Unseen Love

"You have received a parcel and it's with seniors if you want to collect it, you have to go to their block and you know it's a task of daring to enter seniors block," Sunny said

IMA Dehradun, 2006

Abhilash was in his first year of the IMA academy. He was a shape-minded boy who did his schooling at Sanik School Sujanpur HP. He was Ist person from his family to join Army. The atmosphere in the academy was suffocating for him. He was struggling with the military rules and regulations. There were different batches of officers. The junior term was known as A-term, then B-term, C, D like that, and the senior-most batch was like kings. The whole academy was run by the seniors only. Everyone has to obey the seniors. Abhilash just bought his first mobile Nokia 6300. Nokia had captured the mobile market at that time.

Abhilash was commonly known as Abhi among his friends. He was a sharp boy. He has got a new phone but does not have many contacts to save. On night duties everyone used to pass their time by calling customer care or listings to radios. Abhi was on night duty and was dialing some unknown numbers for time to pass. If some boy picks he hangs in second if the voice is of some female he tries to talk for a while. Some talk, some shout some threatens, but his time is getting passed. Once he dialed a no.

Abhi: helo!

Another side: helo! (A beautiful sweet voice)

Abhi: how are you. When are you returning my 5000 rupees? It has been over 4 months please return it yaar.

Another side: helo! I think you have connected the wrong number.

Abhi: If you don't want to return it's ok buddy. But don't say that. You are my classmate from 1st standard yaar.

Another side: helo! I am not your classmate and I don't know you.

Abhi: Please yaar, don't say like that.

Another side: My name is Saloni and I don't know you.

She hanged the phone.

Abhi saved the contact by Saloni and called her again.

Abhi: Sorry, Saloni I am very sorry. I called and disturbed you by mistake. I am Abhilash from Army and called my friend Sushma. There was some confusion about digits. I am sorry.

Saloni: It's Ok Abhilash.

Abhi: I am feeling very embarrassing as talked to you like that. Yaar.

Saloni: It's Ok, don't be sorry. It can happen to anybody.

Abhi: please forgive me I said something which I should not say.

Saloni: No! No! Nothing like that. Moreover, you were too polite even when you have to take back your money. I appreciate that.

Abhi: Thanks for that. A pause... I am on duty right now and can't use my phone much. So shall, I call you later.

Saloni: No problem. You can call me.

And the best use of Nokia 6300 starts. Abhi and Saloni used to take and SMS a lot to each other. Their morning starts with a good morning message and the day ends with good night messages. Abhi proposed Saloni on phone only. They have never seen each other but love a lot. The mobile phone was not allowed in training classes but Abhi was smart. He used to hide his phone in his socks and go to classes. He used to text Saloni from the classroom. He used to make medical excuses to talk to her and stay in barracks. Even in the morning PT time also used to carry his phone. Once he was held using the phone in PT ground by a physical instructor. He handed over his phone to his seniors. Abhilash was thinking about his phone only during the entire PT time. As the PT class end, he rushed to the particular senior, but he was unable to find him. Then Abhi went to his classes. He was thinking about his phone and Saloni only.

"Abhi, your death is calling you. Rohan sir want to see you in 2 minutes" Sunny said

"What the hell you have done now? " Ravi asked.

"Best of luck," Vijay said

"I will pray for you," David said.

Rohan sir was most dangerous among all seniors. His reporting means a night out. Although I was mentally ready for this in the morning only, but the 'BEST WISHES' of my classmates has increased my BP. I went to the sir.

"Whatever you will speak you will speak while doing pushups only if you stop counting will start from zero your target is 350," Rohan sir said.

By 1 AM Abhi's shadow image was available on the floor which was made up of his sweat. At 1 AM he got his phone back. He was unable to walk and as he saw the phone 147 miss calls and 205 SMS were there. All were from Saloni only.

As soon as he got his phone and reached his cabin he called Saloni. Within one ring she picked up the call.

"Where were you? Are you ok? Why you didn't call me? Why you didn't pick my call? How are you? I hate you for this" crying Saloni said.

"I am sorry Saloni, I love you," Abhi said.

Abhi explained the whole story to her and from there only he directly went for the morning PT at 6 AM. Days passed and their love grows. Abhi told her how he called her 1st time. It was all fine by then to tell her that. Abhi started called her for time pass only, eventually, he fell for her and loved her from depth.

"You have received a parcel and it's with seniors if you want to collect it, you have to go to their block and you know it's a task of daring to enter seniors block," Sunny said.

And it was again Rohan sir. Abhi was prepared for the pushup war. He got the parcel after 200 squats this time. It was easy for him now, all thanks to the academy. As Abhi opened the parcels, he found a beautiful, handmade sweater. With a perfect design and its white color, it was looking gorgeous. Don't know-how how it was perfectly fit for Abhi. It was a gift from an unseen love. Abhi seems very happy as he talks to Saloni.

"My father sees me talking with you and now he wanted to marry me by this weekend," crying Saloni said.

"I will talk to you father," Abhi said.

"He will not listen to you, I will give you his number," Saloni said.

Abhi tried to talk to her father but in vain. It was the last week of passing out, Abhi, tried to leave but he didn't get any.

The day when their passing out was there, the same day was fixed for Saloni's marriage. One said Abhi was doing a parade other side Saloni was walking around the fire. Abhi tried the number so many times but no one picked up.

After 1 month

Abhi was posted in Kashmir. Thinking for Saloni and wearing that white sweater inside his uniform he tried Saloni's number.

Tring Tring

"Helo! This is Mohini Saloni's younger sister. She is happy in her home please never call again" a voice similar to Saloni said.

Abhi threw his Nokia 6300 in a river running Side by. He finished the technical relation but the feeling never ended. Love for her unseen beloved never ends.