A day worth living!

He saw her at Thane station precisely at around 6 am on 25th of December where the group was supposed to meet.They were going to a place called "Dhak Bahiri" near Lonavala for a one day trek.He was an avid trekker.Anything that gave him an adrenaline rush was his forte and he excelled in them as though he was born with the "X" factor that is required to be the best.Trekking had become just another outing for him since he had been doing it for years now, visiting the most famous and remotest mountains of the Sahyadris.Mother Nature had become his companion in the last few years and he ran to her everytime he was in the extremes of his emotions.The mountains stood by him and gave him the strength to be the man he was!The rivers soothed his temper,the mighty winds challenged him to live a chaste life and the trees were his friends who gossiped and hushed about everything that was happening around.
This trek was special for him.He wanted to get rid of all the frustration and pain that came along with the demise of his beloved mother.It was 25th of December and the first ever Christmas when his mother wont be around to celebrate the best time of the year.He still could not believe that this had happened and he could not bear to see his father and his siblings.He wanted to protect them from all the pain and anger but didn't know how to do it.He just wanted to run away from all this and deal with it in a quiet way,he knew he could not fight it,he knew he had no control over the situation nor did he have the power to change anything and that is what made him angry.He couldn't take the "helplessness" more than the pain or the loss.He had this itch to do something,he had to work out and throw the pain out of his system.Draining himself with physical pain seemed to be a good outlet.That's when this plan for Dhak came up.He had wanted to do it for a long time ,this place being one of the toughest treks known in the Sahyadris and this seemed to be the perfect place to be.
He saw her at the station .No,he was not attracted to her,he can't possibly get attracted to someone given the circumstances!But there was something about her that he couldn't take his eyes off her.She was not beautiful nor did she have a capturing face!She was nothing a guy would throw a second glance at!But there she was listening to someone intently,concentrating on his words and laughing easily.In a while he discovered that she was a part of the same trekking group and was heading towards Dhak.Strangely he was neither surprised nor happy!
As the group headed towards Lonavala by Indrayani,he did not see her again throughout the journey since the train was very crowded and they were traveling in "general" bogey as goes the rules of a typical trek!
They reached the base village,after the usual introductions they started moving towards the mountain.By this time he had figured out that there was something about this girl and he had to keep himself under constant check.Composing himself,he started the trek with the intention of keeping a safe distance from her and let his observational skills rule for a while.She had not noticed him yet which was a good thing at least for him.
The difficult trek that it was supposed to be turned out to be a fairly easy one given his experience and instincts.Strangely he had forgotten about everything that was on the top of his mind till that morning.He had the time to think,to brood but he didn't.Neither did he think about this girl who had turned out to be a good trekker ,who was walking ahead of him.He was strangely at peace with himself.This girl was enigmatic but he didn't have the urge to know more about her.She was silent but he could hear her silence.He could sense that she was strong and had the power to hold him ,build him back as the wall that he was.But he didn't want that either.This was too strong an emotion to name it as mere "attraction" and too early to call it as "love",He didn't want to know what it was.He just wanted to live this day to the fullest.
She had noticed him during the rock patches where he stood for helping the people who found climbing difficult,she had noticed him when he slipped every time he walked beside her.She had noticed this and simply smiled as though all was well in the world.He had spoken to everyone, rather almost everyone except her.The conversation would have come off easily if he tried but he was content drawing strength from her silence..He was content with the way the day had turned out,the silence,the smile.He was close to his very own "Mother" nature and she was urging him to move forward, was asking him to be resilient,she had sent this stranger to make him forget the most dreadful of emotions and taught him to live for the smallest and simplest of things that existed and mattered.
No,he didn't want to know who she was,He was happy to let her go as a stranger, as the purpose of his trek was fulfilled.A lesson learnt.Nothing special had happened but still everything was special.He wanted to get back to his world,to his loved ones and do all he can to get on with his life.He had forgiven his fate and was ready to take on life as it came with all its crudeness and elegance.

Death of a Relationship!

Two Friends,called themselves "The soul sisters" after countless discussions in weirdest and the commonest of places.Irrespective of the time and seasons,they stuck to each other like they were always meant to be.There was nothing left that they didn't discuss,nothing was worth their sympathy.They tore apart everything to the minutest of the details by scrutinizing it with their ever sharp and critical mind.Gossip was in their blood and bitching a need!There was light in the darkest of hours when they came together.Sparks,cries,giggles and lot of other noise defined them.Together they had the power to take on anything and anyone and they knew that.Their sensibilities intact,they set out to discover themselves and each other in a different light and that is when the thunder struck!They discovered that the extremities never mingle though they exist.Black and white when pure is powerful but Grey is dull!The funniest part was that they could accept each others darkest side with ease but the easiest and the most prevalent face that was projected in public became an ever disturbing factor.All the worldly emotions took a toll on their already hyper reacting brains and the unsaid,"not so understood" connection broke!Today when they stand together,sparks fly but its not a single spark directed towards a third person but against themselves.They are still strong as ever but not scary as they used to be.They are still cordial with each other but something is missing and dead between them!Something which cannot be defined or revived!Something very cold and unreachable!The innocence which drove them is lost. They will never forget the bond that they shared as it was not friendship but destiny that connected them and now that the same destiny has torn them apart;they gave up on it in an instant and move on as though nothing happened!This kind of death is worse as a part of a person dies and remains inside a person forever!