6th June 6 PM
He was still visualizing himself in front of the Library; time had frozen for him; and whatever that had happened after that was his cataleptic mind at work…The virtual image of the “Angel” was flirting with his eyes!!! His left hand brushed thru his hair; which was messy as ever; while his right hand crumpled the bus ticket he was having!! The sole thought that bothered him the most was whether he will ever see her again!!
Finding it hard to keep her eyes open; struggling to keep her hair from unsettling against the winds; her mind was raising thru all the work that she had to do!!! The thought of the pages of scribbling that was to be done brought soreness to her wrist!! The ticket was safe in her hands; she was skimming through the numbers that made no sense; but yet grabbing her attention!! She always had a craze for numbers and for tickets!! “that would make the tally 73”; she told her mind!! Then came the Sneeze!!! And this time…Little did she know that the person who was thinking of her at this hour; was just a whisper from her!!!
Two rows separated two distinct individuals; poles apart in nature; total strangers; but destiny had different plans!!!...little were they aware of what TIME had in store for them!!!
9th September
Drops of the first rain were spattering against the umbrella that Ron was holding to keep his much loved white shirt from getting soaked…He was relishing the smell of the wet earth that was flooding his eager nostrils…He loved the smell of fresh earth!!! Making sure his precious swatch was covered by his full sleeves; he made his way thru the stony path to the deserted church that was flanked on one side by the mammoth, rusted church bell and on the other side was somewhat like a vertical cliff!!! He was so amused by the location of the church; that in spite of the warnings that he got about the spiritual insecure ness of the place; he always cherished visiting it from his childhood… The church always had something wrong about it; ever since he remembered… But the aesthetical beauty of the place kept him at home whenever he wished to be alone… His favorite seat atop the chest-shaped rock had the perfect picturesque view down the cliff into dimness!! He always imagined the weightlessness sensation that one would feel falling into total nothing!!!
Taking the deep left turn towards the cliff; his unconscious mind twisted his neck to the right and as always he had already visualized the lone red rose before even seeing it…There it was…On top of the unsoiled gravestone that read “In Loving Memory of Albert Locksley; 1923 to 1991” lay the striking deep red tinted rose that was silhouetting against the dull surroundings…The only signs of color amidst the pale dry leaves that filled the entire graveyard… He had seen the red rose as fresh and scent full as it was this day ever since he remembered!! He had read the name “Albert Locksley” a hundred times over and it had got so recognizable; that he had a picture of him carved in his mind… He was perplexed at the thought of who was so dear enough to Mr. Locksley to be taking the pain of coming time and again to place that token of love amidst the other forgotten souls…
He wished every time he would meet the only other visitor of the church; that person who had so smoothly escaped his eyes all the time…Just as this thought was getting wiped out; he saw a dazzling red dyed scarf waving in the distance…The thought of seeing such a sign of life bewildered Ron for a moment or two; and by the time he had got over it; the scarf was gone…He ran over the quiescent souls; hopping past the tombstones; to the rear side of the church from where he had seen the scarf fade away…He scrutinized all directions but there was no sign of even a leaf moving; the topography seemed undisturbed!!! He proclaimed that his Wild mind's eye was playing tricks with his vision…But somewhere in his heart he knew he might have just got a glimpse of the very person he was craving to meet for a long time…he desired he had been a bit more swift in making his voyage to the church…He just wished that ultimately someday he will meet this very esteemed stranger; who was so closely linked to him by an imperceptible yet so prominent twine; a twine made by destiny!!!
To be Continued......
"God Was Here"
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Saturday, December 16, 2006
Living The Afterglow !!~1~!!
6th June 6 00 AM
TRrrrriNNNNgggggggg……. The alarm continued tringing, the hands dint move, the body remained senseless as it had been for past 8 hours…the only sign tat made him look alive was the frequent expansion and lowering of his chest!!
6 03 AM
The hands attain movement and it is leisurely raised to turn off the blaring alarm!! The movement seizes soon after….
7 15 AM
“Rrrooooonnnnnn!!!! Wake up…!!! Its time!! R u planning to miss ur bus again??” ; These shouts traveled past the kitchen, thru the living room; past the locked up door and piercing the ear drums of ronny like a sharp dagger ; and eventually woke him up!!!
“Holy shit!!…the alarm fools me again!!”…he exclaimed!!!...Ronny was always like tat; irresponsible; pampered ; careless were all his adjectives!!! Nevertheless, he was smart, unsophisticated, kiddish, lovable, and immature!! He had never been serious in life; or for tat matter he had never been confronted by any situation tat demanded him to be serious…he lived his life in a fairy land!!! He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth!!!
A few miles away !!!
6th June 6 00 AM
The wind blows past the fields; the chill is high!! As the sun starts changing its tinge from the flushed to the more fierce yellow; beauty wakes up!! Her eyes blink for a second; then she closes them tight, slowly getting up, she recites her morning prayer…!!!
6 30 AM
The water is boiling and awaiting the arrival of those flecks of “hojas de te’”;the intermingle of the two tat made the perfect beverage!! Her hair is still wet; she sneezes twice in a row; wondering who was thinking of her at such a time of the day; as she finished making her favourite drink…Two steps from the kitchen the lamp glows in front of the visual rendering of the Supreme!!! The only sound tat broke the hush; were the snores of her sleeping parents!!!
Renita was always like tat; Innocent; god-fearing; responsible; short tempered defined her perfectly!!! However she always felt insecure in life and she constantly looked up at god to point her north!!! Above all she was gorgeous; beautiful in looks and in mind!!! Just about the perfect girl who would win away hearts!!!
9 AM
The students are buzzing around…!!! The atmosphere is vibrant…just about the busiest hours in college!! Every spot in college is full of activity; people completing assignments and notes; preparing for seminars; birthday bumps being given in one corner; couples still flirting and being blind to time; everyone seemed overflowing with energy…everyone except Renita. She was as usual pre-occupied; lost in her own world…People termed her reserved; it was just tat she was silent and wearing a false image of being an introvert!!!
9 15 AM
Drenching in sweat; all shabby; having a perfect “bad hair day” ron rushes towards the college gates…He had got used to this…missing college bus…waiting in the scorching sun for that “special” bus tat had always been so hospitable to him…and then dashing nearly 2 kms; each time wishing he had retaliated to the alarm; and then finding himself missing the 1st hour attendance!!!
Ron takes his usual path sideways to the college canteen; jumping the “Lovers stones”; speeding thru the side stairs; past the College library and suddenly he stops…time was flying by; he was getting delayed than usual; but his legs were reluctant to budge…His eyeballs were not moving; his eyes were unwilling to blink; his line of vision was fixed on her…He wondered who she was…”Angel” his heart replied!!!...
Renita was finding it strenuous to carry the pile of books; she shifted the load from her left to right hand as she took a look at her watch…She then briskly walked past Ron; who was still mesmerized; not even having a glance at him!!!
The sense of time slapped Ron then!!!...He got his pace back and as he was getting into his block; he scanned the area with the corner of his eyes for any traces of her; but to no avail!!!
To Be Continued!!!
"God Was Here"
TRrrrriNNNNgggggggg……. The alarm continued tringing, the hands dint move, the body remained senseless as it had been for past 8 hours…the only sign tat made him look alive was the frequent expansion and lowering of his chest!!
6 03 AM
The hands attain movement and it is leisurely raised to turn off the blaring alarm!! The movement seizes soon after….
7 15 AM
“Rrrooooonnnnnn!!!! Wake up…!!! Its time!! R u planning to miss ur bus again??” ; These shouts traveled past the kitchen, thru the living room; past the locked up door and piercing the ear drums of ronny like a sharp dagger ; and eventually woke him up!!!
“Holy shit!!…the alarm fools me again!!”…he exclaimed!!!...Ronny was always like tat; irresponsible; pampered ; careless were all his adjectives!!! Nevertheless, he was smart, unsophisticated, kiddish, lovable, and immature!! He had never been serious in life; or for tat matter he had never been confronted by any situation tat demanded him to be serious…he lived his life in a fairy land!!! He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth!!!
A few miles away !!!
6th June 6 00 AM
The wind blows past the fields; the chill is high!! As the sun starts changing its tinge from the flushed to the more fierce yellow; beauty wakes up!! Her eyes blink for a second; then she closes them tight, slowly getting up, she recites her morning prayer…!!!
6 30 AM
The water is boiling and awaiting the arrival of those flecks of “hojas de te’”;the intermingle of the two tat made the perfect beverage!! Her hair is still wet; she sneezes twice in a row; wondering who was thinking of her at such a time of the day; as she finished making her favourite drink…Two steps from the kitchen the lamp glows in front of the visual rendering of the Supreme!!! The only sound tat broke the hush; were the snores of her sleeping parents!!!
Renita was always like tat; Innocent; god-fearing; responsible; short tempered defined her perfectly!!! However she always felt insecure in life and she constantly looked up at god to point her north!!! Above all she was gorgeous; beautiful in looks and in mind!!! Just about the perfect girl who would win away hearts!!!
9 AM
The students are buzzing around…!!! The atmosphere is vibrant…just about the busiest hours in college!! Every spot in college is full of activity; people completing assignments and notes; preparing for seminars; birthday bumps being given in one corner; couples still flirting and being blind to time; everyone seemed overflowing with energy…everyone except Renita. She was as usual pre-occupied; lost in her own world…People termed her reserved; it was just tat she was silent and wearing a false image of being an introvert!!!
9 15 AM
Drenching in sweat; all shabby; having a perfect “bad hair day” ron rushes towards the college gates…He had got used to this…missing college bus…waiting in the scorching sun for that “special” bus tat had always been so hospitable to him…and then dashing nearly 2 kms; each time wishing he had retaliated to the alarm; and then finding himself missing the 1st hour attendance!!!
Ron takes his usual path sideways to the college canteen; jumping the “Lovers stones”; speeding thru the side stairs; past the College library and suddenly he stops…time was flying by; he was getting delayed than usual; but his legs were reluctant to budge…His eyeballs were not moving; his eyes were unwilling to blink; his line of vision was fixed on her…He wondered who she was…”Angel” his heart replied!!!...
Renita was finding it strenuous to carry the pile of books; she shifted the load from her left to right hand as she took a look at her watch…She then briskly walked past Ron; who was still mesmerized; not even having a glance at him!!!
The sense of time slapped Ron then!!!...He got his pace back and as he was getting into his block; he scanned the area with the corner of his eyes for any traces of her; but to no avail!!!
To Be Continued!!!
"God Was Here"
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Yet another way boyzz njoy!!!
After the laborious morning hours of neck twisting, toe touching, (close to) push ups, and so on…me and my frnds decided we had 2 do something interesting…life was getting all the more mechanical for us and we were thriving for something new…some innovative special element of enjoyment…we imagined all the potential things that we could do…and one word just popped out of all of us concurrently as if each had read each others mind…Cooking…the strangest and the most inappropriate thing tat can be associated with boys just out of the GYM!!! Maybe the continuous burning of fat had evoked in us the idea of food!!! We dint give it a second thought…or to be precise I dint allow them to have a rethought…I always had this lure for cooking and thus it was decided…cooking at sharans place…
I was all geared to go…My “not so big” bag had it all…from my invaluable PS2, the dvd games, all the sanjeev kapoor books tat I could get my hands upon and wat not…Rojesh was as usual late and our itinerary was behind schedule…As soon as he arrived at my place we set off towards our new kitchen!! Starting from the Palak paneers to the chopseuys, we had gone thru all the recipes and discarded each one by one…either cos the dish looked “less” exotic or we couldn’t make head or tail of the ingredients…finally the menu was ready >> “Chinese hakka noodles, tomato soup and sweet and sour veggie”>> now tat sounds good…
It was shopping time now…I made a list of the ingredients required…we pooled in money from each and me and sharan set off in the 4 stroke two wheeler of his…We walked in and out of the foul smelling markets…We checked the list one after the other still unsure on whether we will have use of nything tat we bought…we kept apart some money just in case our cooking dint turn out well!!! I know “just in case” was the height of optimism, but we remained positive nevertheless…Back at the kitchen…it was chopping time…With the blunt cook's knifes tat we could find…we started…Chopping them to indistinguishable, symmetrical, well proportioned, interchangeable pieces…The high precision chopping and thickness comparing took us some time…but we liked to be faultless…And to check tat we had rojesh…who just played the role of a sluggish overseer swapping positions from “in front of TV” playing PS2 to the chefs table!!! Oh I forgot the onions were cut by him!!!
It was lunchtime when we had finally finished dressing the vegetables…we now had to convert it into edible form!!! With silent prayers, and all ingredients in the near proximity; we started the ultimate experiment with our appetite!!! The aroma of sizzling ginger garlic paste filled the air and that got us motivated!! It was a good start we decided!! We emptied the plate of veggies into the welcoming frying pan!! Sharan was ready with the camera!! It was a special moment for us!! I don’t know whether it was the odor of cooking veggies or the camera that got rojesh out of his comfy couch and he was already ready posing to be caught on tape!! Memorizing all those artistic chefs; we tried to pull out a few stunts with the pan!! For a second we had the veggies swirling in air and then out of the pan…The browning of the vegetables and the blend of Soya and tomato sauces made the dish look at least like the pictures we had seen!!! This was pleasing!!!
The dish was ready!! Alongside we had the noodles cooking too!!! Now every tom dick n harry knows how tats done…so no elucidations…It was all hot and ready to be served…But served to whom?? LOLZ…we were the only souls around!! And we were ready to pounce upon the exotic “looking”, aroma generating dishes we had made!!!....Well the question is how it had tasted??...well…I have just one thing to say…All that starts well ends well!!!...now the doubt is “whether we had started well”???!!!
"God was here"
I was all geared to go…My “not so big” bag had it all…from my invaluable PS2, the dvd games, all the sanjeev kapoor books tat I could get my hands upon and wat not…Rojesh was as usual late and our itinerary was behind schedule…As soon as he arrived at my place we set off towards our new kitchen!! Starting from the Palak paneers to the chopseuys, we had gone thru all the recipes and discarded each one by one…either cos the dish looked “less” exotic or we couldn’t make head or tail of the ingredients…finally the menu was ready >> “Chinese hakka noodles, tomato soup and sweet and sour veggie”>> now tat sounds good…
It was shopping time now…I made a list of the ingredients required…we pooled in money from each and me and sharan set off in the 4 stroke two wheeler of his…We walked in and out of the foul smelling markets…We checked the list one after the other still unsure on whether we will have use of nything tat we bought…we kept apart some money just in case our cooking dint turn out well!!! I know “just in case” was the height of optimism, but we remained positive nevertheless…Back at the kitchen…it was chopping time…With the blunt cook's knifes tat we could find…we started…Chopping them to indistinguishable, symmetrical, well proportioned, interchangeable pieces…The high precision chopping and thickness comparing took us some time…but we liked to be faultless…And to check tat we had rojesh…who just played the role of a sluggish overseer swapping positions from “in front of TV” playing PS2 to the chefs table!!! Oh I forgot the onions were cut by him!!!
It was lunchtime when we had finally finished dressing the vegetables…we now had to convert it into edible form!!! With silent prayers, and all ingredients in the near proximity; we started the ultimate experiment with our appetite!!! The aroma of sizzling ginger garlic paste filled the air and that got us motivated!! It was a good start we decided!! We emptied the plate of veggies into the welcoming frying pan!! Sharan was ready with the camera!! It was a special moment for us!! I don’t know whether it was the odor of cooking veggies or the camera that got rojesh out of his comfy couch and he was already ready posing to be caught on tape!! Memorizing all those artistic chefs; we tried to pull out a few stunts with the pan!! For a second we had the veggies swirling in air and then out of the pan…The browning of the vegetables and the blend of Soya and tomato sauces made the dish look at least like the pictures we had seen!!! This was pleasing!!!
The dish was ready!! Alongside we had the noodles cooking too!!! Now every tom dick n harry knows how tats done…so no elucidations…It was all hot and ready to be served…But served to whom?? LOLZ…we were the only souls around!! And we were ready to pounce upon the exotic “looking”, aroma generating dishes we had made!!!....Well the question is how it had tasted??...well…I have just one thing to say…All that starts well ends well!!!...now the doubt is “whether we had started well”???!!!
"God was here"
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