Category : Stories

Sub Category : Romance

today .....

after the office hours ... i was waiting like usually on the same bus stand from where i used to board daily bus .... that day was very cold and chilling with a twist of rain everything seemed to be perfectly alright till until i met angel

Not wasting time let me first introduce myself , hey myself Raj and I work for an IT firm as a software analyst , I earn pretty well , I live here in Mumbai while my family is back in Delhi . Thats enough for now .

So, as i was waiting for bus , i got very frustrated as bus took more time then usual to arrive as it was a rainy day . I took out my i-pod and started listening to some songs . Since it was late night the bus Stand was empty , even street dogs were not there due to rain . As i was listening to songs , a girl in her early 20s came and sat beside me

let me tell something about that girl . As i remember , she was very cute , slim , fair skin color , her cheeks were very red , she was average looking girl with a good background

girl " hey, sup ? whats going Mr. ? "

me " hey , am fine . just ended my shift and was going back to my home . what about you ?

girl " same here , i am also going back to my home after long shift "

our conversation continued as we boarded the bus . The bus was filled with travelers but we managed to get our seat .

girl " I m so sorry I forgot to introduce myself , by the way my self Priya "

myself Raj , i replied to her . As we had our chat , it was time to seperate , her stop came and she had to go . I wanted to stop her , but i was helpless

AT MY HOME 

As i went back to home i was extremely exhausted due to yet another busy day so I straightforward jumped on my bed without having my dinner . As I went to bed, after sometime i realized i was unable to sleep . It was due to the girl whom i met today . She was there all over my mind . As the night passed , i realized that it became difficult for me to get her out of my mind . I don't remember the exact time i slept that day .

NEXT DAY AT BUS STAND @11 AT NIGHT 

Priya - " hey Raj hows you "

Raj - " um , nothing much you tell "

Priya - " yesterday our conversation left in between , I hardly got to know about you . please tell me something "

Raj - " Ya sure, I belong to a middle class family with many dreams like others . back in my family I have my mother , grandparents , my younger brother . My dad passed away when i was 15 . I am the only one to feed my family "

Priya - " so Raj , what do you work as ? " 

Raj - " Priya I work as SOFTWARE ANALYSTS for HCL LTD , what about you ? " 

Priya - " I am a content writter for a daily magazine .

And then the conversation continued 

Soon a month passed and they met daily over the bus and spend the journey together back home . During this month , they got to know each other very well . Priya always used to tell Raj about her family so he wanted to meet them as early as possible . It was mid of the next month , one and a half month passed and they became really close .

The Next Week
(It was finally a month and two weeks since they met eeach other ) 

One Day ....

Raj - " hey Priya , you are really looking very beautiful today" 


Priya - " thank you for the compliment " 

Raj - " look Priya I really wanted to talk something very important with you from past many days but I am unable to say this to you ... Umm .... " 

Priya - " what Raj , speak up ? "

Raj - " Look Priya I dont know how you are going to react to this , but I really like you a lot , I mean its not important that you feel same , but i really wanted you to know about my feelings " 

Priya - " calm down Raj even I like you a lot and I was just waiting for you to say it first " 

Raj ( in the most surprised way ) - " what ? But since when Priya ? " 

Priya - " Even before you start liking me Raj "
Raj - " Will you like to date me Priya ? " 

Priya - " Obviously Yes , dumbo " 

And her stop came . Again it was time for Raj to say her good bye 

Another week passed , this time they used to spend more time together than just the bus , they used to meet often for coffee , eatched movies together , had dinner together 

AND FINALLY ONE DAY 

Priya - " Raj , will you like to join us over dinner tomorrow as its Sunday ? " 

Raj - " ohkay sure Priya , but dont you think its too early?"

Priya - " No Raj , everything will be fine . Just remember to be on time please , 8'o clock sharp at my place " 
( And she gave him a kiss after saying good bye ) 

SUNDAY 

Raj , eagerly waited for the evening , he left his home sharp 7'o clock to reach Priya's house on time . He picked some flowers for Priya's mom , and chocolates for Priya's younger sister 

At 8'o clock 

Knock , knock as Raj rings the door bell

Raj - " Hello Mam , I am Raj , Priya's friend . I hope she may have told you about me and also that I am coming for dinner tonight ? " 

Priya's mom looked at Raj in a strange manner and started crying . She asked Raj to come inside the house and told him to make him self comfortable 
What Raj saw next , blew his mind 


Priya's mom - " Raj , since when you know my daughter Priya ?" 

Raj - " Not a long time aunty , just 2 months . But why are you asking this ? " 

Mom - " nothing son " 

As Priya's mom went inside the kitchen , Raj shouted to ask her where Priya was . As he was looking here and there in the room his eyes caught a photoframe hanging on the wall . He went to see who photo it was , and what he saw left him puzzeled and crying 

Raj shouted as if he saw a dead body 

Raj - " Aunty , this girl looks exactly like ...... Umm .... 

" Like Priya ? " Priya's mom replied 

Yes , what you see is the truth dear , my daughter priya passed away five years back in an accident . 

Raj - " but , aunty I am spending time ..... (After a long pause) 
I know her from past two months and even i talked to her yesterday .....

" You must leave Raj " - said priya's mom

5 years have passed since this incident happent with Raj . It left him completely broken , even today when he waits for the bus he can see Priya sitting next him , waiting for the same bus