It
was snowing outside. While all his friends were muffled in their cozy beds, he
decided to take a walk down the alley. The roads were covered with white, soft
snow and the ugly tar roads were looking the best they could ever have been.
The birds were all silent and the sky was all clear. Just feathery snowflakes
were flowing everywhere. He saw a dog hiding under a porch trying to cuddle a
jute sack that it was sleeping on. Everything looked so pious and beautiful. He
saw a tea shop and went towards the shop while still rubbing cold off his hands.
He ordered a cup of tea.
The
tea vendor gave him tea in a steal glass and said, “Sir please come inside”.
To
which he just smiled and shook his head in a No to the vendor as he loved
standing in the falling snowflakes. He brought the steal glass close to his
lips and was about to have his first sip when, “Sneeze!!!” A loud sneezing
sound came from inside of the shop followed by a light pitched sound which said,
“Please give me one more cup!”
This
pulled his attention and he turned towards the shop. Sitting there was a girl,
wearing a Red coat with a pair of black jeans and long brown boots. Her eyes
were trenched in the black color of Kajal
which made her eyes look as if they were engraved on her beautiful face. Her
face was so bright and lips were in complete agreement with the redness of her
red coat. She definitely was the most beautiful girl that he had ever seen. It seemed as if time has come to a point where
nothing more could happen. He thought to himself, “Is this is the time where all
this comes to a conclusion? Is this the moment for which I ever existed“
He
kept his tea glass on the counter and moved towards the girl. The vendor
smirked as he moved inside. He went and sat to the table next to hers’. He was gathering strength from his ancestors
so that he could approach her. He was about to say something when he heard
something, “Excuse me!”
Confused
he looked here and there until he realized that the girl had said the magical
words again, “Excuse me!”
He
asked her, “Me!”
“Yes!”
she smiled.
He
further questioned, “How can I help you?”
“I am
Tanya” she continued, “I came here to meet my friend. Her address was stored in
my mobile device but unfortunately my battery is dead.” Tears rolled down her
cheeks, “Can you please help me?”
“Don’t
worry. First have some tea and then check if you have her number somewhere” he
asked.
“Yes,
I have it written in my diary.” she replied.
He
handed over his phone to her and she took out the number from her diary. She
dialed the number and someone picked up the phone within 2 rings.
“Richa!
Tanya this side!” said Tanya.
Richa
asked in a worried tone, “Where are you? You should have reached by now. Dad
has gone out looking for you. Tell me….”
“Hold
on…” Tanya cut her and continued, “This is a long story and I’ll tell you once
I reach just ask your dad to pick me up from here. I have reached an hour ago
and I am scared now!”
“But
where are you?” Richa enquired.
“Where….
Psstt!! Can you please tell my friend the address of this place”, Tanya
requested him.
He
told Richa the address and Richa told them that her father will pick Tanya up
in 20 minutes.
“What
a relief!” exclaimed Tanya and thanked him while returning the phone.
“But
what exactly happened?” he asked
She
made a puppy face and replied,” My bus broke down and they asked us to de-board
the bus here itself! And when I checked my phone after getting off the bus, the
battery was gone! This tea vendor said he doesn’t have a phone but you truly
saved my life today!”
He
blushed and asked “But what are you doing here?”
“I am
a photographer and came here to my friend for a vacation. But unluckily
everything went wrong.” She replied.
“Don’t
wor…” baaannnnnnnn… he was cut down by the car horn.
“Ohh my
God! Uncle is here” she exclaimed and just rushed out of the shop.
He
was just sitting there thinking she would notice him. But by the time he could
get off his brain train, the she was gone in her uncle’s car.
He
was a little taken back as everything happened to fast. He settled the tea vendor’s
bill and came out Hof the shop. Thinking all his dreams lived a short lifespan
of a few minutes. He started walking back towards his home when he suddenly
realized that he had Richa’s number in his phone. He quickly saved the number
and put the phone in his pocket. He has something in mind which he wishes to do
later but for now he had a tea of a lifetime in the snow!
-by AMbuj
