Faceless. That was what he was; what he is and maybe, will always be. He barged into her life as a pleasant change and gradually evolved into a good comrade. The connection between them was magnetic - not emotional or mental but, intellectual which was rare for both of them. But this connection existed only through mediums like phone and online chats. They had never met each other.
As days passed, their bond grew stronger and so did the void of facelessness in their lives. Conversations flowed despite the turmoil and then one fine day, he popped the million dollar question. She was stunned into silence for a while as she suddenly became conscious of the lurking fear- the fear of the unknown, the fear of the void and the fear of losing the only precious relationship then.
He waited patiently for her to reciprocate. But she knew in her gut that this can’t be. She needed to see him to trust him. He had seen her and he wanted her to trust him without ever seeing him. This was a nasty deal and she knew such a thing was beyond her. Trust never came easily with her and this time the bargain was real hard. She tried and after enough efforts she finally gave up the struggle and told him the truth. And as fate would have it they parted ways painfully yet cordially.
After a sabbatical of 3 years, their paths crossed each other again. The medium was still the same - calls, mails and chats, but much had changed in their lives. He was married and had a lovely kid. And commonly they both had moved on quite gracefully. They rediscovered that they could still be the same even without the magical connection. The now less frequent conversations still mattered, the respect was still intact and despite the time lapse they still valued each other’s presence.
But he was still faceless to her. She asked him if she could see him at least now that things had changed. But he remained adamant. And this made her wonder would it have been anything otherwise if he had trusted her enough to show his face? Would it have been anything different if not for this faceless relationship?
As days passed, their bond grew stronger and so did the void of facelessness in their lives. Conversations flowed despite the turmoil and then one fine day, he popped the million dollar question. She was stunned into silence for a while as she suddenly became conscious of the lurking fear- the fear of the unknown, the fear of the void and the fear of losing the only precious relationship then.
He waited patiently for her to reciprocate. But she knew in her gut that this can’t be. She needed to see him to trust him. He had seen her and he wanted her to trust him without ever seeing him. This was a nasty deal and she knew such a thing was beyond her. Trust never came easily with her and this time the bargain was real hard. She tried and after enough efforts she finally gave up the struggle and told him the truth. And as fate would have it they parted ways painfully yet cordially.
After a sabbatical of 3 years, their paths crossed each other again. The medium was still the same - calls, mails and chats, but much had changed in their lives. He was married and had a lovely kid. And commonly they both had moved on quite gracefully. They rediscovered that they could still be the same even without the magical connection. The now less frequent conversations still mattered, the respect was still intact and despite the time lapse they still valued each other’s presence.
But he was still faceless to her. She asked him if she could see him at least now that things had changed. But he remained adamant. And this made her wonder would it have been anything otherwise if he had trusted her enough to show his face? Would it have been anything different if not for this faceless relationship?
