There has been a burst of colors in my life. I had never known earlier that they could co-exist so seamlessly. I look at my mirror often now. I want to glide on my vibrant magenta lipstick on my lips, curl my hair, and adorn that new kurta set. There is a flight in my steps now. I smile more often. I am probably in love …madly, completely!
” You are lost, you fool! Deal with caution, as I always say, do not rush into things! “, Seema said.
” Ufff…You are just jealous. What rush? It has been close to one year now! And, can you not see him doing so much for me? I mean why would he do all that? I never believed I had so much worth in me. It is he who made me see it. Please stop jinxing it. ” I revolted back.
“My question is exactly the same. Why you? Why not someone of his age? Your age gap is huge, do you think it is appropriate? Have you seen guys of his age? They swipe left, and right on dating apps. Sleep with girls at night, scream that they love them, and then in the morning, they wake up like strangers without even bothering to remember each other’s names. Why has he been slogging like his life or death depended on it?” Seema, my colleague, argued back.
“BECAUSE …he loves me. Because he is young & passionate. Because he sees potential in my art. And he has been the same since we started talking after exchanging numbers. He dreams of turning my art, my mandalas into a profitable business model. Did you not see how many pieces of my collection I have exported till now? If it wasn’t him. then who ?”
She just rolled her eyes. And we ate our lunch quietly that day.
After work, I took a cab back home. Seema’s words were still ringing in my ears. The last eight months had been a game-changer for me. Suryansh had entered my life in a very subtle manner. It felt good to have someone to talk to, it felt warm to have someone to share a burst of laughter with, and it felt safe to share my secrets with someone. And never in my wildest dreams, did I think that it would be Suryansh! But it was! It was like an abstract painting. One may not understand it much but it was beautiful to look at.
I stayed away from family and sometimes it was difficult to handle my loneliness. He had kind of filled in that void. His passion for handling his work is what had a positive effect on me! He revealed everything about his family and his hardships while establishing himself as a self-made man. I was kind of drawn by his aura. He made my heart flutter like never before. His soothing touch helped erase all my past heartbreaks. Eventually, he helped set up a collaboration with an NGO promoting art and helped me sell my art pieces to potential customers abroad. My hectic schedule at the branch office hardly left me with any spare time. Hence I let him handle the financial transactions that he used to scale up the project. We had several movie night dates, and dinner dates, and every time I was bowled over by his charm. He was a perfect gentleman who knew how to treat a woman like a queen. He managed his business almost remotely taking calls and delegating his work. I mean how else would he give me so much attention otherwise! Is it all real? Is love really knocking on my door? Will it be him & me for the rest of our lives? Really !!!
I was lost in my own cobweb of thoughts when I saw his name flash on my screen.
Suryansh was calling!
To be continued …
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Chinmayee
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