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……
