There She Was
By Tshering Chekii - November 08, 2014
There she was, sitting at the
edge of bench, swinging her legs and head bowed down. The same hairs dazzled
with the rays of sun and gently flutter as wind rhythmically blew. Her free
falling hair guarded the beautiful face but he knew that her eyes will be always
same; a big, beautiful and bright one which revealed all the emotions like a child.
Her eyes: mischievous yet innocent tricks she carried, beaming with the
unconditional happiness next and sometimes sunken with mysterious pain and sometimes
sparkling with the misty tears which she didn’t let to fall. The same eyes, he
had and has fallen in love over and over and haunted for years.
There she was, few walks away
from him wearing a comfortable red sweatshirt with a denim shorts and red
handbag which was patiently resting next to her, his lips quirk upward as he
knew she loved red. She would wear red clothes in confidence back then also.
From the books she carried to a nail she painted, all were red. He would look
at her in an amusement asked himself “Who would love red?” but she did, with a
passion.
‘Be a gentleman and stop
staring at her.’ He scolded himself in vain. Soon, a toddler ran towards her in
his tiny feet and she embraced him in a fierce hug, lifting him in the air and
planting a kiss on the right cheek. He could see that her eyes were different
now; a possessive yet compassionate with warmth in it and there was an
undeniable maturity in it. A man and a girl child holding his hand made way to
her completing the picture of a perfect and happy family. Whole scene made him
envious of well-built handsome man next to her. If only he had little courage
back then, he would be there standing with her with the kids instead of that
lucky man. He was coward; he has always been like that. Like always, he turned
to walk his path never daring to cross her.
“Tobden?” he froze as she
called his name with the same sweet voice. He turned and saw her full on smile
as she waved to him like an old friend.
“Hi” he walked towards Delkar
and her family. A little boy was messing her hair and a man smiled at him with a
courtesy.
“What are you doing here?”
Delkar asked him as child continued messing her hair. She grasped his little
hand and starting shaking lightly but unconsciously.
“I am recently transferred
here. I didn’t know you are working here.” He replied calmly with a dignified
composure hiding the reckless turmoil inside him.
“No, I don’t. Actually I came
here to visit my brother. Sorry! I forgot to introduce. This is my elder
brother and he stays here. These are my cute nephew and niece.” She touched the
chubby cheek of a girl while introducing.
Relieve washed his face as he
heard Delkar saying “Brother, this is Tobden, my classmate.” Somewhere deep down in his heart, a hope sparked and started flickering.
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