I was counting days.
You know when you're excited for something and the bloody time just wont pass?
Goddamn relativity!
Anyway so,on the morning his train reached, I was already on the platform.
It was March already, and next day was Holi.
Santiniketan, for world famous reasons celebrates holi in a gigantic format. People from all over come and usually the roads are blocked, the totos won’t move, you find crisis in getting food, vehicles charge three times their usual rates, and it’s a misery for the dwellers.
Anyway, the platform was swarming with people. I saw him coming from far, and I didn’t know how to behave.
You know that strange feeling when you feel miles of distance with the person you're most close with?
I stared into the crowd and pretended to have not seen him.
He came right beside and hugged me sideways.
That smile. I had melted. All distances have shrunk.
I looked into his eyes. He held my both hands and faced me, 'Let me see you.’
I laughed.
He let out a sigh, 'It's been so long.’
'It has', I looked away.
'I'm sorry for being such an asshole. You know I'm like this.’
'Like what? Asshole? I know, bro.’ I pushed my palm on his face.
'Hungry! Let’s get breakfast. I didn’t sleep for two days. The train was so congested.’
'Come.’
We got food for us and he went to his room to sleep, I went to class.
He didn’t wake up for the most of the day, and called me at night, just when I was coming back to my room.
'Can you come to my room once?'
'Its late, I'll see you tomorrow?' I was in hurry. My PG shut its doors by 10.
'Please? For just few minutes? I have something important to tell you.’
So I rushed. I reached his room and was banging his door, 'Tell me what. Tell me what. I've to go to my PG.’
He came outside. He had a packet of gulal in his hand.
He smeared red gulal on my cheeks and kissed my forehead. 'Just wanted to wish you Holi. Go run now, you're getting late.’
I hugged him and rushed back, and I'm sure the blush on my cheeks was giving a good competition to the red gulal smeared.
You know when you're excited for something and the bloody time just wont pass?
Goddamn relativity!
Anyway so,on the morning his train reached, I was already on the platform.
It was March already, and next day was Holi.
Santiniketan, for world famous reasons celebrates holi in a gigantic format. People from all over come and usually the roads are blocked, the totos won’t move, you find crisis in getting food, vehicles charge three times their usual rates, and it’s a misery for the dwellers.
Anyway, the platform was swarming with people. I saw him coming from far, and I didn’t know how to behave.
You know that strange feeling when you feel miles of distance with the person you're most close with?
I stared into the crowd and pretended to have not seen him.
He came right beside and hugged me sideways.
That smile. I had melted. All distances have shrunk.
I looked into his eyes. He held my both hands and faced me, 'Let me see you.’
I laughed.
He let out a sigh, 'It's been so long.’
'It has', I looked away.
'I'm sorry for being such an asshole. You know I'm like this.’
'Like what? Asshole? I know, bro.’ I pushed my palm on his face.
'Hungry! Let’s get breakfast. I didn’t sleep for two days. The train was so congested.’
'Come.’
We got food for us and he went to his room to sleep, I went to class.
He didn’t wake up for the most of the day, and called me at night, just when I was coming back to my room.
'Can you come to my room once?'
'Its late, I'll see you tomorrow?' I was in hurry. My PG shut its doors by 10.
'Please? For just few minutes? I have something important to tell you.’
So I rushed. I reached his room and was banging his door, 'Tell me what. Tell me what. I've to go to my PG.’
He came outside. He had a packet of gulal in his hand.
He smeared red gulal on my cheeks and kissed my forehead. 'Just wanted to wish you Holi. Go run now, you're getting late.’
I hugged him and rushed back, and I'm sure the blush on my cheeks was giving a good competition to the red gulal smeared.
To be continued...
