Antardwand

He worked real hard to erase all the memories of Aakash from Anindita as well as his life. Aakash and Anindita had been in this relationship for years and Raghav was dead against his decision of breaking up with her. He had always thought they were so much into each other that sometimes they forgot they there were people who existed around them as well. Being the idealistic that he was, he still believed in the concept of undiluted, untainted love and Aakash & Anindita's relationship came so very close to it. He had felt so empty and heart broken on the day Aakash had finally left Ani. He never talked to Aakash after that but Anindita still personified that eternal concept of love and that is why he decided to help her piece together her life once again. It has been 3 long years since that fateful day and he had worked so very honestly and diligently to help her move away from everything even remotely associated with Aakash. He had succeeded as well because it had bee...

"Dil se dil tak baat pahunchi"-the dialer tone she had got so used to, rang like a cacophonous laughter".  He cleared his throat before picking up the phone, happy that he won yet another ego battle!! Her voice was dim and sober. “I have told mom”, was all that she could mumble. He wasn’t ready for this,yet just said “What now?” “We would not talk anymore. That probably, is the best way forward for us”. He could hear her sobbing silently. Tears welled up in his eyes, how he can let her go. How can he erase 7 years of memories? He knew he would be able to work this out again but said “We will talk tomorrow”. She cut the phone. He knew it would all be right tomorrow when as usual she would wake him up in the morning. It was 9’O clock when the call came. The lady at the other end reminded him about his outstanding phone bill. He cut the phone saying he will be doing it today. There were no messages or missed calls in his cell. He hurriedly dialed her number; “The Airtel c...