This
left Siddharth spell bound. He looked deep into her eyes thinking of nothing and thinking of everything.
“Lunch!” she said, breaking the eye contact. Both of them walked
out in search of a restaurant but they didn’t find anything near by.
“Sid, let’s catch a bus and
go back.”
“Okay, as you say.”
After reaching near Nizamuddin, they got into a restaurant. Food
had been ordered and they sat down on a small table facing each other. Samedha
took a position as if she was about to share a secret joke with him and touched
his cheek and exclaimed. He was not prepared for such a reaction and he was
shocked.
“This dimple is so cute, yaar. How come I didn’t notice this
earlier? Were you hiding it from me?”
He turned red with embarrassment and became self conscious. This was
the biggest compliment he had ever got from a girl. He came to his own rescue
from the attention his dimples were getting. It was not that he did not like
what she had observed but chose not to continue with the dimple topic.
“You scared me Sam, you’re so unpredictable… One moment you
are agitated like a rivulet in the mountains and in the next moment…….”
Samedha giggled and giggled some more.
Food had been served but she continued to giggle as if she was
being tickled. “Sorry Sid, I should not do this, but you know once I start, it
takes some time for me to stop”. He just helplessly looked at her like a
smiling angel and she kept laughing till her stomach ached.
“Sid, now tell me one thing did you like my city?” Samedha asked
persuasively as if to get an affirmative answer only.
Siddharth came back from his world of imagination and said “Yeah,
So far it’s good. You like Delhi
very much, Isn’t it, Sam?” he tossed a question.
“I just love this place. From my teenage days I had a crush on
this place and to be here someday was my dream. Sometimes I really feel
great, breathing in my dream city. It has taught me everything in life in all
aspects. A simple small town girl turned to a modern and practical metro
woman.” Samedha did some hand gestures to show how modern she was.
“In the beginning I did struggle a little to catch up but within
days I fell in love with this city. It taught me the value of family in a
person’s life. It gave me the independence but taught to be responsible as
well. I realized the value of trust and the meaning of being myself. This city
has added something new, interesting and worthy to my life every day. It gave
me an identity. I rediscovered myself while walking along the lonely roads
and being with friends. Though it has made me cry many a times but at
every peak of the day, it consoled me with the hope of a bright tomorrow. It
made me to taste life in all aspects”. Samedha finished with her
nostalgia.
Siddharth was awestruck. “Sam, let me tell you that you will
always remain a mystery for me. There is so much in you, apart from you being
jovial and playful. The more I get to know you, the more I get curious.”
“Finally now I realized that it has helped me to become a strong
girl who can cross any hurdle in life. So what, if it has shattered the most
precious dream of my life which was mine from the day I realized I am a
female.” The last line she couldn’t pronounce. It got stuck in her vocal cord
and it remained unnoticed as she wished it to be.
- to be continued...
