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Saturday 28 June 2014

Unexpected reunion

Last Saturday, while going to  the University in the 'Metro Train', I met some old friends. I had come to Delhi to collect my mark sheet from the Delhi School of Economics. Oh God, I did not realise that  three years had passed  after I left college. It seemed to be an eternity! After leaving college, I had gone  back to Lucknow, my home town. I had come to Delhi six years ago after graduating in Economics (Hons.) from IT College,Lucknow to study M.A. Economics in the Delhi School of Economics  (DSE). After my M.A. I went back to Lucknow. I got a job  as a lecturer in my old college. My mark sheet had not been received. So I came to collect my mark sheet  from  DSE.
                          I boarded the Metro from Rajiv Chowk. I was lost in thoughts. Rajesh and myself  always met at Rajiv Chowk. He used to come from Patel Nagar and I from Preet Vihar. We used to board the 9.20 am train. If either of us was late , the other one waited for the next train. We always missed our first class, and went straight to the canteen. Rajesh never took coffee. He  was fond of Campa Cola . I used to take coffee. She thought, "Why I am thinking of the past? That was all over!"
  The scene of their last meeting  appeared before her eyes. It was the last day of college. We were in the college canteen. All of a sudden Rajesh asked me my future plans. I told him that I would like to go for a job. "What are your plans for marriage"?, he asked. I had not thought about marriage. I told him that  I was not prepared for marriage. He continued the topic and said,"If I propose to you?" I bluntly told him that marriage was nowhere in my plan of things. He got up and left without a word.
                                                 "Oh God , why I am thinking about him? It was a  chapter closed long ago.But I never forgot our last meeting. Was I love with him?"This question bugged me  many times. I had reached the college  and entered the lift to go to the sixth floor.  The lift had hardly started, when,  in a jiffy a man entered the lift. The lift was fully crowded. At the second floor only I and that man were left alone. The man  pressed the button for the sixth floor, but the lift did not move."Oh god the lift is jammed" and he turned. It was a surprise for him and he blurted out,"You! You are the last person I expected to see here." I was also taken by surprise.He came nearer to me and said,"How is you job?' I told him that I was quite happy' All of a sudden he held my hand. I felt as if an electric current  passed through my whole being. I did not reply. He put his arms round my neck and started kissing my lips. I will not say that I did not like it. In fact I also responded by kissing him like mad. "Oh Rajesh, I want you, I have always wanted you, but my ego did not make me acknowledge my love for you".  Suddenly the lift opened and a large crowd of people had collected there. All of them said in union at the pitch of their voice, "Wish you a happy married life".



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17 comments:

  1. Good that she finally realized :) Nice story

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    1. Thank you Rajlaksmi. Glad you liked it.

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  2. Nice to read happy endings:) good narration

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    1. Thank you Asha. Happy endings bring positivity.

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  3. life throws these unexpected twists which makes living so much more lovable. Nice take on the prompt.

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    1. Thank you Blackbeauty for such inspiring comments. Welcome to my site.

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  4. I would have liked the lift to be broken down for as long as possible in those circumstances. LOL

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    1. Thanks ralletanda for the sweet comment.
      You naughty !! But I liked the comment.

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  5. Good One, Ushaji, with this nice little love story :-)

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  6. Pure love reunites them :) Happy for them usha ji :)

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  7. This is such a beautiful and heart warming love stories, pure hearts are made of..there is drama, suspense,emotions, kiss and love..the perfect recipe for love stories made in heaven:)

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    1. Thank you Vishal for inspiring me to write love stories. At my age I don't get words to use . But my grand daughters always coax me to write love stories or a novel.

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  8. Such a nice love story Ma'am :) Loved the happy ending or rather, the beginning of their life together :)

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    1. Thank you Aathira for the sweet comments.

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