The
car stopped. She got down. He did not seem to stir from his seat. For him
nothing had changed. She was only his friend. But her world had turned upside
down a while ago when she realized it was only her who fell in love with him.
This evening that she had been waiting for long, shattered her life into
pieces, crushing all her dreams. ‘Insensitive? Immature?’ questions about him
bombarded in her mind.
All
she wished at the moment was for him to take his leave as early as possible.
She pulled out her bag from the back seat and to her surprise, she saw him
standing next to her. He had the same usual cheerful smile but an extra ounce
of shine in his eyes. For his new-found love, she could now comprehend.
‘Take
care of yourself,’ she said fighting back the big droplets of tears that could
stream down. She decided she would never be meeting him again.
‘Good
Bye,’ she said. Just as she was about to turn, his arms engulfed her. A moment
elapsed wallowing in his warm affectionate hug. She knew that that hug would be
her saviour in all her tough times.
