Wednesday 12 October 2016

A Broken Friendship & A Lost Friend

                               After a very long thought She gathered up the courage to call Him. Its been many years since the last time they spoke. Yet today is important that she kept her self-respect aside and called him. Strangely she didn't even have his mobile number in her Contacts list. But once she thought about him it was matter of seconds before his number flashed in her mind.
                          " MEMORIES ARE STRONG " she sighed. She wondered if he still had her number.Preoccupied with so many thoughts she dialed his number. He picked up after 2 rings. The conversation was however quick, short and sharp.

HE :- "Hello ! " 
SHE :- "Hi ! How are you? "
HE:- "Who are you?"
SHE:- "Heard your mother expired yesterday."
HE :- "TRUE. But who are you?"
SHE :- Sunny, this is Ishita.

HE :- WRONG NUMBER .

                Within Seconds The Line Went Dead So Did Their Years of Friendship.
                Years back She took the Number One spot in His Speed Dial list & now he called it  WRONG NUMBER.

                    

             She poured herself a Hot cup of Coffee and Memories of their journey started a slide show.


                        They met through their mutual friends, became colleagues, then friends, turned out as Best Friends. Their relation was something that everyone around envied. The rapport they shared, the affection they had, the love that bloomed, the promises they made, the memories they built and the time they spent. Every little moment was special for them. Their relation became even more strong when they became part of each others family. Everyone else called them LOVERS but they knew they were BEST FRIENDS.
                      One day when His Mother suddenly fell sick and was admitted in ICU, he called her. Leaving her work and taking day off, She ran to the hospital to be by his side. That's when Ishita met Sunny's family. His father, his Sister were standing outside ICU while Sunny was talking to Doctors. At such times all that A person needs is a Shoulder to lean on, A hug of comfort and A hand to hold. She went to him and took his hand in hers. That very moment he held her hand with a very tight grip. She stood there next to him until he finished talking to the Doctors. After things cooled down, His Father and Sister went home on his insistence while they both stayed. She brought 2 cups of coffee and her heart sank when she saw him sitting on the floor outside ICU with almost no expressions on his face. Sitting next to him She placed her hands on his shoulder. The very next moment he grabbed her hand, hugged her and cried in silence. She never saw a man cry so much that her shoulders were drenched with his tears. Few minutes later , he calmed down.
                           He took her hands in his and said, " My mother is my world. I can't take it if something happens to her. I felt very weak and helpless before you came. The moment you held my hand I felt strong enough to stand because I had you to lean on. Promise me Ishita, Promise me that no matter wherever we are, no matter if we are together or not, Just promise me that you will be with me whenever something happens to my Mother. Promise me that you will still hold my hand and give me your shoulder to lean on. You are My strength in Times of Crisis. Promise Me." he spoke with shivering voice. She immediately said, "Yes, I promise. If not me then who else will be with you.?" She stayed with their family for the next one month and looked after his mother. And that is how she became a part of their family. Life was pretty picture from then on. His mother recovered quickly and their bond strengthened.  Everything was sailing smooth until She got a New Job in another Company. Interactions and Outings with Sunny became less because of Time constraints. That is where all the trouble started brewing.
                          Sunny became insecure , possessive , aggressive and started suspecting her. They fought almost everyday because of this and at one point She couldnot take it anymore. Even after trying to mend things, it did not turn out well. Neither of them knew when and How their friendship ended but Both of them suffered in Silence.
                        LOSING A FRIEND HITS YOU HARD IN THE HEART. Years passed on and None of them cared to call the other. May be Ego, May be Self-Respect , May be they moved on or May be they want the other one to call first. This went on for a good 6 years Until the day she got a call from one of their Mutual friends who said that Sunny's mother passed away that day. And then memories came back crawling in fast motion. Along with the memories they built, She remembered the Promises they made. 


                        Without a Second thought, she picked up her phone to call him. But wait, she doesn't have his number. As she closed her eyes with despair, his number started flashing in her mind. Yes, That is how relations are. You can Delete their number and erase their pics, but when you want to remember them they come out in fraction of seconds as if they were always there for you. She dialed his number and then the conversation that she will remember her entire life happened.The moment he said "WRONG NUMBER" the ground under her feet trembled. Slowly she shut down the memory box and came to her senses. Life goes on She whispered to herself.

    Making Promises in Good times is One thing But Keeping them in Bad times is what matters. 
The main Problem in relations is We all Take people for granted. We believe there is always a Next time. We think we live forever. We want People to wait as long as we won't get our Anger out of our hearts.
                       But Wait, WILL PEOPLE LAST THAT LONG???
EVERYTIME YOU MEET SOMEONE MIGHT BE YOUR LAST TIME WITH THEM.

EVERYTIME YOU TALK TO SOMEONE MIGHT BE THE LAST TIME YOU HEAR THEM.
              Then why can't we make best of every moment ? In the Long run of life, many people will walk in and walk out. But if you lose the real ones to your anger and Pride, no matter who else is there with you, you are nothing more than a Living Corpse. Every relation deserves a Second chance But Be careful because not everyone gives you a second chance. 


            DO NOT LET RELATIONS DIE UNTIL & UNLESS ONE OF YOU DIE .
                              
    

Wednesday 20 April 2016

My PRECIOUS RING FINGER




Life is Strange and Our World is definitely Round. 
Few things happen as if they were meant to happen. 
We meet those people whose face we don't want to remember in nightmares either.
That particular day seemed as if every Frame was Pre-designed.
Unexpectedly Met my friend Shanti on my way back from Office and we went to a nearby Restaurant.
We settled in our seats and opened the lid of our Memories Box.

         Just then I heard A Guy sitting behind our Table say
                 "You are my One and Only".

Pretty simple line but it stopped my thoughts right there.
The line was very familiar and so was the voice. I tried to ignore what I heard and the same time I saw Shanti a bit perplexed.Sometimes sixth sense works faster than Common Sense. I couldn't stop myself from turning back to see the Guy. 
And Yes we have Sixth sense for a reason. 

              Looking at him made my heart stop for a minute. With a Rose in one hand and a girls hand in another he was saying some sweet and cheeky lines to her. But the one line he often said was "You are my One and Only." Clearly the girl was swept off her feet. After 2 years I saw Sandesh.

              Slowly past started unwinding in front of me. Shanti , Sandesh and I went to the same college. Sandesh was Tall and handsome with dark looks and Intense features. Moreover he was there for any one who needed help and this made him Ladies favorite. We became very good friends.

              One day he asked me out for lunch.Our first date happened and I was totally floored that very day. 
He said " Don't you think its time for you to acknowledge my feelings. I am girls favorite and you are my favorite. There will always be numerous stars in the sky But only One Moon. You are that Moon for me and I don't want to let you go. Bright up my Sky with your love."
             YOU ARE MY ONE AND ONLY. I LOVE YOU.

              3 years of Love life and there was not even a single day when he ignored me or cornered me. He asked me not to tell our friends about our relation and I too had no interest in declaring our relationship as it was a private matter. This continued for 3 years and as he promised he never let me down nor did he hurt me once. He always made me feel special, he loved me in a way no one else did. 
Suddenly this love story and My heart too received an awesome crack one day.
                                                  I was passing through the Seminar hall and heard someone say YOU ARE MY ONE AND ONLY. The voice sounded very familiar so did the line. Crossing my fingers and secretly wishing that guy to be someone else I looked through the window. There with a rose in his hands and the girls hands in another stood my Man of 3 years Sandesh. Tears filled my eyes and I couldn't see the girl. Barely managed to walk away from there but very soon I received a call from him. For one last time I wanted to listen to his sweet words and see his super cool personality for which I fell head over heels in love with him.  Strangely I did not want to confront him. I heard many girls gossiping that Sandesh went out with few of them. Totally blind in love that I only laughed at those gossips. Now do I really have the right to question him?
When We met he went on his knees, pulled out an awesome ring from his pocket and popped out the question that I was eagerly waiting to hear from him since 2 years.
 "Will you marry me?"

Shanti tapped on my shoulder and I  came back to Present. She was talking about her life, career and love. And out of nowhere A powerful Explosive Blew on my Face.
"I broke up with Sandesh 2 months back," she said. "What ?" I almost screamed.
He proposed me 2 years back in college.In the Seminar Hall which was our regular love spot.
                YOU ARE MY ONE AND ONLY he promised but later I found out that he is just a player with a Gentleman Image which he created for himself. He is not the kind person we all witness. He uses Sympathy to make girls fall for him. He has a Ring for every girl he goes out with. Once she accepts and they make out, slowly he uses his family as an excuse to distance himself from commitment. I had a live in relation with him and found all this only after I was totally Used and Discarded. No regrets though.
Every word that she spoke hit me like a Missile. Lots of questions confused me that moment.
I somehow managed to finish the dinner and we came out quietly.
That night I took out my old dairy and opened the page where I wrote on the day of my break up.
"You Broke my Heart in a way that No other Guy can Fix it
You Broke my Trust and I can no longer Trust a true Gentleman
I might forget you one day ; I might forgive you one day
But I can never fall in Love any day. "


Closing the diary I looked at my Ring finger. 
It looked Pretty and Beautiful without any Ring or String attached to it.
A smile escaped my lips and I am glad that the day he went on his knees for me
I SHOWED HIM THE MIDDLE FINGER instead of MY PRECIOUS RING FINGER.
And What more I am more than Happy to be SINGLE .




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