The Eternal Love (Part 2)

Hey, beep beep……I am back with my second, rather say the new beginning of my very own first innings. YES, he is back. Prajwal is back after 14 long years I was into mixed feelings. Happy, joyful, confused, nervous, thinking, whether will we meet, what we will talk, what will I ask, what type of relationship we will continue, etc. A lot of questions.

On that day after all the guests left, I started cleaning up the house, all went to sleep, I finally sat down and took the phone in hand, by the time it was past midnight. He had sent a message. By that one line, I understood that he too missed me same as I missed him. But I missed more than he did. I opened the chat window with so much apprehension, I started chatting with Prajwal after 14 years. It was like a dream for me. I was angry, at the first place… told him I am perfectly fine and happy in life. He was sad seeing that sentence, and told me that I am a man with bad fate… Missed a wonderful person forever. Though I was showing him through my chat,  that I have become stronger than before, but here tears just rolling from my eyes. I knew very well, my love for him had never changed… even after so long gap…. Wanted to chat that whole night, but unfortunately my mobile battery about to discharge, So told him, I will Ping him when free as my phone about switch off. Told him bye and came to the room, held my little one tight, and slept as the day was big and I was totally exhausted.

The whole night I was thinking whether he will ping me morning, what will I talk? I was in an ocean of emotions. Next day morning as usual busy with my routine, my son school, office … later after all my work, relaxed and saw his message which he had sent at night. With that one line understood he was in pain. I couldn’t control myself and sent him a morning message. As I am an early riser, he saw my message n replied back. After all left home to school and office, I was chatting with him and got to know he too was not leading a peaceful life. He too missed me immensely so I did. A lot of things about ourselves we never got to know when in college, our regular habits rather say our routine, likes dislikes, now after we both started chatting we find every damn thing in common. We hail from the same state, our both's dad share birthday on the same day. Lot of things, he has dreamt of having a life partner with the same qualities what I had, so so many things. Even after loving each other so much we both never got a chance to sit n chat and discuss the future. As I said we both were always surrounded by friends.

I still remember, in our college days, Prajwal used to get his car to college n we all friends used to go to temples , exhibition and used have a gala time. On our last day of the college, Prajwal had invited all of us to his house, as his parents were out of town. And this meet I would call POHA meet, our Maharashtrian's all-time favorite snack. He made Poha for all of us, it was yummy. We all friends sat n ate together. Watched a movie. Spent a lovely time. I was too emotional for me as our exams got over and we all will be joining different colleges. I was thinking when will I meet him again, whether our love will be the same, towards each other.

All these memories used to keep coming to me, all these years. We both understood this soul mate concept now after 14 years, by seeing our unchanged love and emotion intact. After 2 weeks of conversation, we both got to know how much we both have missed each other. Finally, Prajwal said I want to meet you, so was I eager to meet him too. One weekend we both met in his office, I wanted to give him something so gifted my all time favorite book “The Magic”…. Because our story is not less than any Magic. People come and go in life…. But few are so connected with the universal love which never fades away.

I reached his office was so happy to meet him after a long 14 years. I came out from lift n entered his office and saw him with a big smile…. He too was extremely happy and welcomed me with red roses bouquet…  I took it with so much love that I forgot about everybody. There were 14 Rose’s…. Counting those 14 years which kept us far from each other.  We both talked so much and all our emotions came out completely. Couldn’t hold tears. We both hugged each other and cried. We didn’t realize that now we both are married to different people in life, nothing came to mind. We both were living that moment. We got to know how badly we both missed each other all these years. We took 2-3 hours to come to normal. All feelings, irritation, anger what all I had kept inside got expressed completely. Later we both had food together and yes it was time for me to take leave. He dropped me back home. This quality of his never changed.. even in college days, he used to come along with me and drop me to my class which was hardly a few steps away from his class. He was extremely protective, loveable, possessive, simple, fun loving, it always gets a smile on my face. He wants everyone around him to be happy 😊

People say, a woman's heart is like Ocean, nobody knows what is hidden in it. It was the same with me. Until I met Prajwal back again in life I didn’t realize how I was living with this pain of being far from him all these years. After meeting him we both started chatting daily n over the phone. We started sharing everything, frequently we used to meet out for lunch or in the evening. As days months passed we both connected with each other so well as if we both were together all these years. He used to understand what I want to tell and I used to feel him whenever he needs me. Everything seems to be perfect…. And it’s always that way when we are with your loved ones with your soulmate.

After our first meet, we both planned our second meet to go to the temple to thank god for connecting us back. We wanted to go to Shivji temple but unfortunately it was a bit far n due to traffic Prajwal reached late. We both were confused about where to go, n driving in search of a place. Suddenly in my mind thought came, that there was a Krishna temple near my home so we went there. And what a coincidence my favorite god and maybe god’s wish was also the same. God of Love 😊 we took blessings and started back home.

Next, what is the question ??  Can’t stay far from each other, but can’t hurt anyone in the family. Just going with the flow where life is taking us. Right now happy for one thing that we both are together even though far, but universally connected.  With this new beginning of our love, with the hope, one day we both will be together. There will be some strong reason God had kept us far from each other, even now there will be some reason God has reunited for some cause. Time will unfold the truth. Until then living life with a lot of gratitude and blessing.

“Distance means so little, when you mean so much to me, you are my blue crayon, the one I never have enough of, the one I want to color my sky “….😊😊

By 

Trisha N

Bangalore, India

The Eternal Love (Part 1)

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 😊

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.😊 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 11^th we all graduated to 12^th. 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 4^th 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