Maya- A short story
Published Friday, October 07, 2005 by Bharath Sattanathan | E-mail this post 
hugely inspired by Dumbs Anjali & Vikki's Shreya.....
The sound of the shuttle cork filled the indoors. The shuttle being hit from one side of the net to another. He was there, leading one of the best sports college's in the country to win the most prestigious college sports fests of the nation. It was his responsibility to make sure that things go smoothly & according to plan. He has been having a blast with the rest of the sports, is himself the captain of the cricket team, which had already won the trophy. But when it came to badminton he always had problems. They had to win that all important finals to clinch the overall trophy by which he could stamp his authority as the best students sports secretary. He was really nervous, biting his nails & really focused on what was going on. All of a sudden it was all over, they had clinched in style beating the opponents by huge margin. His college crowned the best & he lifting the trophy. He knew the very next day that the media would be flashing his photos with the trophy all across the state.
Everybody was relishing that moment of joy with kunde kunde (victory song), but he looked very upset. His best friend abhi with whom he shares anything & everything surprisingly looked at him & urged him to join the party, but he just couldn't. His mind was not allowing him to celebrate the accomplishment. How could he since it was here at the same court that he met her for the first time in his life. The girl who would change his life. How could he forget her? Maya, she had introduced herself. They soon became good friends & the relationship went on to become a very serious one.
He would run after his match got over, to pick his mobile & dial her number, just to know what she was doing. Every moment he relished in her company. He found all that he wanted in his partner in her. She was no different, even she enjoyed his company. All that she could think was about him. They were madly in love. This went on for sometime when all of a sudden she disappeared away from his life, totally away without even informing him. He searched but he couldn't find her. He was very good at his profession so he was successful in that but in personal life he just couldn't. Now abhi consoled him giving few words of encouragement. He appreciated him for the victory thinking that it would cheer him up but it just didn't help. He gathered himself for the moment to get out of that place.
The very next week he went to a family friends wedding. He met her there. He was shocked & so was she. She explained to him what had happened. Her parents living abroad met with an accident & she had to leave with immediate effect. She tried contacting him but just couldn't. Even there she was too busy with her personal work. After few days she thought he would have found some new love in his life so didn't want to disturb him. Both of them were so relieved to see each other & started going out again.
Then came the day when each of them had to make a decision on their individual careers. She decided to pursue her MBA abroad & he wanted to make it big in his cricket. They decided to give themselves two years time after which they would get back by which at least one of them would have settled in their life. He kissed her, for the first time. She stopped him before he came close & asked him to tell her age. He revealed her age. She replied saying she had been waiting so many years for this first kiss. Then they started kissing. The last looks they shared before they left was filled with emotions. He hadn’t imagined that she would leave him. They wanted to get married & live together all by themselves with lot of kids. But destiny had to separate them this time but only for two years. They parted their way.
Two years later they met. She had completed her MBA & was recruited by one top MNC in the same old place. He was an established player now waiting for an Indian team call. There was nothing that is going to stop them now. They decided to get married. His parents opposed to the wedding so they decided to get registered married. The date, time & all the arrangements had been made. It was the 27th of May at 11am. Yes they wanted to marry on the same they had first met.
It was eleven on the marriage day. The tension & excitement gripped the air. For him it was the moment he had been expecting ever since he had seen her. He was wearing a new silk dhoti & had also brought her one of the most expensive saris available at the market. He had asked her to wear the sari to check whether it was good. She looked like a goddess. They made love that same moment. It was the first time they had done that. Now he waited for sometime & picked up his cell phone to call her. There was no reply from the other end. He kept trying but his efforts went in vain. It was getting late. It was probably the fiftieth time he didn’t get a replay. He was worried now what had happened. Sweat started pouring out of his forehead. Tension gripped, he has been waiting for over 5 hours now. She hadn't turned up. He decided to visit her PG. Her roomie told she left in the morning itself. He called few friends of hers; even from them he got no appropriate response. He was dejected, disappointed, left home & hit the sack.
The phone rang. ‘Maya calling’ slashed in the screen. He picked it up immediately. He heard a male voice from the other end of the phone. The voice requested to him if he knew the owner of the number. He said she was his good friend. The voice asked him to come over to a place immediately & didn't identify itself & didn't give out any more information.
He rushed to the garage, got into his car & stamped the accelerator. He reached the destination in 20 minutes. The voice, which had asked him to come, stood before him wearing a police uniform; yes he was a police officer. The officer walked next to him & apologized for not revealing his identity due to security problems. His worry had reached limits now. The officer took him over to a body & asked him to recognize it. He almost lost control of his mind; he was just going to break down, he gathered himself to open the white piece of cloth with blood strains. It was Maya.........
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