Keep Moving Ahead
Neither of us ever expected that we’d meet at the Clock Tower on the sea front that day.
As you sat on a bench opposite mine, I glanced up at you momentarily from the book I was reading. And you looked up from your phone at the same moment too. Our eyes met for a minute longer than necessary, as they appeared to communicate more than a subtle curiosity.
As soon as I saw you, I knew I had known you before. And soon enough we got chatting, sharing, exchanging our life and its stories. It was such a meaningful encounter.
Although our respective worlds beckoned and we parted ways. But not before deciding to gift each other the joy of a beautiful relationship by meeting every year at the same day at the same place.
Today’s is that day again. And you have not turned up yet again.
It is easy to feel hurt or betrayed. But I am not going to get swayed by that nor will I look forward to any apologies or explanations or regrets.
I’ll be just like the sole witness of our meet-up, this Clock Tower and do what it does. Keep moving ahead.
Linking this to Sunday Photo Fiction – June 14th 2015
June 14, 2015 11:49 pm|
Lovely Shilpa, it has come out so beautiful and truthful. I can draw a million analogies from it 🙂
June 25, 2015 8:23 pm|
Thanks Richa! Good to see you back and I must catch up with your serial story soon! 🙂
June 15, 2015 2:14 am|
At first I thought it was a true story based on you and your husband, and then I wished it wasn’t true with the ending. Glad it was fiction! 😉 However, this reminds me of a movie – forget the name right now – where a similar scene occurred. It was a sad ending to say the least. <3
June 25, 2015 9:46 pm|
I Googled for a movie with this theme and it suggests that Same Time, Next Year has a similar story line. Did you mean this one, Elly?
June 26, 2015 12:23 pm|
You know it is a possibility, though I think it may be a take – different setting, era, and actors possibly. 😉 <3
June 15, 2015 6:14 am|
Lovely and sad!
June 25, 2015 9:46 pm|
Thanks Laurel!
June 15, 2015 8:00 am|
I guess the blades of the clock keeps moving, not the clock tower 😛 😛
Destination Infinity
June 25, 2015 9:47 pm|
LOL 😀 Trust you to think out of the box, Rajesh 😀
June 15, 2015 9:53 am|
Ahhh. Very touching.
June 25, 2015 9:47 pm|
🙂
June 15, 2015 11:41 am|
Very sad and very touching at the same time.
June 25, 2015 9:49 pm|
Thks Harini.
June 15, 2015 12:28 pm|
Oh wow. But I’m so glad it is fiction.
June 25, 2015 9:50 pm|
Thanks Soumya.
June 15, 2015 12:38 pm|
Wow Shilpa, that was so beautifully written!
June 25, 2015 9:50 pm|
Thank you Deepti 🙂
June 15, 2015 2:31 pm|
Oh, but why? Could there be a good reason for him not being able to make it?
June 25, 2015 9:51 pm|
Oh, I am sure, he must have his reasons! 🙂
June 15, 2015 5:13 pm|
This is so beautiful and it reminded me of the story ‘An Affair to remember’, starring Cary Grant. I think it was remade as ‘Mann’ in Hindi. How sweet of one person to wait interminably year after year. Heartbreaking though 🙁
June 25, 2015 9:53 pm|
I guess, it sounds romantic at the end of it but must be tough for the person to endure this never-ending wait! 🙁
June 15, 2015 5:49 pm|
Romantic and sad.
I have nominated you to ‘Share Love’ at Points To Ponder
June 25, 2015 9:54 pm|
Thanks Nats 🙂
Hopping over to your blog 🙂
June 15, 2015 8:29 pm|
How amazing that they would meet at the same spot each year. It makes me wonder why the person didn’t come. Did they die? Intriguing story!
June 25, 2015 9:56 pm|
I know what you mean, it indeed sounds so wonderful! I dont think he died. He must have his reasons for not keeping his part of the promise!
June 16, 2015 4:32 am|
A touching story, Shilpa with clock tower as the backdrop. I love such sweet and simple stories about love and life:)
June 25, 2015 9:56 pm|
Thanks Vishal 🙂
June 16, 2015 12:39 pm|
Sighhhh! Long wait!
June 25, 2015 9:57 pm|
Indeed!
June 16, 2015 2:50 pm|
the narrator showed up and that’s what counts. Powerful poignant story Shilpa thank you.
June 25, 2015 9:57 pm|
Thank you Susan. Glad you liked it 🙂
June 17, 2015 10:13 pm|
Oooo..that’s sad!! Beautifully written
June 25, 2015 9:58 pm|
Thank you Madhavi.
June 20, 2015 4:17 pm|
Maybe someday the other person will show up and then the effort won’t seem as wasted…
June 25, 2015 9:59 pm|
I think that would be wonderful!
June 24, 2015 12:24 am|
Ah, I was looking for a happy ending. Expectations always hurt but we humans don’t seem to learn from experience too!
June 25, 2015 10:02 pm|
True, if you expect nothing from anybody, you’re never disappointed.