Real love

Rahul was sitting in his favourite place, the chair beside window. Even though he could not see the moon shining out on the sky, yet he could hear the wind rustling the leaves and smell the fragrance of flowers it was bringing his way after gently touching his face with its tender touch.

He has lost his sight in an accident which almost took his life, he was returning home from an office party and made the blunder of taking lift from a friend who has taken too many pegs. For the first two years he thought his life has ended, but slowly he started to pick up his pieces with extra ordinary courage, and started to work as a customer care executive of a call centre.

He was sitting their silently, all of a sudden the silence of the night broke with a peal of child like laughter, he instantly recognized the person, and his dark night was full of the moon shine he could not see. It was his new neighbour, daughter of the family which has recently moved from Agra to Calcutta, Mamata, she has been adding light to his little gloomy life by her childish ways, even though they were almost of the same age, she being one month junior to her.

She was learning spoken English from him, used to visit him each and every day without failing and he was slowly and desperately falling in love with her, but never dared to admit or propose, because he has heard that a part of his face has been severely damaged in that accident and he has overheard some of his well-wisher that it was god’s mercy that he did not had to see that. On the other hand he has heard that she was pretty, confident and extremely charming. Her sheer presence used to light up his days and fill up his dreams.

He was talking to one of his intimate friends Rajesh about his heartache, he poured out his heart to him, that how like all other people he too would like some one to be with him through up and down of life, his love for Mamata, her charming nature, all of a sudden his friend said that he would have to leave for a few minute and left. He was shocked and dumb-struck. When he felt a soft hand on his hand. And instantly recognized the touch.

Mamata told him that Rajesh has called her before coming here to listen everything with her own ear. Then she told she too has deeply loved him for a long time, for his courage, his gentle nature and loving way. When he tried to ask about his distorted looks, she just brushed that away and told him that she is too matured to fall in love without thinking about all the disadvantages. But finally she has found that his plus side is way too much for his negative side. And they both sat down silently, side by side to enjoy the serenity of the moonless night and the companionship of the person who has accepted him/her just as the way he/she is.