Soulmate

Chapter 2

A man entered the party hall.

Sankalp smiled seeing him,

“He has arrived”.

Shilpa's face blossomed seeing him.The man whom she waited to see for years has appeared before her.Her dream has come true.She just wanted to hug him and look at his face for the whole night.

Sankalp and Sonia hugged him.

Shilpa walked towards him eagerly.

Shilpa could not control herself anymore.She uttered his name,“Bhavesh!”

Bhavesh  looked at her.

They looked at each other's eyes.

There was no expression on Bhavesh’s face.He just responded as if some random person called him.“Yes..”Shilpa’s face became like a colourless drawing realizing that her Bhavesh failed to identify her.

“You did'nt recognize me?”

Without any expression again he replied,“I am sorry”.

Shilpa became upset.Shilpa’s sensitive heart felt a c***k reminding her that Bhavesh did not recognize her.

“I thought that you cannot forget me.But you did'nt even recognize me Bhavesh”.

But Shilpa did not want to tell him who she was.She wanted him to recognize her without her self introduction.

Shilpa opened her bag and took out sun glasses. She wore her sunglasses.

Shilpa turned around humming her favourite song.

She rolled over her eyes staring at him.“Think twice before messing up with me”.

Without taking any second Bhavesh opened his mouth.“Shilpa”.Suddenlly the beautiful smile which had disappeared from Shilpa’s face returned to her.She was happy that her small attempt to make him identify her was successful.

“Finally you recognized me”.

Shilpa gave him a friendly side hug.Bhavesh smiled.“You are just the same crazy girl.Still you have strange funny gestures while wearing sun glasses”.

Shilpa smiled.“How can I change like that?”

He smiled.“It’s good that you did not change.It’s a luck to remain the same.Sometimes with time people change losing their chirpiness”.Shilpa did not understand what he meant.But she felt that Bhavesh was talking about himself.May be he has changed a lot though he did not want to change with time.But she ignored it as she did not want a serious conversation to make the joyful atmosphere dull now.She changed the topic.“You know I searched for you a lot on social networking sites.But I never found you”.He replied,

“I prefer to be aloof.I never got interested in making online friendships .So I was always detached from social networking sites”.Shilpa realized that Bhavesh has changed a lot.

Bhavesh was very friendly with everyone.But he says that he wants to be aloof.This was not the Bhavesh who was known to her.

Suddenly Shilpa noticed his long hair.He could not help asking him.

“You started growing your hair?But why?”

“I love my hair.So I grew it.Never thought of cutting it.May be because of laziness”.“Laziness?”

Shilpa giggled.“But it's suiting you”.

He just smiled.

Shilpa asked him,“Do you still paint?”

His reply shocked her.“Since last two  years I have not painted”.It was hard for her to digest it as Bhavesh was someone who found happiness in painting.Painting was a part of his life.

“Why?”

He replied softly,“Nothing is inspiring me to paint”.Shilpa really felt something wrong with his life.If nothing is inspiring Bhavesh to paint does that mean  nothing pleasant is happening in his life?She was indeed in confusion.But again she chose to be cheerful with him without any seriousness.

“You know what?With your long hair you really look like an artist”.

He smiled slightly.

Sonia came in between them.“Hey Shilpa.. I read on face book that you make music albums”.Shilpa admitted that she is into music.

“Ya...though I am working in an IT company once in a while making music albums is my craze”.Suddenly Shilpa  remembered Bhvesh’s habit of writing songs.She could not skip asking him about his songs.

“Bhavesh...do you write songs now?When we were in school you used to write songs and I used to sing.Do you write songs now?If so. I could use them for my music videos.Again his reply shocked her.

“No.I stopped writing”.

“Why?”

Bhavesh gave her a simple reply.“I lost interest in that”.

Shilpa was shocked.But since she knew how much Bhavesh loved writing songs she had a small hope that it was just his simple lie.

Slowly she smiled.“Are you joking?”His reply crushed her hope.

“No.Why should I joke?”

Shilpa said,“But earlier you used to joke a lot”.

“But now I hate jokes”.

Shilpa was shocked to sense irritation in his tone.Bhavesh was getting irritated.This was definitely a shock for her.Because  earlier he was very soft.She could not believe his change.Bhavesh who was known for his soft nature,writing and painting talent has turned the opposite now.How can it be not a shock for her?

Sonia said,“Hey..Shilpa...you are a good singer.Please sing for us”.Immediately Shilpa gave a nod as she loved singing.

“Ok...I love singing”.

Shilpa turned back to go to the platform.But her long tresses got stuck upto Bhavesh's knotted hair.

She looked at him and saw her hair stuck upto his.

She moved closer to him to take off her hair from his.

He removed her hair strands from his.

While doing that his finger rubbed hers.

She blushed looking at him.

They shared a cute eye lock.

Breaking the eye lock Shilpa went onto the stage only to take the people over there to the beautiful world of music.

Everyone clapped hands.

Sankalp said,“Great”.

Sonia hugged Shilpa.“You are really a sweet nightingale”.

Shilpa was thanking everyone who appreciated her.But she was not happy.Because

everyone appreciated her except Bhavesh.Even though everyone else admired her if her Bhavesh did not do it,how can she be happy?

“Why Bhavesh did'nt say anything?”

She went near him and asked directly,“How was my song?”

He replied in a simple way,“Nice”.

But Shilpa was not satisfied as while he was appreciating her, she did not feel anything like that from his word..She felt that he was simply saying it for the sake of answering her question.

The party continued with Sankalp and Sonia’s couple dance.

Shilpa enjoyed a lot.She noticed that Bhavesh was not interested in their performance.

“Nice dance.Right Bhavesh?She asked him.

For the sake of smiling, he smiled.“Ya”,

Immediately he lost interest and did not bother about their performance while Sankalp and Sonia continued dancing with joy.

Shilpa saw Bhavesh sitting on a corner aloof .

Sankalp and  Sonia came back.

Shilpa asked them,“Why is Bhavesh like this?He is not interested in painting and writing songs.How is it possible?That was his passion.He was not even concentrating on my song or your dance.Earlier he used to enjoy singing and dancing.He was so jovial.But now he hates jokes.I am shocked.He was so talkative and friendly with everyone.But now...he is sitting alone like a boring person”.

Sankalp replied,“ Two years ago,Bhavesh changed drastically .Till then he was very lively”.

Shilpa asked them,“How did Bhavesh change?”

Sonia replied,“A tragic incident took place which changed Bhavesh.It broke Bhavesh into different pieces”.

Shilpa was in shock with lots of doubts and questions”.

“What happened?Please tell me.What happened in Bhavesh's life?”