My Destined One

Where is She?

Meera's POV

  After the little, heated encounter with Deepak, I became quite upset and went inside the house and straight to living room. I am not a person to take shits specially when the person is Deepak. I always had these kinds of arguments with him since the time he dated Shagun. Each time he used to utter some non sense about me or my family, every time I used return those shitty word back to him. Well, the only difference was I never went and said rubbish about his parents. That's the basic difference. Every time these kind of feuds happened, Shagun used to come and handle these. I didn't like it the way she begged infront of me and Deepak to solve our differences. Just because she is my best friend, I took the step forward to resume our friendship. Well, I guess now we are past that stage and still he is the same. Well, some habits never change. 

  When the first time I heard him saying shitty things about Aarsh, that time only I decided that if he opens his mouth again to some rubbish then I will answer him. And voila! He did open his gutter like mouth to speak s**t about Aarsh. And honestly, I couldn't stop myself from going upto them and answer him back. What kind of non sense was he talking? Sana being Aarsh's jackpot! What kind of stupid s**t is that? I know he has very less percentage of brain that works properly, but had he kept it back home and not bring here? Well, I think my assumption is right. No one in their correct mind will say this kind of rubbish. When he became speechless after my bombastic reply, I thought he will leave. But I was wrong. He is Deepak Rana. He won't leave until and unless he hurts someone.

  When he questioned about my upbringing it did hurt me. I know am not a perfect person or has very high virtues in my life. But my parents taught me how to fight from a very early stage of life. Some people said that the way they were raising me is not a correct way to raise a girl child. But both of my parents never paid them any heed and raised me up the way they wanted and here I am, standing being satisfied with my life. Every time someone questions my upbringing it becomes a touchy topic to me. And Deepak, when he doesn't know how to fight logically, he will end up saying s**t about your family. Typical Deepak.

  "Meeru wait. I can't run in these heels." Some one shouted from behind. I was already near the foot of the stair case that would lead me to the terrace. I turned around and saw Shagun trying to run holding up her gown's hem. "Oh sorry yaar, I didn't know you were calling me. So what do you need?" "Meeru, what happened back in the stage, just let it go." I gave her a questioning look. Has she come here to make a plead for her ex boyfriend. What is she? "No no no no no, I haven't come here to ask you make up with him or anything like that sort. I came here to tell you forget everything and enjoy yourself. I don't know about you, but I have never attended these kinds of parties. And if you leave me, I will be bored as hell. We both know that though everyone is our friends now, but hardly few accepted us whole heartedly. Meera, we are each others' only support. Please don't leave the party because of that prick, please." I looked up at her and saw how genuinely she was sad. Its true. Although now we are a part of this group, the entire group didn't accept us whole heartedly. Well. You can't force everyone to like you equally. 

  I gave her a nod and smiled lightly at her. "Thank you baby, now lets go and enjoy." "Yes lets enjoy." Soon we were about to step out of the house, when we saw Deepak coming to us. We looked at each other and then at him, confusingly. It felt like he was trying to find someone but the moment he saw us he was relieved. What the heck! "Meera, can I talk to you for bit?" The way he sounded was like he was pleading. I was about to say yes when Shagun beat me. "No, she doesn't wanna talk to you." "I didn't ask you. Meera please. Just 5 minutes and then I will be done." Shagun came to me and whispered in my ears, "Meeru please say no. I am not getting good vibes." "Well, I never got one ever. But I think I should listen to him. Dude he is pleading to me. I just can't say no." I said at the same manner. "That means you will talk to him? After what he said to you on the stage? Are you nuts babe?" "Shagun he's not gonna hurt me. He never did that to anyone, at least physically. Chill I can manage. You go on I will be out in five." Shagun looked at me with an understanding emotions in her eyes and then looked at Deepak with a deep frown and then finally left. We both saw Shagun's retreating figure. And when she disappeared in the crowd Deepak looked at me.

  "Speak up whatever you wanna say." "Can we go inside? I mean its too loud outside." I thought for a good 10 seconds and gave him a nod. "Come on lets go to the terrace and talk there." He nodded and then both of us went to the terrace. I led him and he followed me behind. After reaching the open area, we were welcomed by a gush of cool wind. Though its summer but the light wind was giving a soothing effect on the skin and to my heart. I turned to him and said, "Now will you say what do you want to say?" "Meera am not going to say sorry about what I said back on stage. And I don't expect you to say sorry either. I jus-" "Wait a sec! You, at some point, expected me to say sorry! Are you nuts? You insulted my parents, insulted their upbringing and I can't expect a sorry from you? Wow Deepak. You have actually left your brain in some place else." I laughed a shocking laugh. The nerve of this man.

  "Meera, you were also insulting me." "Like seriously? What ever I told back at the stage was not any insult but a god damn fact. Lets get this straight Deepak. The moment you went away from our lives, it started getting back to normal, exactly the way we all wanted. And what rubbish were you saying? Sana is a jackpot to Aarsh! From which freaking angle does she look like a jackpot to you?" I was pretty pissed with the conversation we were having. "Oh come on Meera, don't be so ignorant. Look at Sana, she is a deity, worth dying for. And look at your Aarsh. Apart from a degree what does he has? He is such a fool. Look at me. I have a stable a business. I can any day be a model. I have brain, girls worship the floor I walk on. Don't you think Sana will look best and be happier with me?"

   "You know what Deepak, Aarsh doesn't only have a degree because he studied hard. He has a degree because he studied hard and has a good brain. A brain used for good purposes and not to hurt or harm others. He also has a steady business. And let me remind you he is way more successful than you. He is investing on your company because he wants to invest in beauty industries. Your company is not anything special. Its his company who will help you get an enclosure." "And who will be benefitted with that? Listen Meera, managing a business was never my job or goal. Am happy with what I have. The thing is that, the point on whose basis you wanna argue is baseless. A child can even say that what Aarsh is doing, he is doing it for himself. What he wants we have. What we want he has. Its basically give and take policy." "So what? Think of your own profit." 

  "Enough of these business talk, tell me ask you, are you happy for this marriage?" "What do you mean? How does it effect me? Sana and Aarsh are getting married, not me. Go and ask them, if you want to." "Oh come on Meera, don't act infront of me. I have seen both of you. The way you behave with each other, stand up for each other, its not a very common thing. You are blind if you say that you can't feel Aarsh's emotions. And if you think I can't see how you calm him down, then you are thinking am blind. Which is not the case. How much will you hide? One day or the other Sana will know both of your mutual feelings. What will you do then? The secret that you two share, thinking that the rest of the world can't see, will be out in few days after their marriage. What will you do then? Take my advice, stop this wedding. If you want I can help you. I just want Sana. I am pretty sure you want Aarsh and trust me he wants you too. May be you 2 haven't confessed your feelings to one another. But your actions speak louder than your voices. So trust me and help me get Sana and help yourself get Aarsh." 

  To say I was shocked hearing his words, would be a clear understatement. Whatever I have with Aarsh is in between us. I know we have a bond, a connection stronger than any other connections in our life. I know it is hard for us to stay away from each other, it is hard for me to be away from him, but I tried my level best to keep him away. May be I hurt him or say him directly, but I keep him away from me. I sacrificed my love, our bond, because of Sana and here this bastard is saying me to help him get Sana? I don't know what kind of obsession he has got towards her, but clearly I won't be the one helping. "So this is the reason for coming back into our lives and creating a havoc? You still want Sana although she doesn't want you? What kind of a sick person are you Deepak? When will you leave her? And that too for good? She is getting married in 2 weeks. Move on Deepak, move on. I don't need your help. I know what I share with Aarsh. But certainly you need help, not to get back Sana but to move on from her."

  "Keep your bloody teachings to yourself, Meera. I was just being helpful to you. But clearly you don't need my help. So suffer as you are suffering already. I was still trying to get Sana since I came back, and I will keep on trying to get her, no matter what. You don't know what I can do to get her back?" he said while smirking at me. Realization shook me. "So that means you deliberately pushed Aarsh in the pool on that party?" I asked in surprise. "You are smarter than you look, Meera. Ya it was me. The way you are asking me seems like Aarsh didn't tell you. Well, its not his fault either. I did it in such a way that it looked like an accident, and poor Aarsh, before understanding what was happening, was already drowning. My plan would have been successful if you wouldn't have jumped that day. You always spoil my plans. It was because of you I lost Sana at first place. Then I lost Shagun. And now you keep on leeching around with that Aarsh. I think before getting rid off from Aarsh, I should get rid off you."

  I was scared. Here he was threatening me to get rid off and here I was alone with him thinking he may apologize what happened earlier. I guess I was wrong. He slowly stepped towards me and as an instant reaction I took steps backward. Soon my back hit the wall, making me realize I have no place to run. I look at the terrace's door, its on the opposite side. "There is no point in running. I have 2 weeks and 2 persons to get rid off. I need to buckle up my plans. and I will start from today only," he said caging me between him and the wall. "Please don't do this Deepak. We were friends." "That is why I didn't do anything in the past. But now we don't have the bond of friendship. Now you are just the girl who always comes in between my plans and fails it. So its better I eliminate you from this life." 

  I tried to push him with whatever little force I had. He stumbled and I took the chance to run. I need to get Aarsh. But he soon balanced himself and pulled me to him tightly. My back hit his chest and he whispered in my ears, "You are just as fiery as Sana. But the emotions I have for Sana is different. Remember you once said you had a crush on me. Now die in those crush's hands. Experience its feelings. The feeling of dying in some one's hands who you loved once! Won't that be amazing?" And with those words, he pushed something inside my neck with a help of a syringe and soon darkness engulfed me. Maybe its my actual end.

Aarsh's POV

  After Sana's illogical words, I really needed some time in  fresh air. I was stroling by the shore for about 10 to 20 minutes when Sharman came to me. "Hey buddy, what are you doing here? Its your party and you are walking here alone in the dark! What's wrong man?" "Nothing. Just a bit tired. You know nah beach is the only place that can calm me down." "Yes I know that. I even know that Meera is the only one that can calm you down. What? Did I say something wrong? Aarsh am not blind like others, neither I want one of my friend's life to be spoiled because of the other's. I know everyone wants Sana's happiness, even I want it too but at the same time I don't want you to give up your happiness because of her. Tell me one thing buddy, do you love Sana or do you love Meera?"

  I always knew Sharman knows me well, but he can even see my weakness towards Meera, I never imagined that. No wonder he is an angel. Listening to his words, for the first time, I was confused. Yes am marrying Sana. But why? Do I love her? Don't know. I just know that I don't want to see her sad, don't want to be the reason for her misery. But what about Meera? She is special, too much special to me. There has been always an invisible attraction I felt towards her, something unexplainable, something which can be only felt, at least I have felt. Just because of one request I did everything possible by me. Do I really love her? Does she really make me weak to my bones just by a few words? I don't know.

  "I don't know buddy, I don't know. I can't watch Sana to be sad, don't wanna be the reason to be her sadness. On the other hand, there has always been a connection I have felt towards her. I can't choose between them. I can't." "Then why did you agree with the marriage? You could have said no to it." "I wanted to. But that would have made Sana unhappy. You know what's funny, Meera was the one to convince me for the marriage. No one was able to, even my parents. But she made it possible. I even decided to have the date be fixed after some more days, so that I could get some time to think. But what Sana wants Sana gets. I just couldn't do anything." I sighed. "Did you try telling Meera that you have feelings for her?" "What do you think? I tried pursuing her years ago. But no use. She would never do anything to hurt her friend. She will never give the same pain to Sana that Sana received from Shagun." "Things happened between Sana and Shagun and that Deepak. But you and Meera has to suffer. Wow. Tell me one thing, does Meera likes you the way you like her?" "I don't know. Maybe yes, may be no. I just don't know." 

  After days, I felt good. At least someone understood me. Some one saw what I wanted for once in my life. For once I felt relieved to share things with some one else. I always felt tired, frustrated, helpless. But today, talking to Sharman, I felt good after years, it felt good to face the reality. Yes its harsh, but it was better than the pretense that I was doing for years. After staying at the beach for some more time and some more heart to heart conversation with my best friend, we decided to go inside before his girlfriend or my fiance send a search party here. We quickly made our way towards the party. I looked at the stage. Sana was there with rest of the girls and Sanju, excluding Shagun and Meera. Where are they? I moved my eyes trying to find the other. Well, I soon fond Shagun talking to Vivek bhai and Deepak's secretary. Wait! If she is standing here alone then where is Deepak? And where is Meera? She should be either with Sana or with Shagun. But she was nowhere. 

  I searched some more. After 10 minutes of desperately searching I didn't find Meera. I tried to call her twice but she didn't pick up. Panic was taking place in my body now. I went to Shagun, borrowed her from others. "Hey, where is your best friend?" "She must be somewhere here." "No, she is not here. For the last 10 minutes am searching her, calling her but there is no sign of her." "What the heck are saying bro? Don't scare me like this." "Shagun do you have any idea where is she?" "Absolutely not." "When was the last time you saw her?" "Well... about 30 minutes ago. We were coming back to the party when we met Deepak at the gate pf the house. He said he wanted to talk to Meera alone. I said to her its not a good idea, but she didn't listen. I left her there, after that I don't know. He said he only needs 5 minutes with her." 

  Fear of losing Meera engulfed me entirely for a few seconds. The last time she was seen was with Deepak and that too they were alone. What the hell! Is she in danger? Why the hell isn't she answering my calls? Soon Vivek bhai and Deepak's PA came to us. "Aarsh, what's wrong? Why do you look so tense?" "You. You are Deepak's PA right? Where is he?" "I don't know. I have seen him like about half an hour ago. He told me he wanted to talk to one his old friends, and with that he left." "Call him. Call him right now. If he picks it up, ask him where the hell he is." "Ok." Soon Shagun started calling Meera repeatedly and Deepak's PA called Deepak. This can't be a mere a coincidence. Meera is missing and at the same time Deepak is missing. Something somewhere is utterly wrong.

  " Aarsh what happened?" Vivek bhai asked finally, unable to hold the suspense. "Bhai, I can't find Meera, and even the bastard Deepak is missing. I asked Shagun and she said she saw Meera with Deepak like half an hour before. And so does his PA says. He was also seen half an hour ago." "Maybe she is stuck somewhere and Deepak must be here and there only. Everyone is here Aarsh, I don't think that guy will try to do something. May be its just a coincident that they are missing right now."  "Bhai trust me its not just a coincident, there's something wrong and I can feel it. Did any of them answered?" Both of them said no. Gosh! Where are you Meera, Where are you? Please be safe and come back. To me. Please.