Bond

♡All over again♡

"Asha, can you hear me? Here, look at this way. You know me, try to remember. That rainy night when I was walking behind you. Your hair was floating in the air. Your wet hair touched my hand. I can still feel it. Please don't tell me you don't remember any of it. Please... I've treasured that moment for more than five years."

Asha looked at me quizzically. "Sorry, I don't know you. What are you talking about? Don't disturb me."

What do you think? I'm talking to Asha? I mean, yes. But for real? No, you are wrong. I am in a train going to a town for work issues. But I'm bored.

So I was imagining a first meeting of me and her. It could be something like that. See, my imagination is not running wild. I know she'll not recognize me. How will she? She didn't even met me once.  My bad.

My business trip is for one week. This journey is also long. I have hours before I can reach my destination. I don't like gatherings and chatting and here I am. Sitting inside this loaded train.

There are people beside me and they are talking skipping me in the middle. And that's not their fault at all because they tried to start a conversation but I wasn't interested.

So they continued there gossip without me and thanks to that I ain't able concentrate on my imagination anymore.

I got up from my seat. After searching a little I found some empty seats. I can sit here until the owner of this seat arrives. So I sat down and closed my eyes. I don't know how she looks now so I thought of her face back then but I couldn't continue it.

Suddenly the train stopped with shake. All the passengers started talking what could be the possible reason. Some people got down to inquiry. I also got down.

There were so many people down there. I don't really like people or you can say crowds. So I moved forward. There were less people.

I asked a random person what's wrong with the train. He told me that there is some mechanical problem in the train engine. But they will solve it in one hour or so. I thanked him for the info and walked further towards a tree.

It was like a countryside so there were trees everywhere. I sat under a tree that looked like a silk-cotton tree. It's so peaceful here. I was looking hither and thither when I saw another silk-cotton tree. I was thinking that they both have the same name but they looks so different!

"Asha look at me. Please don't look away. I know it's you. It have to be you. I can't forget those eyes. Those lonely eyes. It doesn't matter how many years have passed. I won't make any mistake about you. I've thought about you every day, every minute, every second of my life. I knew I will meet you again. I know we share a strong bond. Though you are oblivious of that bond but you will be aware soon. Destiny can't be this hard on me."

What'd you think? That I'm imagining her again? No, you are wrong. That's right that those words were in my mind. But she's in front of me.

I was sitting under that tree. I didn't know how long it had been. I thought the train might start again soon. So I walked towards the train. All of a sudden I heard the name I have been waiting to hear for last five years.

Somebody said, "Ashfa, what are you doing by the window?" Ashfa. My Asha. My body reacted even before I could understand the sentence. A girl was sitting beside the window of the train looking straight towards me. She turned to reply her companion. Her voice, the favorite sound for my ear.

She said, "Nothing, just looking outside." That was when I thought those words.

Her eyes were lonely as ever. She was looking at me. It was like her eyes were pleading me for company. The time passed very slowly. I could see her blinking her eyes, parting her lips and then moving some strands of hair which we're over her eyes in slow motion.

I think my heart has gone crazy. It is beating so fast and loud. My world seemed to become soundproof as I could hear only the sound of my thumping heart. I came back to the noisy world after I heard the sound of the train whistle. The train will start again.

I went to my seat and closed my eyes. I want to engrave her face in my heart, in my mind. I don't care if I don't see her ever again.

My only wish in this life time came true. I got to see her again. After this many years! Her perfect face, her moist lips, her silky long hair, her tingling voice, her angelic smile and her those lonely eyes. I held them all in my memory. And I fell for her all over again.

I'm more than happy just to see her. I won't be greedy and won't ask for anything more. I guess there was a man beside her. He could be her husband. She could be married. Again that man could be her boyfriend. She could be in a relationship.

But I don't care. She's married or in a relationship, that has got nothing to do with me. I don't want her to love me back. I never wanted that.

I just wanted to be by her side. I just wanted to try to remove some of her loneliness. But seems like fate has greater plans. I want her to be happy. Not just from outside but from inside too.

Why she seems so lonely to me? Is it because I'm lonely? Maybe. The train is moving. I open my eyes and see so many people around me. They are gossiping with one another. I still can't believe that I saw her. But I knew that was her. Her eyes can't betray mine.

I closed my eyes again to make sure I have inscribed her face nicely in my memory. And here she is. Now I can see her whenever I want.

A/N. He saw her again after so many  years. Lets see if this time they will talk or not. Enjoy reading and have a nice day!