#1 I Still Love You....

Three calls a day to me and she feels herself on cloud nine. Her heart brims with happiness whenever I visit back to my town, her place too, in every six months. The lotus eyed beauty is 5’5 or 5’4 or even shorter in length. She ties her hair nape of her neck and I didn’t ever see the strands falling in her way of eyes. She told me, my presence floods her parch soul with blissfulness and my smile becomes an oasis for her deserted heart. I also don’t know when my days turned in weeks, weeks in months and months in years with her. Some days she calls me to recharge her mobile but how can I resist her melodious voice? If you are a boy, you would understand the detestableness when a girl or even your mom says to recharge her mobile. And if the recharge is less than hundred, your relation might end up in mobile war.

       According to rules of life, if you want to get something out of life, you have to pay the price for it. I scrutinized the fact and some years ago, I sacrificed her smile to pursue my carrier, moved to Chennai and became a new entrant for rat race. She wanted to see me in Delhi and tried to stop me but I parried her every attempt, leaving her behind in agony. She wailed but my greater gusto of college life overweighed. How could I put my carrier on stake? I heard and ignored her. The smile which defeats the shining moon and stars of firmament heaven was now far-fetched. 

        Despite getting love from her, within few days of my college I made a girlfriend. I didn’t tell her about my new love story. I didn’t want to feel her like being cheated so I buried the secret in my intangible heart. The common question in her calls: ‘When are you coming back?’ ‘Why you went there?’ ‘I feel so lonely without you.’ ‘Have you had your food?’ ‘Are you studying regularly?’ ‘Don’t you miss your old place?’ ‘How is the life there?’ ‘Are you still fair in colour?’ ‘Nakul, why didn’t you listen to me?’ ‘I told you to take college in Delhi so that we can meet once in week.’ And every time I retort before hanging down, ‘Don’t worry. Soon, I will be there. Now don’t disturb me, I’m studying and I will call you back later. BYE.’

Few days back, I thought about her and cursed myself. She did everything for me. But what I did? I only rendered her pain. That pain which was beyond the eternity. I still cannot forget the day when I first saw her sobbing. She looked me and I too felt tears in my eyes. It was love at first sight. Months and years went forth and my relationship with her snapped. I forgot her but she kept reminding me about her imponderable love for me.

         Like every driven day, today, she called me again and asked the same question, ‘You have your breakfast?’

         My heart wallowed in joy. Huge smile came across my face and it glued last forever. ‘Yeah…  I felt like you made it. It was same like you always make for me. Mom, don’t worry, I will come back,’ I said softly and felt like she smiled. Before I could say ‘MOM, I Still Love You,’ my phone’s battery drained off and it shut down.