Moments Of Love !!!!!!..

Mira looked lost as Adi and his friends reached her place. Adi himself was worried on his way thinking about whats up with Neha that Mira was concerned about .

Hey Mira, What happened ? Where is Neha ? Is she alright ?   Adi asked all in one breath .

Mira was somber as she picked up a Diary and handed it over to Adi  and said .  “ I just found Neha’s writings . Managed to browse thru a few pages and was really choked with emotions . Hence called you to share this with you .  We all were so busy with our lives our dreams that we didn’t even pay attention to Neha’s creative pursuits while she quietly sponged all her emotions into this book .  This has your journey too Adi !! Mira had tears in her eyes . Adi was too stumped to react to this situation as he consoled Mira and took the Diary from her slightly baffled .

He anxiously  opened  and flipped pages of her dairy. Sometimes  the pages over filled some days a little less with short passages and poems

She was not afraid to bare her emotions - happy and not so happy ones, fear, joy - the diary witnessed it all.                 

He came across a few pages which touched his soul . It was about her parents, her dreams, Mira, and HIM .

 “ If I were to be born again, I would want to be a writer. I know I couldn’t do it this time, for all the sacrifices my parents took to give me the best education, I needed to support them too,  Didn’t have the courage to venture into a path which I was  not sure I would succeed. But I can in this dairy, max out my emotions and put words to my thoughts fearlessly “. 

 As he flipped the pages, her thoughts, her dreams, her troubles and her joys came alive thru her words. It was a matter between her and herself .

 “My placement HR job , I could see the pride in Dad’s eyes . “Do well”  is all he said and I  gave up my dreams of becoming a writer just for the happiness I saw in his eyes “

 There was a soulful piece about Mira as to how they graduated from a  roomie to a  friend and  confidante and someone with whom she could share her joys and secrets 

 I was quite an introvert and moving away from parents home to a new city for work seemed a tough call for me . After a week's stay at the Office Guest house, I found a house which I  had to share with another girl. A apprehensive me walked in with my baggage into the flat, Met Mira, a happy pleasant girl. A few minutes of conversation I realized that she was everything I wanted to be: popular, smart and fearless. I was the quiet, shy girl who didn't have a lot of friends. She instantly made me feel at ease and from  then on it was a joy ride with her. Laughs, fun was an integral part of our lives, slowly she became  my family , home away from home . Her friendship was more important to me than any other friendship I'd ever had before.  We shared our happy and sad moments and became  best friends. Mira helped me to become more confident and discover who I am, and I'll always love her for that. Thank you , Mira .

Adi saw a page where she had written his name many times ”ADI “  Overwhelmed with curiosity, he turned to the next pages …..

Neha had penned the entire journey of Her and Adi’s right from the time she saw him at the CCD, at the Railway Station, His performance, Powai Lake chats, their bike rides, their  Date,  Adi’s dreams of becoming a Musician and her choice to be a part of his journey

      

  “ I don’t debate with my heart ever when it concerns him “ ….. she had penned on the prospect of  giving up her US assignment and her decision to be with Adi .

Each page he read, never ceased to amaze him.  He was touched when he browsed thru her pages where she had etched their relationship from that of strangers to friends to soulmates and the special feeling they shared for each other. It was captured beautifully in every piece of her write up and brought a smile on his face !!!

  “ He came like a magic in the air  

     His breath smells of life ,

     His touch makes you belong, 

     I have known him thru his smiles, prayers and dreams “

She wrote “  Love his efforts  and the soul he put in to make his dreams real  and me, I may be only a small part of his journey, but I want to be a part of his struggles,  his comfort in whatever way possible “ 

                                   “ waiting to see u walk up to me lights up my face and a urge to hug, has to be something special .

                                      Listening to your guitar, every note touching my heart, has to be some magic . 

                                     Your touch, warms my heart, not wanting the moments to end, has to be something soulful” 

As Adi  flipped another page, He read where Neha  had beautifully summed up what ADI and HAPPINESS meant to her :                                                       

Happiness is :

• Seeing his loving ping early in the mornings and intermittent texts; When his important and flirting messages beeps in my cell;
• When his impromptu lines " lets go for a movie " brightens up my face; When his " can you leave early , want to see you"  make my days;
• When he hits a perfect guitar note and sends it across. When he cracks an audition and gets a smart deal. Shopping with him and fighting over " what not to buy ";
• His nudges and holding me in bits n pieces;  Zooming in his bike without a hint of fear;     Sharing a meal and feeding each other while talking away.
• Being a part of his good and not-so-good days !!! 

Adi read some pages post his Concert, which touched him deeply

 He is my  world. Same was for him too. 

Then slowly his world got bigger and crowded. I  saw him efficiently juggle with the crowd and become a better go-getter. Newer adulation and friends featured on his priority. The time we spent together shrunk, many a time intercepted by his need to keep connected with his ever increasing popular circle .

A feeling of being slowly edged out of  his immediate world. I never wanted  to be just  a part of his crowd – I would rather  take two steps back and watch him taste success and  care for him silently and love him as I always did -  at times he acknowledged,  at times he was too busy to notice. Many a times, I fondly dwelled in the  memories of togetherness. 

Once he was through, a series of emotions passed through  him as he realized how well she has captured  her emotions and their relationship and Adi’s journey from his struggling days to his Concert at NCPA. She had put down  her quest to write and Adi’s focus to be a Musician !

 Adi said …” Mira, you were so right, Neha has soaked every emotion – happiness, friendship, selfless care, Affectionate ways , sorrow - the journey of life so brilliantly in words . It was as if I could see our entire lives as if it was a movie .   Mira and Adi’s friends too felt that there’s something special about Neha’s writings !

“Hey ! Wassup ! the Entire group ganged up at one place !  Some conspiracy against me, is it, “Neha asked as she walked into the room.

Everyone was startled seeing her at that moment, and Adi walked up to her and said … “Brilliant stuff , Neha. You made all of us nostalgic with your writings”. 

Neha glanced at the dairy in Adi’s hand  and said .. “ oh this ! there's nothing in there which you guys don’t know about . I just put them into words that’s all, my happiness ! She smiled and just brushed the topic.

Few hours of conversions, fun and laughter Adi and his friends moved out, As they were walking out Satish  said .. "hey Adi , Mira’s is cool and hot yaar. " How about setting up a date for me with her ? Before Adi could reply, Mira replied " for a date you need to ask me and not Adi ". Everyone burst out into peels of laughter as they rode off .

Adi asked his friends as to why they followed him to Mira’s house …” “ look buddy, we exactly know when to be with you and when to leave you alone “ the look on your face at that time said we needed to be there” That’s what friends are for “  They replied  with a slap on his back .

As Adi left for home one of the lines in Neha’s diary kept ringing in his mind …..

 “ One can buy sell and barter everything in life . Except the moments lived truly for and with someone special . They remain yours … only yours ~~

The best parts of your life will be the small, Nameless Moments you spend smiling with someone who matters to you.

A few days Later  Adi pinged Neha ….  Hey, lets meet at CCD tomorrow, the same CCD where we first met, it’s something very urgent !!!