The Mountain Girl – Glorious Excitement Of A New Dream- Part 5

The day ended without any trace of Joey again, Nivedita’s pulse started beaming like a whopper, she was being restless like a little child who was waiting outside the hostel door for her parents to come and take her home. Joey’s heart was her only home now and from the last two days the glory of her blush and bloom is all desolate under the grave of her sadness. Jumble of pessimistic things bubbling in her head that how he might respond and if his response won’t be how she expected how she could react while still keeping some dignity. Somehow suppressing all her manic feelings, she raised her hands to pick her phone lying on her desk. With trembling thoughts and hands she grabbed her phone, unlocked it and then stopped again. Then with an angry feeling she murmured, “He owes me an explanation”, then dialed his number. A ringing tone on the other side, her heart bouncing back and forth, thinking of how to start the conversation.

Just when she was going to say Hello! A voice from the other side spoke; “The number you have dialed is not responding, please try again later”.

Ah! She felt heavy again by the heart, don’t go mad, woman. And don’t act as if he is the only man left in the world, she tried pacifying her heart. Just then the other corner spoke but my heart with him and he is not just any random guy on earth. She opened the exit door awkwardly with her left hand while she was fiddling with the phone with her right. The pain inside her ebbs and flows like a tide, she took each step on the staircase very carefully, grasping the handrail of the stairs, her legs felt weak.

After the rain the evening had been beautiful and the sky was like a dome of plasma blue. The rain had settled the scorching heat of summer and the temperature was little ambient. Just then she looked up the sky and whispered in the air, “If heaven has a door I hope my lord is pressing his ear and listening to my heartbeat intensely, please keep my love safe, I can’t get destroyed time and again, you didn’t made me for this”, her eyes looked hopeful and pitied.

Just then she stumbled upon the path of muddy water filled by the rain, her white sport shoes painted in black. At first she felt an agony inside but when the chilled water touched her feet she felt like experiencing each beautiful droplet of the rainfall soaking her salty eyelashes to join their companion on the ground. Her mind and soul needed this moment, as if nature looked right into her and pulled out the weather just for her to be on it.

The ringtone on her mobile hit her head, as if she was awakened from a beautiful dream.

Goodness Gracious, it’s Joey. Her heart screamed.

“Hey beautiful”, his voice so calm and so smooth. So he is not mad at me. She gave a quick thought.

“Hi Joey, her voice trembled”, where are you Joey? “Who does this? Don’t you know that I might be worried?”, it’s been three days. The pitch of her voice raised from a lonely pity crap to a submissive girlfriend. She started acting like Joey was her property, why not?, After all she was not fooling around, Jumbled emotions of rage, anxiety and affection were bursting out of her. And her voice was still shaking from her tears.

Sorry bae, I should have assumed it, look I am really stuck at my work he replied. I am in Kolkata and I am trying to settle the shipment issue. Oh shit! It hit her hard on her skull, she almost forgot about it and started hammering him with words erratically.

Yeah, I got it, the pitch of her voice was radically down with a guilt, almost difficult to hear.

“Joey I am sorry, please forgive me”, she spoke with an empathetic voice, almost ready to burst.

Nevi, “Can we leave it”, she felt his upsetting voice. I know you have nothing to do with it, he gave her hope.

Either it was his politeness or her guilt she turned on her waterworks and started whimpering.

Hey! Woman do not start this ok, he sounded annoyed but he still managed to keep his voice friendly. He with a resonant note tried to cheer her up by saying, “Or else I have to write a sonnet on your lips”.

Woah! Woah! Why is he like this, a chill flowing all over her body, with a silence and a flushed cheeks she followed his words.

I will come soon to meet you, I can’t wait to see your beautiful smile, he exclaimed.

Oh her heart fluttered! Is this how a flirting boyfriend is, or hers is a special case? Anyhow her boyfriend knows every trick, is he so experienced with girls, she started getting cold?

Nivedita, you idiot. Why be such a pessimist? Live for the moment! Her heart screamed.

With a slow wailing voice she spoke, my heart bleeds when you are not around Joey, I miss you! she sounded like a lost puppy. Her lower lips might be quivering Joey imagined.

I know you, baby, I know how much you love me, Joey spoke with the most adoring voice. Ok, now I got to hang up Darling! Will see you in a few days.

That night her mind went into a most conscious freefall, spinning with the glorious excitement of a new dream, a dream of her and Joey being together.

P.S: Lover, you remove all the toxins that I have buried inside my bones for years, evaporating it like morning dew. Please stop your kind words, stop taking out more than what my blood can bear, bring me the adoration of your hand and connection of your soul.