DOWN THE MEMORY LANE

An evening walk, with the breeze, sea shore and a wave of thoughts. Every evening she came here after a hectic day at work to explore different shades of the city. Gati, like her name, kept moving from one place to another, one city to another. She was new to Bangalore. She had recently joined her new office in a corporate firm. She was a happy-go-lucky person.

                In no time, she had made many friends there. But one of them became very close to her,Rahul. They used to share each and everything about their life. And their friendship slowly grew to the extent that Gati used to visit Rahul almost every evening. They had a long session of talks with a cup of coffee. Slowly Rahul started liking her. He enjoyed each and every moment that they spent together.

“What if I go away from here forever?” She asked

“Don’t ever say that. What will I do without you” he asked, worried.

She gave a light smile and whiled away this thought.

Days went by and months were gone; their ship of friendship kept on sailing with no traces of coast visible anywhere.

                One day, as usual Rahul was waiting for her with the coffee ready. It was past the time, she usually arrived every day. 9…10…11…12 midnight. But she didn’t came. Disappointed, Rahul went to sleep hoping to see her atleast next day. But the next day was no different. And the day after that and so on.

                Surprised and worried, Rahul visited her place one day. He found out that she had left  a few days ago. Rahul met Gati’s  room mate, who said that Gati didn’t have parents or any family and that she had seen hard times in her life. She kept shifting from one city to another.

Rahul was in a state of shock and couldn’t believe that Gati had gone away forever. He received no messages, no calls, no information about her whatsoever. He was lost in his thoughts and the memory of the time they spent together. It was very difficult for him to believe. He never came to know the real reason behind this. There were so many questions that ran in his mind were left unanswered forever.

Two years later.

                Rahul was happy in his married life. He had almost moved on and the past thoughts started to fade away. But he could not give his best to Sana, his wife, as much as she deserved. Somewhere at the back of his mind, the past still stayed. Due to which he could not give his 100% to the present relation.

                One evening while having tea, Sana approached Rahul while he was lost in his thoughts sitting in the balcony. She leaned on Rahul’s shoulder and asked what was worrying  him. Rahul didn’t reply.  Silence longed for sometime between them.

“It’s been two years since….” breaking the silence, Rahul narrated everything about his past. He had never opened his heart out to Sana before.  He then shared each and every incident about Gati and him. While Sana just silently listened to him, staring at Rahul.

               He felt so light at heart after a long while. Sana, instead of feeling jealous or getting angry, just understood his feelings and helped him to cope up with his past. That evening, they had a long session of talks and laughter which they never had before. Rahul felt good after a long time. After that day, they both shared each and everything. This not only improved their relation but also made him forget about the past and helped him move on. The past nomore haunted Rahul. Sana was there always to support and stand by his side.

                Rahul and Sana lived happily the rest of their lives giving each other  infinite love and care. Rahul never thought about his past again.

Life moves on, and so do each and everyone of us, willingly or unwillingly……