And They Found Their Day of Love...

Disha was busy tidying up the house after Varun left for work early in the morning. It was a cold winter morning and the sun showed up a little late than usual. Disha wanted to finish her work quickly and go out in the sun and read a little, as it was the most relaxing activity for her.

She loved to read as it always took her to her own dreamland where she would be the happiest person on the earth and where everything was perfect….just perfect. There she had a loving family, a beautiful house, a lifestyle full of interesting activities and lots of sunshine.

After her marriage with Varun, which was arranged by their parents, Disha expected the same life as was always in her dreams. And she was happy finding and experiencing the little joys of married life that she had just started with Varun a few months ago.

Varun was a good looking, confident and a talkative guy…while Disha was a shy, soft-spoken and a down-to-earth girl whose expectations from life were as simple as she herself. They were quite different from each other but they enjoyed each other’s company. There was at least one thing common between them….they both enjoyed reading.

After completing her work Disha thought it would be a good idea to go through Varun’s collection of books. There were more of inspirational, educational and non-fictional books which were not much to the taste of Disha, who liked more of fiction and romantic books. Suddenly she saw something she did not expect as per Varun’s nature…..a slambook!! It was a simple diary from Varuns’ college days where all his friends had written something about Varun, giving a glimpse on his personality and his bonding with them. It was surely interesting for Disha as it gave her a great chance to know some more about her husband. With a smile on her face she started reading. The first friend said that Varun was always ready to help those in need and had a heart of gold… Disha felt proud reading it, she turned the page and there was another scribbling saying “Varun is very intelligent and whenever I had problems in studies I come to him for help…I am glad to have a friend in him.” Reading many such praising and complementing comments Disha got really involved in reading the slam book and she read each comment carefully and repeatedly to feel the joy again and again.

There were many scribbling from both Varun’s male and female friends. All the comments signed by a female made Disha more curious as she could clearly see through their comments that some of these girls were quite impressed and attracted by Varun. As she turned the page now and started reading Disha knew that this girl surely had some feelings for Varun and as she reached the end of the page her smile faded, hear heart started beating fast and she felt a rush of blood in her body. Her eyes were stuck at the last three words written right above the signature…. “I LOVE YOU.”

Who is this girl? What was her relation with Varun? How close were they? Did Varun hide something from her? All these and many such questions were driving her crazy and her heart was burning with anger and grief. She felt betrayed and cheated. She could not control her emotions and started crying. She cried and cried for some time and then she stopped. She stopped and thought….why was she crying?? What is it that’s causing her so much pain? Varun did not cheat hear…after all that slam book was one of Varun’s college day when Disha did not even exist in his life. And it was just a comment by a female friend and it did not prove that Varun too had the same feelings for that girl. And even if he did…it is all past now. Ever since their marriage Disha has felt Varun’s love for her and he has been so devoted and caring.  Disha was not crying and did not feel angry anymore but she was more amused at her sudden and stupid reaction to those words written in the slam book. She now was feeling absurd and could not understand exactly what made her cry so much? As she was lost in her thoughts, the doorbell ranged. In a hurried manner she wiped her tears and looked at the clock….it was 6 in the evening Varun had come back from work. Disha tried to look composed and normal as she opened the door.

Varun greeted her with a smile and expected the same from Disha, but she could not hide her feelings at that moment and rushed to the kitchen mumbling “I’ll get you some tea.” Varun could sense the tension in her voice but he thought it better to wait for some time before asking anything, so he went to their bedroom and turned on the TV as was his habit. He sat there surfing the channels and as Disha came with a cup of tea and handed it to Varun, he asked her…

“Are you OK?”

“Yes.” She said trying to hide the tears in her eyes and picked up the slam book to put it inside the cupboard.

Varun noticed and took it from her hand. As he gave it a glance and read that page he sensed what exactly was bothering Disha. He looked into her eyes and Disha asked him just one question…. “Do you Love me?” Varun felt some pain at this question and could not bear to see Disha’s wet eyes. He could not see her like that…doubting his love for her and feeling detached from him. He felt bad that something from his past life has hurt Disha so much that she was feeling miserable and crying. He just tore that page from the slam book, he threw the whole slam book on the floor and hugged Disha tight…he then kissed her forehead and said…. “It’s you whom I have ever loved.”

Disha started sobbing and stayed clinging to Varun for a long time. They both cried a little then sobered. They looked into each other’s eyes and new that their love for each other was much more than they had till now believed. They realized that they could not think of a life without each other now. They realised that the feeling of losing each other or even the thought of it was unbearable for them.

As they were getting calm, comfortable and happy in each other’s arm their attention was caught by the loud sound of TV as the program running went into an ad break. As they gave a glance to the TV they could not stop watching the ad that was being aired. It as an advertisement of the precious platinum love bands which told the story of a couple who got a little lost in the crowd on a tube train platform…getting worried for a moment and then feeling relieved and happy to find each other again.

        

                                                                                                    

Varun and Disha too felt exactly the same in their hearts. For a moment Disha also believed that she had lost Varun and then she found him again when he said “It’s you whom I have ever loved.” They could relate this moment that they were sharing to the idea of finding their day of love. As the precious platinum defines the day, it was a milestone in their life where they discovered the true depth of their feelings for each other. A love which is precious and everlasting… a love that promises to stay with you for a lifetime just like the white platinum jewellery. As the Ad finished they looked at each other and laughed. They were truly happy and their trust in each other had grown stronger and deeper.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                

All images are taken from http://www.preciousplatinum.in

This post is my entry to the Platinum Day of Love contest in association with Indiblogger.