Tell me you love me

Belated teacher's day wishes

Once Zoya left, a few hours later someone else came and sat on the same spot. He too came here to share his heart with the ocean waves, the only ones who would understand him and listen to him without commenting.

It was Aditya.... After that fateful night 4 years ago, Aditya changed... he always does and it is always for Zoya but unfortunately, it is never with Zoya... the world can see and appreciate the better man he becomes with Zoya around, but poor Zoya always has to handle him at his worst behaviour.

The repeated goodbyes, scared Aditya enough to never wish for a reunion, but it just couldn't wipe off the memories. Yesterday was Teacher's day.... even to this day no one wishes him happy teacher's day, though he has been in the profession for 14 years, yet no student ever liked him enough or they were too scared of his temper, to wish him. His Zoya was different though, she not only wished him, but did it in the most unique way ever....

Facing the sea, he talks to the waves as if he is talking to jeet... yes, jeet and Aditya are no longer friends, they hardly keep in touch. What Adi, did with Zoya, cost him Zoya as well as his friendship with jeet. He still misses him, and so when he wants to talk he comes here, by the sea, pretending that sea is jeet listening to him... but the sea cannot answer him back, if it could it would perhaps tell him about the beautiful girl who came in before shared a different memory of theirs.

Aditya starts telling the incidence, baring his heart and feelings to the skies above, wishing against fears, that somehow the winds would carry his feelings and love to Zoya...

Aditya knew Zoya was in the same town, but he just didn't have the courage to face her again. He doesn't believe that Zoya will give him another chance, and he has embarrassed himself too many times by breaking the promises that he has nothing left to promise again.

Sometimes the heart holds on to the past, a beautiful time when it was alive, that helps it tolerate the grey present and the prospect of a monotonous future. It wishes for a new memory added to the cassette of those beautiful times; at the same time, it is scared of ruining the perfection.

Adi remembers the Sunday following the teacher's day in the year he had first met Zoya:

I was away on vacation. Actually, we were visiting Pooja's family today, to set a date for our engagement. As I was working at the university, it was decided that the ring ceremony would take place in the same week as the wedding.

I don't know why, but I refused to be engaged now, and sport the engagement ring for the rest of the semester. My brother Dhruv, keeps asking me why, and teases me if I have started an extramarital affair, even before officially getting married?

"Shut up Dhruv! I am not characterless like you!"

"Ohh puhleeeese bhaiya, aap toh chup hi rahiye... aap ke college k playboy wale kisse hum aaj tak sunte h. aap ko university chode 3 saal ho gaye, lekin aaj tak log mujhe batate h ki mera bhai kitna bada wala stud tha, aur main uska record shayad hi tod paunga.... Especially, wo final year mein jo army quota ki bandi aayi thi.... She was 6 years older to you, yet she and you both had so much fun. Kya mastt Goa ghumne gaye the uske saath seminar ka bahana maar k. toh rehne hi do..."

"Abe saale chup baith, abhi kyu ye saare gade murde ukhaad raha h, kisi ne sunn liya toh faltu ka drama hoga.... "

"Bhaiyaaaa..... jab aap uske boyfriend se pitt k aaye the buri tarah tab kaand nahi hua toh ab kya hoga.... (*starts laughing like mad*) "

"aeee chup na be!"

"Haan sahi h, purane murde kyu ukhadu jab fresh scandal ho toh..."

"Kya matlab?"