A beautiful house on the street and the way more beautiful are the family members living in there. The newspaper arrives today at 9 AM. Sia opens the door and screams sarcastically,'' Bring it at night from tomorrow ". Before she could say anything else, the newspaper guy runs away. It is a busy morning as Ajay has to go to the office. Mr. Ajay Rao and Mrs. Sia Rao are happily married for 40 years and are blessed with two kids. The two ''most fighting brother and sister'', Manya and Raghav.
Some people believe that physical fitness is the most important thing in life and that is our 24 years old Raghav's mindset. He has done his engineering and now preparing for a reputable job. Although it was never his dream.
Raghav wants to open his own restaurant one day which will have an open mic stage. People could come and express themselves. They would say their emotions loud out there. But that dream has only made its space in Raghav's diary till now.
Raghav goes for a run of about 5km before he could do some weightlifting. And then his whole day passes by in his study cum bedroom. For entertainment, he has Netflix to watch, and for memories, he has his college days pictures. No, he is not in contact with any of his friends. Why? Maybe because at this point in his life, he just wants to be alone.
Routine remains the same. The only changes are time and the matters of the ''sweet'' fight with Manya.
It is Tuesday and Raghav wakes up at 4 AM. Freshens up and tightens his shoelaces. Runs and does push-ups in between. While he was doing just another round of push-ups, he looks upward, and accidentally his eyes fall on the shoes running towards him on the opposite side of the road. He isin the same posture of push-ups and finds it difficult to look up further but he tries and ends up watching HER face.
THAT ONE MOMENT and Raghav fells in love. No, this is not infatuation. This is one of those moments when you feel that your soul has suddenly got attached to someone. You pray to god for that person. You wish to be with that person for the rest of your life. You want to see that person at least once a day. You want that person to be safe.
Yes, THAT ONE MOMENT. Once in a lifetime, we all have experienced such a moment. And it is so special that we do not want to forget it. No matter what the result would be. Selfless love doesn't require conditions. As a person, all you want is to see him or her.
Nearby dogs bark and suddenly Raghu gets distracted. They were barking at a child. Raghav runs toward the child and makes him feel safe. But in the meantime, the girl disappears.
Raghav's eyes are looking for her. He wants to see her for just another second and for that he can run another 100km or maybe 200. But it is too late now. He doesn't even know where she lives, what is her name and what she does?
"No worries, I will figure out tomorrow. I am going to see her again", Raghav consoles his heart. But the rest of the day is like a year for him. He can't study today and no Netflix show can entertain him. Perhaps he is going to miss his best friend, Amol, the most today as he is not even in touch with him. Keeping yourself away from relations like friendship can be painful. Raghav realizes it.
He can't talk to his parents. Perhaps because they are his parents. If theyhad tried to be his friend, Raghav would have shared his feelings today. Raghav would have told his father what he really wants in life as his career. Manya is too young to understand him. Unfortunately, there's no one he can share his feelings with.
"Why the sun doesn't set today the way it sets every day so that it can come early tomorrow? Why the stars don't fade away quickly and the moon hides in sunlight?", anguished Raghav asks nature. Today there was no argument between Raghav and Manya. Raghav spent the whole day in his room today and praying to god for the next day.
Some people believe that physical fitness is the most important thing in life and that is our 24 years old Raghav's mindset. He has done his engineering and now preparing for a reputable job. Although it was never his dream.
Raghav wants to open his own restaurant one day which will have an open mic stage. People could come and express themselves. They would say their emotions loud out there. But that dream has only made its space in Raghav's diary till now.
Raghav goes for a run of about 5km before he could do some weightlifting. And then his whole day passes by in his study cum bedroom. For entertainment, he has Netflix to watch, and for memories, he has his college days pictures. No, he is not in contact with any of his friends. Why? Maybe because at this point in his life, he just wants to be alone.
Routine remains the same. The only changes are time and the matters of the ''sweet'' fight with Manya.
It is Tuesday and Raghav wakes up at 4 AM. Freshens up and tightens his shoelaces. Runs and does push-ups in between. While he was doing just another round of push-ups, he looks upward, and accidentally his eyes fall on the shoes running towards him on the opposite side of the road. He isin the same posture of push-ups and finds it difficult to look up further but he tries and ends up watching HER face.
THAT ONE MOMENT and Raghav fells in love. No, this is not infatuation. This is one of those moments when you feel that your soul has suddenly got attached to someone. You pray to god for that person. You wish to be with that person for the rest of your life. You want to see that person at least once a day. You want that person to be safe.
Yes, THAT ONE MOMENT. Once in a lifetime, we all have experienced such a moment. And it is so special that we do not want to forget it. No matter what the result would be. Selfless love doesn't require conditions. As a person, all you want is to see him or her.
Nearby dogs bark and suddenly Raghu gets distracted. They were barking at a child. Raghav runs toward the child and makes him feel safe. But in the meantime, the girl disappears.
Raghav's eyes are looking for her. He wants to see her for just another second and for that he can run another 100km or maybe 200. But it is too late now. He doesn't even know where she lives, what is her name and what she does?
"No worries, I will figure out tomorrow. I am going to see her again", Raghav consoles his heart. But the rest of the day is like a year for him. He can't study today and no Netflix show can entertain him. Perhaps he is going to miss his best friend, Amol, the most today as he is not even in touch with him. Keeping yourself away from relations like friendship can be painful. Raghav realizes it.
He can't talk to his parents. Perhaps because they are his parents. If theyhad tried to be his friend, Raghav would have shared his feelings today. Raghav would have told his father what he really wants in life as his career. Manya is too young to understand him. Unfortunately, there's no one he can share his feelings with.
"Why the sun doesn't set today the way it sets every day so that it can come early tomorrow? Why the stars don't fade away quickly and the moon hides in sunlight?", anguished Raghav asks nature. Today there was no argument between Raghav and Manya. Raghav spent the whole day in his room today and praying to god for the next day.
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