Moira : Bound to happen! Chapter 15.
"I need to talk to you. Can you make some time for me?", Yuga sounded serious on the phone.
"Yes, Yuga", Nirav said. In his mind still confused whether to go with the flow or hit the brakes before it becomes too late.
"There is so much chaos in my mind right now. Please hear me once. My thoughts are haunting me", Yuga's voice subdued.
"Hey, Yuga, you alright? ", Nirav asked.
"Yes I'm and I'm not. It's something we need to discuss upfront", Yuga replied.
"We will meet. I have some things on my mind too. Let's talk in person", Nirav asserted, tapping on the steering wheel, as if emphasising his decision.
"Okay Nirav, I will send you the address, and we will set the time and date", Yuga confirmed too.
The next day, Yuga was waiting in the parking area. She was wearing a simple yellow tshirt and a pair of jeans. Her butterfly shaped earrings dangled as a whiff of breeze blew past her. And Nirav's car stopped by. Nirav got down. He was wearing a pair of jeans and yellow shirt too. Nirav glanced at Yuga, "She looks good in any outfit", were his thoughts.
Yuga looked at Nirav's tshirt and Nirav looked at hers, and they both smiled lightly.
"We are in sync I guess", Nirav thought.
"The quiff hairdo suits him", Yuga's soliloquy.
"Brewed Awakening, that's a catchy name", Nirav said as they entered the café.
Yuga asked Nirav to sit at her regular table. "We come here often....I mean we friends. It's our hangout place. That day we both met ....was just across the road", Yuga said, pointing to the other side.
"Oh yes I remember! So then, am I your friend now? You've invited me here today!", Nirav asked with a grin.
Yuga gave a look at Nirav and lightly nodded. The waiter came to take the orders, "Moira Mocha for didi and for Sir.....Yash Sir!", the waiter was taken aback. He looked at Yuga.
Yuga felt awkward, she shook her head and signalled the waiter to hand over the menu card to Nirav.
"Yash Sir?", Nirav said, giving a confused look to Yuga.
"Nirav, I wanted to talk to you about Yash today", Yuga said.
"I am all ears", Nirav leaned forward on the table.
"Yash is my deceased husband. He left my side, three years ago", Yuga started narrating.
Nirav placed his hand under his chin, "Yes Yuga I'm listening", he said.
"We were travelling from Pune to Mumbai. Yash had a meeting the next morning, so we had to reach in time. It was late at night and Yash was driving at a higher speed. Suddenly from nowhere, a truck, approached us from the wrong side. Yash, in fraction of a second, turned the car to the left side, to save me. And the truck dashed into our car from the right side. My body slammed onto the dash board. The seat belt controlled the blow to some extent. I felt a terrible shock through my body, my head was dizzy, and I tried to grabble around with my hands", Yuga's hands moved in the air as she described the dreadful incident.
Nirav offered a glass of water to her. Yuga gulped it down and took a deep breath.
"I kept calling him...Yash...Yash...but there was no reply. I opened my eyes to check. There was a pool of blood around me. And...and Ya...Yash...he wasn't moving Nirav, he laid there...lifeless", Yuga's tears kept pouring, first in drops and then profusely.
Nirav handed over a tissue paper to her. "Sip some more water Yuga", he said.
"You look just like him....you look like Yash", Yuga said, wiping her tears while looking at Nirav.
Nirav stared back at Yuga. The atmosphere was somewhat poignant. "I look like him and my watch is also similar to his", Nirav said as he touched the strap of his watch. Nirav was short of words.
"Yes, it is. I had gifted him that watch.....The reflection of your watch captivated my attention in the park that day. And all of this began", Yuga concluded.
"Yuga was married.....so what? I've Navya too...", Nirav was thinking, he stopped and suddenly said "Do you like me?". Nirav questioned Yuga directly.
Yuga was flabbergasted. She raised her eyebrows and stared at Nirav.
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