Heavenly BlissA Chapter by ZephyrAll it takes to make us happy is the warmth of a loved one!I always wonder about Jim. “Had he moved on in his life?” “Does he have a beautiful wife and sweet
little children?” “Is Jim missing me?” Yesterday I got all the answers to my restless
questions. ………………………………………………………..
The Park holds a special place in my heart. It
is where our memories haven’t vanished with time. It is where I can feel Jim……. So I have a special routine of visiting the
Park every week. Seeing happy couples huddle close in the Park, I feel a sense
of contentment. Envy has no place in my Heart. Yesterday, as usual, I visited the Park. I
chose to sit on a bench in a quaint little corner of the Park. But somehow, instead of pleasure, a sudden
wave of sadness overcame me. I felt hot tears streaming down my face. In an
instant, I brushed them off and covered my face with my hands. Almost at the same time, somebody came and sat
next to me. I didn’t see who it was but sensed that it might be someone
interested in another person’s private matters. I was about to go when that stranger grabbed
my hand. I turned in a reflex and gasped: “Jim” I was shocked and stunned. I didn’t know what
to say. A million things were clamoring in my mind but I just stood there rooted
to the ground. I sat beside him without uttering a word. I must
have looked like a nitwit because Jim broke into a laugh and asked “You okay?” As if nothing has happened between us and all
these ten years he was with me. We never know when emotions take control. Because
the next instant, I found myself hugging Jim and crying my heart out. All the
locked up emotions came out flooding and I spoke a million things at the same
time. “I am so sorry. Really am……..sorry………Jim…….I…..don’t
know what to say……Its been long…..so long………..I was such a rogue………I am so very
sorry………..I love you………..” As I pulled back, Jim whispered in his ever so
lovely voice “I know you have been waiting for me” Well that was queer but I didn’t ask how. I wanted
this moment all these years. No doubts. “Yes I have been. I wanted to reach out but I was……you
know……afraid” There was a brief silence. “So why didn’t you try to reach out?” I stammered
out. As if it was his duty to reach out for a woman
who so blatantly ditched him. “I wanted to. But Life has played a big game
with me.” Jim sighed. Again questions were sprouting in my mind and I
wanted to know what this ‘big game’ was. But I saw a huge wave of dismay wash
over Jim’s face as he said this. So I decided not to prod on. I didn’t want to
make him sad any more. I have done that enough. Also I had more important questions in my
mind. A question, in particular, was jiggling in my head for all these years
and if I didn’t bring it out now, this ten-year wait would be useless. “So……Do I still……..have a place in…..your
heart?” I asked without looking at him. Jim didn’t reply. I took that for a ‘No’. How foolish I was! To think that Jim would
wait for me all these years! “I know Jim……I know…….You do not have any
reason to…..” “I love you” Jim cut me short. WOW! I wanted to hop around and dance but I just
sat there staring into his lovable eyes. I never expected this. It was beyond my
wildest dreams. It was just so unbelievable. It was just so magical. Jim pulled me closer and whispered: “I Love You” As his lips touched mine, a feeling of
heavenly bliss exploded in me. Purely Magical. © 2017 ZephyrAuthor's Note
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