chapter 35

Sanjay is nervous and stood there closing his eyes at the backstage.He is going to introduce a true star to the world, he found her, her voice and he is proud of her.He is the one who discovered her beautiful voice.He wants to see her success through his eyes, they are moist and his heart is beating so fast.Bhumi is standing in front of him, in a gold color costume, she is glittering like gold.Kunal knows she loves someone and badly wants to know who it is, only half the truth is known, he guessed she is heartbroken and wants to go away from there, from everyone.He badly wants to know who it is and talk to him on behalf of her sister.Her moist eyes and gloomy face almost kill him every day.He is missing a strong, bubbly, witty Bhumi who smiles with her heart fully.Neeraj is sad, hurt and stopped talking to Sanjay, Sanjay couldn't face him, his eyes couldn't look at him, his eyes.Kunal noticed this and none answered him, he guessed something, Why does he think it's related to Bhumi, He suspects it's Sanjay whom Bhumi loves.But he didn't ask any one of them, because he doesn't want to hurt either his sister or his friend. Everyone is there, Neeraj, Swapna, Kunal, Sukriti but none of them are ready to open their mouths, They all are in chaos, they don't know what to do.The crowd is cheering for Bhumi and she looked pale.She is confident yet sad, She knows well it's her first and last concert.She sighed and looked at Sanjay.He blinked his eyes asking her to calm down.He confessed his feelings to her, She knows everything.That was a heartbreaking moment,he confessed his feeling and told her he won't be we with her.How cruel her fate is?It might be possible for her to go away if he doesn't love him but it's impossible for her to leave him now, after knowing the truth.he loves her and his love for her.Why? Why did you confess your love to me?Why?She shouted at him, cursed him.He made things hard for her.They didn't talk later, they didn't talk a single word.They kissed for some time and he left her at home.The only memory left for her is his passionate kiss.Tears are flowing from her eyes, she quickly wiped away before it could ruin her make up.She pitied her life, What it had done to her, She can't cry properly."All the best"Sanjay looked into her eyes and whispered patting her back.These are the memories he is going to fetch for his entire life.So he doesn't want to ruin it by keeping a grumpy face.He kept staring at her to fill his eyes with her for a lifetime.He doesn't want to talk to anyone, he just spelled her name all the time...He didn't listen to anyone, he is listening to her voice, her song.This day, it's all about her, her memories, it's about her, only her.He badly needs them to soothe his heart, if love hurts him, he will remember her face, her voice, her love. Enough, he thought.She stood in front of the mirror, took a deep breath, and thought about her parents, her mom.She will be watching her, where ever she is, She needs to make her mom proud."Love you, mom, Give me the strength to overcome this pain," She begged, cried and walked to the stage, the lights just turned on.She looked at people cheering around her, took a deep breath and looked at all the familiar faces sitting in the front row.Her brothers, her Bhabi, Neeraj, Swapna, Viraj and lastly she saw Sanjay.He stood there clenching his hand, occasionally placing it on the nose. For a second she looked like a pure innocent child to her, waiting for something.She smiled, he smiled back with tears in his eyes, this made her quickly shut her eyes, she can't see his sad, gloomy face.She opened her mouth and started singing thinking about her love, his constrained love.She sang her heart out,Music is her only friend which can make her feel better.She never wanted to earn money through it, but she has no choice at that time. Now she is doing it for Sanjay, and the promise she gave to me.This is the important half an hour of her life, She will prove what she is to the world and what her mom thought to her. She needs to make people who trust her proud, happy.She finished the last word and looked around, Her gaze felt on the ring.The ring which she found at the studio, the ring which Sanjay brought for her and will never give her.He confessed the truth and she just took it from him as his memory.She is holding it in her fist all the time. She opened it and looked at it.The diamond is glittering bright.Their claps echoed all around the theatre, and applause she got from everyone is too new to her.She was never used to this fame, love, and concern, so strange.Everything seems to be so bizarre, Her eyes became wet and they are so blurry, she can't see people around her properly.Sanjay at the backstage just dragged her from the stage in time and hugged her tightly, Such a passionate hug.She too hugged back, they cried for a second, They don't know why they are crying, it's a mixed feeling.He is proud of her, She is happy for him, still, they are not happy.He is going to miss her for his lifetime, She will leave him and go away forever.They are speechless, their eyes are talking to each other.He released her from the big warm hug, Cupped her face."I am proud of you, I am proud of you" He kissed her forehead."I love you, I am going to miss you" She hugged him again.They thought no one is there in the room, but a pair of eyes are watching them, their every moment.They are hurt, they are confused to know this.The person stood there gulped in fear and closed the pair of eyes tightly.Sanjay can't speak anything, Confessing his love will make him even more emotional and it will be hard for him to control his pain, anguish, dissatisfaction.She too doesn't want to listen to his confession again, it makes her depressed, miserable, she can't go away from them, her beloved ones.He kissed her forehead, Caught his hand and looked into his eyes."It's over Sanjay, It's over..."She chuckled wiping those tears."Yes...It's over" He mumbled."Goodbye, Sanjay."She smiled."You are free now from all sorts of pressure, Don't forget I will wait for you."She said void of any expression."Hu..." He chuckled."If not now, it won't forever," He thought, Said it aloud."Thank you, Bhumi, for all these beautiful memories" He felt a lump in his throat."Bye," He walked away without a word.She slumped on the floor, crying profusely, she hate to cry and this man is making her do the things she hates the most.She hates it."I hate you Sanjay""I hate that I love you" She mumbled.She felt someone wrapping his hands around her shoulder and looked at the person.He didn't say anything but kissed her forehead and hugged her.To be continued.Please vote and comment.Please let me know how it is.Thank youTake care.Count down starts 5 more, sorry I didnt name the chapters yet, Thank you.36....37...38...39...40...Epilogue.