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SHRUTI DIDI

Oct 17 2007 | Views 1247 | Comments (42)

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Shruti di was Aishwarya Rai for me even more than that ,and I am sure many people would agree with me.

Shruti di was my best friend Minu's cousin but was more of a friend to us .We were kids of class x and she was in her graduation and was sort of an icon to us .

I remeber the day when she had come from Jabalpur to stay with Minu for further studies , as she got down from the auto everybody around just stared at her...I was at Minu's house and the moment she saw Minu, she came running and hugged her.

Shruti Di , :she is my best friend Maya and Maya she is THE SHRUTI DI i talk of " Minu proudly announced and really she was an excepton to all the grammar rules.

She was tall ,slim and had a figure of a siren .she was fair not anameic fair but had a beautiful clear complexion The best part were her eyes.If anybody wanted to find out the "jheel si gehri aakhen" they were hers.She did not need to speak with her mouth the eyes did the job

We slowly got to know each other .Shruti di had a golden heart as well .She was very emotional and helping ....I had seen many girls who were not even 50 percent of what she was and considered themselves Cleopatra

Now when i retrospect I feel that , Had Shruti di been a very cunning and manipulative person and knew the art of using her looks to her advantage she could have led a happy life ...

She joined the college and as expected was loaded with proposals every day but she did not care for any .She came from a humble background and had a very clear target in her mind that she was there to study for IAS and for nothing else...

days turned into months and She acquired the reputation of a studious and sincere student in her college .Her teachers saw her as a probable candidate for UPSC and helped her with all the study material .It was clear that in her final year of graduation she would appear for UPSC and would surely make it in the very first attempt.

A year had passed and we were now in clas xi and she was in her second year when we noticed that Shruti di now seemed to be more happy ..He face glowed with her inner happiness and we tried to find out...Although we were very close Shruti di did not entertain us much as she did not want to leave any impression on our young minds but we discovered the fact that she was in LOVE

After much persuasion and cajoling she only showed us the photo of the Guy ..He was handsome although no way near her but still they could look good together...

Time passed ,me and Minu became busy with our studies and there was less of Shruti di now as she was also busy in her life....Still whenever we went to any temple we always asked God to get Shruti di married to the guys she wanted to.We had unknowingly got emotionally involved with the unseen guy and regarded hima future JIJA

When we were in class xii and preparing for our board exams we found that Shruti di kept herself confined to her room .She never went out anywhere except for her college and when at home she kept herself locked in the room .... We tried to talk to her about that ,but she said that it was exams time for all of us and we need to concentrate on that ..we could discuss it later...

The day we finished with our exams , we went straight to Minu's house and dashed into di's room.We were shocked to find out only in fifteen days, di had started looking so tired as if she were sick from a long time.Her beautiful eyes had turned sad .dark circles around her eyes clearly reflected that she had not slept peacefully from days...

We literally had tears in our eyes and we forced her to speak ..and then she told us that she had broken up with the guy Sachin [ we got to know his name then ]......but why Shruti di ,Minu almost screamed why...you love him so much , why you did so ??

Yes Minu it was a hard decision but I had to take it as sachin would never take it ...Then why Shruti Di ...I was unable to ask more ...it was because of his father , when Sachin told him about me he was furious and he threatened for dire consequences ..

So, Shruti di I interuppted , Is your Sachin a coward , no Maya but its a very complicated matter .His father has warned him that if he goes against him he will not tolerate it and commit suicide rather than bearing the disgrace...

Oh........."So its Emotional Blackmail, dont you worry di we can deal with that , we will seek papa's help Minu said ,No , Minu I have freed him , I cannot see him sandwiched between the two important relations of his life so I told him that its better that we dont take it further

and listen both of you Promise me that from now on you will not talk about it , I have backed out and I want to get out of it and I am sure you will both help me in that , Won't .You"

Her stern words made us quiet but we both kept thinking that she was giving up too easily ...The guy should have known his father well and now if he had entered into a relationship he should respect the fact and face the situation "We decided that we would discuss all these points with di at a suitable time ...

The time never came ,just fifteen days this incident di left for Jabalpur.Minu's mother told my mother later that Shruti was diagonsed clinically depressed and doctor had strictly adviced a change of place ...We both cried di did not even meet us before leaving .Everyone in the family thought that she was overburdened with studies but we both knew the actual reason and chose not to speak about it...

Our results were declared and me and Minu both were selected for Engineering,Minu's mother had gone to Jabalpur for few days.She informed us that di was very happy for both of us.Aunty told us that due to the effects of medicine had become very fat and lost her charm ...she still did not look normal and had her fits of hysteric crying and self-torture .

We joined the college and resumed to our routine..Somewhere in our back of minds we always had Shruti di , that made us overly cautious and we neverever thought of Love or Boyfriend and kept ourselves away from all such things..Minu had once told me she had accidently found a prescription of Dr Bhatt,things became more clear to us ,but we destroyed the document

After 5-6 months of our college we became a little friendly to the guys in our class and Varun the most talkative of the lot invited us for his birthday party

We almost reluctantly went to his house .HE stayed in a big bungalow with his parents and bhaiyya and bhabhi .his Bhabhi was a simple ,nice homely lady.

Varun then introduced us to his brother “meet my bhaiyya ,Sachin and they are my friends bhai, Maya and Minu:”

We froze in our places , certainly it was not a mistake .It was the same guy in the photo .We had prayed for this guy and di so much and there he was standing before us .He nicely spoke to us and we could make it out that he was very good with the words and art of presentation .He was goodlooking but his wife was not even average

We made some excuse and quickly left the place .We decided that we would certainly clear some things with Varun the next day

The next day came very late as we were mad to talk it out with Varun and it was becoming impossible for us to pass the time

We both stood at the parking of our college and waited for Varun and literally raced to his car

“hey Varun , waiting for you yaar .Thanks for the party yesterday ..it was excellent ..Varun nodded , the whole credit goes to my bhabhi , she is the one who made all the arrangements .We meaningfully looked at each other , yes Varun she is really very nice , where is she from ???

She is from Jaipur , Varun said.. We are the dealers of Champion Water pumps , the company belongs to bhabhi’s father .Bhaiyaa used to go for business to Jaipur and there he met her and they both decided to get married..

Our hearts sank so it was not the villain dad.It was this shrewd guy himself .Such a chameleon of a man …For marriage he had the best pick and for the college life he had the best pick as well

We contemplated but ironically realized that there was nothing we could do Nobody would believe us and there was no proof.and moreover nothing could bring back what di had lost .Ironically di was also fighting with the guilt that she was the one who broke off…

We both contemplated that what could be a better option , whether to tell her that she was not supposed to feel guilty as he was very happy with his life and it was SHE who was fooled..

Till this day we have not reached a conclusion…………………………….

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ashualec posted 3 mnths ago

Dear Mr Sharma ,

Thanks for the visit and the comment

yes there are such wrecked souls in this world who have no better purpose in this life

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Ravvi Sharma posted 3 mnths ago

What a heart rending story.
Tell her of the guy and let her recover.
Looks dont matter but the brain does.

Great post. Just goes to say what depths human being can stoop to.
Your comments on my post are now within the body of my blog.
You too have joined the revolution!

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ashualec posted 6 mnths ago

thanks namita
So sweet of you to dig up my story

Sadly innocent and weak are expolited .in the world

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ashualec posted 6 mnths ago

Thanks Anil for the visit ,,and the comment

Much appreciated

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namitasachan posted 6 mnths ago

hi ashu
reached your SHRUTI DI through anil 's profile and i really thank him for that . a very engrossing writeup .someone's practical approach ,cunningness destroys others life ....is it faulty to have faith on others ......so many questions pop in the mind ....
your style of writing conjures up all the images ...
namita

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anilnishant posted 6 mnths ago

Ashu its a very beautifully written Story which could be true .....your way of witing was lovely .what I feel is that Shruti should know the truth to become brave and face the world.......

Cheers

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ashualec posted 7 mnths ago

Avinashjee

yes, unfortunately it happens all the time

Thanks for the visit

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Avinashjee posted 7 mnths ago

How can you ever reach a conclusion. It is a hobsons choice. What a narrative. God forbid it happens to anyone like that. but the reality is that it happens all the time.
Well written.
Avinash

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ashualec posted 7 mnths ago

Thanks Naresh for dropping in ,

Fact or fiction as you take it

Regards,

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