FOREVER AND EVER (ONE SHOT SHORT STORIES)

FATE CONNECTS

Today is my third marriage anniversary. I am happy to the core; even I can't explain my happiness. My happiness got doubled when I heard a new guest is coming to my life, to fulfill my colorful life into extra colorful. But, whenever I remember my past, I always believe destiny plays. I believe on the quote of Paul Coelho's The Alchemist,  "when you want something from heart, the whole universe conspires to help you achieve it". That was my personal experience.

Summer was as usual very hot and humid, in metro cities, if we didn't talk about that, then it would be better. But ; one summer day that changed my life, how could I forget that. On a fine day, that evening when suddenly Neil came into the room and shouted loud.

"I saw the prettiest girl of my life today!!!" Neil said in awe .. He was still in dreamland, god knows for what.

"Say something new", I replied in same high pitch voice.

"you don't understand Arjun . she is very different. She is not like others". He exclaimed in over excitement, I gave him just a smile.

Neil and I both was cousin brother and came metro city, for engineering. He was easy going, dynamic and smart, after classes he usually used to roam around city and come back in night to tell story of one or other girls. On contrary I was typical studious guy who want to top in my subject of engineering and give all my time to thick books.

But it was something different this time. I couldn't figure out why some kind of 'special' feeling growing in me as Neil kept talking, for one whole week, about the same girl, "She is so cute yaar.. wow, if you see her eyes...uff it tell milions of stories.." which was not his nature, talking about only one girl continuously.

One day on a serious note he told me "Do you know Arjun, she is like angel.. no.no.. bird : the Dove, no.no.. flower... YES!!! FLOWER... she is ROSE or may be more than that LOTUS ...or....or...NIGHT QUEEN, spreading her sweet fragrance where ever she goes". At one time I thought he had gone crazy due to over excitement ..

"calm down man... hang on there.. hold your horses..!!", I replied smilingly. " Really, is she such beautiful lady, But all the girls look either beautiful or more beautiful when they are teen?", I smiled back without knowing that Rose aka lotus aka night queen had already entered in my heart.

"What is her name?" again I asked.

"Don't know man!, we all just watch her when she come out of classes...", replied Neil gave out a frustrated sigh.

Slowly I started loving to listen story about her and wait every day that in evening Neil would say something about her. These listening and narrating goes for a month.

That was Sunday evening when we went to mall, as we stepped down from elevator, Neil exclaimed with a dream filled eyes – "Arjun, see rose... I mean our night queen aka lotus too".

I quickly looked at the direction where he was pointing; but could only able to see the glimpse of her from side as she was descending from staircase; a slim girl with long black hair in white traditional Indian dress. I didn't realized what happened to me, but I ran after her to see her complete view. But to my bad luck, she already sat inside auto and auto driver ran away like bullet. First time I felt auto can also run so fast like flight. But after that mesmerized glimpse I was very keen to see her..