Dil V/s Mind - A Swaron SS!! - Page 16

Chapter 4

Sharon decided, that it was enough strain for her mind, and she had made the drink for her refreshment afterall, so the purpose should be fulfilled and she really needed a break to think logically. The drink was indeed refreshing, with just the right amount of ice cubes and the typical aroma. She sipped the coffee, and was lost in it, a tinge of bitterness, and coldness of the coffee lingered through her tastebuds. It seemed so perfect, she just remembered the tagline of CCD and laughed, "a lot can happen over coffee". Well maybe it was true, but at that moment, she just wanted to enjoy it as she discovered it was not that bad after all'

Cock a doodle do'cock a doodle do'

Her thoughts were broken by the cock's noise, she wondered is everything gonna be different today or am I seeing it differently? Since when did the cock started giving the morning call in late evenings?

Cock a doodle do..

Then realisation dawned upon her and she kept the coffee mug on the table, and hurriedly went to answer the doorbell. Damn!! It was her mom, who looked tired but still had a smile on her face. She came inside and asked Sharon the reason for being so late, then she saw Sharon's lips which had a curvy border of a bit chocolaty foam, which certainly wasn't chocolate as always, as chocolate is more darker and a bit more viscous. She was surprised, but thought to ask about it at the right moment, certainly parents know when to ask about certain things to get the right information out, as Sharon might have made till then many excuses to tell the reason of coming to answer the bell late. Sharon exclaimed, "Mom actually I was'"

"Sharon you know in the rains, umbrella hardly shields you." Her mom smartly changed the topic changing Sharon's focus. Sharon thanked her stars mentally, that she was spared. That time she actually had a look at her mom, and except her head and some of her upper torso, her mom was completely drenched in water, thanks to the rain. Indeed it was right, the rains in Mumbai are unpredictable, sometimes it will be clear sky, but it would still rain heavily. Though people knew an umbrella hardly shields you, most people carried an umbrella, its convenient and easy to use afterall. Till the time you remove your raincoat and actually put it, the rain might have done its share of making you wet. So an umbrella is fast, in that way, though its kinda useless. She hated the rains, and still didn't understand how people could enjoy the rain and asked her mom why she hadn't waited for the rains to stop.

Her mom just laughed and answered to her, "Sharon, the rains are not that bad as you feel, plus you just can't keep running away from them forever. You have to face them, once. So why not now? Plus I have to reach home on time, the rains are unpredictable. I just can't keep waiting, they start and stop at any second. It's the rainy season, now so whats the fun without rains? Infact water was the origin of life, and rains are really very important for us, in short. I don't want to get too much in depth of Science, you know its importance. Enjoying the rains, and seeing them in a different angle is a must, just as a coin has two sides. You need to see life in different ways, just as you had coffee now."

"What?" , Sharon exclaimed in utter shock. "How did you know, I'I 'was having coffee, mom?"

"Well Sharon, firstly am your mother, parents know things even if you try to hide. We just wait to tell it at the right moment. I know other things too, like'

"Like what now, mom? That Swayam also had told me to enjoy life in a different way, and to try out coffee and the rains?" Sharon bit her tongue hard, she herself revealed her secret, in her flow of words. But it was too late to correct. But as she was Sharon, she tried to make some excuses in thin air, but neither her mind nor heart co-ordinated and all she could say was, "Umm'Umm'that..

Her mom was now really enjoying the way, the conversation was heading. She just smiled and said, "Its too late to hide Sharon. I heard it. Swayam sounds an intresting guy. You should have listened to him, in the first place. Then you wouldn't have argued with me so much today. Now I will just freshen up and come, if you don't mind. By the way, as I said earlier parents know how to get things out. I guessed the coffee thing cos it was evident from your lips, a coffee moustache. But you told me the actual thing. But just think about it Sharon, and besides there was nothing wrong in what he said. Infact enjoying in the rains is a different experience, altogether. Its high time you give it a try, not for us but atleast for yourself. You need to come out of your shell, now and experience reality. Now think over it, till I freshen up."

"Okay", was all Sharon could say as she was again lost in her thoughts.

She just went and sipped the last sips of her coffee. Its rightly said somewhere, she thought "when you try to wipe out something, life just rewinds sometimes, possibly giving a signal to you that you need to change. Life actually gives you a second chance, that's why possibly mom pretty much explained me the same thing, in a different way. She was right afterall, it's the law of nature. Swayam was also right back then, it was crazy on my part, that all I could think was my reputation. That was the shell my mom was referring to, and apt. Its high time I try to break my shell. Sometimes indeed when you actually think about things calmly, they do make sense like now. I guess I should apologise, to Swayam. But before that, let me try the rains."

After a long time, she was calm. She wondered why, but it was simple, as her mom had knocked sense in her, the dil and mind accepted it and were co-ordinating now, hand in hand as it was truth, to see life in a different way. Afterall, they also had life and were not robotic.The dil and mind were both happy, and were discussing strategies on how and where the new experience will lead to. But both were confident, it will be different and good, and they were ready for the challenge.

Somewhere both agreed, that as it was high time for Sharon to break her shell, it was time for her to apologise to Swayam.

Originally posted by: Sudha-SK

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