Hallucination
The amount of glee that filled me when I saw her there dancing alive and happily was beyond anyone's imagination.
The person she was dancing with did not make me happy.
She had been away for two fucking years and watching her with someone else after that long made me question that man's identity.
Dheeraj
Dude, don't drink so much. You've had enough for the day. Let's just stop! I thought you were visiting London to meet me and my wife.
Dheeraj said snatching away the glass from my hand and sighed, forwarding me a lime juice instead.
Dheeraj
I know it's Rasha's birthday today and that's killing you, but she's dead, and you've got to let it go. It's been two years Vaayu!
Vaayu
*frowns with the stinging pain in his head**
Yeah. Two years ago, we all saw her dead body that we received from the lake where her cab fell down. I buried her with my own hands.
So, why could I still see her there, dancing in that man's arms?!
Maybe my drunken mind was trying to play some tricks with me and I wouldn't hallucinate her face when I got a little sober.
Dheeraj
Come on, man! You're here to celebrate the beginning of my married life.
I scoffed and raised my toast to him with the lime juice I had in my hand
Vaayu
Cheers! To you and Natasha
Dheeraj
You, too, get married soon. I'm tired of watching you mourning over someone who wasn't even yours.
I glared at him as soon as he said that.
Dheeraj
What? She was your best friend's girl, and we all know that.
I grit my jaw after hearing him say that. Nobody, nobody ever said that to me! I immediately thumped my drink against the bar counter and grabbed him from his collar.
Vaayu
Don't you ever repeat that sentence out of your mouth. Ever again!
Dheeraj
Alright man. I was just- Okay, I'm sorry, just let go.
He said raising both his hands up in the air, surrendering to me.
Vaayu
She never loved him, but she did love me. Once.
I said going back in the lanes of my memories where I could see her laughing and playing guitar, singing songs for me in my arms.
I closed my eyes and I could watch her smile, her laughter, her gorgeous face and the way she looked at me, so much in love.
I opened my eyes once again and gulped the entire lime juice that was left in my glass. I slid my glass over the counter and once again turned my gaze to look at the crowd.
I could still see her there, dancing with that man. This time I didn't think my mind was playing tricks on me.
I immediately called for Dheeraj's attention and asked him to look there, see and tell me if he could see what I was seeing there.
Vaayu
Dheeraj, do you see someone familiar over there?
Dheeraj followed his gaze to where I was pointing and got stunned.
By the look on his face I could tell he could see Rasha too.
Dheeraj
She isn't dead? But didn't we bury her? How is that even pos-?
Vaayu
So I wasn't hallucinating tonight?
This time I picked up the glass of whiskey which was meant for Dheeraj and gulped it down my throat.
Vaayu
Do me a favour Dheeraj. Find out everything there is to know about Rasha. She ain't gonna see the morning of her twenty sixth birthday in this city anymore.
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