A LIFE AGAIN TO LIVE..............

Hello 

This is my first attempt on writing something in form of a story and that too a fiction, hope you like the same and continue to follow the blogs. All content below is purely a piece of fiction and doesn't resembles anyone living or dead. 

While reading you may feel this is turning out to be a story of a Bollywood flick, but my humble request to you is read this as this has a message which need to be absorb in our life. 

Thanks Again 

Adi...

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"Life is precious when it gives lemons but becomes hell when it crush the 'fruits' bestowed upon you."

It is story of a young boy, which could have been a tale with grace of almighty, but turn out to be real through the hands of misfortune.Taking birth in a typical Indian middle class family was the first injustice done to 'Vitraag'. A family that has roots fixed in cruel customs believed that the new member has arrive on some astrologically insane 'Yog' or 'Kaal' and has knocked the door of social, economical and personal degradation. Worst addition to the situation was death of great grandfather within 7 days of 'baby's hello to the new world'. Nobody gave a damn or curse to the disease which the elderly was facing since close to a decade but they took it as a sign of beginning of the bad and ill things.

The other members of the family including uncles, aunts and the grannies broke the relation with the parents of 'Vitraag', so that they could be escaped from the curse associated with their son. The parents also turned negative towards their own heir when father was kicked out of the family business for the same reason. However, a bit of humanity kept them sane enough to keep the newly born baby alive. But, there was no other love and affection ever offered to him.

He began to grow up in absence of parental love, care and blessings. He was offered food only for the sake of the peace of parents so that he can stop crying and let them do their work in calm environment. Vitraag's father joined a private company as an accountant and his mother started taking home coaching to run the household. They hired a maid to look after Vitraag. It was not the sign of care but they wanted to stay away from him. They started enjoying their life leaving the little boy in the hands of Maid who use to mishandle him in their absence which means almost every time. He was slapped, pushed, pulled, snatched to keep quiet and the poor boy suffered so much that he got afraid of crying, He started to kept mum even when he is hungry, injured or burned because the kid has understood that more he will cry the more he will be tortured.

Once, at the age of 4 years, Vitraag happened to fall from the staircase and broke his nose but he didn't cry. His father who witnessed the whole episode said to his mother - he is surely an evil otherwise a normal kid could have cried his lungs out on receiving such severe injury. They did not took him to the hospital but applied some turmeric and asked him to leave from their sight.

By the age of 8, Vitraag understood that his parents hates him to the hell and would not care if he die any day. Vitraag use to keep sick because of improper care, lack of food and hyper-tension, but his parents hardly notice any of these signs. He used to weep in silence and curse his own luck but nothing got better. He use to go in a government school where his teachers believed that he is very bright student and will surely do something great in his life. He was very thin and slick, so the baddies in the school took control over him and use to manipulate him mentally as well as physically everyday. The life was no good for Vitraag in school as well. He had no friends, no body to talk with and nobody to notice his existence on planet earth.

By the age of 17, after completing the 10+2, he left the home unannounced after getting brutally hit by father for eating Ice-Cream kept in the refrigerator for his mom. He started to work in an IT company as a Trainee and kept his study going. On other side, his father was promoted to higher position in his company along with a 2BHK flat in posh location of the city plus stunning four-wheeler to commute. Instead of just getting happy over what they have achieved, they took it as a sign of good luck coming back after the escape of Vitraag from the house. They have now made the mind that they won't keep him back in case if he arrives someday.

Vitraag did all the tough work to shine his luck and fortune, and the same did the job as he completed the engineering from an IIT and got placed in an MNC located at Sussex county, UK. He was young, charming and energetic, so became popular at the work place, sooner. He continued his hard work there as well and hence, received acknowledgement and promotions thrice in the first year itself. Life was becoming better for Vitraag and cherry on the cake was his crush was also getting interested in him.

One fine day, her crush, on the first place, proposed him and he could not speak a word because in his life till then nobody has loved him. Tears rolled down his eyes, he sat on his knees and cried like tear-maniac while hugging his lady love tight.

He become the Raanjhna-Type lover to his beloved. He centralized his whole world into one person nobody other than her. He use to love her like anything. He got a tattoo of her name on his heart, his passwords use to be 'her' name, his apartment has 'her' pictures all around, his car number read 'her' birthdate and so as last four digits of his mobile number, he changed his birthday to the date when she proposed him, officially. To the loving surprise, he changed his middle name with her name. What on earth, his girlfriend could have imagined for, he did everything for her which never even have been in her 'love-fantasies'.

But as they say - nobody can understand a girl and nobody knows what she will do next. So, out of the blues - one day she insisted Vitraag to tell about his family and relatives as he use to skip that topic whenever asked. But that was a different day and Sanchita was in no-mood to switch the topic off until she hears everything from him. With heavy heart, he recited his soul-aching story to her. She was left stunned hearing all those creep things and hence, offered him a passionate hug so that he could calm his nerves down.

Sanchita chose to stay at his place that day and they silently slept hugging each other. For 4-5 days, she kept on thinking about his miserable past. She forgot all her worries, which were even not lesser - as recently she scored low in the term exam, her father was not keeping well and has some land issues to settle in India. All these things have happened in the recent past. She started taking care of Vitraag even better than before. But destiny has decided something strange for them in future. One day her father died after long illness, she emotionally broke but Vitraag stand by her side to offer her all support and care.

After two months, she visited her best-friend Neha who was calling her since long to neutralize her sadness. They talked for long about the demise of her father, and then started with sharing their love life. Sanchita told Neha about the past of Vitraag and she was equally shocked listening to the story. But her shock was of different manner. After completely listening to the story and keeping silence for 15 minutes, she held the hand of Sanchita and asked her if she could say 'The thing going in her Mind'. She said to Sanchita not to get angry and hyper after listening to what she has to say but to keep calm and think about it wisely.

Sanchita assured Neha that she would be a patient listener and will not get furious. Neha started - 'See Sanchita - I personally like Vitraag, he is a good guy but don't you think a real curse is associated with him. It was all well in your family and academics before you started dating him and post to that, everything turned to worse. See, even I do not believe in superstitious and all, but there are a few persons who do have something astrologically ill about them and he is one of those. You should break the bond with him, if you want to keep your life going well'.

Sanchita was not expecting this at all, she get hyper-furious and yelled in full angered tone - 'You have gone sick, Neha. You have crossed the limits of stupidity. He is the guy who loves me like hell and can do anything I demand for. Even, I do not have to speak and he well do everything that is there in my heart. How can you speak all non-sense about the guy who is best in entire universe. Let me tell you - I do not wish to see your face in my entire life again. For me, you are dead and you can burn in hell'.

Sanchita stood up and started walking to the exit door. Neha stopped her in the midway and said - 'I am not your enemy but best friend and a true well-wisher. You have always been my dearest friend and I cannot see your life ruining like this. I am ready to burn in hell but I cannot see you walking towards the door of misfortune. If you want, you can kill me for this but I cannot see my darling friend suffering like this. See- you have never fought with me in 18 years of our friendship, we did not fight even when we were kid - the most prone age to fight. You do not fought with me when I crushed your finger unknowingly in the door, you did not fight with me - when I shouted on your father for not sending you on trip with me, you didn't say a word - when I stick gum on your hairs and you had to cut your lovely long hairs till the neck size. And now see today - When I am talking about your good, you are fighting with me and not only fighting but you are ready to break all bonds with me. Isn't it the bad luck of Vitraag that is following you and now making two great friends to stay apart for the rest of life'?

The last caring words of Neha shook Sanchita to the core but still she left. After coming back to home - she kept on thinking about what Neha told her. She didn't talk to Vitraag that night while he keep on calling her till 03:00 in the morning. He got impatient and visited her home in the odd hours. After coming besides her home, he texted her that he is right in front of her house. She peeked-out through the pan of window - he was standing there and crying. She made her way to downstairs to meet him. The moment she got out of her house, Vitraag ran to her and hugged her like a baby do when he met her mom after a few long hours. Vitraag kept weeping and Sanchita consoled him down. He further asked what went wrong, why she was not answering his calls? She said - she is not well and hence wasn't able to talk. Vitraag showed all his concern and asked her to see a doctor at early morning hours. After talking to her for few more minutes, he said - Take Rest and I will see you tomorrow.

When she walked in, she heard some mysterious sound. When he followed the same, she found two intruders in her house and were there with the purpose of robbery. She thought - they might have entered while she was busy in talking with Vitraag. She shouted, her mom woke up hearing her cry and came out of her room. The intruders hit both of them on their head through the iron rod. Both fell down, unconscious. They robbed the house and left. The neighbors happened to see their house opened and reported the matter to police and also, admitted them to hospital. After getting treated for two days for their head injuries, they were released with some medical prescription. The police visited them and asked about what they have lost in the robbery. It was a huge cash amount and some precious jewelry that robbers took with them. They were in sheer shock of the incident. Meanwhile, Vitraag kept on offering them all help throughout the tough time.

But Now, Sanchita also started feeling that there is something wrong with Vitraag. She called neha to her home and asked her, if they can do anything to get Vitraag out of this misfortune. To which Neha replied - this is not the case of ghostly possession or black magic but it is in his stars, sun-sign and planets. We cannot do anything! Neha told her - You should do break-up with him. I know - you are in deep love with him, but you cannot lose everything else just to be with him. It is just a matter of a few months, then you will overcome the break-up and you will be all fine. It is good to suffer for a shorter time than to getting victimized all life long'.

Sanchita found some good logics in her words. She started planning for the breakup. Meanwhile, she kept talking to Vitraag normally so that he doesn't get to know about what she is next to do. She talked to her mother that if they can settle back to India, so that they can have close look at the property issue and can live their life peacefully there as father is no longer with them to offer them financial aide. Her mother also found her idea to be great as she will be in friendly and known environment there in India, which can ease her pain of losing her beloved husband. They started planning to settle in India. Sanchita applied for a few jobs in Mumbai and luckily, got one quickly.

When they were about to leave the next day, Vitraag came to visit her an eve before. He proposed her for the marriage and she accepted the same with heavy heart as she knew that the next day they would be separated forever. Vitraag was jumping high on his way back to home. He was feeling lucky and at calm as finally - he will have a family that he has yearned for years since his birth.

Next day, while they were waiting at airport to their flight to India in the noon. She texted a message to Vitraag - "I love you Vitraag and will love you forever but cannot be with you as you have some curse associated with you and it is causing trouble to me and my family. I cannot see my family suffering. Please, do not take me wrong but I am doing all this for a better future. You also settle down in your life with some other girl who deserves you more than me. I am thankful to you for showering the best form of love on me. I will always be grateful to you for making me feel the most special girl on the earth. Please, do not try to find me as the same will just kill your time as you won't be able to find ever! Please, do take care of yourself and try to wipe off my memories from your life as soon as possible. May God bless You!"

She sent the message to Vitraag and the same time, their flight was announced. She took it as a positive sign because as soon she bid bye to Vitraag from her life, she receive the first call to new life as their flight announcement. She boarded the plane with her mother and flew to India. Vitraag, when he read the message, he went numb and collapsed.

Fast Forward to Three Months

Sanchita joined the company and was living a happy life there in India. The land matter is also about to sort out with having them at winning side. She has got over the break-up and is looking for new hopes in the home country. On other hand, Vitraag was in high level of depression and was thrown out of the company for his pathetic performance just a week before, he tried to call and find Sanchita thousand times but all went in vain. He has lost the hope of having 'her' again. He was not eating or even moving since last four days. But today as the star appeared in the sky with full moon, he dragged himself to the balcony of his apartment - He looked up in the infinite sky and screamed, though it could be heard only up to a few feet but it will be termed as loudest one because he has applied all his force in yelling the words - 'God, I do not have any complaint with you. I am all thankful to you that you gave me a life but I hate the stars, the planets and the moon - why they have been so rude to me, why they have been so unlucky to me, why since birth - I have lived a life with curse, why I was not gifted with happy times? what I have done to these stars, sun-sign and the moon that I received the worst things from the day - I born? And dear almighty, if this is not the fault of the stars, the planets and the moon, then why these people on earth blame it all on them, if they are not capable of doing anything good - How come I am responsible for all the bad things that is happening in their lives? Why they think that I bring them misfortune when the fact is I have been unfortunate to be born in a world like this? Why such stupid superstitious story exist in this world?

He Continued - 'In this life, I have died thousand deaths, everybody - from my parents to my relatives and from the people around me to the love of my life have killed me several times in my life. God, I just have a hope left from you - please do love me till the end. I am coming!'. With these last words he jumped out of the window and committed suicide. For the world he has committed suicide and was dead now but in real - he rescued himself from the constant killings and murders. He was actually killed before he committed suicide. He left the world with the hope that he will get a life in heaven. The question is - will he get a life again?

He has decided his death-day on his actual birthday. He requested the bank to transfer his total deposits in two bank accounts on the very next day to his birthday. The money was transferred as per his wish to his father's account and Sanchita's account. They were surprised to receive amount from him. When further inquired - they got the news of his suicide and went there to know about how that happened?

His last rites were performed as per 'Hindu' culture as he wrote the same in his suicide note. The notable lines in his letter were, first - 'Please, burn my body in the night when the stars have appeared with moon in the sky. I know - this is abnormal as per Hindu culture but there had been nothing in my life that happened normally. I just want to show stars and the moon that though you have ruined my life, but I won't let you ruin my death. And the second thing he wrote was - 'If my family and Sanchita ever happen to read this letter, I want to tell them - I am sorry to bring all bad luck in your lives, I have kept some amount to get transferred in your bank accounts, please appreciate the same as token of compensation. Third thing - 'Please donate this flat to the one who was born in some astrologically insane time, so that he can live away & alone without troubling the life of others!

Sanchita and Vitraag's parents realized what incredible thing they have lost in their lives. They are living with his picture hanged on the drawing room's wall in their respective houses, and curse themselves for being so bad to the nicest soul. The 'curse' is still there in their lives, only the perspective has changed.

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There is nothing like a curse in this world, it is how you take things and how others in your group make you feel during time of depression. Stay close to the comfort of your loved ones during these times of your life. 

Thanks Again 

Stay Blessed...

Adi..........