LOST AND FOUND

" have u seen my phone records Neena, they are just outgoing calls and hardly any incoming ones! " Anushka made a sullen face and slammed a pile of bills on the floor.
Anushka, a young charming graduate from Mumbai university and Neena, her room mate and friend. Anushka came down to Mumbai for graduation apart from the fact that she had a bowl of silver to eat in , she wanted plain brass. So it was, her dad gave her what she wanted.
In a small single room flat, somewhere in Juhu Mumbai ...the story happened.

" what is it with u behaving all boring again Anu, go flirt somewhere please" Neena tried to cheer her up but maybe she had lost charm. She smiled lightly and replied with whatever, her pet word.

# 4 years ago @ Mumbai International Airport , met 2 people for whom Anushka had left her big dreams and big things . Anushka and Aman met .
As planned , Aman worked in the same area and Anushka studied . Life was sweeter than ever, who could imagine such a thing and make it happen . Love after all is a devil thing, it kills , halucinates, breaks and tears u apart and then brings it magic into ur life but here it all happened without any of this . Anushka, a loner , a cheeky female found love and came all the way for him but some people don't value it, some do and give their best and some leave it half way.
Anushka and Aman lived together, ate together, laughed together and had the most beautiful moments and today stood like random darkness where the memories became distant enough that it took nearly 30 seconds to remember anything about that time .
Life moves on, their's did but ...
Present Day @ 12 am outside Barista , 2 people meet again by accident...
" OH ! MY LUCIFEROUS LOVE , LA LA LA" Anushka sang in a loud drunk tone and banged into an old old page of life, Aman .
" what ? are u blind? " she said, drunk .
" Im sorr...Anu? What ? How are u ?" Aman recognized her pretty well in her drunk state and this time outside Barista where he waited for morning so he could go back home on a bus and she wandered out of agression, of her 1 year breakup aniverssary .
" AMAN KHANNA? U ? What ...? Im good , but what the hell r u doing here ? In mumbai ? And why outside barista at night?why didn't u call me ? Mad or what? " She shot questions like a bomber plane at war and wanted answeres as swift .
" I.. I dont know, i'm okay I think . And I have nowhere to go. i came down for work but my stuff got stolen so here I am ." He replied with a true libran spirit .
" come , let's go home " She pulled him in a cab and went home . They chatted all night, had liters of coffee and littered  laugh . One, that Neena had missed after her break up. But what was going on here? She was falling for the same guy who left her for his dreams , where she didn't just matter . Neena feared another heartbreak but couldn't touch her fragile smile.
" So Aman, ur working in Mumbai, and ur telling me that u haven't forgotten the pat yet. Are u in love with me ? still ? I dont believe u on this ! I dont , at all " She firmly stood up , half tired after night's activity yet softened at the word 'love' .
" I am Anu, Im sorry I left you but I need u . Trust me. " He desperatly said, as if it had stayed in him for a longer than forever time period.
 " Aman, stay here till ur company accomodates you a flat ." she said, flatly and left.
For the next 2 weeks there were hardly any words exchanged and expressions did all the talking. One sunday night, when Neena had been out at her mausi's and Aman was home alone,Anushka came in, in a state of breaking down and hugged him tightly .
" what happened Anu? Are u allright my dear ? " He anxiously asked
Anushka, a lava of emotions was now breaking out.
" NO! I'm not OKAY. What do u think Aman? what do u all think ? Am I not a human being ? Don't I need anybody . Don't I get hurt or what?
I do, I'm really hurt . My name means gracious and I have smiled graciously for so bloody long. Has anybody ever told me, they need me or called me up to find out if I am alive or not ? NOBODY AMAN KHANNA. All I need was love, what have just done to anybody ...I ...I am ...I am So tired.." She screamed uncontrollably and broke down into a massive tear outbreak in his arms.
" Iam sorry love, I need you . Im here" He hugged her and kissed her forehead.

3 months later...
" do u hear that ? it's raining" he whispered to her . She didn't respond. She lay clinging to him, absent mindedly drawing invisble geometrical figures on his bare chest . he looked at her with a surprise, her face glowing in the darkned room. She smiled at him, faintly.They locked their lips and bodies once again and rolled over, tampling upon the guilt bug that was lurking on the bed.