Preeto tugged herself hard as she felt dragged back
by something. She had assumed that it was her stupid saari again. But a
stinging sensation told her it wasn't her saari holding her back. It was her
bangle. His bangle...she mentally
corrected herself. "It's no good trying rajbeer. I just can't fight all the memories of you."
Yeh To Mehndi Hai...Yeh To Mehndi Hai...
She had removed the bangle, not for the blood it had shed, but for the memories it was flooding her with. "Tumne mere liye vrat rakha he?" I can't lie to myself...and There's no denying the tears I'm crying for you. She had run to the hand pump to wash herself off his colours when her head again buzzed with the sights and sounds of the past. Everything I see, reminds me of you.
Log Baago Se Ise Tod Ke Le Aate Hain...I can't break free from you. With every single day, it won't go away, the way I feel about you. She let the cold water gush on her hands, freezing the blood running underneath them. Her eyes not leaving sight of the still dark red spot.
Aur Patthar Pe Ise Shauk Se Pisvaate Hain...She took a stone lying around and with a frustrated anger started rubbing it across her palm. I hate to feel this way. My days all feel the same. And yesterday was proof that tomorrow will too be the same. The rubbing increased in strength and speed. I've only got myself to blame. Nothing feels the same without you.
My heart is breaking in a million bits inside. But I can't forget you. Just can't fight it. Just can't hide it. I'm still in love with you. She dug her fist into her mouth & tried to stop herself from crying out aloud.
Yeh To Mehndi Hai...Yeh To Mehndi Hai...Sitting in a pool of cold water, preeto saw that the red spot that rajbeer had given had faded to give way to glistening drops of blood that she had given herself.
Mehndi To Rang Laati Hain...His dupatta...his painting...his love...and her hand...all bore the same colour. She closed her fingers into a fist as she couldn't bear any more of the colour red.
Bandh Mutthi Mein Dil Ko Chupaye Baithe Hain...Hai Bahana Ke Mehndi Lagaye Baithe Hain...She gasped for air as the awareness of her sorrow & loneliness languished in her breaths. Does it hurt when you breathe too? Because it does when I do. Please...please rajbeer... ...Stop haunting my dreams... Please set me free...Please tell me what must I do. My memories haunt me... And I can't regret you, so I can't forget you because u'll always be the only one.
Mehndi... Ha Ha Mehndi... Mehndi... Ha Ha Mehndi...Nature joined her mourning as dark clouds gathered to veil the moon and just like heavy clouds in the sky...heavy hearts...are best relieved by the letting of a little water.
"Oil
will help" Simran was telling. Her sudden appearance had taken preeto by
surprise and she secretly thanked Babaji for the darkness of the clouds. "Love...it
colours the darkness of solitude with our dreams",simmi chatted happily as she
helped Preeto rub off the colour. Her eyes brightening as steadily as the colour on preeto's palm was fading. "Just
the sound of his name makes me want to dance", she laughed shyly as a part of
preeto was slowly dying. "You know preeto, now i finally know why people can't sleep when they are
in love?" Simmi had left her hand and now faced preeto with an eager
anticipation. Preeto smiled (that is she felt her lips tauten). "Because reality is finally better than your dreams." Preeto
walked with Simmi as she pulled her indoors...a huge gaping hole in the
place of her heart...a hole around which she had been walking all these
years...and in which she had finally fallen tonight.
