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I believe in Angels

by Vinay Malhotra   

Love and Friendship are the only two words in this world whose meaning can't be understood without drowning in these relations.Often we come across a situation in which one has to choose between friednship and his/her love.This decision is quite easy to make when one of them has poor intentions in his/her heart or doesn't care you much as much as you do just like what happens in most of the movies.But what will you do if both the persons truly care for you and you can't risk to lose any single one of them.Well,if you are still reading this story means you are interested in knowing its answer.So lets start:

This is a story about three friends: Ram,Shanaya and Suresh.Three persons who are not childhood friends but are no less than that.Its just been 2 years to their friendship and they can just do any thing for each other.But can't prevent any one from the pain of sepration that they have to undergo to make their carriers.Suresh, the only son of a billionare business tycoon , Ram ,with no rich financial background and Shanaya ,who wants to be a fashion designer.Three different ways ,three different goals,yet the same gut feeling to meet again.That much strong was their friendship.No matter how much important business meeting is Suresh attending or how much hardwork is Ram doing in finding new jobs in Mumbai or how much busy is shanaya in her art work,they always talk to each other twice a week in a conference call.So , although they are apart yet they are connected always.And then comes a moment, when the same time which has seprated them once has given them a chance to unite again.Suresh is coming to Mumbai to settle his Dad's business.Shanaya signed a billionare contract with an upcoming company over there.Ram is not same any more.He is the owner of few hi-profile Discs in Mumbai city many of which remain book for PAGE3 parties.

As decided they met on Shanaya's birthday in Ram's most popular DIsc Kino 108 in Mumbai.All were very happy.They laugh together,celebrate together,dance together and after cake cutting when shanaya ask for her gift from Suresh.Suresh immediatly bent on his knees and proposed shanaya.This was a surprise for both Ram and Shanaya.Especially Shanaya because although she loves him too but she didnt expect the same from his side.In the mean time, Ram ordered a wine and they all got drunk.They all were happy but there was something weirdo in that happy atmosphere--may be a drop of sadness that no one had seen.

After sometime,Ram got a call and he told Suresh and shanaya that he got some urgent work regarding his exhibition because of which he has to leave but he ask for their permission because nothing was more important than his friends for him.Ram is a great painter and its because of his paintings that he is having a rich status now in Mumbai like city.His every painting gets sold above 50 lacs atleast.Unlike suresh he never cared about money.Suresh and shanaya both know that it must be very urgent otherwise Ram would never have asked for it.So they let him go while Ram offered them to spend night in the luxereious 5 Star room attached to Disc.That night spends like the shortest night for Suresh and Shanaya and they sleep while melting in each other's arms breaking all boundries.

The next day they bought a 3BHK flat in Mumbai city having a see shore view on rent.Such an appartment is not easy to get in Mumbai but Ram has huge network now.Shanaya loved the house.Infact , they all did.The next few days they all explored the city.Nariman Point,The TAJ Hotel,Bademiyan,National Park,Marine Drive,Worli See Face,Aksa Beach these were the most common visited points by them.There was a business deal upcoming for Suresh to sign for which he has to go to Switzerland for few days.In his absence,Ram takes proper care and precautions for Shanaya as she was expecting a baby.Shanaya and Suresh have decided to marry after he comes back from the business trip but what comes back was a heap of disasters.

Suresh's plane got crashed into the sea and more than half people went missing along with him.Ram tried alot with the Sweeden Police but all he got was a heart full of grief.On the other had shanaya broke.She stopped taking medicines , food and even sleep.Ram realised the seriousness of this thing and inspired her to live for her baby.Things started changing.Shanaya started feeling good about having Suresh's baby in her.But Ram was in a big fix.

"Shanaya is an unmarried mother.People will soon start making imappropriate comments about her and he can't let that happen"he thought.He coudln't sleep the whole night.

Next morning he talked to shanaya and asked her to marry her.As per shanaya, ram was doing this because of his friendship and this is also the best thing for baby's future.Its better to marry a best friend than a complete stranger but deep down his heart Ram knew that aside from frendship it was her feelings for shanaya whichcan't let her face this alone.

-----------------------------------Few months later--------------------------------------

Shanaya woke up at 8 am.It has been 5 months to her marriage with Ram and she is on complete bed rest as instructed by Ram.He doesn't let her go away from his eyes even for a second.she could hear someone's steps in the kitchen which she was sure is of Ram.He must be preparing her breakfast and just then the door opens and it was ram with breakfast in his hands.Shanaya smiled.

Ram watched shanaya having her breakfast and he went into the past.He wonders how one's life changes with time.He has never even imagined that one day shanaya would marry her, the girl with whom he is in love since 6 years.But he also knows the cost at which he is getting it.He has lost his best friend--Suresh.With time,Shanaya started liking Ram and Ram started believing that Shanaya and her baby belongs to him only i.e this is his baby that shanaya is having.Soon the baby came.Ram and Shanaya feels like that their world is completed.One day,Ram has to go regarding the work of his exhibition.After the baby sleeps, Shanaya starts working on daily chores.Its not like he has forgot Suresh but she has accepted the fact and now her baby and Ram are her only life.However she is afraid of telling this to Ram as she doesn't know how he will react.She was putting ironed clothes in Ram's almirah when she found a diary.

She didnt know that Ram has habit of writting a diary.She thought Ram would n't have read it if this would be her diary.So she kept it back but the diary slipped from her hands and it opened with a photograph of all three of them together of few years back.She could not resist this any more and started reading the whole diary from the scratch.The more she reads the more she got surprised,happy and sad.This diary includes all the memories of their friendship , about his best friend Suresh about his love for Shanaya and the love for his baby.Shanaya also came to know that the night Suresh proposed him Ram got shattered in peices but he tried hard to be happy because his friends were happy.

Shanaya was having tears in her eyes but she was happy too because if this is true this means Ram loves him too.The way Ram cares for her and her baby its like he is the father of that baby.She decided to give Ram a surprise.She decorated the whole house especially their room.Usually,Ram arrives by 7PM.The bell rang.She was nervous and excited both.She opened the door and said 'surprise'.But it was a postman having a letter.She felt embarrasment and after closing the door she laughed alot.She could n't remember what was the last time she has laughed so much.She opened the letter and she got stunned.Suddenly her laugh vanished and tear filled their place.In the meantime Ram came and found Shanaya sitting on the floor.He reached her , hugged her and asked him what had happened.

It was a letter from a hospital in Sweeden.They have sent many letters on their previous address but got no replies and they they somehow managed to find this address.There is a possibility that they could get their friend back.Ram without wasting a second, booked two tickets for Sweeden.Ram was happy that atlast shanaya's life will become complete and she doesn't have to live an unwanted life with him.On the other hand there was a chaos happening in shanaya's mind.Soon they reached the hospital and found Suresh in a very critical situation.Before they could meet Suresh, his doctor has clearly instructed them that Suresh can't handle any mental shock and he should be kept as happy as possible as he had already lost his memory.

Before shanaya could say anything,Ram has told Suresh that He his having a baby and a beautiful wife to die for.Shanaya got stuck.No doubt she was happy to see him alive but she is getting this at the cost of her present life.Soon they shifted Suresh to their old home in Mumbai so that it become easy for him to regain his memory.In the begginning , Suresh found it difficult to handle his life but with help of Ram he started feeling comfortable.He started treating Ram as his brother and started liking Shanaya too.But whenever Suresh tries to get closer to shanaya she becomes uncomfortable.They were renuvating their house for which purpose they shifted to Ram's house for sometime.Ram has shifted all the pictures and proofs of his wedding with Shanaya in the store room.Suresh tried alot but didnt get his memory back.On advise of Ram he stopped thinking about it much and he found his life much easier and relaxing.

One Day Shanaya went on Shopping while Ram was in his disc for a PAGE3 party.He could have avoid it but he doesn't have that option.Suresh was alone with baby in the home.After the baby got to sleep he doesn't have much to do.Then he thought of fixing the frames of newly developed photos of all of them with the baby.

But he could n't find hammer or nails to fix.He went to store room to find them but what he got there was a shock for him.He found the wedding pictures of Ram and Shanaya.At first he felt very angry but then he thought to find out the hidden truth.Because the way Ram treats him doesn' look like that he could betray him.So he checked out his almirah where he got his diary.He read it and came to know about the Suresh he was,their past life,his proposal to Shanaya,Ram's feelings,and the circumstances under which they got married.He felt proud on having such friends especially Ram.Then he decided to find out the feelings of shanaya.When Ram and shanaya came back he acted like he got his memory back.Ram was very happy.He asked him few question few of which he answered accurately with the help of Ram's diary.For Ram it was a very good news but Shanaya was very tensed.Suresh hugged him and when he tried to kiss shanaya she rejected him.Suresh tried to force himself when Shanaya slapped him and confessed her for Ram.Ram was shocked, happy but sad too to hear it.Because although he got shanaya but Suresh has lost her.

Then Shanaya came closer to Ram and slapped him and says 'I love you'.Then she said,"How could he be so nice to every one near him and said sorry to Suresh.Suresh clapped and told Ram that he was just acting so that they both could confess their feelings.He have lost his memory not humanity.He knows the meaning of Friendship.You can sacrifice anything for your friend.Your love your life,,,everything.

Ram hugged Suresh..

-------------------------------After 1 Year-----------------------------------

They all 4 live in the Sea face apartment happily.Suresh has n't got his memory back yet and he doesn't need it any more.He is happy in his new life.Surely he got a new girlfriend.They have named the baby as ANGEL because its because of her that everything got perfect in their lives.

So life is never perfect but if you have friends to die for its no less.

Mom,Dad,sister,brother these all are the relations which we are gifted with but relations like friendship has no limits and no conditions because this is the relation we make ourself.


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