With her, Journey was destination !
We boarded the bus, it was crowded . We both were standing in the bus holding the “support rod” of the bus. My eyes were looking for a seat so that she can sit but no success. She held my face and turned my face to her and said “suno na, meri taraf dekho na” (listen, look at me). I said “wait, let me find a seat for you so that you can sit”. She again turned my face to her and said “haan aap mujhe chor ke us ladki ko dekho”(ya, instead of me, you are looking at that girl) and she smiled. I smiled back and could not detach myself from her face. I thought — how can I live without seeing these beautiful eyes and this soothing smile which always make me skip my heart beat. This innocent face, which has so much love and care for me. I said “if I keep looking at you then all guys will be jealous of me”. Suddenly I realized that its been 10 mins and we both were just looking at each other and continuously smiling for no reason. The aunty sitting at my left was continuously starring at me as if she just needed a small hint which can show that I am hitting on the girl standing with me and aunty will throw me out of the running bus.
She made a sad face and said “I am feeling sleepy”. I replied “but there is no vacant seat. Lets get down from bus and take auto.” She said “ No, don’t waste money like this. Save it, I will need it after marriage for shopping” and she smiled again. As usual I had no words to reply except smiling back and thanking my starts for sending her in my life. She held my right hand ( I was holding the “supporting rod of bus” from my right hand) and slide it down along the rod. When my hand was in parallel to her forehead then she stopped and placed her forehead on my right hand. With her right hand she was holding my left arm. Before I can realize she was sleeping. People were boarding/un boarding the bus but she was sleeping. I was trying my best like a typical Indian lover that no one touches her while moving or standing in the bus. In the middle of this, like always I again got attracted to her face. She was looking so relaxed while sleeping (even though she was tired/standing in the bus). Aaahh I can spend my whole life just by seeing her like this. The way she feels when I am around her, make me forget all my problems and worries.
We were about to reach the destination. Slowly and softly I held her right part of the face from my left hand and slowly moved my thumb on her face. I wanted to tell her “Hey wake up !! We need to get down”. But how can I woke her up when she was looking so sweet. I was in the middle of my thoughts and she opened her eyes and said “thik hai chalo”. I said “but I didn’t say anything, how do you know I wanted to tell you to go”. She just smiled and we got down from the bus. Holding hand in hand. After a while I asked “how can you sleep in the middle of such a crowded bus and that too while standing. So many people were coming and going”. Then in a very casual way with innocence she said “tum to the na waha pe mera dhayan rakhne ke liye so mujhe fikar karne ki kya zaroorat. Aur main tumhe pakre hue thi so pyari neend to aani hi thi na”n(you were there to take care of me then why I had to worry and i was holding you so a good sleep was always on the card). I was again speechless as always.
I wonder if she has any idea how these normal sentences impacted me over the years ? :)
