THE WAVES OF RAVI
Reshma was sitting on the bank of the river Ravi. She was staring at the calm waves of the river. The waves were flowing at a calm pace. There was a deep silence all around.
The river Ravi flowing from here enters the Pakistani border. This is where the borders of India and Pakistan meet. Reshma lived in Kashmir. She was the only child of S.P. K.R. Khan of the Sopiya Range.
Reshma kept looking at the foamy waves of the river for a long time. Then her eyes turned towards the west. She was waiting for Sarfaraz to come. She looked at the clock. It was four o'clock. Sarfaraz had not come yet, she muttered to herself.
She started thinking about Sarfaraz. Memories of the past appeared before her eyes like a movie. Reshma studied at Kashmir University. She did her B.Sc. from there and this year she was a student of M.Sc. Previous. She was a very beautiful girl with a tall and slender body. Whoever saw Reshma with her fair complexion and sharp features would keep staring at her. Hundreds of students at the university were eager to talk to her and meet her, but Reshma would not even look at anyone.
She was a very serious girl. She wanted to become a brave police officer like her father. That is why she joined NCC along with her studies. She would regularly attend NCC drills and participate in every camp. Along with passing B.Sc. first division, she also received NCC's 'C' certificate. She was counted among the brilliant and sincere students of the university.
It was her first day of M.Sc. Previous. Reshma was sitting in the classroom and talking to her classmate. Just then a new student entered the class. Suddenly everyone's eyes turned towards him.
Reshma also started looking at him. He was so handsome that Reshma's eyes got stuck on him. She was continuously looking at him. She was unaware that all her friends were smiling at Reshma's condition and making eye gestures to each other.
Reshma's friend Anjali shook her shoulder and said- 'Where are you lost, Reshma? It seems this new classmate has made my friend his fan.'
'No, there is nothing like that.' Reshma said shyly. But her eyes were gossiping.
The name of that new student was Sarfaraz. It was revealed that he was from Lahore and had come here to do M.Sc. from Kashmir University. Tall, slender body, strong build strong muscles, broad chest, and serious face. Overall, his personality was imposing. Reshma fell in love with him at first sight. Whenever she saw him, she felt a strange tickling sensation in her heart.
One day, Reshma was sitting and reading a magazine during the free period. Then Sarfaraz came there and sat on the chair lying near the same table. Suddenly, seeing Sarfaraz sitting near her, the magazine slipped from Reshma's hand and fell.
Sarfaraz bent down and picked up the magazine and gave it to Reshma. While taking the magazine, Reshma's fingers touched Sarfaraz's fingers. This was Reshma's first experience of a man's touch. A sensation ran through her whole body.
This was Reshma and Sarfaraz's first meeting. Both of them got introduced to each other. Then a series of meetings started between them. Both of them did not even know when those meetings turned into love.
Reshma and Sarfaraz were tied in a strong bond of love. Even the country's borders could not become a hindrance to their love. Often both of them used to spend many hours in the evening together and talk about the world.
Then in the first week of April, due to Corona, a notice was posted on the notice board that the university would be closed indefinitely. After reading that notice, both Sarfaraz and Reshma became very sad and upset. They could not understand how they would be able to live without each other now.
Sarfaraz and Reshma decided among themselves that as long as the university remained closed, they would meet every Sunday on the banks of the Ravi River on the border. Since then, Sarfaraz and Reshma used to meet here on the banks of the Ravi River every Sunday without any break.
Today Sarfaraz was going to bring his father. He told Reshma that he had told his father everything about Reshma. He is ready for their marriage, but he wants to meet Reshma once.
Reshma was waiting for both of them very impatiently. Again and again, her eyes would turn towards the Pakistani border. Then she saw Sarfaraz's father coming with him. Her heart started jumping with joy.
Slowly both of them came close. Reshma greeted Sarfaraz's father. He started talking to Reshma. After talking to Reshma for some time, he said - "Sarfaraz has told me everything about you. I am ready for the relationship between you two, but you have to do one thing for me."
"I am ready to do anything uncle. You just tell me." Reshma said smilingly, "Think over it once again." He said looking at Reshma.
"What is there to think about in this uncle? You just tell me the work." Reshma said.
"Your father has kept a file in his cupboard. You have to bring that file to me."
"But father keeps all his files in the office. I have never seen him bring any file home." Reshma said innocently.
"That is a very confidential and important file. It contains the action plan to kill the terrorists. It also contains the names and phone numbers of those people who provide information about the location of the terrorists to the authorities. That is why your father keeps that file in the safe at home. I want that file at any cost." Sarfaraz's father said in a harsh tone.
"What?" Reshma's mouth remained open in surprise. She stood like a statue for a long time. Then she asked, "But Uncle, what is the connection between the file of the terrorists and our relationship?"
"There is a connection, I am not Sarfaraz's father, I am the commander of the terrorists. Sarfaraz is also a member of the terrorist group. We got Sarfaraz admitted to the university only to get this file from you so that he can trap you in his web of love." He said in a flat tone.
"What?" Reshma could not believe her ears. She felt as if someone had poured molten glass into her ears.
After a long time, she was able to control herself. Then she looked at Sarfaraz and said, "Is what Uncle is saying true Sarfaraz? Are you also a terrorist and you pretended to love me?"
"What Uncle is saying is true Reshma," Sarfaraz said smiling mischievously. After listening to Sarfaraz, Reshma felt as if the whole world was spinning. She was unable to understand what to do.
"Look Reshma, if you bring this file to me, I will get you married to Sarfaraz. You too will work with Sarfaraz in my organization. But if you show any cleverness, then all the photos of you and Sarfaraz will be made viral on social media." Sarfaraz's father said in a warning tone.
Reshma did not give any answer. Various thoughts were coming to her mind. She kept thinking for a long time. Then she decided something in her mind and said - "Okay Uncle. I love Sarfaraz very much. I am ready to do anything to get his love. Both of you come here tomorrow at the same time. I will bring that file from Papa's safe and give it to you."
"Very good Reshma. This is what I expected from you" and said the commander who came with Sarfaraz.
Then all three left from there. The next day at the appointed time, Reshma reached there with a bag hanging on her shoulder. Sarfaraz and his commander were already present there and were waiting for Reshma to come.
On seeing Reshma, the commander asked "Did you bring the file?"
"Yes, Uncle," Reshma replied. "Bring the file and show it to me." The commander said in a commanding tone.
"Take this file Uncle." Saying this, Reshma moved forward. Reaching near the commander and Sarfaraz, Reshma opened the chain of the bag and took out a thick file from it. Then before Sarfaraz and the commander could understand anything, Reshma very smartly took out the revolver from the file and shot each of them in the chest. Sarfaraz shouted, "What are you doing Reshma, I am your future husband." "A terrorist cannot be anyone's husband, father, or brother. He is just a terrorist." Reshma said in a harsh tone.
Reshma was an infallible shooter, her aim was very accurate. Both of them were killed in just one shot. Then to satisfy herself, Reshma fired the remaining bullets in the revolver into the bodies of both of them. Both of them fell to the ground and started writhing in pain.
Then leaving them in the same condition, Reshma came back home. Since the place was deserted, no one even got a hint of this incident. In the evening, when her father returned from office, Reshma told him everything.
"What are you saying, Reshma? Do you know? How dangerous those people are. What would I have done if something had happened to you?" His father was very emotional
"I am your daughter, Papa, daughter of brave officer R.K. Khan. Your blood is running in my veins. I can take any risk to protect my country." Reshma said in a firm voice. After this, she put her head on her father's chest. S.P. Khan started caressing his daughter's head lovingly.
