I dedicate this specially to Nichuss
who loves Raghu Antara crazily.She was sad that they had tragic ending
in their show Do dil ek jaan.But friend...here they have a good ending.
"I love you...but..."
When Antara met Raghu as her new
neighbour her heart broke again.
Again and again her heart is broken
by him.
She remembered her lovely moments
with Raghu.
She fell in love with him when she
was saved by him from the goons.
When she confessed her love to him
he broke her heart by saying no'.
"Why?Why Raghu why?I have seen love
in your eyes for me.Then why are you hiding your love?"
"You are miunderstanding Antara...I
don't love you".
"Don't try to fool me Raghu.I know
that you love me.Then why are you hiding it?You can't go away without answering
my question".
She held his hand tight not letting
him go.Finally he bursted out the truth.
"Yes...I love you.But I can't be with
you as I am also a goon".
She was shocked.
"I did'nt want to be a goon.But to
survive an orphan like me was forced to be an orphan".
Antara wept.
Seeing tears coming out of his eyes
she wiped them.
"I know that you can't do anything
wrong intentionally.But Raghu...now I am with you...why don't you start a new life
with me?"
He stared at her.
"If you try you can lead a normal
life.I will support you".
"Really?"
"Yes Raghu".She held his hand
assuring him,giving him new hopes.
Raghu started leading a normal life.
He smiled with tears in his eyes looking
at Antara with gratitude.
"Thank you Antara".
He embraced her unknowingly.She embraced him back.
She
smiled.
"So you accepted my love?"
He smiled looking at her face.
They shared a beautiful eye lock.
Mera mahi tu mera raanjan tu
Mera mahi tu mera raanjan tu
Mahi tu mera raanjan tu
Mera mahi tu mera raanjan tu.
Antara's father opposed this
relation.But Antara put her foot down and finally he agrred to conduct their
wedding.
But her happiness was short lived as
Raghu did'nt turn up for the wedding leaving her alone at the mandap.
She heard
that Raghu left their village.Her father tried to get her married again.But she
did'nt marry anyone.
Years passed.Antara is alone after
her father's demise.
Unexpectedly after a long time she
saw Raghu as her new neighbour.She ignored him and walked away hiding her
tears.Raghu looked at her tearfully.
Antara stood shivering in the
temple.Though her eyes were closed tears rolled over her cheeks.
"God,why are you punishing me
like this?Why I have only pain these days?"
She opened her eyes only to get
shocked to see Raghu.
"Raghu!How come you are
here?".
"I did'nt come here to disturb
you Antara.I just came to pray".
"God hears only good-hearted
people's prayers".
It pained Raghu's heart.
Antara noticed the dark sky.
"I think it's going to rain
now.I need to go back before it starts raining".
"Earlier you used to love being
in love.Then now why are you going away from rain?"
"That time rain was the symbol
of happiness.But now the rain appears to be tears".
Raghu felt upset as it was because
of him that Antara finds pain in rain.
He said in his mind,
"Even in rain I can see only
your tears which are caused by me.But I will wipe your tears Antara".
Raghu put one step forward,but his
leg got slipped due to the wet slippery floor and he fell down.
"Raghu!"Antara ran towards
him and helped him to get up.She saw his hand bleeding.Without second thoughts
she tore her duppatta and tied it over his
hand.
Cool breeze of love touched them.Raghu
could'nt help himself from pampering her face with his eyes.Antara who looked
up saw his eyes being fixed on her.She came back to her senses and moved
backward.
She thought,
"Why do I still care for the
man who cheated me?"
"Antara!"He called her.She
looked at him.He was looking at her with painful eyes.
"I am sorry Antara".
Antara's eyes got teary.Suddenly she
managed herself not to become weak.
"After wounding my heart you
don't deserve my pardon Raghu".
His heart was scattered into various
pieces.
"You don't have a heart.Then
how will you understand what a woman undergoes when her man does'nt come to the
wedding place?"
"I had come there Antara".
Unknowingly he said so.
Antara was shocked.
"But I was attacked by some
goons.I fell unconscious".
Antara could'nt believe it.
"No.You are lying".
"I know that you can't believe
me.But this is the truth.Believe me Antara.When I got my consciousness back I
was in a different place tied up in a dark area.I don't know for how long I was
there".
Antara was really shocked.
"Why should those goons kidnap
you?You are cooking up a story".
She saw his tears flowing down.
"Do you think that I can betray
you?"
Antara lost herself in his tears.
"Raghu!"
"One day the person who arranged
goons to kidnap me visited me there.It was your father".
She was shocked.
"No.My father can't do it.Why should
he do that?He had arranged our wedding".
"He had agreed.But he never wanted
our wedding to take place.So he arranged those goons".
She was stunned.
"He told me that you got married to
a high status guy on the same mandap and released me.I was shattered.But I felt
that your father was right as you deserved a better person than me.So I never
bothered to return back.Recently I came to know that your father expired and
you were never married.So I came back Antara.But I never thought that your mind
was full of hatred for me.I thought you had trust in me".
Antara's heart pained.
She remembered her father at the
death bed.
"Antara beta...don't punish yourself
for the sin I did".
"What sin did you do papa other than
arranging the wedding with an unfaithful goon believing my words?"
"No beta...actually what happened was...Raghu..."
Before he could complete his
sentence he took his last breath.
Now Antara realized what her father
wanted to say before his death.He wanted to confess his sin by proving Raghu
innocent.
She forgot herself and ran to him.He
circled his arms around her waist and brought her closer to him.
Heer teri keedan sara ve
Ve mein ki kara ki kara haaniya
That moment both of them could'nt
find any trace of pain in the rain.They could see only pure love in the rain.
She started shivering when rain
drops fell all over her.Her wet dress which was hugging her sensitive skin made
her shiver with cold.
He saw it.He wiped the rain drops
from her her forehead,her cheeks,her nice and then her lips.When he touched her
tender lips she moved away from her.But he held her hand brought her close to
him.They both looked at each other's eyes deeply.
He removed his coat and covered her
with it.
Mera mahi tu mera raanjan tu
Mera mahi tu mera raanjan tu
Mahi tu mera raanjan tu
Mera mahi tu mera raanjan tu
"Raghu,you will feel cold
without the coat".
"No Antara.If you are alright
why would I feel uncomfortable? ".
His fingers fell on her wet head.
Her long tresses started glowing as
if rain drops decorated it like small diamond stars decorate the sky of fairy
land.His fingers pampered her lovely hair.She closed her eyes only to forget
her recent pain and get immersed in this blissful moment with her man.
Mera mahi tu mera raanjan tu
Mera mahi tu mera raanjan tu
Mahi tu mera raanjan tu
Mera mahi tu mera raanjan tu
Raghu cupped her face in his hands.
"Antara,open your eyes.Let me
see your beautiful eyes".
Slowly she opened her eyes.Rain
drops fell on her eyes.Her eye lashes fluttered.
"Raghu,why do you want to see
my eyes?"
"To see your feelings for
me",he replied.
"You don't know how I feel for
you?"She asked.
"I know.But I want to know
whether your grief had vanished from the eyes.If so that means you have
forgiven me".
"Raghu,look at my eyes and tell
me what you feel now".
He looked at her eyes deeply.
He smiled emotionally.
She smiled with tears in her eyes.
"Why should I forgive you when
you don't have any mistake?".
"I did a big mistake by believing
your father's words that you married someone else.I should have enquired the
truth and not been away from you all these years".
They both became so emotional that
they shed tears.
Rab hai raaji jo tu hai raaji
Tu hain raaji..
He lifted her up in his arms and
walked in the rain.They kept looking at each other.
He sat under a tree keeping his
beloved on his lap.
He caressed her face.
Tu hi mera maula aur kaazi
Rab hai raaji jo tu hai raaji
Tu hain raaji..
"Antara,I love you.I can't live without you",Raghu confessed.
Antara became so emotional that she did'nt know how to react.
Tu hi mera maula aur kaazi
Suni suni si ye saari raahein ve
His tears fell down.He wiped her tears."Don't cry Antara.This is not a
moment to cry.This is a beautiful moment...I got my Antara back after a painful
separation. "
Tujhako tarse meri nigahein ve
Tujha ko tujha mein faana ho jaane de
Teri baahon mein mujhe kho jaane de
She wept ,"And I got my Raghu
back".
Aankhiyan ronan de
Aankhiya de kor ko
Chal pardesiya ve
He smiled emotionally.She smiled
after a long time forgetting the tear drops which irritated her eyes.
She buried herself in his chest.
Bhol paan haan de
Aankhiyan ronan de
The rain drops poured upon
themselves marking a new beginning of love which was hidden for sometime.
Raghu carried her in his arms and walked away to begin their new life.
Mera mahi tu mera raanjan tu
Mera mahi tu mera raanjan tu
Mahi tu mera raanjan tu
Mera mahi tu mera raanjan tu.
The End
