkara!!

We went for a coffee and aftr that for a beach walk... He was really friendly,, the only problem was short-temper.. But I loved the way he was!! Since it was late getting dropped me at my place. I. Saw my uncle fuming there with anger.

K:-gauri, this is not ur Bangalore,, and if are in a plan to roam around with anyone you like,, I will inform ur mother!

G:-Really, then I also have many things to tell to my mumma,,, all those things which I kept away from her since my childhood!

K:-you..

G:-ahh... Don't shout,, it's only because my mumma told i am staying here.. The second I find a place, I will shift from here..

Next day, with much difficulty I found his address and went there! It was such a beautiful place,, with a beautiful name board "Bird's Nest " .I slowly went inside and saw him painting something!

G:-Hlo,this really looks like a small exhibition centre.

He looked up to me with a surprised expression!

O:-You... Here. How??

G:- Magic... (I chuckled make him laugh too) Anyways this place is soo beautiful!!

O:-thankyou, well why are you here??

G:-ha.. Do u remember my friend,, she was with me that day,, she is a great art lover, it's her bday and I thought to gift a painting.. So I came here,,

O:- ohh...only Thats the reason ?

G:-haa

I said walking around his paintings,,hiding m smile from him. I reached the other end where the sun rays beamed in through the glass wall ,,,and I heard him shouting

O"- heyy heyy... Stand there... Don't move..

I saw him arranging his canvas quickly and took a brush

O:-I hope u don't mind if I draw ur pic!

I nodded with a smile.

O:- I saw u fighting with someone yesterday ..wasn't that Mr. Kali,, why were u shouting at him,, he's a nice person right?

G:- yes, He is my uncle !

My smile vanished for a second he asked about him, and may be that's why he didn't Askvanything further. I brought my smile back, since I didn't want him to have any doubt,,

G:- is it finished?? My legs are painingg

O:-a few more minutes,, wait..

G:-ohh no.. I can't stand more its enough!

I went looked at my drawing

G:- Ahh... What have you done om,, I was smiling,, and u made me crying in the pic?

O:-who told you were smiling,, u were crying behind the smile!

I looked at him in a surprise

O:-see,, this art na, it's not what we see,,, Its what is behind it,, all the time,, u had a smile on ur face,, but ur hands were shaking,,, u eyes were not focused,, they were roaming here and there,,and u were trying ur best to hold on ur tears,, with ur smile,,, AM I RIGHT??

G:-You are!! May be because u asked me about my uncle,, I couldn't smile properly

I turned my back to him and walked a little and continued

G:-He is the soul reason, why I lost my childhood! Being a single parent child, he was everything to me ! More like a fatherly figure,, the one who comes to visit me and mumma on vacations with lots of gifts,,, but as I grew up, I felt it wrong with his behavior towards me!! Again it took me 2-3 more years to realize that he was sexually abusing me... I thought of telling it to my mumma,, but for her ,he was not only a brother, but her pillar of strength ,the child inside me was afraid, whether my mumma would believe me!! (sobbing) There were days when I cried alone out if fear.. I was just a kid na? ....one fine day, he called me for a walk with him,, I was afraid, but I went as my mumma asked me to asist him. My only relief was the belief that he won't do anything to me in public .Aftr a while,, he moved to a lonely road, holding my hand,, I still remember my heartbeat if that day.. As far my eyes could reach there was no sign of a living man...he stopped reaching the top of a hill.. But for my surprise he kneeled down in front if me, and repelled for whatever he has done to me till now,, the only thing he asked was not to share anything with mumma... May be that's why I have not said this to mumma till now!!

I wiped my tears and turned to om... But to my shock he was painting another picture so happily, I was too hurt, don't know he was the first one with whom I shared all these.. And he even didn't cared about it!! Tears were unstoppable now,, I marched out of there without minding him.
But he stopped me by holding my wrist.

G:-om,,leave me

O:-areyy come and have a look at my painting once!!

G:-I said leave my hand ..i dont want to see anything!

He dragged me inside and made me look at his canvas. In that canvas it was a painting of a girl with fire wings .

O:-I heard the whole thing u said,, the thing was I didn't knew how to console you.. But I only know to explain in this language of art, which I know better than anything else. The moment he started fearing you,, the moment he begged you not to tell anyone about it..... That's were the girl in you won!

I didn't knew whether I did was wrong or not ,,but I hugged him tight crying hard.. He hugged me back. Aftr i felt calm, I broke the hug!

G:- well, I am leaving now

O:-wait, don't u want a painting for ur friend!

G:-hehe ..actually I was lying.. I was feeling so bored sitting there, so I made up a reason to come here,,, her bday was a month ago!! (I said holding my ears and eyes closed, with a smile)

He was laughing at me. ..i too smiles back at him

G:-i don't have much friends here in Mumbai,, thought we met with a fight,,I feel so close to u.. That's why!

He came and hold my cheeks

O:- I am always pleasured to be! Well why are u here?

G:-i am doing a research here in a university ,on lab chemistry!

O:-great!

G:-ok see u soon bye..

When I was about to leave he called me

O:-Gauri!

G:-huh?

O:-The second u feel uncomfortable there, pack ur stuffs and come here... Lots of room are free here!!

G:-umm.. I will think about it!!

O:-if u afraid, u can stay in my room also.. I don't mind (he said winking at me)

G:-I am not thinking about it (I said with a naughty smile)

Days passed and it didn't made me take more time to shift to om's house. Uncles questioning and warning,, I was fed up.. One fine day I packed everything and went to him .he welcomed me to his World which consisted of tej uncle and jhanvi aunty,, They were his servants,, but was more like parents for him. They were so friendly just like him. He gave me a room... And I got freshened and came to have breakfast with them. And it was then Shakti uncle came. He was the one who taught OM,, all these art stuffs. Om indroduced me to him

O:-helo guruji,,, meet gauri! She will be here for a few days, till her research Is done . And gauri, this is shakti uncle,, my guruji!

G:-hi uncle.

S:-hlo beta. Hey,, go get us two coffee,, come beta we will sit outside.

O:-okk... Fine..

Shakti uncle became friendly with me soon.

K:- till when did u know him?

G:-hmm.. 2-3weeks may be.

K:- including me, if we count the persons in his life it will be only less than a 10. And we all were there in his life from past 6-7years.. It is to this family he brought you!!

G:-huhh uncle but I will leave aftr 2-3weeks

K:-no beta I didn't mean to make you feel bad.. If he has brought you and opened a room for you, it's just because he value you more than a friend.. And there I want you to know everything about him.
Days,, weeks or months... How long u are staying with him,, you have to know this too.. He is a very fun loving person who wants to enjoy every second of his life... But sometimes he became a different person...

I listened to him soo carefully,, I was so eager to know about him.

K:- It was when he was ten his father died,, and that too in front of him. It had a very bad impact on him.. He was too much affected.. We tried to bring him out of it,, but by then he had already stepped into a stage of phobia... From then he was afraid of everything related to death.. Even a dead ant scared him... And in such situations he behave so wierd... For an outsider it might feel like, he is mad. Everything was getting fine... And doctor was only him and his mother alone,, he was so attached... But faith was so bad,, it took away his mother in the form of cancer!
He along with his phobia and loneliness was like almost lost,, he didn't came out of his room for weeks. We needed the help of pshychatrits to bring him back like this!! That is when I taught him all these art stuffs and it helped him.

I saw him stopped telling and looking at me confused

K:-why are u crying beta?

He asked me,, and that was when I realized I was crying,, I don't know when I started crying,, also I don't know why.. I wiped out my tears. I wish if he had not gone through this.. And it was new reason to feel more attached to him.

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Rudra placed a pen on the page and closed it, Ashe was feeling sleepy.. Before he closed his eyes to sleep,, he mumbled to himself

R:-Omkara and gauri,,,, I can't wait to know u more!!!

He closed his eyes to sleep,, but for a difference from other days, it was bhavya's face which came to his mind,, instead of soumya.

He smiled still closing his eyes
And said "Goodnight bhavya "

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Phewwwww....done with the second part...
And I don't think I will be able to end it by one more chapter.. So what do u guys say should I continue like this or sum it up hurrily within a chapter??

Also one more thing do u want me to give an idea on their attire and outluk,, if u want i can show u some pics from the film, so that u can imagine rikara instead of them.!!

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