The Past : Part 3
That was a peaceful day for me but arjun, you woke me up early in the morning even through there is no college today… you left to another city mentioning there is something you need to deal with… your parents went to their office and I'm all alone at the home… I was bored so I started drawing. I tried to draw something for a long time but I couldn't be able to draw a single line… I'm completely out of ideas… I placed the pencil back in the box and came out of the house for some fresh air… while I was walking in the park… I saw two girls are talking to each other… they are really happy by looking at the pamphlet in which one girl is holding it. Normally I didn't consider observing others but their conversation is somewhat aesthetic… I approached them… excuse me, can you tell me what you are discussing, and is it something related to art?... I was normal and study when she started her explanation but I left the place before her explanation…. I went to the nearby train station, entered the train and started my journey to the museum of art's…
While I was in the train I tried to contact you over the mobile but you didn't responded… so I hang-up the call… the reason for my rush is because of the rare paintings which are placed in that museum… the girl told to me that some of the rare italic paintings are placed in the museum for the three days art expo and today was the last day…. Those two girls went to the art expo yesterday and they are really happy to see them because it's a life time achievement to see them once with the naked eye… I would be so much happier if I got a chance to look at those arts but there isn't enough time left to buy the entry tickets… will I be able to reach there in time…
The train has stopped at the station and I ran out of it in a hurry… I ran towards the art expo… finally I reached there by running along the road for some time… there are a lot of people who are already going inside the museum… I went to the counter to buy the tickets…but the thing is …. I didn't run out of time, I ran out of my luck… the tickets are already sold out… I travelled a hundred kilometers just for nothing…I was so depressed and sat on a nearby bench… there is another person beside me but I didn't look who it is… one after the other all the audience had gone inside…. I thought of leaving the place too… there was a saying, sometimes our luck is just a step beside and we need to have patience… when I was about to leave the place I had seen the other person beside to me, she is tightening her fist because of something perhaps she was worrying about something… she is in the same position which I usually used to be…. I thought of helping her… slowly, I looked at her face and for the first time my heart was stroked by something… I don't know the reason but I became worried about something… it's not about the art expo and it's not about me, it's about something…something else… my heartbeat increased compared to the normal…. I don't who is she? But all I wanted was to stop the time flow for eternity…so, I can be look at her without closing her eyes… she is beautiful…no, she is pretty…no, no she is charming…no, no, no how can I put it…. I don't know how to express my feelings but in simpler terms, love at first sight I guess… yes, I fell in love with her just by looking at her…
I know it would be foolish to express my feelings to her when she doesn't know about me… at least I wanted to know her name first… excuse me… you looked to be In trouble… I can help you out if you don't mind telling me… she looked at me directly with her cute face… she was silent and her hair is waving due to the air flow… she slowly replied to me… it's nothing , I was waiting for my friend to come… I know she is lying because she is crushing the entry ticket with her tight grip… I realized, she is not interested to talk to me because I'm a complete stranger to her… so, I sat beside to her… a few minutes have passed… I was looking at the sky… she suddenly asked me… aren't you going inside?... I turned at her for a second, all of my depression left me in an instant… I would love to go but the tickets are already sold out… I think I will have to wait until the evenings … where are you coming from?... I'm from the east zone… east zone, seriously… that is so much distance a part… you won't be able to make it home if you stayed until the evening…. Yes, I know … sometimes we need to pay a small price for the bigger things….by the way what are you doing here… you don't look like an artist from your appearance… how can you tell?... you know, people like me… we normally don't prefer coming out with neatly dressed… suddenly she opened her pocket book and started writing something in it…
If you don't mind can you tell me, what are you writing?... the thing is, I'm working as a news collector for part time… and the reason I came here is because I'm writing an article on this art expo… I wanted know about why the artists from different places are eagerly coming here to see them… and also the point you mentioned earlier was really amazing… so I noted it down… I had a small smile over my face… why are you laughing?... our fields are different but the way how we do the things are not… it's a pleasure to meat you… my name is Shiva… you are ….? No, the pleasure was mine… I am Vana… actually there is something I would like to ask you… what it is… Just now my friend texted me, she is not coming here…and I have two tickets with me now… would you like to come inside with me, I mean to explore the art expo…. It was a shock for me at first and she is waiting for my reply… I said yes with a smile… let's go inside but you have to be prepared because you are about to enter the worlds of artists….
I went inside the expo with her… while she capturing photos of the visitors and the portraits… I am just looking at her… that was the first time I got interested in something else other than the art… I started explaining her about the arts and their history of creation… I went with the flow and she didn't stop me until the end and the time has ended… At the end of the day I got something precious to keep in my life…
The expo was closed at the evening and we got out… I thought of asking her contact number so I can meet her again but I don't know how she is going to react…we are about to leave… so this is it… yes, this is where we apart… today was really fun being with you… I don't know whether we can meet again or not… but thank you for everything…the sun is about to go down and I need to leave… I see, thank you too… if you hadn't given me the opportunity I would be missed an amazing day with you…good bye… we turned opposite to each other and started walking… I became a little bit sad because I didn't get her number and I have returned back home… your parents said that you will be returning the following day… I was alone in the room thinking about her all the night…
The next day morning after the fresh up I changed my clothes to go to the college… I made a check in my pockets as usual and what I found was really changed my day… she had written her address on the back of the expo ticket… it was not a sign… it is… on the next minute I left the house without having the breakfast… I travelled kilometers of distance just to see her again…. I reached the address which she had mentioned and she is already there by the time I reached there… waiting for me…I approached closer to her… it's good to see you again, Vana… me too Shiva… I had seen your address on the back of the expo ticket, so I wanted to say, hi….I don't know what to talk next… I was silent and she started speaking… It was same for me, I want to see you again… you know what I mean but I will say it… yesterday when I saw you for the first time… I fall in love with you…. Instead of using my words, I used my instincts to express my love… and you are here because… I moved a little bit forward and said…. Lets' treasure this moment until our last breath… at the moment she hugged me and that was moment which changed my life completely…..
She is the one I'm destined with….