Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Our eyes met, after 3 whole months – 91 days to be more precise. Each minute of the past few days had been spent in the memory of one another, feeling happier with every passing day, for, it brought us a day closer to looking into each other’s longing eyes. It was like a mother waiting to see her son in the ocean of faces waiting outside the airport. Impatient. Desperate.

At last, there he was, standing tall amidst the commotion that raged in the surrounding. The whole world that existed around us seemed to blur as we looked into each other’s eyes. I didn’t notice the colour of his dress or the few pounds he had put in. My eyes were drawn by the unstoppable wave of love that emerged from his. His eyes quivered at the sight of mine.

Without hesitation, he grabbed my hand and locked his fingers into mine. Blood gushed into every part of my body and I felt a warmth envelope me like blanket upon a cold kitten. My heart seemed to drop into an endless tunnel with a force that only my heart could withstand. I knew he felt the same, for I could feel his hands shiver as they held me tight.

We made space for ourselves on a comfortable couch that was laid on one corner of the room. The café bloomed with privacy for a place well within the urban city limits. I rested my head on his shoulder as he began to pat and stroke my hair. A sparkling pearl of tear travelled down my lower eyelids and dropped straight on his t-shirt, slowly blotting its destination. He felt the wet warmness of my tears and kissed my forehead.

We didn’t let go of each other’s hand. Like a baby nested on the bosom of its mother, I breathed in the warm air that he breathed out and I felt his heart beat against mine. As he tightened his hold upon my hand, I felt the silent ticking of his wrist watch. I desperately hoped I could have the power to freeze this moment forever. Tears rolled out again, marking a trail of my black kaajal along my pink cheeks.

- Ms. Iyer in love