That night Akash was deeply thinking and comparing between Vathsala and Ishika, there is a feel and a bond with Vathsala that is pulling him towards her, but situations are not helping him.
On the other hand Vathsala was thinking about Akash and was happy that she was strong enough not to show her emotions and has portrayed herself as a strong woman in front of Akash.
Ishika locked up herself in her room and was crying her wits out, why is everything turning out like this.
Arjun to put off his feeling and for his mind to stop working took some alcohol and collapsed on his bed unconsciously.
Vathsala was delighted and enthusiastic about the day’s work for two reasons , Firstly, it was a big project for them , it meant a lot to their organization , secondly Akash works for the same company , and it’s time for her to show what he has missed in his life and want to see him repent for what he has done ! but she was totally confused as of why she is so much interested in this project and caring more on her looks , he was the person who left her , and it’s all over in the past , she is not interested in him anymore , but why is she doing all this ?
She was all set and ready to leave, and for the one last time she checked herself in the mirror, she tied a golden yellow georgette saree with a perfect maroon color designer blouse and left her hair loose with small studded ear rings which goes along with the saree, it was simple yet elegant!!
She was leaving to office, when her brother called out to her
“Hey sis, your gorgeous today!! What’s up baby?” he asked her teasingly, she gave him a broad smile and was about to start her vehicle when her brother stopped her and told
“You look so happy, it’s been so many days that I have seen you smiling like this” and tapping her on the shoulder, he continued “I want you to be like this sis, Always!! Forever!!” Saying this he left the place
She reached their office and upon checking herself in the mirror, she went inside told about her and was waiting at the reception.
Akash was the person who was assigned to take care and tell her about the company and what exactly they needed from them, Akash received a call from reception that Vathsala has arrived, and he has been preparing himself to be strong and not to be a mousy in front of her. After so much of courage, he finally went to receive her, she saw her seated in the reception, he was dumbfounded on seeing her, and he was staring at her she was exceptionally beautiful, the first word that came to him was Magnificence!! She was scrolling through a magazine deeply engrossed in an article, the lushness, dignity in her is so appealing that every person passing by was staring at her, Akash was thinking ‘She changed a lot, she is not beautiful but the elegance in her is what transferred her into a beauty .Why did I leave her?’ and was observing every gesture of hers with awestruck eyes.
Vathsala became restless and was searching for someone to call her, as she was searching her eyes fell on Akash, with a revealed expression, she walked towards him.
“Hey hi” she told him smiling
“Hi”
“Can you please guide me to the person who helps me here, I’ve been waiting for that person, but the person didn’t turn up yet”
“Hey it’s me, who needs to help you here around, Sorry for the delay, was struck up in small work”
“Oh that’s great!’ she said with a twinkle in her eye
“Come, let’s move” he said gesturing with his hand.
He took her into his boss’s cabin, he could see all his colleagues staring at the new girl, his blood was boiling inside, but there is nothing he could do.
“Vathsala, he is Rahul, Head of this branch”
“Rahul, she is Vathsala, the one who is going to handle the event on Women’s day”
Rahul extended his hand towards Vathsala and said “Nice to meet you”
Akash was eyeing everything with sober-mindedness’, he could sense that Rahul has started liking this girl at the first instance and was trying to gain her attention, Akash was fuming inside.
“Akash you can leave, I will guide her through everything” told Rahul
“Hey but you asked me to do that, right?” asked a surprised Akash , if he was in his previous mind set , he would have left everything to Rahul , but now at any cost he was not in a position to leave her , some feeling towards her is pulling him towards her.
“Yeah, but I’m free today, I will help her, you carry on with your work” told Rahul, trying to convince Akash
“No probs Rahul, even I’m free, I will do” told Akash firmly
Rahul understood that Akash was not going to give away, so he let him in.
“Ok, you guys carry on, Will catch you sometime later” he said to both of them and they left his cabin.
As they left the place, she saw his face and understood that he was angry for some reason, she looked him into the eye, for a moment there eyes met and left.
“So why are you angry?” asked Vathsala
“How do you know that?” asked Akash who was taken aback at the sudden question
She pointed towards his eyes , “Those told that you are angry” after that no one spoke a word , both of them are thinking about their first meet , going back and reminding each and every aspect of it again and again , reliving the moment in their thoughts !!!
Silence was predominant between them , Vathsala and Akash couldn’t find words to break this speechlessness, Akash took Vathsala into a cabin and asked her to wait there.
“I will be back in a minute, please wait here Vathsala” she nodded her head in anticipation.
He hurriedly walked past the corridor, into the washroom, closed the door and splashed some water on to his face. Clutching his fist hard, closed his eyes.
‘God, why are you testing me? Why? Is this the mortification I’m paying for what I have done? Yes, she is the one for me! I have realized that but how can I now…” he opened his eyes and was staring blankly at his engagement ring. Tear drop tried to escape from his eye, but he held it back and splashed some more water on to his face, wiped away the water and walked back to where he left Vathsala.
His footsteps found a break as he saw Vathsala talking with Rahul , Rahul was talking with her as well as exploring Vathsala with his eyes , Akash was raging with anger , ‘how dare he is doing that to Vathsala’ and walked hurriedly towards them to break their conversation , before he could do anything , Rahul has left the place. The last scene between them made him more crazy about Vathsala , When Rahul once again extended his hand while leaving , Vathsala , gently refused his hand-shake.
Vathsala upon seeing him was once again relieved to see Akash as earlier,
“Thank God, you turned up Akash, that guy has gone mad, I think something has smitten him, this was the second time you rescued me today” she told him smiling
He smiled at her and told “But you knew very well, how to handle yourself Vathsala”
She put on a question mark on her face and asked “What does that mean”
“Well you knew the answer, now let’s get back to work please”
“Yeah as you say” she didnt prod further into the issue and left it
Rest of the day was spent in discussing and planning about the event, even though Akash was engrossed in his work, but he couldn’t resist himself from eyeing Vathsala, whatever she does its making him to fall for her more and more, the way she puts back the peck of hair falling on to her face behind her ears, the way she is settling her spectacles when they were falling of her nose, she was so cute. ‘Adorable’ Akash thought ‘how foolish of me to leave her’, in the middle of their work her mobile rang
“Hello” she told
“Yeah, yeah … I got you… yes yes … I will be available in the evening, please don’t mind… it’s all my pleasure to help you out…. no no… it’s my responsibility, there is nothing I’m doing out of the moon things”
“Who was that?” asked Akash who couldn’t control his curiosity
“Nothing, A Lady wanted to meet me for a solution on her problem”
“Oh, that’s great.”
“There is nothing in that Akash, It’s my ambition, and I have succeeded in that, I’m happy for that, there is happiness in that” she said with a happiness , happiness that is coming from within , there is a tinge of satisfaction in her voice , he felt that.
“You’re so humble Vathsala”
“He he, nothing of that sort” she said with a wave of dismissal , he thought she was so ambitious , no she was ambitious to do something in her life , but that did not led her to delinquency. He understood the difference of having a aim in life and being ambitious enough to hurt people and think of his/her own good rather than others.
“Vathsala” he called her with devotedness in his voice
“Ha Akash” she turned towards him
“You are Gorgeous and exquisite looking” he told with truthfulness in his voice and turned towards her, she was staring at him with wide eyes, their eyes met for the second time, and now both of them reading each other eyes and they knew what that meant now!!
Finally the big day has arrived; Vathsala with her team members arrived and was organizing everything, distributing the work, and everything was in a hustle and bustle, even though she was busy with her work her eyes were searching for Akash.
Akash upon reaching his office directly went to the place where the program is being organized in search of her. His jaw dropped down on seeing her. He couldn’t understand , what is making her look more beautiful , is it because of the charm in her face or is it because of those saree she wears or the way she flaunts herself without making it look odd , what was it making her look more beautiful ? Today she wore a plain dark pink saree with a golden border with a designer golden blouse, and jumkhi’s which went along with the saree and her hair was set up with curls. The way she presents herself makes people to admire her. He was at awe with her. He was just staring at her with awesomeness. He regained his senses and walked up to her.
“Hey Hi” he told casually
“Hii Akash, Good morning” she said without lifting her head and was scribbling something on to her notepad.
“You look busy” he asked
“Nope, jotting down few points for my final speech”
“Nice, can I have a look at it” he asked her trying to pull the notepad from her
She backed away from him and told “ha ha no, that is only for women not for men” she said winking at him.
“Hmm ok, see you then” he told and was about to leave the place when Vathsala called him back “Hey you felt bad?”
“Nope, not at all, I can hear it when you will be addressing these people, because I will be around, coz you may need my help” he said winking at her, she gave him a thumbs up sign and he left the place.
And the day’s event has begun; everything was going well, and now the final part of it, Vathsala’s speech. Akash was at the far end of the room, waiting for this part, coz he heard a lot about her public speaking skills. And here began her speech.
“Good evening my dear ladies” she said
“Good evening” came back the chorus from the audience
“So how was your day? Did you enjoy the activities done by us?
“Yessssssssss” came the chorus now a bit louder
“Well, can any one of you tell, how are you feeling now?”
One lady stood up and told “You know it was like a stress reliever, and I enjoyed a lot, hopefully everyone here I think”
“Thank you so much and that was really a great feedback from you, actually this organization has been formed for the modern day women, yes, in this modern day women not only plays an important role at home but also plays an important role in the outside world.
Women face many social challenges in the current day and age. Whether it be securing an income for her family or raising children amidst the harsh economic crisis, a woman plays many roles… Women are often over-worked and women’s rights are still very much an issue in many parts of the world.
We need to empower women to face challenges by providing tools and techniques that help to eliminate individual stress. A sense of community spirit is created that allows women to face similar challenges as a team rather than individually. Women need to find practical solutions to their challenges so that each one becomes self-dependent in their own right.
You might be listening to news, reading newspaper or magazine, you would have gone through incidents and accidents with women in India. While any other article on women’s empowerment in India will take a look at our rich heritage and enlightened societies of the past where women were treated as equals, the concept of “India” itself evolved quite recently, relative to the sum of its parts’ histories. But the TRUTH is that in the modern India, the woman has always been a second grade citizen, no matter what its esteemed leaders have said or done. The reasons could be varied for various women, some women could be deprived of these opportunities because their men don’t want them to work, the others may be restricted due to family pressures or peer pressures. Even I myself was an strong example of one such thing” she took a brief pause, there was pin drop silence in the auditorium, everyone was listening intently to her every word and she continued “Yes, it is only in India that glaring and brutal gang rapes occur frequently in a state that is headed by a woman Chief Minister. Gender discrimination is the least of worries for women in India, known otherwise as the fourth most dangerous country in the world for women. Other instances of violence against women has an astonishing and grim variety to it – with acid throwing, domestic violence stemming out of dowry, rape, harassment and an assortment of others”
“We mainly concentrate on helping out women in their problems, and help them in finding a solution, and relieving them from stress from their routine work, revitalize them with new energy”
“Sorry that was very long, and thanks for your patience with me” with that she concluded her speech and the whole auditorium was roaring with claps, later on continued with awards distribution , and after that many women walked up to her to appreciate her , and some to find a solution for their problem. It has become so late and she was totally exhausted.
She collected her things and was about to leave, “Hey madam, you forgot about me” she recognized the voice and turned towards the direction smiling “Hey Akash you haven’t left”
“How can I? I need to help you right?” he said making a puppy face
‘Ohh Really??” she asked him surprisingly
“Nope, was about to leave but heard that you were here, and was waiting for you madam”
“Oh, thanks, that’s so nice of you Akash”
“It’s my pleasure”
And they started walking towards the parking lot, “You have your vehicle?”
“No called up my brother, he will come here to pick me”
“If you don’t mind I will drop you Vathsala”
“No problem Akash, Mohan will be here any min”
“Ok by the time he comes, how about a coffee?”
“Yeah sure, I really need that Akash”
“Let’s go!” he sounded excited
He ordered coffee for both of them, and they both took their places,
“You seem to be tired Vathsala”
“So what else Akash”
“I’m sorry Vathsala for what I have done” he told with quavering voice
“About what?” she asked surprised at the question
“…” he didn’t answer, she understood and said soothingly
“Because of that only Akash I have changed a lot, and I am what I am now because of that I have achieved my dreams. Thanks a lot for that”
“Vathsalaa….”
“Now , past is past Akash , all the best for your future , maybe lets meet again in this journey called life once again” she said calmly and left the place
‘How can I tell you Vathsala, I want you in my life!!? How can I?” and watched her as she left the place
Akash watched as Vathsala was leaving the place, the mere thought that he can’t see her again, sent chills through his spine, he ran after Vathsala and shouted “Hey Vathsala stop”
She turned towards him with a question mark on her face, “what happened Akash?”
“Nothing, Mohan has come?” he asked her
“No, he got stuck up in some work, he asked me to leave” she answered
“How are you leaving?” he inquired her more
“Will hire some taxi or auto, that’s not an issue Akash” she answered him smiling
“If you don’t mind, Can I drop you?” he asked her genially
“Seriously?” asked Vathsala she asked him with a surprised look
“Why not?” he questioned her
“Nothing” she answered and he continued “so can I?” he asked her with a pleasing look
“No Akash, I will manage”
“Please Vathsala, Don’t I have the privilege of dropping you at home?” he asked her pleadingly
“Akash, but…” she was about to say something, but changed her mind and told “Yes” he jumped with joy and thanked her a lot
“Hey Thanks a lot Vathsala, you please wait near gate 2, I will come there” he jumped with joy and left the place.
‘He is so childish’ she thought to herself and left to Gate 2.
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