Cages Of Time

Chapter 1 - Touching an old book

It's a dark night with the lightning and thundering in the sky raining heavily and it is also difficult to handle this storm, but I'm walking because mom is worrying about me. All of sudden I saw you, you are standing under a roof, you are completely wet at that moment. You have not changed at all. The water is dropping from your hair just like dew drop, drop from leaf. As I'm able to witness the situation I thought that you don't have an umbrella. All of sudden my phone vibrated and it was mum's text ,"Where are you? it's raining too heavily if you have to wait at that place, come after the rain subsides. Take care". I replied "okay" kept my phone in my pocket then started to walk towards my home direction.

I didn't call you as it was too much long duration that we never looked for each other and what if you don't recognise me so I started to walk and you call me, "Dhriti!!!" I looked back at that moment I felt that this rain is pouring magic potion on earth in the form of water, I'm glad to hear my name from his lips after five years. I realise that even today he carries the note of my name.

I walked towards him, my eyes were about to cry after seeing him but they were strong enough to control the tears.

"Hey!! Dhriti did you recognise me?"

I said, "yes"

"Can you do one thing for me please? Please my lovely dear best friend. My umbrella broke because of this storm so will you drop me till my home, I also know that it's getting late for you too bu-

"Yes I will and I've already informed my home that I will be late"

"Thank you dhriti"

I never imagined that I will be in such a situation like ever. I was feeling so good, so happy that I'm with him A lot of things were going in my head at that time,
he and I are in one umbrella and he said,
"My house is just 10 mins away but I think it will take a bit more time due to this rain and I hate this rain a lot!! Uhhhh" by saying this he kept his hand on my shoulder and I was on the top floor but as we were walking my heart was becoming heavy I don't know the reason but body temperature also started to rise due to nervousness.

He asked me, "You are not getting wet, right?" "Yesh" I was seriously blushing and my heart was beating so fast that it would also give a tough fight to this light speed i.e 3 × 10^8 m/s^2. "I didn't even ask you how you are, we have been meeting after 5 years, I never expected that we will meet in such a situation, I really want to know whether you are okay or not, you are still the same just like I called 'something different".
I was unable to talk, not able to utter a word at that time I just said "yes" but I made some efforts at that time
"A lot of things have changed in due course of time." I said which was irrelevant at that time but I was unable to think at that time

"Didn't you miss me?"

I asked him the same question, "did you?"

"Here we are, would you like to come home"
I wanted to say yes but I was getting late I didn't say anything.

"Dhriti wait for some time at home till rain subsides and later I will drop you at home, is it okay?"

I nodded at that time. He stayed on the first floor, he rang the bell and sakshi opened the door, "Mom is worrying about you can't you inform us by texting or by anyone's phone and who is she?" She yelled at him.
"Dhriti" he said.
The moment he said my name his mom came all of sudden,"Dhriti nice seeing you, why are you standing out come inside, be comfortable, you are really wonderful." I was feeling a bit awkward as I visited his place for the first time. I kept my umbrella in the bucket which was outside, removed my watch and kept it in the cabinet and kept my bag on the chair. Her behavior was like that she already knew me but actually we were meeting for the first time. His mom is such a sweet lady and gorgeous. His house is too huge though he lives in an apartment, white couch, the interior design of the house was like american houses but there was a family photo above the door.

Sakshi is his younger sister but older than me by 2 years and she has straight dark brown hair, fair skin complexion, grey eyes with a perfect body and 5'2 feet height.

"Bacha take this towel, you are wet and I will bring you chai, butter you love it right"
"Yes" I said. He went inside to freshen up.
He was completely wet and he must be given a towel and he didn't even yell at his mom that I'm wet you should ask me for so called stuff. And how aunt knows that I like chai and butter. Sakshi went to the bedroom. Aunty came from the kitchen with chai, butter and Krishiv also came out of the bedroom while rubbing his head with a towel. He was wearing a yellow t-shirt and black pyjamas. He sat beside me. "Don't hesitate Dhriti if you want anything else let me know"

"The only thing which I want is that it's you"