True Love

 

Not all love start from Eyes.

“Today is the worst day of all”

Pragati exclaimed as she entered into the conference hall. Putting all her belongings on her place, as she threw a look around her she noticed that more or less she has caught everyone’s attention, of course it won’t be something wow about her. She is late, half wet too, thanks to the sudden rain, on the top of it, she had got no time to fix her messy bun which she has thought of fixing before the conference meeting if she got any time. With this the realization come upon her as her eyes as if on reflex fell on him to find him busy fixing the projector.

“as usual he is not interest in nonsense things!” Pragati muttered under her breadth, somewhat disappointed.

“Pragati, ready with the presentation? You should be doing all the arrangements not Abhimanyu”.

“Sorry sir.” She apologised.

Yes, there is no doubt that today is a very very bad day, but thanks to the little luck that hung throughout the presentation, it gone well.

“So what you think Abhimanyu?”. Mr. Walia, her Chief asked him.

Why him !! is there no one else, the only person Mr. Walia sees is Abhimanyu Sir, she thought to herself, a little bit irritated.

Abhimanyu Singh …

The person is exactly what like his name, extremely dynamic, and truth to be told one of the sincerest officer of the department. A man with no nonsense attitude. A level up senior of hers but thank god not in her wing.

“well a very nice presentation I must say, good understanding as well, I think this will work out as planned”.

Pragati sigh a relief, she has somewhat expected that he will come out with some flaws in her presentation, that means a disappointed look from her chief and she have to do the work again.

Well, today is not that bad after all ….

Slowly slowly as everyone started leaving the conference hall, her eyes trail behind him, who is busy setting the air conditioner temperature back to normal. She has noticed him, putting off the AC during the presentation. Might be he has noticed her being uncomfortable with the half wet cloth and chilling AC cold.

The thing that he might have noticed it, put a smile to her face and her heart filled with the very familiar feeling that she is aware of from past few months, yet still very unknown and strange kind of feeling.

She has met Abhimanyu the very first time at an official meeting of their department. Though they work in the same department but the jurisdiction of their work keep them unknown to each other till there is this proposal of the new venture which required both the wing to work together.

In the very first meeting itself she was impressed with him. His work, professionalism, intellect everything. She was curious.

Curious to know more about him, want to know how he has achieved all these. And in all these curiosities when she has named this little fling as love she didn’t know herself.  Isn’t it strange that we all have this love expert within us, who even on drop of hat declared and convinced us that, this is actually the REAL TRUE LOVE.

Then what!... of course this not the first fling, bling kind of feelings that she is experiencing, she had been through these kind of things a couple of times, well nothing worked out thanks to the almighty.

With time she has convinced herself that these feelings, relationships are not her cup of coffee, she is more of those wild roses not to put in a bouquet, of those far horizon, should be admired from far, and of those stars to shine and achieve the greatest goal of her life. Yet she is that familiar girl next door who is more comfortable in being friends not more than that.

But then what is it that she can’t get rid of him from her mind?

Initially she thought that it will fade away with time, like it always happens with her. After all what is there new about him. He is not that perfect prince of good looks, not anywhere near to someone who she has imagined for her. Well he is someone to admire with respect and she do.

May be that is it, the respect she has for him might be misleading her.

But then she do respect some others too, why so confused about him?

Like every time her heart give her a strange but so accurate answer.

His hands…….

This fits the puzzle so perfectly, strange enough, while in usual love case it might be eyes or anything romantic, being fascinated about the hand of a person is quite something out of the imagination.

But true enough, the first thing she has noticed is his HANDS, and the platinum band adorning the middle finger. She has tried searching what so different about it, which sounds itself so absurd. But has got no reply. Somewhere it reminds her of her father’s hands. Similar pair of pale hands, with little small nails.

Her father!

Nothing can be compared to him, and not to the amount of hardship he might have gone through to give her a life as comfortable as bed of roses, it is those hands which must have plucked those thorny roses and separated those thorns, the amount of years he might have sacrificed in just separating those thorns is unimaginable. The thing is, down the line she has come to visualise similarities between her father and Abhimanyu has something that slowly making a place of itself in her heart.

But then, when the things are this simple in real life, especially in her life…

Later she had come to know this is The Abhimanyu, whose marriage alliance had come for her through her Mausa ji, her family was back then so keen on this alliance literally forcing her. Of course this all happened before she knew his existence. At that time, she was in an altogether a different zone than currently she is in. why can’t people understand, that Girls are not that keen into marriage things that they solemnly presume, rather they avoid it as much as Boys do if not more. Like every time, after a huge battle they had left her to do whatever she wants in her life,

Well everyday emotional dialogues apart.

Even after all these truth unfolding, she had thought nothing will change in her life. She was actually not going to do anything about her fling for him, marriage is not in her list as of now, may be a couple years later. So she has put a quote to justify her action and eagerly waiting for this project to end.

“OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND”.

But something has changed behind the curtains of reality. She has come to understand him more. His awkwardness around her, his ignorance and come to admire the mature way he has handled the whole situation they are in. she surely would have happily become invisible if she had given the task to manage the situation.

In this she chuckled loudly, snapping back to reality from her thoughts, not realising she is again drawing unnecessary attention to her.

Ohh! Why can’t she act little less clumsy than she really is !

She looked back at him again, who is now ready to leave the hall.

Strange enough the only thing that ringing in her ear is

 “ IF YOU CAN’T STOP THINKING ABOUT IT, THEN DON’T STOP WORKING FOR IT”.

Well we do have quotes for every situations to justify our actions, it only depends on the person how she want to work it out.

“Abhimanyu Sir”.

She called him back finally mustering all courage. To which all he do is give a all-knowing smirk, mocking at the same time at the address of “Sir”.

Ohh God! Why can’t be this Man be a little ignorant…..

“Coffee ??”

“Hmmm….. Sure”.

As they walk out of the hall together, in her mind she is sure not all the love stories start from EYES, some do start from HANDS.

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Hello Guys!

I know  this time also I am severely late, but I won't blame it on life. in actual I was too lazy to sit hours and write something up.

apologies from my part, hope all are doing good in this pandemic.

with all the good note, do read this and let me know all your views on it.

eagerly waiting for your feedbacks.

with love

Puspa  💕