Love, Seduction and Betrayal

DISCLAIMER: All the characters in this story are for real (name changed) and any coincidence with any living creature is purely intentional but not meant to hurt someone's feeling. If someone feels bad, I dont have any responsibility. On the demand of one of the main character I am writing this story.

Based on True Events

PART 1

He was running like there was nothing in the world which can stop him. His eyes fixed at the door of the coach S2 where Ashmi was leaning outside so that she can help Vinod in boarding the train. It was a scene straight out of a pure Bollywood flick where hero tries to catch the train at the last moment to meet his heroine and tell her how much he loves her.

It was during the end of February when winter was slowly turning old and summer was knocking at the door, the campus placements of NIFT was going on. Vinod was late because his interview was scheduled at the very last moment and finally when he was done with his interview he realized that if he has to board the train he has to hurry up and seeing the traffic of Bangalore it was almost as impossible as time traveling.

It was mission accomplished for him when Vinod reached Yeswantpur railway station. When he was passing through the metal detector, his eyes caught hold of the display board which was displaying the platform number and time of departures of the scheduled trains. He was running in desperation again because the platform from where he has to board the train was at the extreme end and it was almost departure time for the train.

Finally Ashmi caught hold of Vinod’s hand and somehow was able to pull him on the train. Vinod was his longtime boyfriend from last four years. Their love began in the first semester of the college when they both worked on a same project assigned by their faculty. They both were tailormade for each other, it was almost like sachin for cricket, maradona for football, Osama for terrorism, Ashmi for Vinod.

He was completely exhausted and after a sigh of relief  of being on the train he took his seat next to his friend Vicks. Vinod’s other friends was also traveling to Chennai because the next phase of placements has to be held at NIFT Chennai centre. Ashmi and his friends has finished their interviews before Vinod and they left early fearing the condition of traffic to reach railway station. Vinod being one of the top rankers of the class had a very good chance of getting selected for the job as his interview went well, and he somehow had the gut feeling that he will get selected for this job. That is why he waited a little longer for his turn and after giving the interview also he waited for results.

While returning from the campus and on the way to railway station his mobile screen flashed. He curiously picked his phone and draws the mobile closer to his eyes, to his amusement it was a call from the faculty of Bangalore who was incharge of the placements. Vinod picked up the call and speaking as politely as possible he said hello. The voice on the other side of the speaker said: Vinod you have been selected for the job in ABC company. As soon as he heard these words his heart pumped, part in amazement and part in excitement of getting the job. He inquired about Ashmi and his friends results but none of them were selected.

As vinod now had a job in his hand, need not to go to Chennai for next placements, but his girlfriend Ashmi has to go if she needs a job. Being a perfect couple and almost like giving a complement to ashmi, Vinod didn’t even thought once before rushing to the station. They say love is blind and blindly he followed ashmi to Chennai.

The coach was half empty and leaving vinod’s group there were hardly 10 people in the entire coach. As soon as he acquired his seat, ashmi and vicks asked him What was the result, as if they were making a symphony or a rhyme together. Vinod looked directly into the eyes of Ashmi and she knew there is some bad news. He told he was selected but others were not including his love Ashmi.

Ashmi’s heart thumped she didn’t knew what to do, to celebrate the success of Vinod or to mourn her failure. She hugged him very tightly and vinod knew everything is not all right, he told her you have opportunity ahead as everything is not lost there are rounds of placements have to be attended at different centres. Ashmi wiped her tears as others came to congratulate Vinod for his selection. Atleast vinod got the job and it was half the job done for the couple and Ashmi was very happy for Vinod and now that it was his job to get her a placement.

To Be Continued........