Me : Hellooo... darling..
Him : Hi
Me : Y...?? What happened...??
Him : Nothing
Me : Then why just a simple Hi..??
Him : I want to tell something.
Me : Yup say.
Him : Its just that we cant continue this relationship. My mother will not accept our relationship.
Me : Its ok. We can convince her.
Him : No she will never accept it. We cant be together anymore.
Me : Wait wait. What do you mean we cant b together ??
Him : Its just that i want to breakup woth you.
Me : R u serious ??
Him : Yes m serious. My family will never accept you. And i cant go against my parents. We dont have any future together.
Me : Please dont do this. I cant live without u.
Him : I have to do it. Forget me. And nowonwards dont message me
Me : How can u do dat to me...?? Its not easy for me to forget you.
Him : Not for me either. But i have to. Still i promise you that i will never love any other girl in my whole life.
Me : I will love you always.
( I waited for his reply. But he never replied )
6 years later.....
In Ahmedabad's famous restaurant. I was waiting for my friend. It had been a long time since i met her. So we just made a plan to meet on sunday and party together. But as always she was late. I was bored of waiting and looking at people enjoying their meals , so i started checking my fb newsfeed. As i was busy in dat, i hardly noticed someone coming towards my table and taking seat opposite to me. There he was again in my life.
Unexpected.
Unannounced.
" Hi "
I looked up from my phone, startled to hear a familiar male voice.
I wanted to reply to his hi. But i was too shocked and surprised that i couldnt find my voice. Seeing him after such a long time was shocking, eventhough i always imagined his comeback.
Atlast i gathered my thoughts and said hello to him.
He : I am sorry to disturb. I came here to meet a client. Saw you sitting here. So thought to ....
Me : Ya its okay.
( My throat is getting drier nd drier. I cant speak a word. Heart beat rate increases )
He : Hmm..so why are you here...??
Me : I am waiting for my friend
( He becomes tensed )
He : Which friend ??
( Oh my god... he got tensed as if i am waiting for my boy-friend )
Me : Meenakshi. She was my roommate in my college times.
( He sighs. I smile )
He : Ohhhk. So what are you doing nowadays ??
Me : I am working as an assistant manager in IBI Bank. What about you ??
He : I completed my C.A. Now looking after my family business.
Me : Wow thats good.
He : Hmm... so what else ?
Me : Nothing special.
He : So... Hmmm... Have you met someone ?
Me : No. Not. I mean i never felt like loving again. What about you ??
He : Mom is bringing so many proposals for marriage. But i cant. I mean i dont want to marry any one other then.....
Me : Hmm.. Marry the one whom you love. Dont marry under compulsions.
( In my mind : Marry me. And i will always love you. )
He : Will you marry me ??
( He said those words so suddenly, that i thought i was hallucinating. I looked at him with mixed emotions. Happy. Surprised. Nervous. Confused. He looked at me with his eager eyes, waiting for answer )
Me : But what about your parents. They would never accept me.
He : I told them everything about us. When i kept on rejecting marriage proposals, first they thought it was because of my studies. But when i completed my C.A and still rejected the marriage topic. They asked me the reason. And i told them about us. First they were enraged but then they said to do want i feel right. And i feel its a right thing to marry you. Right ??
Me : Hhahahah.... very much right.
( He stood up. Came close to me )
He : I am sorry that i left you. It was the worst mistake of my life. I would never ever let you go again.
( He hugged me. Tightly. The touch of his body made my skin, heart, blood cells tingle. His scent filled my lungs. After so many years, I felt calmness in my mind. My eyes welled up )
But hey someone started dragging my hand and shouting at me. Pulling me away from his embrace. His face became blurry.
And i was back from my dreamland.
I was back at my room. My roommate was trying hard to wake me up. She was yelling at me.
" Wake up. How many times i have to call you. You are such a sleepy head."
Me : Ohh... i was dreaming a good dream.
She : Dont tell me that you were dreaming of him
( I started folding my blankets, without answering her )
She : Oh dear. He is never going to make a comeback in your life. He is your past. Now get over him. And get ready fast. You forgot, we are having a reunion party at Lazziz restaurant. So be quick.
( Even though i didnt liked what she said. But i must admit she said the truth only. He is never going to comeback. No miracle is going to happen. This is life ,not a cindrella story. There is no happy ending. 6 years have passed. I have never talked to him since the last message. I should get over him )
Repeating the last sentence i got ready for the reunion of my college friends. I wore a simple shirt and jeans.
Me and my roommate were the first to arrive at the restaurant. So we ordered coffee and waited for others. We were busy in gossiping when her phone rang. It was her boyfriend. She received the call and went outside the restaurant to meet him. Again i became alone. I looked outside the windows to pass time.
" Hi "
I was surprised to hear the familiar male voice. When i looked back he was there AGAIN
Unexpected
Unannounced
But this time in real.
Me : I am waiting for my friend