*Stranger Series* Story - 4 The cacophony of the aves,followed the first golden beam of light,overriding which,came the pagan of dawn,enlightening every soul for a new life. However Myras life was plunged into darkness of despair,even though love tinted her. Love is blind...! - a popular verse to everyone,turned out to be an untamed nightmare in her life.In a car accident her husband lost his vision,forever.Moreover,the trauma led him into a state of paranoia.Still fate seemed to be imprudent enough to take away his all.Paraplegia engrossed him.Between all these events,another was also affected,Myra.Its been ten years since,too long for a human to bear,unless akash himself,with his daily tantrums,squirt the last drop of adulation,out of her sublime heart,leaving her numb.Myra decided to go back to her paternal home at Darjeeling. That morning she sneaked out of her place, stood at the bus stop,waiting for her freedom to arrive, riding which she could go miles apart,leaving behind her worn out soul,to live anew.The bus arrived.She got up and took the last but one corner seat as per her ticket. Honk....honk...!,the driver blew the horn,as it was time to depart.A middle aged man got into the bus,as he glanced hither thither & ultimately took a seat beside Myra.The bus left for its destination.Twenty minutes or so,the serene broke with the giggling of the man sitting beside Myra. Hahaha....he laughed aloud. What are you doing...?!Myra grinned,in her deep despair. Nothing.Just couldnt control...!he replied,pointing at the booklet of jokes. Wanna have a look...? He quiered. No...!Just to remind you Mr. You are in a public bus.Not in your drawing room where you could do whatever you feel like...!she gasped at him,infuriated. Sorry...! He said & silence overtook the scenario allover again.The sun was at its zenith.Everyone had their lunch,but Myra.She havent had anything to eat. Here have some.the màñ beside her offered a couple of sañdwiches.She was starving,so she didnt hesitate. Thank you.She smiled.She felt grateful to her fate,for atleast something was good,that happened. Stranger he was,yet felt so close. The day passed,with the arrival of dusk.Myra looked distressed.She havent had slept for nights.The sun finally slept under the cloak of the sombre night sky with glistening stars peeking allover & so did Myra. In her subconscious state,her head swayed & found her pillow on the mans shoulder to rest upon & sleep in peace.Anuraag is what his name was.A soldier by profession,who was on his way home for a vacation.He glanced at the sleek,fair lady.Her wavy locks interrupted his view,partially covering her round little face.Anuraag hesitated,but then removed the strands of her hair from her face,placing it behind her left ear.He noticed her,intriguingly. It was not the first time he was noticing an eve,but that moment his heart skipped a beat.He took her shawl & wrapped it round her. Stranger she was,yet felt so close. Myra,in her unconsciousness found a shoulder to rest upon,isolating herself of all her grievances in life and zonk peacefully.Anuraag experienced an ineffable feeling for the first time in his life. Destiny restored its presence by this tale of two strangers. - DM. :)
Posted on: Sat, 06 Dec 2014 14:19:47 +0000