Unbroken Silence 2
Unbroken Silence 2
Unbroken Silence 2
Well make it sure guys,that I'm not any extraordinary person,I'm just one of you but my
life has given me some extraordinary things to say;and this 'sometime' may sound to you
an uncertain word,but to me,its more than a word with a meaning so deep that you can't
measure until you go down and down................
the way I'm Rajveer,parents call me veer and friends call me Rv; and this very important
day of mine is actually 'My Graduation Day' at the MIT's .Yeah! I know it sounds great
but right now its more important for me to reach there.You guys must be thinking that
how can someone be late for such an event but let me tell you,it has become quite a
habit now afterall I've been following this trend ever since my high school days,and
everytime the reason is same and that's my 'mom'.Oh! at last I'm here but wait,where's
'Maya',Maya is actually my bestest friend,A simpleton by nature but a really practical
girl,born to one of the most richest person on earth,and she might be the most beautiful
and the richest in all of 'MIT' but unlike her father she has no traces of arrogance and
although she was never interested in stuffs like science and engineering,she did it only
because to pay off respect to her father's money which she considers to be 'more than
enough'.But we guys were not always the same,at first our ego's really played 'Tug of
war'.She thought of me as a person who never comes out of his scientific life and
considers his smartness to be the ultimate and I always thought her to be arrogant and
spoilt.But gradually we started seeing each other,meeting each other and she even asked
for my notes many a times.Slowly our perceptions changed, and all that bitterness
transformed into friendship and here we are,the best buddies in town.But right now I
really don't see her;where is she?,oh yeah she's there,I can see her and she is coming
straight towards me,she looks pretty angry,whoa!'hey Maya','where were you?'she asked
quite in an upbraiding tone,'I was in the dorm',I feebly replied.'You know for how long
I've been texting you'she crossed me again,'I was a bit busy and please can we do this
enquiry session later,we have something very important to attend and I promise you,you
can ask me anything once all of this is done,over a cup of coffee;what say?' she smiled.
'keep your camera ready',somehow I managed to change the topic but its really an hefty
task to convince a girl,but sometimes a coffee can do it for you.
As I climbed the steps,I could visualise every single moment spent here;all those
sleepless nights studying,those ammateurish arguments;and all that hardwork,everything
came in front of me,which actually brought a tear in my eye and I even thought of
delivering an emotional speech but the moment I was up there,a sudden silence gripped
me and all I could say was 'thank you'but you know,at such occasions,people usually
fall short of words but that at no point means I wasn't enthralled,It was my personality
that became a hindrance.Otherwise by now, I would have broken everything around me,
afterall I've finally achieved what I always desired.I could see my whole life ahead.
But I had to control my emotions as Maya's unsatisfied look made me remember that I had
promised her something.So we both left,unaware of what's going to happen next,to our
favourite destination 'starbucks cafe'and unlike other cafe's it was more naturalistic,
It had those beautiful palm trees,a serene lake;a perfect setting for a nature lover
like me.And while we were still on our way,I started telling her about my childhood days
and especially about my interesting 'dad'.I told her,how my dad would narrate me stories
from his collections of 'Enid Mary Blyton' and 'Arthur Conan Doyle' and how he would
just teach to read different faces,different gestures and would just tell me to always
be alert about my surrounding and note every single detail and as I progressed,she
started realising that I had this one more side to me which she was totally unaware of,
even after all these three years of friendship and that ignorance of her made her so
much engrossed,that the moment we reached the place she was still lost in my tales so
I had to give her a little shake to bring her back into reality and to remind her that
we have reached.
Now,as we were getting inside the cafe,Maya got a phone call and receiving it she said,
she'll have to go as one of her aunt is coming from 'India' to meet her,she looked quite
gloomy because after a long while we were out together,so she was not quite intented to
go,but I convinced her that I'll also join as I finish my coffee because I didn't want
all efforts to go in vain.So Maya went to the airport and I went straight inside the
cafe to enjoy my brew.
The moment I went in,I rolled my eyes all over the place just to check that it was as
usual as before and while I was looking at every minute detail,something really caught
my eye,something really unusual.It was the sight of a lady whom I've never seen here
before,and who seemed a bit lost to me as well.I could sense a kind of mystery in her
vicinity which made me more conscious about her so I started watching her closely.
The lady who looked quite in her 3O's had a very modern and lavish sense of styling
which reflected out of her big round english hat,her silvery red stilettos and her big
blue tinted shades which added to her charm.The lady was quitely sipping her coffee and
was constantly looking out of the window and her such behaviours really made me curious,
so I wanted to explore her more and so I went a bit more close to her but this time what
I saw,was unbelievable;she had this big blood stained knife lying next to her handbag
draped in a beautiful blue silk scarf and after seeing all of this I was totally shocked
for a few seconds, my mind wasn't able to judge the whole situation,a lot of varied
thoughts came to me at that moment,who is this lady?,what is she doing here?,is she a
murderer?,if so then whom has she murdered? All these questions were making me restless
and It was getting difficult for me to hold my inquisitiveness,so finally I got up,
mustered up some courage and went straight to that woman.
On reaching her table,I first asked about joining her in my most appealing way but I was
a bit nervous as I thought she would reject my proposal,but what came to me was really
ironic as she readily accepted.On her such familiar approach I was a bit surprised but
as so many questions were budding inside me I kept it aside and just started questioning
her.At first I asked her some general questions so that I can pretend that I'm totally
ignorant about her and about that 'big knife' and after a few questions,I asked her, in
quite a twisted manner that 'is she aware of this knife'or 'is that knife hers'and it
was then;when her real side came to me.
After a few minutes of silence she turned to me,put her glasses down and looked straight
into my eyes,and in quite a whispering tone she started,'Do you know why am I here?' I
said 'no' she said 'would you like to know' I replied 'yes' but only if she has no
problem with that.She then said 'Today,its my birthday and as well as my marriage
anniversary,so like every year I come to my favourite place to celebrate and to just get a
bit nostalgic.On this very day, 8 years back I got married.His name was 'Will' and it
was quite like love at first sight.Will was a year senior to me and was very passionate
about 'plays'and 'poetries',so on one of our college annual functions he was performing
a play and his personality attracted me so much that I fell in love with him.
After the play,I met him and very frankly but innocently I kept my feelings for him and
after that everything changed.We got married on my birthday as Will promised me that he
will gift something very special and so he did.We both were mad about each other and
could not spare a moment without each other,everything was going fine but all of a
sudden things changed,and they changed drastically.Will's way to show love for me was
getting painful,everytime he touched me I felt like he was hurting me,everytime he came
close to me;I felt like he was attacking me,his affections were really taking brutal
turns but I never uttered a single word until one day,things really got out of control.
Will was rehearsing for his upcoming play which required him to perform a sequence where
he plays with a knife and this knife which you see here is one of his favourite antique
collections. So he called me up and told me to stand still,then he started waving his
knife and while doing so he brought it too close and started rubbing it on me but slowly
his gentleness changed into cruelty and his slow waves transformed into hard blows and
everytime he waved his knife around me,my body received a cut and everytime I screamed
he just smiled.After slaughtering me for more than an hour he locked me in a room and
only opened it when he wanted to slaughter me again.With each day passing,my life was
turning into one of my most worst nightmares and I never ever imagined that my own love
would make my life hell.It was now like a daily routine,then this day came;today in the
morning he suddenly came to me and told me to get dressed up so that we can go out to
celebrate this day.I was surprised that even after all his eccentric behaviours he still
remembers this day so on his proposal something struck me like thunder,It was a thought,
a thought of ending this series of tortures and pain so I did as he said.
Before coming here we first went to the 'Silver Isle' beach which we both were quite fond
of.Now as we both were swimming,I could see my Will same as before laughing and dancing
with me,and seeing that I started kind of melting,I was forgetting all that he did to me
but suddenly he vanished out of my eyes, and when I turned back he held me tight and
pushed me down in the water and while doing so,he even stated the reasons for committing
all those tortures on me,he said that he never loved me,he only acted.All he loved was
my wealth and he only got married to me because I was giving all my money to him,he even
said that he also had an affair for which he was in need of money and with each of his
revealations my core was shattering but now I got a strong reason to end this.So I some
how got up with all my strength left and with that same knife I stabbed his heart as
brutally as I could and threw his body into the sea.
After listening to her story I was stunned as if someone has just frozen my nerves,my
mind was not ready to call it reality but;with a deep sigh I stood up,took her knife and
said'Mam whatever happened was past,and now what you have is your present,you may not be
able to change your past but you can still reshape your present and create a better
future for you.You ended a chapter of your life here,now its the time to start a new one
'Good Day'.........
Saying this I went out and threw that knife as far as one could see into the sea.
Without asking myself 'who was she?'and 'what was she doing there?...........