The Real Beginning of Love…

They were quietly sitting on the bench. The platform was crowded as usual. As the train was half an hour late everybody else was impatiently waiting for the train to arrive. But both of them were lost in their own thoughts as if there was no one else there. They were together just for namesake, but were not even looking at each other. Their thoughts were disturbed when an announcement about the departing trains was heard. Getting aware of the things happening in their surroundings, they both looked at each other. There was a long, awkward moment when their eyes met. She gave him a weak smile, but his face was blank. Unable to read his mind, she turned her face away. But he kept staring at her and remembering old memories.

He had met her during their training period. They both came from different cities to join one of the top ten MNC. Within a short span of three months, from strangers they had become friends and then best friends. They had become so close that they could easily know what's going on the other's mind. Whenever they spoke it was a common thing to complete each other’s sentences. Their friends always got surprised on their telepathy. They had even started to tease them as 'Made for each other' couple. But they always refused to accept it. They just considered each other as best friends who knew each other very well. For them their friendship could never turn into a relationship.

But as time went by, his caring for her changed. The caring took the form of possessiveness. Whenever she talked to her other friends or gave more time to them (particularly boys) he felt jealous. He longed to be with her forever. He used to stare her whenever he got a chance. During lunch, he would always sit in front of her so that he can see her directly. Whenever she asked him about his changed behavior, he said nothing.  He himself was confused about what was happening, but never understood that she had become not only special, but the most important person in his life. But the fact was that he had started loving her.

                Everything was the same until this day when she was departing to her home town permanently. She had to move due to her family problems. When she told him this his world seemed to turn upside down. The thought of losing her made him restless. He spent sleepless nights. He tried to convince her to stay there. But she had no other choice but to leave everything behind. She told him that there was nothing worth staying. Her family needed her. And now the moment of her departure had arrived. The announcement of the arriving trains was increasing his heart beats.

                Just then an announcement of the train they were waiting for was made. It was going to arrive in just 5 minutes. Now he was losing his patience. His heart was crying from inside, but he was confused about what to do. He looked at her. She was busy arranging the luggage to board the train. As every minute was passing his heartbeats were increasing. He realized that he was incomplete without her. She was the one for him, his love, his life, his soul mate. He had to tell this to her, it was now or never.

                He quickly stood in front of her. She was surprised to see him like this and kept staring at him. He held her both hands and said, "Please don't go, I can't live without you." Her surprised look changed into a laugh, "Oh come-on, stop teasing me, I am not so important in your life!!! You will be fine." "No, I won’t BECAUSE YOU ARE IMPORTANT IN MY LIFE MORE THAN ANY THING ELSE", and he just started crying. She was shocked to see his reaction like this, but recovered quickly. She held his hand and asked to calm down.  She said she was never aware of his feelings, she never thought giving their friendship a new name. He was just a very good friend of her.

                Just then the train arrived. She quietly climbed the train. He arranged her luggage and stood there looking at her, trying to find words to say. She asked him why he didn't tell her before; it was of no use now. The train will leave in 2 minutes and they will never ever see each other. Nothing can be done now. Long distance relationships never work. He went dumb again.

But hearing the horn of the train, he became cautious. He quickly came near her, gave a kiss on her forehead and said,” No, it’s not over, it’s the beginning of our relationship, the next step of our friendship, of our love. I will never leave you. I will be always present in your heart. I will give us a happy ending. We will never be apart. Our long distance relationship will work. And I promise you, I will come to meet you and to make you mine forever.  Just remember I am always yours no matter what.”

The train started moving slowly. Before the train took speed he starting running with the train and shouted to her, “Good bye my sweetheart, but remember this is the real beginning of our love”.