Chapter -1

(AI translated version of  जिंदगी में आए थे तुम! ) 

As soon as Shweta looked at the first page of the newspaper while sipping tea in the morning, she was shocked to see a headline. He read the news quickly with his heart beating. It was told in the news –

The only chirag of the Virmani family was extinguished on the footpath.

Jaipur. Tuesday evening proved to be the last evening of life for Rahul Virmani, the only heir of the city’s well-known industrialist Virmani family. He was sitting on the footpath begging when an uncontrolled truck ran over him and Rahul died on the spot. In this accident, Rahul not only lost his life but three more people were seriously injured. The injured have been admitted to the nearby GPS hospital.

Only heir! Begging!! Rahul!!! Accident!!! Virmani family!!!!! These words started flashing in Shweta’s mind again and again. Darkness started appearing before his eyes. What has happened? How did Rahul reach such a situation? Now who is left in the Virmani family? Questions like etc. started surging in his mind like a flood.

Then the voice of Shweta’s husband Amitabh put a comma on these floods. He was looking for his handkerchief while preparing to go to college. When he failed after many attempts, he became upset. He said in a stern voice – Have you seen my blue checkered handkerchief?

Shweta spoke in a nervous voice….

Shweta – Leave all that! You are searchiing for a handkerchief! Instead of searching it, kindly read today’s newspaper. Rahul Virmani has died.

Amitabh – No? What happened to Rahul? How did he die? Amitabh asked many questions to Shweta in one breath. He also read that news quickly. Both of them had tears in their eyes as soon as they read the news. Scenes related to Rahul’s life started playing in both of their minds like a movie.

The scene flashed before Amitabh’s tearful eyes when Rahul risked his life to save Rashmika’s life during his stay in Meerut. Rashmika was Amitabh’s elder sister but her life was very short.

At that time, Amitabh’s father Santosh Tripathi was a head clerk in Sahu Goods Career and his mother Asha Devi worked as a maid in a college. Rahul’s father Dharamchand Virmani used to sell readymade clothes by hawking on a bicycle. He was Amitabh’s neighbor and lived with his family on rent in the house next to him. Amitabh’s father thought it better to build his own house instead of living in a rented house and he bought the vacant land near Rahul’s house and built a small house. The roofs of these two houses were connected to each other.

Rashmika studied in a government school. Amitabh, one year younger than him, studied in a private school. Rahul, who was two years older than him, often visited Amitabh’s house. One day something happened that it seemed as if Rahul and Rashmika were made for each other.

That day, Amitabh’s parents had gone on their respective duties. Only Amitabh and Rashmika were in the house. Rahul was flying a kite on the roof of his house. Rashmika had come to collect the clothes drying on the terrace knowing that it was raining. Within a short time, a strong wind started blowing and the sky was becoming covered with dark clouds. Amitabh was studying sitting in the room below. When the wind picked up strength, Rahul was about to get down from the roof after collecting the kite string, etc. Teenager Rashmika was in a hurry to collect her clothes and go downstairs due to the fear that her clothes might get wet in the rain. In this haste, his foot slipped from the parapet-less roof. She shouted loudly – Save! Help! Rahul heard her scream. He ran towards her shouting loudly Rashmika-Rashmika. He somehow started trying to hold Rashmika’s hand and pull her up. The increasing rain had further increased Rahul’s problems. He felt that both of them might slip and fall down.

Meanwhile, the screams of both of them reached Amitabh’s ears. He left the book there and ran towards the terrace. There he saw that Rahul was trying hard to save Rashmika and in his efforts, he too was about to fall. Seeing this, Amitabh immediately held both of them and then with the help of Rahul, pulled Rashmika up to the terrace. In this incident, both Rashmika and Rahul were injured and their hands and legs were badly scratched. Amitabh took both of them in the auto to the hospital and got them bandaged. Rahul’s father Dharamchand Virmani ran in the pouring rain to bring the news of this incident to Amitabh’s parents. Both of them somehow reached the hospital with Dharam Chand. After spending about six hours in the hospital, the doctors discharged Rahul and Rashmika considering their condition better than before.

After this, the relationship between the Tripathi family and the Virmani family started becoming stronger. Gradually, Rahul’s interaction with Rashmika increased and Rashmika started developing tender feelings towards Rahul. One day Rahul kept a rose flower in a book and sent it to Rashmika. When Santosh Tripathi came to know about this, he became very pale. He scolded Rashmika a lot and clearly said – you have to keep your career and studies first. If I see you wasting your time on useless things, I will not forgive you at all. However, despite all the bullying and threats, Rahul and Rashmika were not bothered.

That day, like every day, Dharam Chand had gone out for a ride with Rahul on their respective bicycles. Memories of Rashmika were flooding Rahul’s mind. He remembered the scene when he had given a rose flower inside the book to Rashmika. When they were passing in front of Shweta’s house, a car hit Rahul’s bicycle. Many spectators gathered at the accident site. But no one noted down the number of the car driver nor tried to pick up Rahul. Seeing a crowd gathered outside her house, Shweta came out and saw Rahul lying on the ground and groaning. His father Dharam Chand is trying to raise him. Blood was dripping from Rahul’s hands and legs. Seeing this scene, Shweta was stunned for some time but she soon controlled herself and called out to her mother and father.

Shweta – Papa! Mummy!! There has been an accident outside your house! Someone is lying injured. Come out quickly.

Hearing the call of their daughter, mom and dad came running. He somehow picked up Rahul who had fallen on the road with the help of Dharm Chand and took him to his home and bandaged him. Shweta kept taking good care of both of them during this period. When Rahul felt better, he wanted to go home with his father. Rahul and Dharam Chand thanked Shweta and her parents. Dharam Chand had gifted a beautiful salwar suit for Shweta from his pile of clothes. After that incident, Shweta’s feelings started getting connected with Rahul.

To be continued   

(fictional story )