It was towards the end of our HS college season. We have only practical classes left. It was evening, after physics practicals I along with one of my friend were walking towards kachari bus stop. Although physics building is closer to panbazar bus stop, still I preferred to walk through chemistry department to kachari stop.
That day we were about 30 minutes late than usual . Almost all of the students left. Only I with one of my friend was there . As we reached the gate from physics side, my friend said.......... Look
She was there, sitting in the steps of HCG building facing physics gate with one of her friend.
We have different groups in practicals. When I had physics, she had chemistry and when I had chemistry, she had physics practicals and that day I walked to panbazar bus stop through physics department. And almost all days irrespective of timings, I found her sitting somewhere in my path. In the steps of Sudmarson Hall, new arts building or outside physics gallery. When I looked towards her, she was looking somewhere else. No words exchanged ever. But she was there always.
That day I was half an hour late than usual and thought that she would have gone home after her practical class . But she was there. From the gate to the steps, it was 50 meters. My heart was beating very fast.
- Today I will definitely speak to her.......... I said to myself
But as I walked closer to her, my heartbeat increased and increased, I crossed the steps of HCG building without uttering any word. I just kept walking only.
I reached near the coffee house and looked back. At that time she started walking towards the main gate of chemistry department.
Just then she looked towards the coffee house and I changed my view of sight.
Session ended. Exams, results, careers, different paths, lots of years passed. I never saw her for years.
It was 13 years passed. I was roaming in a book Fair in Guwahati. In these years I gained lots of weight and lost a lot of hairs.
Suddenly I saw a lady coming from opposite side, a 4 year old little girl holding her hand. It was her. I kept walking. Many years have been passed.
Like the all other previous crossings, I crossed her silently.
- Hey, how are you............... I heard a voice, it was her
I turned towards her. She was looking towards me with a beautiful smile, the smile at which I had fallen years ago.
- I'm fine, what about you................. I said
An young man was standing close to her. She introduced her husband and little daughter to me.
And she introduced me to her husband.........
- He's my friend from Cotton College, you know, during college days he had a deep crush on me but he never uttered an word to me
What an introduction that was.
We have different groups in practicals. When I had physics, she had chemistry and when I had chemistry, she had physics practicals and that day I walked to panbazar bus stop through physics department. And almost all days irrespective of timings, I found her sitting somewhere in my path. In the steps of Sudmarson Hall, new arts building or outside physics gallery. When I looked towards her, she was looking somewhere else. No words exchanged ever. But she was there always.
That day I was half an hour late than usual and thought that she would have gone home after her practical class . But she was there. From the gate to the steps, it was 50 meters. My heart was beating very fast.
- Today I will definitely speak to her.......... I said to myself
But as I walked closer to her, my heartbeat increased and increased, I crossed the steps of HCG building without uttering any word. I just kept walking only.
I reached near the coffee house and looked back. At that time she started walking towards the main gate of chemistry department.
Just then she looked towards the coffee house and I changed my view of sight.
Session ended. Exams, results, careers, different paths, lots of years passed. I never saw her for years.
It was 13 years passed. I was roaming in a book Fair in Guwahati. In these years I gained lots of weight and lost a lot of hairs.
Suddenly I saw a lady coming from opposite side, a 4 year old little girl holding her hand. It was her. I kept walking. Many years have been passed.
Like the all other previous crossings, I crossed her silently.
- Hey, how are you............... I heard a voice, it was her
I turned towards her. She was looking towards me with a beautiful smile, the smile at which I had fallen years ago.
- I'm fine, what about you................. I said
An young man was standing close to her. She introduced her husband and little daughter to me.
And she introduced me to her husband.........
- He's my friend from Cotton College, you know, during college days he had a deep crush on me but he never uttered an word to me
What an introduction that was.
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