''Being together''
As she walked down the
busy street, late in the evening, Kris could feel the vibrant happiness of the
smiling faces that greeted her. The joy of being with their loved ones, was
being reflected in the lazy demeanour of the people, sipping their tea and
engrossed in casual chat not even paying undivided attention to the speaker. It
was just the warmth of being together that they seemed to be enjoying. Over the
years, Kris had seen a million different types of relationships. Some believed
inherently in love, some at the brink of commitment and some, who believed in
having flings and then just let go. But she knew that to all of those people,
long distance was a step beyond possible. It wasn’t that love was absent, but
it was just the physical and emotional presence of the person, in real time,
that they ended up losing sight of who their partner really was. As she walked
by, her thoughts drifted to Nick, who was 1500 miles away, probably sipping a
cup of coffee sitting on his easy chair, looking out the window to the distant
mountains that appeared as pin pricks against the gray evening sky, or probably
watching the latest episode of his favorite television series. She felt lucky
to be in love with this guy, who had come to mean so much to her in the short
span of 3 months that she had been dating him.
He inspired her and made her life complete, so much so that she dared to
be happy after such a long time. His presence in her was like the cool breeze
that soothed her soul. At times she wondered if she could survive without him,
she wondered if in this age of 5min breakups, their long distance relation
would survive. She seemed to be so lost in her thoughts that she didn’t realise
her phone ringing. It was Nick calling her to check upon if she had reached her
home yet. At that moment she felt, that even if she had to walk the extra mile,
to walk across the distance that separated them she would do so gladly, without
any inhibitions. It was then she fell in peace with the realisation that some
people in your life are worth all the pain their separation brings. As she balanced the hot cup of coffee in her hand , and her phone
in the other, a faint smile played on her lips
she thought of the time when she and Nick would be able to savour it
together.
