Will come back in love. (#oSoS16 story-3)

Present day--------

“My heart was racing like horses. Beating so fast that I felt I might skip a beat on numerous occasions. My nervousness was having an internal tussle with this newly discovered feeling”.

She said this looking all over the place and struggling to find the right words to phrase her thoughts. Memories of the day, that day which is still afresh in her thoughts and in her heart.

“Unable to find the correct explanation, to these weird feeling I decided to just go with the flow of the moment”. She said. She seemed partly lost in the memories of that day and partly in urge to live that day again. And her reasons for this reaction is also very much justified in the end.

(Flashback)----------------------------------------------------------

There was very little that could have gone wrong this day she felt. It was Diwali for the god sake, one of the most auspicious days. It was a bit hotter than usual afternoon of November 2014. Amidst the curiosity and excitement she waited for him at Elphinston road station eagerly. Although the station is quieter than other stations in the western Railway suburban corridor but it was probably because of Diwali it held a deserted look. But its emptiness was compensated by the rush of thoughts and feeling she was facing.

Amongst numerous unknown faces she recognized him, only to find that he too was looking for her. He was there to receive her as he was an HR and had scheduled an interview for her. This was the first time that they have met each other up front, face to face. She was just unable to hide the joys. They were spilling from all over her face. They walked to the interview office and the meeting lasted for approximately 30 minutes. Neither they were talking for the first time nor was she seeing him for the first time.

(Few years earlier)--------------------------

Destiny u may say made them crashed into each other over the phone. Way back in 2012 when Malvi was working as an HR consultant and like any other day she was making her calls to prospected candidates. Her job involved calling them and providing their referrals to various companies and fixing interview. Ravindra was just a candidate back then for her. She had already called him once few minutes back. On another call a different person again gave his number as reference and being unaware that she had called him just a few minutes, she again dialled his number. Fate she says it was but back then she got plenty of earful for which Malvi was left embarrassed and apologetic.

(Present Day)----------------------

It was 5 months after this incident they finally talked to each other in a non professional and friendly way, it was this Diwali of 2014. Sounds really amazing till now isn’t it?

But one can only wish that life was this simple, it was the longest time they had met each other. And it is still the longest duration for which they had met each other, and you would be surprise to know that they both not only stay in the same city but also at a distance of 15 minutes away from each other places.

Even I was unable to believe what she was saying but this is the truth. Yes they would meet once in a while but that would be just a very short meet.

“I would just look for any excuse to see him, meet him. I don’t know why i would do so, nor i regret doing it. I just did what my heart told me to do”. She said upon asking why.

But they would talk a lot on phone. There were three things that brought them closer to each other. Initially was their profession then their mutual love for guitar. Finally it was their life problems that gave them each other’s comfort. Not only she was going through a rough patch in her life but even he was stuck in some real serious issue in his life.

But where life throws pain love provides relief. There are certain things in your life that you can control and then there are those things that not only your life controls but also about which you have very little idea. And when such problem enters in your life all you could do is pool your resources and try to contain the situation.

Which was the exact thing he was doing and because of this he had closed himself emotionally and devoted his entire time and attention in tackling them. But love as they say is so naturally existing in each one of us that it always fills the gap left by circumstances. Just like how sand fills the empty space of jar stuffed with rocks. Love is very flexible and adaptable i guess. It requires neither ample space nor time in your life. If it is originating from your own self, it can survive with the least of the resources. Sometimes all it needs is trust.

If you find comfort, trust, peace and deliverance in any person even in such challenging situations then trust me that person is your soul mate. Once you accept this you can wait for this person till eternity. So did malvi and ravindra as well. Once they became more comfortable with each other they started to open up more to each other and their talks become longer and longer. The more they shared why they are, the way they are? The more they realise that they are in pretty much similar situation. Basically both found themselves lonely and hence found refuge in each others company.

Finally one year later she accepted that he was the guy of his life and expressed her heart out to him. This sudden shift from friendship to a committed one startled Ravindra. There was a hint of doubt in his mind mainly because his priorities didn’t permit him. He just could not commit himself to another responsibility without finishing the one he was in. He couldn’t promise her a common future. But knowing him for so long even she started to believe that every expression of love need not necessarily mature into marriage.

They knows each other strengths and weakness.  Since she is very emotional he doesn’t share tough and complex issue with her, because he doesn’t want her to feel helpless and cry. He even asked her to walk out for the same reason.

Where as she acknowledge all these facts and still chose to stay with him... without loading him with any burdens of expectations. She knows he needs space and time and she gave him both. They are happy with whatever little they get for themselves from each other’s life.....Like the sand in the jar of rocks.

She wants him to come back to her only after properly sorting out issue which are his priorities now, with a promise to hold on to his hands forever.

Her message to him and everyone is “if you love a person love him unconditionally and irrespective of the circumstance. Love imbibes on Patience and Patience requires Trust”.

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On December 2015 Malvi proposed Ravindra which he eventually accepted……. But their meeting @Elphinston road station in 2014 is still the longest that they have met and they are truly in love with each other with a willingness to wait for the right time......

Thoughts and memories of

Malvika Chitalia.