Page 102 - Love Story of a Commando

‘I don’t know how to make you believe in this thing, but I am lost
and trapped in my memories. I find bliss in the longing which I could never
possess. I am a stranger to love but I am certainly lost in the beauty,
drowning in the desire, so much so that when I close my eyes, I find you and
when I open them, I miss you. It hurts sometimes and I try hard to shake
away your existence in my heart but I can’t seem to do so,’ he said.
‘You think you will say these fancy words and I will believe you…
again?’ I grimaced.
‘Never for a second! But do you think a man like me who carries his
life on his sleeves, fully aware of the uncertainties that the next second can
bring, would ever intend to love a girl like you? I am not your boy next door
and I don’t enjoy the luxury of playing with words. I have little time for
everything. I am a man of my word, I am helpless when I say it,’ he said
adamantly.
‘What do you mean a girl like me?’ I narrowed my eyes.
‘Really, Riya? Everything about us is just about you. Right? Okay
you want to know, I will tell you today.’ He paused for a moment and
inhaled deeply.
‘A girl like you means a girl who is meant to be loved. A girl so full
of life that she has the power to brighten up a valley of death and can melt a
killer’s heart. A girl whose eyes speak more than her lips. A girl who looks
angelic when she smiles. A girl who likes to grow her own wings and fly
high in the sky so that nobody can touch her. A girl who still believes in
fairy tales and wonderlands. A girl whose gaze can never leave your
memories. A girl with whom you enjoy only one option of falling in love
and never coming out of that feeling,’ he said earnestly.
‘Do you think it was an option for me? No! I was never meant to
love you. But I do!’
I was breathing heavily. I closed my ears and let those tears course
down my cheeks. I could not take this any longer.
This man was unreal. I would not fall for this again.
‘Really? And what did you do? Left me like that and did not even
bother with an explanation? I deserved that much. I lost track of time waiting
for you endlessly until I believed that you were never coming back to me.
And one day you turn up like this to tell me how much you have suffered?
No, Captain Virat! No! You cannot play the victim here,’ I said with sheer
disgust in my voice.
‘No! I don’t mean that…I…’ He was cut off mid-sentence by the
sudden beep on his sophisticated radio communication set.
‘Alpha to Tiger! Alpha to Tiger! Connect!’ Some mechanic static
voices were crackling out of it.