Chapter 1
[ At present - Shaira is 23 years old . She is standing on the corridor , A guy passed by Shaira . The moment he passed . She felt that she knew him . ]
Shaira talking to herself .
Do I know this guy ? Maybe yes . Isn’t it strange that I know about him? But he is a stranger . He looked at me . Then he went into his office .
Why does he work in this company ? Because he is the boss . Oh Yes . But why do I work here ? Yes , for making money .
Hi, I am Shaira. I am 23 years old .I work in a private company. I love my job . This is my life as a writer . I love writing poems on one sided love , freedom , love not to be got in return etc .
Basically I am just a simple girl wanting to do things I love the most . Yes I do have friends who are cute and caring .
Some friends forgot me and some I forgot . Every day I remember the memories with them but they got what they wanted at last. My best friend is good and he loves to irritate me .
About work I do many things but I do not see this job as permanent. I want to publish what I write and convey it to everyone in the world .
I think my story starts when I was on a solo trip . I was 18 years old and I wanted to study in that city . So I was all alone exploring because I have to live here until my graduation .
I remember there was one boy I kinda liked.
[ Past when she was 18 years old . Her story starts from here ]
I met him on a train for the first time and I thought he would be the hero of my story . We had the same boggy berth . His seat was in front of me . We looked across at each other and eye contact was insane .
Inside the train ,
After some time I started talking to him and he patiently answered my questions . [ His name was Aaryan . He was so cute I looked at him continuously and every time I looked at him he felt shy and he started looking away . By fortune our destination was the same and in the hotel he lived next door to me .]
[ After they arrived at the hotel . They went to their respective rooms . ]
Shaira -
I was so excited to go outside with him and talk to him about everything . I wanna listen to him . But he was introvert so I had to force him to talk to me . And I wanna have a story with him like in a fairytale .
[I think I am a straight forward ]
I knocked at his door and hid , he opened it and looked right and left . When he found no one he locked again . Now I knocked again and he opened the door. I was shocked at the sight . He had taken a shower and the water was dripping from the neck to his chest . He wore a bathrobe. I ran straight into my room , I was so shy I literally blushed . I looked in the mirror and my face was red.
The scene was mesmerizing .I started talking to myself. Will he think of me as a pervert or hooligan ?? What should I do now ?? Will he talk to me like he did before ?? How will I face him or talk to him ??
When I was in my room . Suddenly someone knocked at the door. I thought he was here asking me why I visited him before. I do not know how I will open the door , what will I say ? But it was the waiter who came to deliver tea . I felt relief now I gathered myself and said to myself it was just an accident, nothing to feel ashamed of .
I peek outside the door. I think he [Aryan ] opened the door and in a blink of an eye I closed my door . My heartbeat was fast. I heard that someone knocked again . I thought it was the waiter again ………… but
My heart skipped a beat. It was him . I said Aaaa…ryan ………
I was so nervous to even say his name . I calmed myself and asked him what happened ???
He said are you okay …. I replied [ in my mind noooooooo.]
Yessss I am fine absolutely . heeeeheeeeeee . What will happen to me? Nothing . He asked why have you visited before ???
I ….. was just asking if you wanted to go out with me ?
He said - oh
I said - so is it okay can we go now ?
He said - I have to meet someone now and I am already late , can we talk later ??
I said - Okay { I was mad at him but what can i say to him we were not that close , why would he listen to me ? anyway I keep a bright smile }
Sure go on , I will not disturb you .
Hhmm I went straight to my room .
He wanted to say more but I closed my door .And I peeked from the peephole. He looked kinda disappointed . I was like yes that’s what you deserve . But I was so sad I really wanted to go outside with him but I controlled my mood and said It’s okay to face rejection at some time .
It’s okay if he doesn’t go, I will go by myself . I wore a cute dress. I usually like to dress like a tomboy because I feel comfortable in that type of clothes . But today I wore a pretty dress { a western maxi type dress }.
I was happy. I don’t know why . I wanted to go to the nearest park . I asked the receptionist and he said wow you are so cute , I said thank you { but not to some people [aryan ] } .
He replied - the park is 300 meters away from the hotel . I thanked him and walked away .I thought I was cute. I looked at the mirror beside the receptionist . As I was walking on the road looking at the beautiful stalls. I bumped into someone . I said -I am really sorry , she replied It’s okay, girl . Are you new here ? I said - yes I am new.
I came here for a trip . I came here all alone . This is my first solo trip . I will live here for two months . She said - okay and be careful and be safe . I have a small restaurant . She was old . She reminds me of my grandma . I said - Yes ma’am . I will take care of myself . And I will come to your restaurant with my friend .
Can I say you grandma ? I have only seen my grandma in photos . I really love to live with her but I lost her . I didn’t know how she left us forever . She replied - yes and you can come to me anytime . What is your name ? I said - I am shaira . An 18 year old strong girl . She laughed . and I smiled at her.
[ She was a beautiful lady . She walked with me to the park . ] I said - will you go with me inside this park ? She replied - No I can’t, I have to go to the restaurant . Bye, see you soon .
I was standing at the door of the park . The name of the park was interesting magical love. I felt sad because I haven’t got a lover . There were lots of couples and I was completely alone there . new place, new people, nobody to talk to .
I felt shy. I was alone standing there looking at other couples. I thought if my friends were here we would have lots of fun . But I was alone there in the beautiful evening . So I motivate myself that it’s okay to be alone sometimes . Let’s go for a walk .There were lots of beautiful flowers .
Then I saw something [ someone ] . Guess who Aryan as I was going towards him I saw someone else , who was talking to him with hand in hand .
One moment of happiness turns into sadness . I felt so disappointed . He saw me and waved his hand and he was saying hi shaira . I was running in anger. He grabbed my hand and said where are you going without saying hi to me . I said
Hello Mr. Do I know you ?? and why are you grabbing my hand?
He was shocked , his eyes softened like pleading with me [ saying what I did wrong ]. Then that girl started asking about me . I didn’t reply . She leaned towards him and whispered in his ears , “Do you know this girl?” He replied Yess absolutely she is shaira but why is she denying that she doesn’t know me .
Why ? That girl said maybe you are {aryan } wrong. She is someone else . I was there standing silently then I started walking . She said wait where are you going, let’s celebrate my birthday .
She said to me, “Do you want to celebrate my birthday?” I didn’t reply because I didn’t believe my eyes . [ I was talking in my mind that this guy is here with her and then he also grabbed my hand . So much was going with me at that point of time . It feels like I was stuck there and didn’t know where to go .]
I said no I have something urgent to do I have to go . And Happy birthday what is your name she said Arvii . I said happiest birthday Arvii and also may god bless you both to have a beautiful life together . She was so happy with him .
I said to him - I am going bye Aryan . Arvii whispered in his ears that she said Bye Aryan before she was denying not knowing how she said your name now .
I was shocked she noticed. I said he himself told me before you Arvii.
I think now she confirmed that I know Aryan . He once again moved forward towards me to grab my hand again . But I ran . He said to Arvii I am going behind her but she grabbed his hand and said it’s my birthday and you are going .
