The Upper Berth Passenger

It had been a long tiring day at work - another day of unending running in pursuit of the Corporate Ladder.. He grabbed a cup of coffee and opened his mailbox to find a beautiful greeting card.. The Subject was "12th December" - he quickly checked his watch .. Today was indeed the 12th of December..

"Ohh Gosh !!" -he started fumbling for his mobile phone as images of this day that age flashed across his mind. They were naive college students back then unknown to the rough ways of the world. Like all good stories go, he had initiated and she did not accept immediately.

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"Would it work out ?" - his friends had often wondered. But they knew that it would indeed.. It was just a wait for the opportune moment.. Looking back 6 years later, he thanked providence for providing them the opportune moment..

"Finally u Remembered.. Come home quickly and we would take the kids out for dinner" - came her reply. He smiled as he read the message - 'Small moments like these make life worth living', he thought and got back to work.

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"It is very Difficult.." - She often used to tell him. He knew that it was tough but figured out that things would eventually work out for them. They passed out of college and got into high paying jobs in different cities.

"Promise me that you would call daily.." - he asked her. She nodded and he felt reassured. The days sped by and so did their relationship which started becoming more weaker. Slowly they realized that they were in different world's and could never migrate to a common planet.

"In an ideal world we could have been..." - she started. He got the message and cursed providence for never providing the right opportunity. "Maybe it was never meant to be ..", advised his friend and they drowned her memories in a flood of whisky.

Now 6 years later as he looked back in time he wondered "What if we had been together"? He sighed as he opened her mail and replied - "To my first love....".

"Memories are nothing but an indulgance.." - he cursed himself and went back home to his loving wife and naughty kids to get lost in the buzz of daily life ...

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Labels: Fiction, Mature, Me Myself and Agony, Musings

His heart skipped a beat as he saw the scrap. It was from a familiar name but not someone on his "Friends" list. It contained a link to another profile. A quick click which loaded the linked profile and his heart almost stopped working.

He could not quiet believe his eyes. He rubbed his eyes and checked up again. Yes it was him - the same long lost friend. The guy with whom he had spent his entire childhood, shared all his firsts - starting from candy, notebook, pencil, fights, cricket matches, table tennis and even crushes. The guy who was always there for him, who was his unrivaled "besttt friend" throughout school. His mind immediately started racing - would he still remember him, share the same fondness for him, the same affection and most importantly - same level of friendship.

As he eagerly scrapped his messages of friendship, he started wondering - "What's life but a collection of memories. And someone who cannot preserve the memories, hold onto the most precious people of his life is well - truly an idiot !!"

And yeah, he was already dreaming of all the things he would tell him if they ever meet him again.

Labels: Musings, Personal

He glanced at his watch - it was 11:00 PM. He sighed as he packed his laptop into the backpack and left office. The roads were empty and desolate as he walked back home. And as he did daily at this point of time, he called his best friend.

Labels: Fiction, Mature, Personal

Happy Birthday to me ..
Happy Birthday to me ..
Haappy Birthday toooooo me ...

One more year gone.. I turn 26 today ? Can you believe it - 26 years old. Successfully crossed the mid life crisis point and am going full speed ahead into the marriage zone .. Looking back, last year was a great experience.. Lots of learning, lots of adapting, lots of new friends and memories.. As you grow old, you suddenly start appreciating small gestures, small moments of joy and start looking for meaning in almost every thing.. Probably one thing i learnt this year is to not restrict myself, be less practical and more open - Open to the joys of life, hope more, dream more and probably enjoy more !!

Labels: Blah Blah, General Blah, Personal, Slice of Life

He looked at her disapprovingly. She sighed. "Not Again..", she thought.

"What is it Today? The hair looking bad, dress not matching, bad slippers, sleepy face.." - she questioned herself as she waited for the inevitable.

It had all started a couple of years ago in college. She was an unsuspecting innocent girl, while he was a mature world-wise guy (Uncle - she called him in jest). It started off like all stories. He took good care of her, waited on her, pampered her to no end till she said Yes.

"Is the journey more beautiful than the destination?", he questioned himself as he looked at her angrily.

She was so sweet and innocent in the beginning. Listened to all that he said (and understood the unsaid), doted on him, sweated anxiously whenever he was sick and was an ideal girl friend - till he asked her.

The cuckoo in the Clock chimed Nine times as the hour hand and minute hand formed a right angle. The clock looked down upon them mockingly. "Another night of useless arguments and quarreling is brewing, Hopefully they do stop before midnight.."

He was about to scream at her and she was mentally preparing a counter. Suddenly he noticed a single strand of her curly hair falling over her face. He looked carefully into her eyes. She noticed his look and gazed back. Their eyes met after a long time and he re-discovered the innocence which endeared her to him. She found that caring gaze in his eyes which she had fallen for. They locked hands and smiled lovingly a each other. Then he bent, brushed the curly hair aside and whispered softly in her ear "What is it today for Dinner?"

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