Maybe Some Other Time.....
Maybe Some Other Time.....
~ Her ~
"Should I tell him? No...what if he thinks otherwise, my friendship will break, maybe some other time........"
The door of her room opened wide, and there he entered, her "best friend"
"Hey! Come on, let's move, we need to reach the hot spring fast, maybe we can visit the Auli ropeway today itself."
"Yeah, let's go, I am ready."
Saying this, they moved out of the hotel.
~ Him ~
"It's been so long, I have to tell her today.
But what if she rejects, I can't afford to lose her friendship for my feelings........
I can't tell her here, in this trip atleast,
maybe some other time........"
Going down the lanes of Uttarakhand cutting through the hills of Garhwal, was a different experience altogether.
Lush green conifers amalgamating with evergreen on one side,
and rock brown steeps on the other,
Streaks of golden hitting his cheerful face,
And the mischievous winds hitting her innocent one.
Chattering of a number of colourful birds could be heard, flying from one branch to the other, the two lively souls in the car were engaged in a competition, who could identify more types of birds,
In a short while, they reached the hot spring.
She, in her lively self, went up the rocks, to get a better view of the boiler and ouchh......
Her feet had slipped, she shrieked, she could not think what to do to save herself from evident hurt, but.......
She felt herself flying in mid-air,
Wait, did somebody just save her?
Yes, there he was, holding on to her hands, blinking his eyes in assurance, and she was ..... assured,
Bringing them to a safe position, he whispered, "Not letting you away so soon."
And he did not have to tell, she knew that he is not letting her away from him........... so soon.........
~ Her ~
"Why do I feel that he reciprocates my feelings, I can feel it, I think I should tell him today, yesss..... I will tell him tonight itself."
~ Him ~
"How do I tell you, how much I am attracted to you, how much I admire you, how much I love you, how much I trust you, how much I worship you, that every action of mine awaits your reaction, you have become the air I breathe. I can never think of myself without you, your existence has mingled with the blood flowing through my veins.
But I am afraid, I can never tell you,
I am afraid, that you will distance yourself from me,
I am afraid, I am afraid............"
The honking of the car by their driver brought them back to reality.
"Sir, please make it fast, I think we should get back to the hotel, it can rain anytime, and this area is infamous for landslides, we can go to the Kalpeshwar temple tomorrow."
~ Her ~
"But I thought that I can go to the temple once and ask a wish for myself so that he accepts my proposal tonight, the weather is not that bad though, we can just make it in time."
~ Him ~
"I just couldn't resist her cute, innocent face when she asked for going to the temple today itself, drowning in her dark brown orbs, I had to say yes."
After having a slight disagreement with the driver, they were finally on their way to the temple, known for fulfilling all wishes asked for, with pure hearts.
They had a small chat about the virgin nature surrounding them in her loving embrace, who acted as a witness to their pious bond,
So rare and mesmerizing,
Sketched by destiny itself!
~ Him ~
"I may not believe in you, but I know that 'something' is surely there, who has tied me to her, and I just want that 'something', to make sure, to keep her tied to me like this forever, so that I can cherish her, love her, and protect her, until I breathe my last........."
~ Her ~
" I am not sure of your existence, but if you can really do wonders, please help me with my confession, and make sure he also loves me the same way as I do, please...."
Coming out of the temple, they saw that the weather has really worsened,
They started on their way back to the hotel.
Fear crept into their veins as the black sky grumbled,
Visibility was getting worse,
From a light drizzle, the precipitation turned into a heavy downpour in a few seconds,
Her heart was sinking, he held her hands tightly,
He started shivering, she tightened their hold.
The driver stopped the car around a corner,
he was not being able to drive any further.
The two apprehensive and anxious souls clung onto each other, hoping for the nightmare to end soon.
But fate had other plans,
They heard a different kind of sound coming from up the rocky hills beside them,
And before the driver could react.........
An enormous piece of rock rolled down the hill, and threw the car off the cliff.......
And the two apprehensive and anxious souls still clung onto each other, hoping that it was just a nightmare, and it would end soon.
But all they could feel was, that it was reality, the harsh one.........
And they held onto each other, their breathes coalescing, blending into one, as their souls were leaving their bodies,
if only they could tell the other........
But they knew that they were in it together,
They knew, that this was not the end, they would be with each other, maybe in some other lifetime..............
And the story of the driver remained untold...............