And we met by the coffee table for the last time
It's dramatic how things always have to end on a wooden table , just hard and solid between us
You never know how long I have waited for this day
Since the beginning , oh yes !
You heard it right since the beginning I waited for the day to end this thing we had
Did we have a thing , nevermind
Anyways, today I'll order a packet of Parle G
to dip in my tea
A few things you cringe about me
And yet you laugh and love it
I love everything about you
I have loved ... If I have to pretend to say that
I can't
You brought something today
What is it?
An old book
Looks bright just like the past
The first thing I gifted you
The first thing you held close to you
God! Now will you return it?
Your coffee is here , my tea is on its way
I see it vaporise , hazily like the past
I wish things didn't start with a cup of tea
Between us in the past
A ruppee ten on you for a help with your studies
My tea is here
I tore apart my packet of biscuit
And I dip it
Today you noticed it without saying a word
You knew I was waiting for your reaction
I dipped and brought the biscuit close to my mouth
Open up say something
Ah! Won't you ?
Okay I give up
I'll eat it anyway
And I take a bite
And there you smile
And you tell me how much you are going to miss me
And I grin through the hot simmering biscuit in my mouth
I will miss you too ,I want to say
I won't say
Because I miss you already
And I miss those green grass grounds
Where we used to lie down during our class breaks in winter
Under the soothing ,warm sun
And you talked about one or two things
And then you left after your friend arrived
And I used to sit alone
I even missed you then when you left
I missed you more then than i would do later on
You haven't taken a sip of your coffee
Why ?
Do you still fear that it might be as bad as I make it
Too difficult for you to swallow
Do you even remember its taste
I doubt
But no , you took a sip finally
And we went on with it
Until it got over
Split the bill as always
No wait I still have a ten to pay back
I'll pay your ten today
And end it forever
Let it end the way it started.
End this way ! was this we came here for ?
Well
You cannot always expect a masterpiece
Out of things which are as common as our daily breath
Though they are precious
I am happy I did not get the book back
You value it still
In life you value a few things a lot
But ,
Sometimes you cannot live with it
And I have learnt that
Story