Just to see your precious smile...

I will walk that extra mile

It was very touching to read these lines from one of the blogs posted by Pooja. Nostalgia………. My best friend and may be foe too. Never allows me to leave my past and be in present and even if I make an effort to be in present…..it always leaves me with traces of past. The dream days of college…….always reminds me of her dreamy eyes, vibrant smile. Bright……was the only adjective one could use to describe her…we shared common interests….friends….and likes and dislikes. We talked….walked……laughed together…..trekked across sahyadri ranges and spent time through the lanes of Mumbai. The warmth in our relation was evident…….My heart was constantly pleading to go for it……but strong resistance from mind prevailed upon….there was always a fear of losing a good friend and a lovely relation of friendship…..and I guess....coz of that I never could travel that extra mile to something that would have made it special……the times passed and the dream years got over in no time……..and when time to part ways came………heart did finally came out in open…ah! Only to be broken……. We never met after that. I rather made a conscious attempt to stay away…..no writing…..no calls……no news………get on with life man. No one waits for each other and likewise we both parted with out looking behind…. For me a friend was lost forever……

these times in life never return, but leave a sweet pain that lasts with you till the end….the memoirs always bring smile on your face and leave your eyes moist…….Rarely life gives you an opportunity to commence a second innings…….

……and suddenly one day, we were standing in front of each other …..a long gap of 14 years appeared as if it never existed…..it was meeting of two matured individuals who had seen the roughs of life…..her persona still charmed me…may be a hangover of old time….there was a careful enquiry on each other’s family front…….and a realization of pain of loosing of good friend…… we are back to writing…talking……..phone lines are open and active……we do all that feasible to make up for the lost time… but ……parallels drawn between our lives are beyond me……and  I do not have ticket to travel that extra mile…even though I want to see her smile always…