Seasonal Scrawl | Collection

(03A) I Can Feel You In The Breeze

The gentle evening breeze carried with it the aroma of the flowers planted in the park which had bloomed in various colours. She walked down the path slowly, lost in thoughts of her own. Her thick black hair cascaded down till her waist while the pallu of her saree swayed due to the air. These were the rare occasions she actually let her hair free without plaiting them.

This park was particularly deserted despite the elegant sight of nature's beauty decorating it's expanse. Many a times she would come here to seek the much needed solace her broken heart needed. She would walk around in the park, the silence around, her constant companion. Thoughts of him frequented her even here but here she could share her sorrow with the nature around, unlike every other place where a mask was put on to hide her melancholy. Walking ahead, she stopped abruptly when she felt something course through her veins. A profound feeling of familiarity passed through her even as a restlessness of different sort gripped her. Her eyes inadvertently moved around to catch sight of what her heart had affirmed it's presence to be.

No! It can't be him! Why would he be here? She shook her head but couldn't get rid of the feeling.

"Something's seriously wrong with you Imlie. You're just thinking too much. How can he be here? This wasn't a park people usually visited. Maybe it's because you're thinking of him too much" her mind told her

"Dosen't she think of him every day? Why then dint she feel all this before?" her heart said.

She looked around again even as she slowly walked ahead, the feeling that he was near refusing to recede from her system. But much to her disappointment, she saw no one.

"What are you thinking Imlie? Even if he's nearby what do you have to do about it? He isn't here for you. He and his wife might have come together. Maybe they would even have had a kid by now." her mind said and she sadly agreed. Taking a deep yet painful breath, she left the park and for the first time in years, she was bereft of solace while walking out of this park.

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He knew she was in this city and so his eyes searched for her everywhere he went. He had come here for a news story and his yearning heart found it as an opportunity to see her. He knew it was impractical to just look around hoping to catch a glimpse of her in such a big city yet his aching heart heeded to no rationale as all it wanted was her. He was the parched land while she was the rains in which he needed to be drenched.

The evening weather felt pleasant as he walked, his eyes still searching around for her. As silly as it might sound, somewhere he wished she could just come infront of him with that infectious smile of hers, the twinkle in her eyes as bright as the stars shining in the night sky. He wished he could hold her in his arms just once and tell her just how much he loved her. Just once. That's when he suddenly realised that he did not deserve her. That's what had stopped him all these years from trying to reach out to her. Tears escaped his eyes and he made no efforts to wipe them. If only he hadn't let go of her.

"Don't try to reach out to her Aditya. You lost her due to your own folly. Now you have no right to even try to reach out to her" his mind said and he dejectedly agreed.

Lost in thoughts, he was just walking by the park when his footsteps stopped abruptly. A profound feeling coursed through his veins.

Was she somewhere near?

He looked around but found no one around. Maybe he was missing her too much. He continued to walk but the feeling dint recede from his system. His restlessness increased so did the pace of his heartbeats.

He looked around again in every direction but much to his dejection and disappointment, he found no one around.

He sighed deeply, a sharp pain shooting in his being. Just as he took a step ahead, he saw someone step out of the park. His heartbeats turned erratic and instant happiness tinged with melancholy filled his eyes and heart.

"Imlie" he called out

Love,
Pratyusha