It was 12 pm on the clock, I was sitting silently inside the cafe. I kept looking at the entrance gate.
Inner me: She told me, I will come by 11:30 AM but now the time is 12:05 PM. She has to understand that someone is waiting for her. I have to leave for Lucknow after few hours bloody 2.5k KM away from here.
I started scrolling Instagram feed, Meanwhile, my second coffee was finished. After 1 year of chatting on social media. This is our first meeting, as usual, I was so nervous there in between of non-hindi speaking people, I was completely clueless about that place actually she decided that particular point for our first meeting
Finally, she came
She: Hi!
Me: *Me looking here and there*
She: Arey! I am calling you only. *Pause* I'm sorry I'm late.
She sat down on the chair opposite me. She took a deep breath and I started looking at her. Brown eyes, that hairstyle, and those dimples, while she laughed and there was sudden eye contact. She was looking just beautiful her bindi make her more beautiful
She: What? Don't look at me like this.
I nodded my head, and I started looking down I felt shy whenever I interacted with someone new to me on face to face. It's like I went very defensive. We completed our formal conversation and
Someone from her family called her
She: Should I take this call? Please
Me: Arey, Sure.
I was looking at her and she was talking to someone. I was checking her variable cute expressions on her face and eventually, I started singing in a low tone while looking at her.
She: *Busy on call*
Me: *I was looking at her without a single blink* Aa Tujhe in baahon mein bhar k,
Aur bhi kar loon main kareeb…. Tu hamsafar… Tu humkadam… Tu humnawa mera…
Translation: Let me take you in my arms, and make you even closer, You are my soulmate, you are my companion, you are my partner
I completely lost myself in that particular moment and after a couple of minutes she disconnected that call
She: *While sipping the coffee* Did you said something?
Me: No, I mean what? I did not say anything.
She: Ohh!! Then who was saying that, Aa tujhe in baahon mein bhar k,
Aur bhi kar loon main kareeb…(Let me take you in my arms, and make you even closer) Tell..
And again I was started looking down and hide my face with my both hand and I was blushing while hiding my face.
And very next moment when I look up she was staring at me
Me: I am sorry, I was just singing
She: Really?
Me: Yes, mother.. No mother but God promise I am just singing and even you know
And she interrupted me
She: You are cute, Satyam
I didn't know why my face turned out red on that particular moment
She: Ufff, Satyam.. You are blushing, Right? Oh! my god, you are blushing. Hahaha
Me: I do not know what to say, Seriously I am clueless right now!
She: By the way, I love that song, even I love every song of Emraan Hashmi movie
Me: Even me too, I love every single song of him
She: Let me ask you one question if I will become your wife I mean just assume me as your wife, then which song's lyrics of you will dedicate to me. I mean just a few lines which will perfectly describe my importance in your life if everything will go smooth
Me: Okayyy
She: Be comfortable…
Me: Hmm….. Can I hold your hand?
She: Arey! Sure
And I gently took her hand in my hand she was looking here and there
Me: Arey just look at me
She: But people… people looking at us
Me: So people? Just look in eyes they won't understand Hindi so just chill.
She: Okay *looking at me* Ready?
Me: One.. two..three…mic testing.. One two three
She: *laughing* Satyammmmm
Me: Okay..Okay
And then after a minute
Me: *I looked in her eyes and she too did the same* Tere bin yeh saare mausam berang thai, bemaza thai, Shamil nahi thi tu jinme woh sare pal bewajah thai…
(All these seasons were colorless and dull without you, All the moments that you were not a part of were useless)
And I was looking at her and ask her reaction
She: I do not know what to say!
Me: Now you are blushing.. Uff! By the way, how were the lyrics? Did you like it
She: I told you, I do not know what to say *Pause* Sometimes words are not enough to describe our feelings but I love the way you hold my hand
Me: I am still holding your hand. See!
She: Oops! I am sorry, I am so stupid…
and again she was smiling
And it was 1:30 on the clock
Me: I think we should leave
She: Yes, lets go.. You are getting late.
She paid the bill and we went outside the cafe
Me: So, Nice to meet you…
She: Same.. Nice to meet you..
Awkward silence it's like we were trying to express ourselves but couldn't expressed
Me: Do you want to say something?
She: No…. Do you want to say something?
Me: No… So, Okay I have to go this side.. I will take an auto from there to the railway station
She: Can I drop you? Please
I said yes and I sit behind her on her scooter
And after parking her scooter on parking slot we went inside that railway station I had already booked the return ticket of Lucknow but I went on the ticket counter and bought one platform ticket for her
The train was on correct time and even after 5-minute train arrived on platform number 2
I stood on the entrance gate of the train
Me: Do you want to say something?
She: No…. And Do you want to say something?
Me: Okay, you can go now. You're also getting late.
She: Okay, Just call me when you will reach at your destination
Me: But you are my destination and I am your traveler… I will call you!
She smiles and she said bye to me, I was looking at her till she disappeared
And I took my bag upside and sat down on my seat and there was a text on what's app, I opened that text
She: I wish, I can hug you tightly… I wish
After 1 minute
Me: Where are you?
She: Why? What happened?
Me: Arey, Tell me where are you?
She: On the parking side..
Me: Just do not go anywhere, I am coming there. Just don't go anywhere I am just coming
And I went there and I hugged her tightly and she hugged me back. She became a little bit emotional
Me: Sometimes we have to create a moment for us so we can remember that moment for a lifetime and this is our moment. *winked*
She: Hmm *Pause* But your train
Me: Oh shitt.. Byee… Byee..
I hugged her again and she hugged me back
She: Byee.. Satyam go fast your bag and all..
I started running
She: *Louder tone* Satyam, Love you!
I turned around
Me: Love you too, Baby doll. I will come again.
People were staring at us
She: Okay I will wait for your train, go fast
and I started running again I turned around for the second time I saw she was still there laughing while looking at me and I raise my hand to said bye to her, she too did the same and finally, I was on my platform, I found the train was still there on the platform.
I went inside the train and took out a water bottle from the bag and finally sat down on my seat and then starts recalling those moments and now slowly slowly along with the train I was leaving something behind me. My eyes become moist..
I look at outside the window, somewhere I was trying to control my emotions and on the other side train was crossing the river bridge
and there was a cold breeze touching my face and she called me
She: Satyam, I'm missing you.
Me: *Silent*
I was so emotional so I couldn't speak a single word I think she understood my emotions without any words.
Love becomes more beautiful when someone understands silence. Even silence is the language of love.
She: Now this is my turn, I will come there.
Me: You mean Lucknow?
She: Yessssss!!
Me: *Excited* Haan Sure, Come here we will go to Aminaabad and Hazratganj for shopping and all and we will go there and after that, we will go to that place..
She interrupted
She: Just calm down! Arey! I'm just planning right now, listen to me I read that somewhere. If a writer falls in love with you, you can never die. Why? Tell me Mr writer, why I won't die.
Me: Because I will die every day to keep you alive
She laughed,
I was right, I still die every day to keep her alive and she is still alive in my imagination
Keep smiling :)
