It was time again. You had to leave, your constraints were calling you back, your obligations were not letting you to continue any longer. And I, like a beggar outside a temple, was still in hope that you will stay or at least say those few words before leaving for which I have been waiting for so long, making today different from the rest. And then your phone beeped and yet again for the third time in the last ten minutes a message arrived asking you to return back soon. I was once again surrounded by the same old aura of disappointment. I could see in your eyes that you wanted to stay, I could see in those two moist pearls on your face that even you wanted to say something different today than a mere good bye. Just when I could see a ray of hope, the stupid device beeped again for the fourth time and I knew this was it for the day. Just like the last time or the hundreds of times prior to that, you rose your right hand exactly in the same manner to precisely the same height and I, unwillingly and reluctantly, rose mine to shake off good bye for the day. The same old jealousy in my sense of audibility for my sense of touch was creeping in and my inner self was trying to sort out the issue. My inner self again as always was helpless. I had no control over the situation. I saw a smile on your lips but along with that I could see an amassing of disappointment building on your forehead. What was to follow was not new to any of us but neither of us rejoiced it. I saw you turn away from me and slowly walk away into the darkness of the ambiance. I was alone all over again, unsatisfied and unfulfilled. Far far away, your vanishing shadow was still visible. A loud thought cried inside me. I wanted you to turn back and come running towards me. I wanted you to embrace me tight in your arms one more time. But you were gone. I could feel the wet streams on my cheeks.
Suddenly, I was awaken by a voice. It was my mother. It was almost the end of twilight and the night has begun. "Strangely,it was a long day today, isn't it?" she said. I gave her a smile as I knew the answer for her question. I said to her, " I know Maa, I just bid good bye to the SUN". She thought I am still day dreaming. She kept the tea on my table and left. I uttered to myself," Longer the day, shorter are the nights" and began enjoying my tea.
Suddenly, I was awaken by a voice. It was my mother. It was almost the end of twilight and the night has begun. "Strangely,it was a long day today, isn't it?" she said. I gave her a smile as I knew the answer for her question. I said to her, " I know Maa, I just bid good bye to the SUN". She thought I am still day dreaming. She kept the tea on my table and left. I uttered to myself," Longer the day, shorter are the nights" and began enjoying my tea.
