It was the first day of my college. Got up early, ironed my dress, packed my bag n prayed to god to bless me for the second innings after my school. Was nervous thinking about what type of people will I meet, what type of friends I will get? And it was a co-education college. I had been brought up in a very strict and protective atmosphere at my home. Since dad was a professor, I and my brother were always under his eyes. So now joining to a coeducational college with boys n girls together was little too much for me to take it ЁЯШК
Though I was a bright student always had a fascination for arts, love learning different languages. economic and sociology was my favorite subject. So I was in the Arts batch. On the very first day, I was searching for my class and got to meet a tall bright beautiful girl who was coming opposite to me we both exchanged smiles and spoke and got to know that she was also new and today was her first day. She was in the commerce background. I am a big chatterbox and Ioved talking to people and making friends. We both jelled with each other so nicely that very soon we became best of friends.
It was almost 1 month and I was enjoying the studies with awesome friends. We had a set of friends with 3 girls laughing, gossiping, enjoying the college life to the fullest. One fine day my best friend Divya told me, "Listen Tejal, u have a secret admirer". I was surprised and asked who, and later got to know he was from her class. Arts and commerce students used to combine class for a few subjects. He used to always admire me from the back bench which I never noticed. He used to come across everywhere where ever I went.
One day after my economic class once the professor left he came in front of me and handed over a small piece of paper. Seeing that all my friends were shocked and amazed to see him coming to me. I was in total shock holding that piece of paper and I looked into his eyes. First time in my life I got the feeling he is the one. Nothing else came to my mind. After a few minutes, I took that chit and went back to my class with a huge big smile, butterflies in my stomach, felt I got wings. He was 6ft tall, handsome with curly hair, fair. Every girl in the college was dying for his attention, but Prajwal had given his heart to me.ЁЯШК It was the best feeling of my life till now. YES, I accepted his proposal without a second thought. Even though my parents were quite strict, especially dad, I couldn’t say No.️
We friends had the best time of our life in those two years. And we both as well. Always surrounded by friends we both never got time to meet alone to go out on a ride. Our story was quite a decent one. Ekdum 90’s movies like MPK, DDLJ, HAHK. It was a wonderful world. And it was my first love. And for a girl like me, first love is extremely special. Months passed, years passed from 11th we all graduated to 12th. And it was the board exam we all passed out with flying colors. I joined girls college and Prajwal joined different college.
Three years passed and during those days we didn’t have a mobile phone, there was no other mode of communication. In those three years, Prajwal had come some 4-5 times to see me and I had been 2 times to his college with my friend on her scooter to meet him.️ We both finished our graduation and I got a job in an IT company and he started looking after his dad's business. He belonged to a business family. One fine day my mom got to know about our relationship through my cousin sister. I had told her and she told to my mom. And I was in a great shock and anxiety next what. I was depressed, my whole world was devasted. I couldn’t meet him and tell what all is happening and that I needed him badly. He was always busy with friends biking, traveling, gym enjoying with his friends. I too was depressed thinking that my world had come to an end. I ignored him because I was going through a volcano of emotions inside me. But had to keep me happy in front of mom and dad. He tried contacting me but we both never met.
I moved on after this hardest episode of my life. After 2 years I was married with my mom and dad's approval to a boy from a different community as he had expressed his liking towards me and asked my parents to get me married to him. He was well settled educated, tall handsome and had a very good family background. My mom especially immediately said Yes and later dad too was fine with it. We both got married as both our families were very happy with us. I was in total confusion or rather say just going towards where the wind blows…
Years passed was working in an IT company and finally, one day thought came it’s enough I need a break. And resigned my job and started concentrating on our new house interiors and designing our new house. We shifted to our new house, I was enjoying this new phase of life, cooking decorating our new house. But at the end of the day, I used to feel something is missing in life. After 6 years of marriage, we were blessed with a boy baby.
The biggest blessing God gave ever, I used to forget all the pain when I am with him. Life changed drastically. My baby came first above everything. As years passed I too learned a lot after becoming a mother. Months passed years passed my small boy who used to be always with Mumma now started going to school. I was so apprehensive to send my little boy far from me but thought it’s important for his development n future. After a few days, he started loving going to school. Made friends he was teachers, favorite student.
Years passed and here came my kid 4th birthday. We planned it to celebrate on a grand scale. I was so excited and got busy in all the arrangements. Everybody at home was ready and I was the one left out as I was rechecking the final arrangements and about to get ready, took my phone and had a friend request on my social networking site. When I opened and saw the name I just stood without any movement for 3-4 min. I couldn’t believe my eyes I was in shock, my hands' legs became cold and I couldn’t move. Yes, it was him after 14 years he was back. One thing I can say there was a great connection between us. I was so so happy that he was back. Tears just rolled out from the eyes. I was not able to go out. Just locked the room and cried hard. But was angry very much. Why now he has come back. In these 14 years not even once he tried to search or contact me. He too had married and had a son. Seeing his pics with his family, I felt very bad. Can’t see your loved ones with others. Nothing came to my mind. It was 19 years of our relation and nothing changed in me. I was thinking does he also have the same feelings towards me or does he just want to be friends. A lot of questions were coming in my mind. I was swimming in an ocean of emotions. I couldn’t control myself from accepting his friend's request. Maybe because becoming his friend was my choice, but falling in love with him was out of my control. Finally, I heard the noise of people calling me outside, yes I am back to this world again.
They say, “True pure eternal love never fades away”. Though we were far from each other for such a long time, there is something which is connected universally that we both re-connected again.
Picture abhi baake hai mere dost.
I will soon be back with this beautiful beginning.
By
Trisha N
Bangalore, India
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