I would have never been any more happier than being late to my office, everyday. Until that day came, the day I
passed her, I tried to be punctual to my office every day since I met her on
the day when I was almost an hour late I started being punctually late to my
office for ‘almost an hour’. She made me punctual but at the same time I was
late every day to my office. Even after those threats from my boss I felt good,
and enough strong to be late for another day. A simple look at her, made me
realise myself. She completed me as if.
Late as usual, I took a turn which was no
unusual thing for me but taking the turn on that day on that hour of the day on
that minute of the hour and on that second of the minute made me see her for
the first time. I could not believe or I didn't know that how was she so
beautiful. She was a fairy waiting on the roads on a sunny day. Every day after
that, I went to see her on the same time at the same place. I admired her and
prayed for the Red lights to be Red as long as it can, and in the meanwhile I
admired her. She was someone I know, someone I have loved for years. Finally
one day she looked at me, maybe she noticed that I admire her everyday and that
day she looked at me. I waved her my hand and she waved me back cheerfully.
Every single day I wanted to talk to
her and hug her and show that I loved her so much and I won’t ever leave her
for the world. Something inside me told me not to do so. I fought with that
something and finally I convinced myself. I would not deny that I was scared,
she doesn't even know me and I was buying chocolates for her. I read somewhere
that all girls loved chocolates so I dropped my idea for something else. For me
chocolates were risk free gift to give.
I was a bit early today, I was standing
there, it was 3 hours late for my office and I noticed that I was still
standing in the same place and I finished the chocolate. I decided to go to my
house. It was not for my boss that I was going to my house (he rarely told me
something these days, which was because I worked hard even though I was late
everyday) but I was tensed for her. She
was not there for me for the first time, the day I wanted to meet her, the day
that was planned by me and the date fixed from days.
She was not there the second day,
neither she was there on the third day. Days passed by and I waited for her.
Just once to meet her was all I wanted. My life became restless without her my
days became numb. There was no excitement in work nor there any while going to
work. I was not late these days; my boss was so happy that he offered me a
raise. My life was back to square one.
I saw her, and I was sure that it was
not a hallucination. Today, there was no Red light and as I swiftly passed the
place I saw her standing. I stopped the car and got off it. I saw that the bus
came and she was going to get on it. I started to run, my sunglasses went off I
did not care to pick it up she was much more dear to me. I pushed so many and
fell on people but I did not stop running. As she was going to get up on her
school bus I screamed out loud, ‘WAIT’. She looked at me and got off the bus, I
don’t have chocolates to offer, and just love was there to offer, true and
unlimited love. I took her on my arms and hugged her. “I love you”, was all I
could say.
“I missed
you daddy, can we now meet regularly?” she asked me with much excitement.
I was not
sure how to give the answer, the order was of the high court that I cannot meet
her without the permission of Maya my ex wife. 10 years went by, I never met my
daughter. I saw her last when she was just 1 years and 1 day, inside the
courtroom as I struggled for getting a hug from my daughter against the
policemen.
I saw Maya
behind me. I had no choice but to leave.
