Chapter 19: chapter 19

Jogya continued his story,"When you went away, I was all alone in my world. My mother had passed away and without her love and support in my life, I felt like an orphan in this world. My mother had sacrificed a lot for my sake and she even donated her eyes before she died in the hospital bed adjacent to the room where you had been admitted by your parents.You were unconscious and you had lost your sight...in that accident....""What...what did you just say, Jogya! I saw that myself when I went for a past life regression session! I saw The Doctor telling my parents that I have lost my sight and was shouting as I felt helpless without my sight. They gave me medicines so that I could sleep properly! I can't believe it, your mother gave me the gift of sight!" Jamuni started crying.Jogya consoled her,"Don't cry dear, she loved you more than me and her eyes are still watching me with love and affection!"He kissed her eyes as he cried while thinking about his mother.He told her,"Initially, I hated you with so much passion that I wanted to destroy everything you had ever loved in me, my body, heart and goodness! I became a crazy person who stopped sleeping, eating or meeting people from my own village! I lived in my forest house and everyone started calling me a madman! Jogesh and Jhilmil wanted to get married to each other but Jhilmil's sister Jharna got pregnant and when her boyfriend left her then Jogesh agreed reluctantly to get married to her. He has asked Jhilmil to ask me to marry her sister but the village people would never believe that I had an affair with anyone else except Jamuni. They asked me about your wellbeing and whereabouts but I could not tell them anything! I was utterly helpless and dejected in life. I hated all the women and never allowed anyone to come close to me.I had seen a very difficult period of my life when you were away from me.Jamuni I missed you, I craved for your touch, my body and soul longed for you, my love!"Jamuni told him as she put her head on his chest,"I am with you, now my love and I will never leave your side till I die in your arms and will sleep forever!"Jogya cleared his throat as he continued his story,"One day, I fell unconscious while cutting wood for my fireplace. It was winter time and everyday Jhilmil used to bring food and water for me and kept it inside my house. Jogesh asked her to stay with me for sometime as I needed someone's love during that difficult period of my life!""Then what happened?" Jamuni asked him as if guessing in her heart what might have happened next in his life."Jhilmil stayed with me for many days. She bathed me, changed my clothes, fed me and even cleaned me up. She sometimes even forgot to comb her hair as she was determined to make me perfectly healthy and fit so that I could regain my mental as well as physical health back.One day, she herself fainted on my bed. As I was feeling much better by then, I lifted her body and made her sleep with me by giving her my quilt. In morning, some people came to visit me and saw Jhilmil sleeping on my bed. They got angry and started thrashing me, but Jhilmil told them that we both have got married to each other secretly!The villagers said that they will wait for our child to be born then only they will forgive me otherwise they will ask me to leave their village forever.When they all were gone, I started shouting at Jhilmil for lying to the villagers. I told many bad things to her like she had planned everything meticulously so that she could get married to me.I told her that I only loved you and will never allow anyone else to come closer to me otherwise I warned her that I might kill myself!She started crying like a little girl. Poor Jhilmil, she still didn't leave my side as she loved me secretly in her heart, since childhood!That night, we both were lying on my bed but our eyes were wide awake. It was raining outside and we both were hungry as we had not eaten anything that day. I got up and brought two glasses of milk for both of us. She drank it without saying a single word to me. I felt guilty of scolding her as I was angry at someone else but still she took care of me.I thought that, I was the unfortunate person who lost his true love but she should at least experience her true love for once in her whole life!I asked her permission before embracing her in my arms.She nodded as she gave me permission to touch her like a shy bride.I embraced her as I told her that I was grateful for her help and support as my good friend. I promised her while kissing her lips that I will never forget what she had done for me.I removed her earrings and necklace while untying her hair. I combed her hair and gave her a saree which I had bought earlier for my future bride. It was a red coloured saree and she draped it around her petite body. She even put kajal in her eyes and a little lipgloss on her lips which was a gift to her by Jogesh.She sat on my bed and looked at me as if asking for a permission to touch me from you, my love!She hesitatingly came closer and reunited with my mind, body and soul as if she was waiting for that moment throughout many lifetimes.I made love to her just like I imagined that I would ever love you and she accepted my love without holding back her own feelings and passion for me.Next day, she left me forever as she went to live with her sister Jharna.Jogesh accepted her as he knew that I can't accept any other woman in my life other than Jamuni.Jhilmil and Jogesh lived together and after sometime she gave birth to Jamuna, she told Jogesh that it was his own daughter but I knew it in my heart that she was mine!"