Love Happens

I never believed in love or any kind of attachments till she happened to me. She came like a whirlwind and we fell in love in just three days. I could not imagine a guy like me falling for someone. Perspectives change and I too had changed. I began to believe that love can happen at anytime and it just needs one right moment. Years passed, hearts broken, things changed, circumstances changed and I never experienced it again.

As I was scrolling down the contacts, I found a number to which the last communication happened months ago. I just sent a greeting and waited. I wondered if I would even get a reply as I did not expect one. After couple of minutes my phone blinked. She had replied. We exchanged the pleasantries and it did not end there. I never expected that we could go on. We hardly had anything more than a couple of dialogues whenever we crossed each other at work. Now we have just hit the right spot and it fired. Perennial flow of messages over three days and we clicked instantly.

After a lot of scheduling, we finally met after couple of years in person. The discussions started off with a cup of coffee and went around various things, different people and in fact our lives. Our little chat spilled over to a dinner, dessert, and some more coffee. We talked till wee hours of the morning, when we finally decided to rest our vocal cords. We felt that we have known each other for years. She did not hesitate as put my hand around her. She slowly turned towards me, smiled and slept cuddling me. I was more than happy to have her in my arms.

As we woke up drowsily, she kissed me and got out of the bed to prepare some breakfast for us. She looked beautiful, the night robe accentuating her curves. I closed my eyes, smiling to myself. I was delighted that I found someone from no one. It was silent around when I opened my eyes. I called out to her, but there was no response. I checked the entire house, but she was untraceable. Her number was not reachable. When I felt I had something, I had lost it. A lot of thoughts cluttered my mind.

Why did she leave suddenly? Why is she not reachable? Will I ever find her again?

TIME holds all the answers.

Cup Of Coffee

It was unusually warm that day and I had to ‘utilize’ my time till my friends finished their lunch. It felt like heaven as I walked into the nearest coffee lounge after getting toasted in the sun. I chose to cool down the soaring temperatures with a frappe. Being a weekday the place was scantily crowded. The air conditioners were running full throttle to maintain couple of degrees below the room temperature. I crashed into the cushions and stretched my legs which were forced to be bent at an angle and work through the traffic.

The moment had arrived as the much awaited potion was placed on the table in front of me. I took the first sip and closed my eyes, savoring the taste as the taste buds seem to subside, with their demands being met. My eyes too were treated with the similar luxury. As I opened my eyes, she was there. She adjusted her belongings and sat in the cushion facing me. She quickly dismissed the waitress after rattling few things.

She settled down comfortably. She appeared fresh and hardly seemed to have been exposed to the sun even for a couple of minutes. Her skin was flawless. She felt as if she would turn red at the slightest touch. Small dimples made their way out on her cheeks as she smiled. She was there in front of me and some how I could not utter a word. She keyed in something fervently and was waiting. There was a thought-a-ton happening in my mind. Conflict of thoughts had already started. I was in a dilemma if I should or not?

Occupied with these thoughts, I paid the bill and before I could realize, the table was cleared. It was time and I had to move on. She smiled mischievously as I crossed her table. I got into the car and drove away smiling feebly at the possible loss of the opportunity that could have opened up new doors.

Long Day . . .

I woke up by the incessant vibration from the pillow. I saw that it was almost the time I had to leave. I turned aside and found her fast asleep. I smiled as the memories from the last eventful night played in my mind.

She was like a Noah’s arc swathed in a smooth satin. How much time HE had invested in creating this beautiful mortal, I wondered. I moved closer and slowly pulled the satin that was covering her. Her back glowed in the light which just managed to sneak its way through the drapes. Her delicate skin shied a little as I gently glided my finger all along her curvy back. She twitched and smiled. She slowly turned towards me; pull the sheets together to cover herself awkwardly. Her half opened eyes and the naughty smile were intoxicating. The stimulant hit my neurons directly as they blanked out for couple of seconds. I did some quick math and switched the phone off.

That was was going to be a long day… 

Being Human

I was embraced by the tranquility around. I felt like a just born tender leaf, as I took a deep breath of fresh air. Everything was so pleasant around. I was devoid of thoughts without any kind of apprehensions. I looked just perfect. It suddenly started to fade away as I felt a heavy hand fell on my shoulder. I opened my eyes to the pain caused by that slap. It took me a while to realize that I was dreaming.

Few moments later I was just pondering over the dream. It looked so perfect without any sort of pain or pleasure. While the dream was serenity pervading allover, the reality had something very contrasting for me. I wondered if I was dreaming then or was I dreaming now? I needed somebody to slap me into the reality from a dream.

On the second thoughts, if we have something for a continuous period of time, we get bored. For example, if we have the same food/ work for longer periods of time, do we not get bored? We cannot digest the monotony. What we need is change. In our daily lives we perform various actions and undertake different activities. Be it personal or professional lives, almost all of them have some kind of emotion attached to them. We laugh and we cry. We are happy and sad. These feelings might seem polar, but we do experience both of them at some point of time in our lives.

We love and get hurt. When we love, we feel we love selflessly. Nevertheless, unknowingly set some expectations. Many may deny this fact, but the truth is indeed hard to digest. It could be in any relation, expectations are bound to be present. When they are not lived upto, we get hurt. We feel let down, disappointed, anguished. We do get hurt, disappointed, while returning the favor back in few instances.

Physical beauty is superficial and it is difficult not to notice it and even attracted in some cases. However, we often fail to notice that is sublime. While we can debate endlessly, more often than not we fallen in love with the external appearances initially and only then move on to the knowing the real persona.

When things do not go as planned, we experience frustration, desperation, anger and so on. This emotion results in an avalanche of consequences, especially when dealing with less acquainted. Though the job might get done occasionally, usually they do not have positive effects in long term. These are some undesired traits which are usually byproducts of some actions done or undone.

Nowadays, how often we hear the words like “I need my space” and at the same time “I am lonely”? Unless you love, how will know the pain of getting hurt? If not for being sad, how can you appreciate happiness?

Why do we exhibit the numerous feelings? It is a gift to be able to express ourselves. Why to discard this beautiful gift? We can share and express our emotions effortlessly. These emotions make us human. We are humans and can be better.

We Laugh, we cry

We Love, we hurt

We Expect, we disappoint

We feel Happy, we feel sad

We want space, we feel lonely

We cause pain, we feel guilty

We want everything

We want to be complete.

We are HUMANS,

We can be BETTER.

World is our home and humanity is our family.

I Miss . . .

After a long day at office, I came home only to start working again. The coziness of the bed, with the help of overloaded dinner played a prank on me. The mail that was supposed to be resting in the sent items was still flashing on the screen. As I was shifting gears to deep slumber, I felt a hand on me. I woke up to see a very familiar face smiling at me. I smiled back acknowledging that I was supposed to put the sleep to rest.

Many other faces emerged out of the darkness slowly. They all quickly piled up and wished me. I was eventually dragged out of my bed to follow the rituals. While my arse received quite a caressing as apart of the ritual, I was given a unique face pack which comprised of the all the spreads, Jams, Jelly, and some dairy products topped with an egg. As the session progressed, gifts fell into my hands loaded with lots of love. It was a memorable night and they indeed made it special.

My phone was busy buzzing with wishes. However, there was a surprise call as well from a number which I did not expect. It too contained wishes, but brought back all the reminiscences from the past in a flash. I felt good, but at the same time, it flooded my mind with the fond memories of her.

As the clock continued ticking into early morning, everybody dispersed. I was happy as they never failed to surprise me. At the same time, it was hard for me to hold back those droplets desperately trying to break free. After 3 years of togetherness, celebrating without her was very different. There was void around me all the time. I could feel the place next to me empty for the one who would feed me the first piece of her handmade cake; the one who would plan the day for weeks just to make it special; the one who would embrace me in a warm hug and lovingly kiss me; the one who would eagerly wait for me to unwrap the presents and loved to find the excitement on my face; the one who would wait till the end for all the guests to go and take me home with her.

I went back to my bed alone; I missed her.

One Night . . .

The limitless darkness around, made me nervous.  As the last shimmer of light has been put out, I suddenly felt conscious. I could feel my pulse racing as the heart started pumping more than usual. I felt a hand on me and I twitched.

Breathing was getting difficult. I was not expecting it. I felt the soft skin on my chest. I could feel the warmth of her body as she came closer. The faint perfume was still lingering on her. It was the first time we were so close. In a moment, I felt the weight of her body against me. I put my hand around and enveloped her in my arms. The darkness around suddenly felt cozy and warm. As we got closer to each other, I just hoped for a never ending night. 

I Wish . . .

It sneaked in through the shades.  As I felt the warmth of its touch, I woke up and slide the shades. Morning was beautiful as the early rays bounced of the mist that settled down over night. The tiny droplets of water on the edges bore the images of the surroundings. I arched back to pull my dropping boxers, when I saw her lying in the bed wrapped under the sheets. Her back was smooth and radiated in the early morning light. I put the shades back properly trying to protect her from the hands of belligerent rays trying to touch her bare skin.

I longed to get back to her and cuddle into her. The thought itself was so strong that I had to force myself into the kitchen. I took many precautions to make sure that the noise from the kitchen did not disturb her sleep. I quickly filled up the table with multiple options of breakfast and went back to her. As I slipped my hand around her smooth skin, I could feel her hand pulling me closer and holding me tight. I loved the expression on her face. I so wished that I could remain like that forever, leaving everything.

I had to do it. I slowly moved up so that I could get a clear view of her face. I swooped down to her ear and slowly whispered. She acknowledged it as she planted a kiss. I kissed her back on the forehead and moved her to smell the hot breakfast waiting to be devoured. She pulled up the sheets to cover herself as she rested her back on the bed.  She smilingly outstretched her arms for a warm hug.

As I leaned forward for it, I hit the seat ahead and woke up. It was a dream? I felt bad and happy at the same time. I was feeling lighter. I adjusted myself and closed my eyes hoping to continue the pleasant experience. Suddenly the whole plane shook as if it was caught in turbulence. I woke up to find my friend standing by my side holding my drink and giving me a weird stare. I looked at him in disbelief and closed my eyes wishing that it was a dream.