wHIMs of Stars ...- 3 !

As he was playing with the kid, he heard a voice.
The ever pleasant voice. The words that chilled his mind.
"Hi Shreyas". She was tall, neatly clad in a cotton saree.
Shreyas slowly started reciprocating as he was almost lost by her changed looks.(may be towards life;-)

Her once inquisitive, blink a second, eyes have become matured n lively emitting care and enthusiasm. And a pleasant surprise which she tried to hide. He at once realised , she was slightly exultant in seeing him.

"Sorry if I had made you wait ?"
["I am still waiting"].
"No problem. It is worth the wait".
She gave a warm smile, but still her cheer in seeing him flowing outta her eyes, which she couldn't suppress.

They went for a small stroll under the shades of the innumerable trees planted, with the chirping of birds reminding shreyas the purpose of his visit as Mita explicated on her mission of life and why she kept a safe distance from the rest of the world and worked in a disconnected mode.

"why? No calls? No mails?"
"If I say I wanted to concentrate, that may not be fully true. But I really wanted to give myself absolutely"
Shreyas mumbled, "may be to bring the golden rays of ur intellect and diligence to focus"
Hours passed as they chatted under a tree. Mita went about saying, how she got the thought which gave wings to her dreams, and ultimately became a mission of her life.
Shreyas pondered "was she one in a million ? If one in a million can think like her, a thousand villages will flourish in India."

And mita shook his hand..
"Shreyas, what about u.how are things?"
"Oh yeah, I passed out of college.Am a software engineer.
The end ;-)"... n they both were laughing their hearts out !

Shreyas couldn't hide the curiosity of the kid with the same name he saw in the lobby."Oh come on, She is my neighbours daughter. They like me a lot, n so kept my name" For a moment, he thought "even I can change my name to mm..m..Mita? ;-)"

They had a lunch-on under the tree, with a typical hot villagic cuisine served in a plantain leaf.Shreyas almost gulped a jug of water and finally enjoyed the dessert called "chaka pradhaman", a keralite delight !
"How do you make this?"
"It is almost a jack fruit milk shake"
Shreyas looked up the sky and thanked god for giving him a day of freedom frm pizzas n bugers.

As shreyas was playing with the kids on the block, Mita stood there admiring him from a distance. Days went back....
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Her ruminations of the college corridor playing again in her mind. Her admiration for him. His known crush. Her secret concealed affection. Her mission. Her detachment finally n now he is back. Is it the whims of stars ? Years have gone by. What if he just came to see me and nothing else ?
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Shreyas paused. She just came back to reality.
"Am gonna leave".
"[again :-( ?] oh ya. Hope you had a wonderful time. It was so refreshing to see you back."
n the kids again pulled him for play.

Mita closed her eyes. A few moments passed. She wished God that it could rain so that no one would see her cry ! ...

She went back to her lounge, concealed her face in her hands. There was a bunch of flowers on her table. Slowly held them in her fingers and grazed her cheeks over them.... A small card fell on the floor. A cute lad winking with a flower. As she opened.. the words read... "Will the angel take me to the heaven of love? - From loving shreyas to the ever lovable mita". The moment, all the windows of her world opened. She threw the flowers up in cheer and again wished God it could rain, so that she could dance !

It was the twilight zone. The Sun was about to bid adieu for the day and get back to its abode under the ghats. Shreyas looked at the sun set. Is it depicting his love leaving him ? or just to dawn again tomorrow ?

He packed his bags. Hugged the kids. And finally kick started his bullet. The children were waving their hands and he began his retreat after the sweet treat ;-).As he was riding, he saw a small gift neatly wrapped, placed inbetween the bike's dashboard.There was a sudden brake. He was jus not able to hide his cheer n unwrapped the gift. It was a photoframe with a pic of Mansas,mita and the kids. He kept it safely in his bag. His element of ecstasy took a heavy beating n he was about to throw the wrapper into the wind ...n he saw someting being written into it.

"Wait for me ! The angel is comin with u !" - Mm..mm..mita..

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...His ecstasy knew no bounds ...
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... The End ...:)