The Desire

She did not love him nor did she want him to be hers

She was not floored by his looks nor was she in awe of how talented he was introduced to her as.

Every alternate Thursday , her eyes waited to meet with his ,the courteous smiles they exchanged and then the hurried see off to attend office. In an hour they were again in touch in the virtual world on the chat messenger. Discussion about the meetings that went by and the ones planned , food , books,places , events , relationships and all unspoken questions and awaited answers.

There were no obligations however. She treated him as one of the them , one of the many friends she had.

The virtual world meetings transited into real world encounters of the same magnitude. There were talks, there were fights ending up with loads of laughter and discussions.

Things build up in such a way that they were brought closer each time. When they traveled together , he held her hand to guard her from the crowd , he opened the door for her ,he walked on the side of the road shielding her ,scolded her when she did not eat properly and in no time became that one person with whom she shared her desires with , discussed her dreams with and visualized times ahead with.

The affection and being accustomed for each other had started developing strong but distance introduced itself as an unwelcoming factor. What seemed to be like a interlude in the relationship was in fact a catalyst. The bond built stronger and distance indeed made the heart grew fonder.

Surprising him on his birthday or the urge for an embrace , she traveled the distance making excuses and finding reasons.

The distance grew further , spanning continents and time zones .The only thing which remained constant was the immense fondness and love for each other.

They counseled each other on the perspective choice of life partners they made not realizing that what they wanted was with them already.

The proximity and the pressure of commitment led to unforeseen consequences. Something they never thought of happened , something they never imagined had happened. They were broken. The selfless love , the intense longing , the perpetual interaction and the blind trust seemed shattered.

Life was never the same. It was insipid and colorless .

If history was any evidence , the tryst had to grow stronger after the adversity. A couple of meetings , few tears, an impeccable hug and few talks and they were back again loving ,talking, fighting and being together.

It all came back where it started .The universe had it plans and they were again in the same city , in the same place . This time with all the love , all the affection and all the energy saved for a future ahead.

She does not expects anything but love. Does not desire anything but his presence in her life.Does not long for anything but his glimpse to begin and end her day with.

She wants to travel together , cook together, tread the same path , learn a new language , travel a new country every year, tap to a new dance form , invest into a venture , build up new horizons , reach out to people , keep ameliorating , discovering herself and him , try a new sport and be together with him for a lifetime and beyond.

She loves him and wants him to be hers today , tomorrow , the day after and forever........