Dr. Santosh tried his best and couldn't continue arguments with his mom who is a doctor by profession herself and still was not acknowledging to accept her son's sexual orientation, which he revealed mustering a lot of courage at the age of 32, just three weeks back.
The conversation which started with no response from his mom on the first day, when he had first come out to her, had now developed into arguments. His mom kept trying her best but kept failing to defend her points by not acknowledging her son's sexual orientation.
He left early that day to work even though there were neither patients to see nor any emergency cases.
The time when he got into the metro, he didn’t feel regret for ignoring the breakfast at his home. After finding a comfortable seat, his worries about the lack of more information to defend his further arguments with his mom, which looked like it would never cease or end anytime soon, led him to do a little more research on his, with the pure intention of winning the next arguments. 5 minutes passed and the metro stopped at Baiyapanahalli metro station.
He lifted his head and his eyes caught an incredibly handsome, tall & dusky figure, who had a clean shaved face with attractive lips and goggles covering his eyes. The man appeared to be in his late 20s. The very charming appearance of Vishal captivated Dr. Santosh’s attention, who couldn’t stop looking at Vishal for the next few seconds.
Vishal, a trained chef, working at one of the renowned 5-star restaurants was already late to his work. He appeared a little restless and was seated opposite Dr. Vishal’s seat. The charming person Vishal, who was busy on his cellphone, chatting with his colleagues, suddenly stopped his business on his cellphone and lifted his head & then realised that the fellow who was opposite to him was staring at him.
Dr. Santosh as soon as he realised Vishal’s gaze, suddenly titled his head to give the impression that he wasn't observing Vishal and eventually acted as if he was busy on his cellphone while picking up the random text message on his WhatsApp and thoughtlessly staring at previous chat history. He was desperate to look back at Vishal as much as possible before his journey ended.
Vishal couldn't take off his eyes which were now observing Dr. Santosh, who was equally handsome, with a neatly done beard and moustache, tie tucked perfectly, best complementing, perfectly washed & pressed white shirt and black trouser, which added to his professional attire. The perfectly stitched formal stuffs were revealing his gym-built body perfectly. And, the apron placed on his lap gave a hint that he was from medical background. Dr. Santosh's professional personality, well-built body and cute face pushed Vishal to be a little irresistible, who kept looking at Dr. Santosh until their eyes met. As soon as he noticed the eyes of Dr. Santosh meeting his, he suddenly acted as if he wasn’t watching and got back to his cell phone.
Both of them were desperate now, to talk & appreciate each other. Their hearts were racing for a while, at the drop of a hat, they would embrace each other at the very moment. Nervousness in both their mind & body was much, even though they had an intense desire to bump into each other and start the conversation right away.
The announcement within the metro ceased the attention of Dr. Santosh, who realised that it was his stop where he was supposed to get down. He took his apron in his hand and stood to deboard and once again looked at Vishal, who now passed a smile. Dr. Santosh returned to his smile. But the closing gates alerted Dr. Santosh that he had to get down. He suddenly moved towards the gate & stepped out of the metro, & started moving taking slow steps, with mixed thoughts running through his mind.
Vishal who couldn't hold himself & his racing desires in his heart, stood up from his seat when he noticed Dr. Santosh exiting. Quickly went towards the door in anticipation to just initiate the conversation, or do what, he wasn’t sure, but the gate closed. He stood there behind the doors, seeing Dr. Santosh walking slowly.
Metro started moving gradually, Vishal noticed Dr. Santosh for a few more seconds, who suddenly stopped and turned back, and their eyes met. Dr. Santosh's face now had a broad smile looking at the charming guy who was smiling from the other side, standing inside the moving metro. Metro slowly increased the speed and Dr. Santosh stood there still, looking at the metro until it disappeared...
The intense desire between the two singles took an abrupt halt!
Dr. Santosh arrived at his cabin and took his notepad and pen, to write a poem, as he had no patients to attend.
Vishal came back room that night after his duty, drenching himself in the heavy rain. He went straight to the washroom, took a hot shower and changed his clothes. After getting freshened up, he didn’t have the mood to eat anything that day. He rested on his bed and the charming person whom he had seen that morning had completely captivated his mind. He now took out his diary from the drawer next to his bed and started penning a poem which flowed effortlessly out of his mind…
When our eyes met
It was no more a secret
Our hearts connected well
And spoke a lot, just through a smile
When we were just about to meet
My heart skipped a beat
Something shook my mind
Maybe I was just afraid and blind
The train stopped all of a sudden
Maybe our meeting was preplanned to be forbidden
My eyes lost you in the crowd
Oh! I knew! I knew! I wasn’t that bold
Train closed its doors
Without giving me a chance once more
Oh stranger, will I see you once again
I don’t want to sense this pain
Hope you are just made for me
And I am sure your heart is my destiny...