They walked together, on the wet street, lit with the street
lights that were glowing as the sun sank low. It was a beautiful evening, the
sky was painted with streaks of orange and red, across a growing dark blue,
which would slowly turn into black, with the little shimmers of silver spread
across the blanket of night. A slight drizzle started and she pulled out her
umbrella- a blue with floral pattern across it. He immediately took it from her
and held it so as to cover them from the oncoming pellets of water- he did his
best to cover her properly and both of them walked beneath the sole umbrella. A
slight breeze swept by them and she felt a shiver- her hands were visibly
covered with goose bumps. A slight pause- he put an arm around her and brought
her closer to him to try and make her feel warm. He looked at her face, a smile
covering it was the only response he got- which meant the world to him, and
they started walking again, she with her hand slipping into his, slowly as they
passed various stores with their multicolored, beautiful clothes on display.
More than the colors they saw around them, her heart was
filled with possibly every color from the rainbow one could make up. She wanted
the world to know how lucky she felt, right there, right then, walking beside
the man she truly loved and who cared for her so much. Never in her life had
she even remotely thought of anything like this happening to her, but happen it
did, and she was really thankful to God for him being a part of her life. It
was through mutual friends that they met, slowly started up a conversation- she
was shy, he was funny- a slight comment about something she didn’t even
remember now, and he made her feel at ease at once, and that was the beginning,
which later turned into many conversations, and before they knew it, they were
in love!
| The road is forever |
They crossed a family- a little girl hardly a year old in the
arms of her mother, cheerfully making her first attempts at coherent speech,
looking at her father who was holding out balloons of various colors, in front
of her. She looked at them and a nostalgia sunk in- how her life had flashed
by- the wedding, settling into the new family, arguments- yes, they had had
their fair share of arguments, but neither held it for long, quickly getting
over it with a hug and that settled matters for them. The greater part of their
lives had gone by in parenting! She remembered how they had been- a nervous
couple of first timers- who didn’t know what to expect- it was hard for her to
digest the fact that they were about to have a baby! She still felt like a
child herself- pampered by her loving hubby. Before long, he was walking
nervously up and down the length of the hospital wing, with both their families
waiting outside, when the nurse had come out and congratulated him. He
immediately rushed in the room, and kissed her on her forehead, for gifting him
a lovely baby boy and from then on, life had passed by so quickly, she didn’t
even realize the time fly by- it was sleepless nights, cerelac bowls, his first
faltering steps, playschool, graduation, and one fine day, it was time for THEM
to be grandparents!
There had always been ups and downs on the way, it was not a
bed of roses always, but he was always there with her, holding her hand in
every aspect of life, always there to support her. He was her everything and
the best gift that life had given her. She looked up at him and smiled,
silently thanking him for just being there. He looked back at her and
reciprocated, and they slowly moved on, towards their destination, hand in
hand, walking down the street, both of them cherishing the moment they were
living in.
