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The Unexpected (climax 2)
After a long wait, the seminar ended in the evening around 4:45. Though I tried to talk to him during the lunch break, I couldn't as he was busy with other officials. "Finally I'm going to meet the man, whom I have been waiting for years. Will he be able to recognize me? Yes he definitely will. What am I going to say?" - all these were the thoughts I had in mind at that moment. I saw him walking away with another officer. It seemed like they were heading to the cafe near the conference hall. Literally, I ran behind them. I saw him buying a Nescafe coffee. I waited for the officer to go so that I could talk to him. Moments later the another officer got a phone call and he walked to the corner of the cafe, talking in the phone. I walked to him and sat on the other side of the table where he was sitting.
Years after, his eyes fell on my face, which I have always wanted to feel, and that looks gave me goosebumps. I never wanted the moment to end but it was interrupted by the other officer, who had to leave urgently because of the phonecall. I felt more happy. " What are you doing here, I can't say how glad I'm to see you here. I am surprised" - this is how he started the conversation. For the next one and a half hour, we kept talking about each other wondering how we ended up in the same track. We talked about everything except the last question I asked him 8 years ago. Truly speaking I couldn't think about anything else at that moment, I just wanted to talk and talk and talk.
My return flight was at 10:30pm and I had to reach the airport at 9:00pm. I checked the watch it was already 7. I told him about this and the reply was " Fine, come. I will drop you at the airport after the dinner. It's only a 45 min journey". I was like " oh my god we are going to have dinner together, Am I dreaming? no it's true.. he is going to drive me to the airport too". I was super-excited. We had our dinner and he dropped me at the airport at 8:50. I couldn't hold back myself from asking the same question again so I asked " Sirji, now tell me do I have a chance with you?". The reply was "take care" accompanied with a charming smile of him and then he left the place. I wondered what that human was doing. I felt like what an idiot was me to ask him about another chance.
I didn't think about anything else "what if he is married and have children, then he will definitely think that I have been waiting ( which I dont want him to know)" - these questions were dancing in my head all the way from Delhi to my home but somehow I managed to keep everything aside because I have more responsibilities now.
After two days, while I was reading newspaper, Ananya brought me my phone and told me in her luscious voice "collector uncle is calling mumma" (don't get confused, ananya is my daughter. I have adopted her an year ago when she is four and yes I'm a single mother too, besides she is friends with my colleagues and the superior officer). I picked up the call and suddenly I heard this from the opposite side " Hello madamji, I promised you a call eight years ago. Am I a little late?". I smiled like the same 21year old girl, who got all the lost years back. And that's how my life began.
THE END.
© athmasakhi
Years after, his eyes fell on my face, which I have always wanted to feel, and that looks gave me goosebumps. I never wanted the moment to end but it was interrupted by the other officer, who had to leave urgently because of the phonecall. I felt more happy. " What are you doing here, I can't say how glad I'm to see you here. I am surprised" - this is how he started the conversation. For the next one and a half hour, we kept talking about each other wondering how we ended up in the same track. We talked about everything except the last question I asked him 8 years ago. Truly speaking I couldn't think about anything else at that moment, I just wanted to talk and talk and talk.
My return flight was at 10:30pm and I had to reach the airport at 9:00pm. I checked the watch it was already 7. I told him about this and the reply was " Fine, come. I will drop you at the airport after the dinner. It's only a 45 min journey". I was like " oh my god we are going to have dinner together, Am I dreaming? no it's true.. he is going to drive me to the airport too". I was super-excited. We had our dinner and he dropped me at the airport at 8:50. I couldn't hold back myself from asking the same question again so I asked " Sirji, now tell me do I have a chance with you?". The reply was "take care" accompanied with a charming smile of him and then he left the place. I wondered what that human was doing. I felt like what an idiot was me to ask him about another chance.
I didn't think about anything else "what if he is married and have children, then he will definitely think that I have been waiting ( which I dont want him to know)" - these questions were dancing in my head all the way from Delhi to my home but somehow I managed to keep everything aside because I have more responsibilities now.
After two days, while I was reading newspaper, Ananya brought me my phone and told me in her luscious voice "collector uncle is calling mumma" (don't get confused, ananya is my daughter. I have adopted her an year ago when she is four and yes I'm a single mother too, besides she is friends with my colleagues and the superior officer). I picked up the call and suddenly I heard this from the opposite side " Hello madamji, I promised you a call eight years ago. Am I a little late?". I smiled like the same 21year old girl, who got all the lost years back. And that's how my life began.
THE END.
© athmasakhi
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