Dear Readers,
Just penning down a random thought .. hope it brings a smile on your face ..
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Love,
Amy
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Where the hell is she ? .. Its been almost a week now .. and she hasn't turned up .. I just hope she is fine .. I hope nothing bad has happened ..
Oh God !!! Rey .. stop thinking .. just stop thinking negative .. she is fine .. she is hale and hearty .. its just that .. just that , she must have gone on a vacation .. or maybe she had some other work .. so she isn't coming to the university .. its ok Rey .. its ok .. just be calm .. be positive … I kept wishing and reassuring myself without much result ..
I sighed as I entered the bus and took my seat .. I searched the whole bus thinking maybe she would suddenly appear from thin air .. even though I was sure ,she was not at the stop where I had been waiting for 1 hour prior to the bus timings ...
As I closed my eyes .. I remembered the first day I had seen her .. 2 months back .. here exactly the same place .. in this same bus ..
She was sitting a couple of rows ahead of me .. from the looks she looked Indian and that was the first thing which had attracted him to her .. in this new and unknown country she seemed to be a comforting sight .. wrapping her arms around herself ,she snuggled in her well protected thick coat and looked out of the window .. she smiled dreamily at the beautiful scenery outside .. her petite hands covered in leather gloves ran thru her thick black curls .. her knee length boots gently tapping in some rhythm along with her head which swayed intermittently to some music which she was hearing with the head phones plugged in her cute shell like ears .. she was an adorable sight to look at ..
I had been just waiting impatiently for her to just give me a glance .. that way I would be able to see her eyes .. and as if God answered my wish , she looked away from the window and towards me ..
Even with the distance between us , I could see those beautiful jet black shining pearls .. her eyes twinkled with some unknown happiness which she felt hearing the music ..
I could see a sight red hue which had appeared on her cheeks due to the cold .. but it appeared like the most beautiful blush , I had ever seen in my life ..
Instinctively I wished, if I could have been the reason for that colour ..
I smiled at her unknowingly and she bestowed me with a polite smile which she had been giving to all the other fellow passengers too .. and turned her attention towards the window ..
Since that day I had seen her every day catching the same bus at the same time as me .. and getting down at a stop just before me ..
It was not hard for me to guess that she was also a student of Harvard University because she always wore the student ID card around her neck .. I also found out that she was in the Architecture branch as the Harvard campus was so vast that the bus had a number of stops inside the campus itself and she got down at the stop for the Architecture department ..
I ,myself was studying in the computer science department in Harvard university .. I had arrived some 2 months back and had struggled to settle in this new and unknown country .. Staying alone and doing everything on my own was a task in itself .. but I was coping up .. and this is what I wanted .. to lead the life the way I wanted .. a normal independent life ..
But, being away from home , family and friends , I had started feeling a bit home sick and maybe that was the reason , I convinced myself that I felt really good seeing her everyday ..
That 1 hour bus journey became the most memorable time of my day ..
Evening we never met because of our class timings which were different ..
It had become a routine for me .. getting in the bus .. taking a seat a few rows from her and sitting facing her .. giving her my best smile and she would reciprocate willingly and I could at least be sure that her smile became from just polite to more at ease as days passed by ..
But , then she would look out of the window or do something on her IPAD and I could do nothing but simply stare at her ..
She never talked to any of the fellow passengers nor did she travel with friends .. it seemed odd to me that she always travelled alone just like me ..
I didn't have the courage to go and speak to her .. I didn't know why .. or maybe I knew .. I was scared .. I was afraid if she would avoid me after knowing me and that sole reason kept me rooted on my seat away from her ..
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Its been a week that I was away due to my assignment .. but I just couldn't concentrate on my work .. Time and again my mind would go into this vicious circle of thoughts and the pivotal part of the thoughts was that guy ..
Oh God !!! what's wrong with me .. Why am I so bothered up that I can't see him like everyday .. I feel so restless not being able to see him .. its not that he is my friend .. we haven't even talked for god's sake .. I must be seriously losing it ..
The first time I had caught him looking at me .. I for a moment thought that he was looking at someone beyond me .. when he smiled .. even then I thought it was not for me .. I almost had this urge to turn back and check whom he was smiling .. but then something on his face told me that it was me ..
I shyly gave a smile and turned towards the window but continuously looking at him from the corner of my eyes .. he had a handsome face no doubt but he seemed warm and not intimidating ..
I deduced that he must be a student as he carried the Harvard backpack and an ID card hung around his neck .. he always seemed to be carrying the newspaper and the earphones plugged into his ears but his eyes only on her ..
I wonder why he doesn't come and talk to me .. why does he simply sit and stare at me with those honey dipped brown eyes .. he seems so incredibly good when his smile reaches those mesmerizing eyes .. it's so difficult for me to look at them .. only I know how I manage to stop smiling thinking about him but these cheeks .. aah .. I pulled onto them hard .. they always betray me .. why do they change their colour .. I hate them ..
I feel so happy that he sits at a distance from where he can't notice that sometimes I tremble not because of the chill winter but because of his gaze ..
But , I feel scared .. what if he comes to talk to me and then knowing me starts to avoid me ..
I sighed .. and consoled myself and wished that I would be more than content if he just sits there and sees me .. and time just stops ..
I smiled to myself .. even though I knew a tear had trickled down my eye ..
I never knew that this 1 hour bus journey would turn out to be the best time of my entire day ..
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As she boarded the bus on Monday morning and settled on her seat , she immediately scanned the bus for him , but he was not there, her eyes were stuck on the bus door waiting edgily for him to arrive...
It was time for the bus to move but still there was no sign of him ..
Saddened she slowly closed her eyes ...
" Hey wait " came a loud cry ..
Her eyes flew open at that call , as if it was meant for her only , only to see the guy running towards the bus and frantically waving at the driver to stop for him...
He hopped on to the bus and occupied a vacant seat ... After having gained his normal breath , he looked around and was caught into a beautiful yet enigmatic eye lock with girl whom he had been missing terribly for the previous week ...
Her slow and wide smile was definitely from her heart .. She was genuinely happy to see him ...
His lips curved into a smile which seemed to convey that he was so much relieved to see her again ...
He didn't know why but he gestured .. Pointing his index finger towards her and then half turned his palm to ask her - what happened ..
She gestured pointing towards the files she was carrying - work
Her response suddenly gave him the courage and his legs automatically took him towards her , he stood next to her " May I sit next to you ?" He asked politely with his sweet smile ...
She looked at him closely .. he indeed looked more handsome at such a close proximity .. She noticed the fine lines which his smile created near his lips .. The happiness in his eyes clearly visible ..
She removed her ear phones and nodded .. She noticed his back pack had the mark Harvard CS dept ...
He settled and extended his hand " I am Reyaansh Singhannia "
She gladly held his hand for a firm hand shake ...
She pointed towards her ID which had "Kria Ghai" printed on it ... And immediately stood up surprising him ...
As she pulled the bell in the bus as her stop had come , did he realize that she would be getting down ..
He immediately ushered behind her and got off after her ..
" Hey Kria , coffee " he asked
She turned and smiled at his hopeful expression ..
She nodded ...
But before they walked he saw her taking out a small pocket notepad and scribbling something on to it and passing it to him ...
He was surprised but took and read it..
The minute he read it his expression changed .. His jaw fell open ..and he stood stunned at his place staring at the paper unblinkingly ..
Kria felt uneasy seeing him.. She knew she had to tell him about her .. She can't and wouldn't lie to him that she was mute ..
She felt now after knowing about her , maybe he wouldn't like to go for coffee with her so she turned to walk away ...
He caught her wrist and made her turn to him..
She saw him pulling out his ear phones .. And then he showed them to her ...
She was confused but when she looked at them closely did she realize that they were not any normal ear phones , they were hearing aid ...
Now her mouth fell open when she looked at his smiling face ..
"I can't hear well , even with these its hard for me ... "
She just couldn't believe her ears .. Tears made their way out of her eyes ...
She couldn't control them ..
He gently wiped her tears off her cheeks ..
"Now can we go for coffee?" He asked raising his brows mischievously ...
She shyly nodded ...
"You know for the first time it would happen that the guy is speaking continuously and the girl is hearing and I am sure you are gonna love it .." he grinned ..
She was really excited to be with him .. and he in turn was just as eager as her ..
She laughed and hit him on his shoulders and they walked together with fingers entwined into each other marking the beginning of something new and unique ...
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Anupamaa
