It was raining heavily as I ran to a restaurant for a
shelter. I have forgotten to take my umbrella as usual even though my wife
reminded about it several times. As I walked inside the restaurant I came
across a familiar face. Both of us looked at each other surprised. She grinned
at me and we hugged each other. It has been a very long time since we last met.
We studied in the same college and I had a crush on her for a very long time. I
could not approach her nor did she show me any sign other than friendship. I knew
I was friend zoned and there was not any way out. We drifted apart after
college. But something unexpected happened on the night of our graduation. As I
was packing my stuff she called me and told me that she wanted to meet me. We
went on a friendly walk. There was not anything romantic about it as she kept
on talking about the employment opportunities. In the middle of the
conversation she started teasing me with a girl; a remorse she has heard from
her friends about my relation with that unknown girl. I was bit pissed off with
her as she kept on teasing me with that girl when all I wanted was to tell her
how I feel about her. I told her that I was not interested in any unknown girl
she was teasing me and I prefer only friendship just like the kind of
friendship I have with her. She didn’t say anything; she just laughed and said
that was the best thing. So that’s it, nothing romantic and we drifter apart.
I took sit beside her as she ordered coffee for me. It was like the old time, how we use to eat in canteen with our limited pocket money. We talked about everything from job to spouse to kids. Then she said that she wanted to ask me something. She called it an old story. She asked me whether I felt anything for her during our college days. I laughed thinking how stupid those feelings were and told her that I did have crush on her. She also laughed and said some of her friends told her about his feelings. So it seems like no secret is ever kept secret. And it reminded me about that night. It stuck my mind that she actually wanted me to confess to her that night or may be propose if I am not mistaken. When I asked her she laughed and said that I did confess.
When I walked home that day after meeting her I wondered how
my life would have been if I have actually told her. There were lots of
questions and what if stuff in mind. At the end I thought if I was meant to be
with her I would have been. Believe it or not at the end of day it is all about
fate. May be I don’t have any other
excuses or anything to blame but fate. But as I saw my wife half way to my
house with an umbrella, what if evaporated from my mind and I knew why sometime
things are better of the way they are.
