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The Soulmate
Why is love always accompanied by pain, heartbreak, yearning, solitude, desolation and anguish in the beginning and then followed by ecstasy, delight,bliss, euphoria, pleasure and satisfaction. The answer is because it is controlled by something within us that has to balance itself and beats 60 to 100 times per minute. It can distinguish between good and bad, right and wrong, truth and lies, it can agree and disagree, it can envy and also cherish. Yes,the heart.
The heart is the thing that decides who one ends up with. The soulmate.
On a train from Bangalore to Goa, a couple boarded the general coach. The wife was nine months and she was due in a week's time. They wanted their baby to be born in their hometown. The next day morning the wife went into labor. The coach was evacuated and a medical practitioner attended to her. Somewhere between Devangere to Hubli she gave birth to twins. Both were boys. The couple were overjoyed. Enroute to Hubli, the train was mugged by dacoits and coyotes. The husband tried to save their belongings while the wife tried to protect her new born babies. Unfortunately she could only hold onto one and the other was carried away. Their happiness was short lived. Before they could nab that coyote he got away with the baby. They were grief stricken. Further the coyote sold the baby to an orphanage nearby. The baby was then adopted by an NRI family for a good sum which was a common practice followed by that orphanage. The NRI family resided in the states.
Shawn was the name of one of the twins who lived in India. He was a cardiologist cum surgeon. He was a renowned specialist and wanted to be the best. He was just 28 and was already getting recognized. Inorder to become the best he had to dedicate most of his time to his profession. He was a workaholic. But despite his busy schedule he would once a month hangout with his friends at a pub close by and would enjoy a couple of beers with them. One evening in the pub he came across a pretty girl. He was in awe of this tomboyish blue eyed beauty. He couldn't take his eyes of her. He felt as if the universe sculpted her for him. He knew in his mind that he had to woo her. He made his every attempt count. He caught her attention, found out her name and number, got to know her and eventually got her to be his girlfriend.
She was Samarah. A music enthusiast, carefree life, lived that moment to the fullest as if there were no tomorrow.
She would attend most of the music concerts orchestrated in town, have a few swings at the pub with her friends, loves to travel and a movie buff. In short the opposite of Shawn.
A couple of times he accompanied her to the concerts but could not enjoy it as much as she could. The places that he took her , though outwardly she liked it, inwardly she never really did. A few times citing work he refused to accompany her, she felt lonely. She felt she did not know him. She tried her best to get around him to know him better but found it arduous. He only thought of her as the girlfriend he wanted to spend his time with only on his leisure day. He could not commit himself fully. He could not deviate himself from his goals.
Time flew by so fast as they were almost reaching a year into their relationship. Samarah wanted to take their relationship a bit further hoping atleast after that they would have a healthy correlation and would spend more time together. What better time to plan it than on his birthday. She wanted to surprise him. She gave him a few things to do leaving a clue at every task. He was bogged down but somehow managed to drag himself. Finally he ended up at a concert at dusk and was looking for her. He gave her a couple of calls but she did not respond. It was a A.R. Rahman concert. He was growing impatient. Suddenly during the concert he heard is name being called by a female voice and when turned to see, it was Samarah who forced her way up to the stage, took hold of a mic and was hollering. She might have had a couple of shots too many but was wanting to show how much she loved him. She called out his name again and again and finally said the three magical words. She wanted to talk more but was rushed off the stage. She was reprimanded by the security personnel and was handed over to the police. Shawn had never faced such embarrassment in his life and escorted her to the station only to write an apology to take her home. She thought he would be impressed by what she did. On the way back he never spoke a word, dropped her and just drove off. She became sober and passed the night teary eyed. The next day she went to meet him and apologize but he was in no mood to listen. He was abrupt and said he didn't have the time. He said he made a mistake and that she was never meant for him. She lived a carefree life and never did really have an ambition. They could never sync and that they should break up. She stood there dumbfounded. Slowly it sank in. She was heartbroken and tears began to...
The heart is the thing that decides who one ends up with. The soulmate.
On a train from Bangalore to Goa, a couple boarded the general coach. The wife was nine months and she was due in a week's time. They wanted their baby to be born in their hometown. The next day morning the wife went into labor. The coach was evacuated and a medical practitioner attended to her. Somewhere between Devangere to Hubli she gave birth to twins. Both were boys. The couple were overjoyed. Enroute to Hubli, the train was mugged by dacoits and coyotes. The husband tried to save their belongings while the wife tried to protect her new born babies. Unfortunately she could only hold onto one and the other was carried away. Their happiness was short lived. Before they could nab that coyote he got away with the baby. They were grief stricken. Further the coyote sold the baby to an orphanage nearby. The baby was then adopted by an NRI family for a good sum which was a common practice followed by that orphanage. The NRI family resided in the states.
Shawn was the name of one of the twins who lived in India. He was a cardiologist cum surgeon. He was a renowned specialist and wanted to be the best. He was just 28 and was already getting recognized. Inorder to become the best he had to dedicate most of his time to his profession. He was a workaholic. But despite his busy schedule he would once a month hangout with his friends at a pub close by and would enjoy a couple of beers with them. One evening in the pub he came across a pretty girl. He was in awe of this tomboyish blue eyed beauty. He couldn't take his eyes of her. He felt as if the universe sculpted her for him. He knew in his mind that he had to woo her. He made his every attempt count. He caught her attention, found out her name and number, got to know her and eventually got her to be his girlfriend.
She was Samarah. A music enthusiast, carefree life, lived that moment to the fullest as if there were no tomorrow.
She would attend most of the music concerts orchestrated in town, have a few swings at the pub with her friends, loves to travel and a movie buff. In short the opposite of Shawn.
A couple of times he accompanied her to the concerts but could not enjoy it as much as she could. The places that he took her , though outwardly she liked it, inwardly she never really did. A few times citing work he refused to accompany her, she felt lonely. She felt she did not know him. She tried her best to get around him to know him better but found it arduous. He only thought of her as the girlfriend he wanted to spend his time with only on his leisure day. He could not commit himself fully. He could not deviate himself from his goals.
Time flew by so fast as they were almost reaching a year into their relationship. Samarah wanted to take their relationship a bit further hoping atleast after that they would have a healthy correlation and would spend more time together. What better time to plan it than on his birthday. She wanted to surprise him. She gave him a few things to do leaving a clue at every task. He was bogged down but somehow managed to drag himself. Finally he ended up at a concert at dusk and was looking for her. He gave her a couple of calls but she did not respond. It was a A.R. Rahman concert. He was growing impatient. Suddenly during the concert he heard is name being called by a female voice and when turned to see, it was Samarah who forced her way up to the stage, took hold of a mic and was hollering. She might have had a couple of shots too many but was wanting to show how much she loved him. She called out his name again and again and finally said the three magical words. She wanted to talk more but was rushed off the stage. She was reprimanded by the security personnel and was handed over to the police. Shawn had never faced such embarrassment in his life and escorted her to the station only to write an apology to take her home. She thought he would be impressed by what she did. On the way back he never spoke a word, dropped her and just drove off. She became sober and passed the night teary eyed. The next day she went to meet him and apologize but he was in no mood to listen. He was abrupt and said he didn't have the time. He said he made a mistake and that she was never meant for him. She lived a carefree life and never did really have an ambition. They could never sync and that they should break up. She stood there dumbfounded. Slowly it sank in. She was heartbroken and tears began to...
