Arun Ashan

Drama Romance

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Arun Ashan

Drama Romance

The Long Distance Relation

The Long Distance Relation

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The skies were going to open. Flights between Canada and India were set to resume. 


Milind and Madhu couldn’t hold their joy since the breaking of this news. It wasn’t even a month they had got into a relationship that Madhu had to go to Canada for an assignment and got stuck there because of the pandemic.


It was a forced long-distance affair for over a year now with unending Whatsapp video calls to each other over weird time zones. 


The wait was getting over, Madhu had booked the first flight to Mumbai which was to take off in a couple of days.“Why do you disconnect always and call back, is it to wear that silly mask…I’m not getting it” Milind couldn’t figure out why Madhu was wearing a mask for past couple of days, covering the entire face except for the eyes.


“You will figure out soon…hehe” Milind wondered what Madhu was up to.“Who would have thought a week would stretch beyond seven days, I can’t wait anymore to board the flight and hug you tightly” Madhu’s stay in Canada was meant only for a week.


Milind and Madhu, total strangers saw each other at a party and Milind couldn’t take his eyes off, Madhu had initially blocked him but gave in on seeing him cuddled on the bench of the society’s park on a cold February month, one of his many wooing ways.


“We could have spent many more days together if you hadn’t rejected my several advances before accepting me. Don’t you agree” Milind used to taunt Madhu often.


These sweet nothings would consume their time.


“I thought you were a big snob, who didn’t think of himself any less than Milind Soman, with that trimmed beard and all” Madhu referred to the hunky model with whom he shared the first name and uncanny resemblance.


“And you never liked bearded men…knew it when we made out for the first time.” Both relived their first moment of intimacy for a second.


“Nope, not all of em, I have my favourites” 


“Oh Yes, I know of one.... Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” Milind crooned Madhu’s favourite George Michael number.


“Okay, see you tomorrow at the airport then, hope you would come to receive me” Madhu was about to sign off not before teasing Milind a bit.


“Of course, why do you even ask…..” Milind knew Madhu knows how anxiously he would bide time until the plane lands.


“Wait, please uncover yourself for once….we may not be accessible to each other for a while…it’s a long flight.” Milind was pleading.


“Nope, it would be worth the wait dear” Madhu declined.


With not many flights permitted yet, the skies had less traffic and Milind could see the Air Canada plane land on the runway. The delay because of covid protocol at the airport was only keeping Madhu away from him now. 


These few minutes he thought were the most difficult to pass through. 


The eyes, glued to the exit didn’t miss that ubiquitous mask of Madhu who was walking towards him and was removing it over the earlobes.


“Oh my lord…is that you…. you look gorgeous” Milind couldn’t hold himself and burst out of joy on seeing Madhu’s new look.


Madhu for the first time was sporting a bearded look, trimmed to a stubble like Milind. They hugged each other.


“And you thought you could only give surprises…huh” saying so Milind unmasked himself to a clean-shaven look.


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