Tuesday 5 July 2016

Unforgettable day

It is 6 am in the morning and I am sitting in the coffee shop waiting for her to come. We both come to the coffee shop in the mornings before we leave for our work. She has come to the coffee shop at 10 minutes past six. She hurries and looks preoccupied. She has started working overtime and it shows on her face. The youthful charm that brightened her face each morning was lost to the heavy hours of work. I could tell by her sagging eyes that she had not slept for a fortnight now. She orders a black coffee unlike any other day. Before I could start speaking she said, " Life isn't the way I wanted it to be. The piles of work have drowned my happiness. I am sorry I have lately not even talked to you properly." Her phone begins to ring and she leaves immediately without saying a goodbye.
She leaves behind one photograph which dropped out of her bag as she hurried. I keep staring at that photograph for a while. I realize that it is the photograph that I clicked around 3 years ago. It was a beautiful day and we had decided to go out on our third date. She in her blue dress looked exceptional. She was smiling as the wind blew her hair. I could hardly believe that I am with the same person. I could only see her sad and dull life when I look at the photograph.I wanted to have my smart and cheerful girl back.
                                        I got up before my alarm. I picked her up in my car and we started around 3 am. The meeting was in a far away city. She kept quiet all through the way. I tilted the mirror to look at her face. She seemed to be lost in some thought. I start thinking about the good times, the times when each wind that blew excited her. I start to miss her even when she is right beside me.I now realize that I have drifted from the route.I look around for sign boards or milestones. But we had entered a forest area. She started to get anxious. She is worried about her meeting. I try and console her. But the car breaks down. I tried to fix the car. After a failed attempt I suggest we walk till we find a village. She hesitated a little, but eventually, she agreed. The place is very calm and peaceful. I couldn't stop myself from admiring the beautiful nature but she is still thinking about the meeting. It's five in the morning. The meeting is supposed to start at seven and we are still two hours away. She is constantly checking her phone for network,  but there isn't any. It is a lonely road not too dark not too bright,the sun just started to rise. I took her hand and started to run on the road. She asked me where am I taking her. I didn't answer her and I  have taken her to the peak point from where we could clearly see the first red rays of the sun. She used to love to see the rising sun. I could see that beautiful curve on her face as the suns rays softly touch it. She completely forgets about her work and starts to enjoy the moment. As we were walking through the woods we hear the splashing of water It sounds like there is a waterfall nearby. We start to walk in the direction of the waterfall. The waterfall is Atlantis blue and it was swishing over the rocks joyfully. She loved that place and shouted loud with happiness such that her beautiful voice echoed all over the place. It is indeed a magical moment. I have never seen her so happy since I met her. We began to walk from that place and she started to talk animatedly. She started sharing many things which she has not shared since long time. She did not leave my hand as we were walking. I could see the same girl which I had seen in the photograph. I could see the same cheerful and smart girl. We reached the car. She told that the best thing that happened today is that the car broke down and she chuckled. She just got into the car and was trying to start the car and the car started in the first attempt. She looked at me and asked whether the car really break down? I said "No!". She got astonished by my reply. She didn't talk to me for a while. I tried to talk to her during the night after I reached home but she did not answer my calls.
                        Next day I was sitting in the coffee shop alone.The waiter gave me a small note along with the cappuccino. The note said " Thank you :)". I just looked back, it is her smiling like the girl smiled in the photograph.......

The unforgettable day in her life.....