I Love You 5

Whole night I didn't sleep. Akash had called me once again but I cut his call.Next day I went to college but before I was about to talk to my friends they pulled me to rest room where Mythri said ," Hey Chinnoo, Arjun asked your number and we gave your number to him. Dude !! What's up!! Arjun too has a crush on you!!". All started laughing.

" Where is Arjun? " , I asked .

" Ooooooh!! " Everybody started teasing me.

" Look there he is walking towards the ground" Mytri said and I walked towards the ground . My friends continued making fun of me from behind.

I met Arjun but before I could speak anything he uttered " Hey yesterday a guy asked your number. At first I didn't agree but later he proposed to give me 5000 rupees to which I agreed to give your number and gave him and we were able to do a party in 5000 rupees. Hey dude let's go" He ran away with his friends.

I came to rest room and said my friends,

" Since childhood he never received parental love and care. He was an orphan . To such an orphan I said " I love you " that day only in order to save myself from him but for him it was first time he heard those words of love from someone's mouth. So his mind transformed. Till today I wrote articles about love but today I realised what is the real hunger of love. If one finds love he changes if one doesn't he becomes a savage . He was so innocent !! " I said tearfully.

" So what, you mean you love him. Have you forgotten? He is the same guy who was ought to prick the deadly knife into your stomach and after all he is a coolie.How would he look after you. Will your parents agree to your love." Mytri said annoyingly and all my friends adviced me to forget him but my heart was already filled with his love.

When college left we all came out and were surprised to see akash standing near a bike which perhaps belonged to him. My friends insisted me to simply go home but Akash started giving me an innocent sight the same way last time he gave me . I couldn't bear his sight and I diverted my foot steps towards him. My friends started to scold me for my behaviour and they left.

From that day love started blossoming between me and Akash. Akash said he never killed anyone but once when he didn't kill he was caught by the police and was tortured by them because of which he decided to kill me that day. That means I was the first one he was ready to kill!! Later he asked sorry for hitting me that day crying joining his hands. From then on we both met everyday in Manipal park . We met there in hide . At first I was scared if he misbehaved with me but he never did that. He just requested me to make him sleep on my lap and when I made him lay his head on my lap he used to cry. He used to say " I am so happy" to which I used to say " Love is a feeling that makes everything heavenly" .

One day I came home and saw that inspector uncle had come to our home. He was my father's friend . He was saying that Akash was not a bad boy . Orphan kids were given shelter and made to learn robbery . But now he was returning all the things he stole from people and on asking the reason for drastic change in his behaviour he said it was because me and my words.

When I went in, inspector uncle called me and asked " Chinnoo what did you advice him. He has changed now. I want to take you once to jail to give a transforming speech to them. Who knows? Even all the other  culprits might change their minds. What did you exactly advice him dear? "

I remembered the three golden words I said him and I smiled shyingly. My parents were surprised .When they asked about this I said that I said him the summary of Gita.

Akash and my love continued. I taught him how to read and write but I couldn't get enough time to teach him due to my college hours. So I admitted him to tuitions from the money he earned as coolie. In an year Akash became a literate but he was doing the same work of lifting sand and stones. My dream was to make him a successful person but I didn't had money to pay for his further education.

One day I was thinking sadly of how to make him a successful person and suddenly Akash came from behind and uttered my name softly in my ears. At that moment I taught about that sweet voice that stole my heart . I thought of making him a great singer. When I asked him about this he said " I will do anything for you" innocently. Then on the same day I joined him to music class where my friend went regularly. He learnt music studiously. Later with the help of my friend I posted the vedios of him singing in YouTube. Being a poetess I wrote songs for him. When he sung his every song he used to imagine me. Slowly his singing started reaching people. People even liked the lyrics I wrote and we got offers from movies. Akash became a famous singer soon. I finished my MCom and got a job in a reputable institution. Akash purchased a flat and he purchased a car.Then one day he came to my home and gave me a marriage proposal through my parents.

       (To be continued....)

Rashmi R Kotian "Raashmir"

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