Who can forget the devastation caused by heavy rains in the city of Mumbai on 26th July 2005 ? The mood around me was tensed .It was my last day in my company and I was supposed to move to chennai to join a new company two days later.I had already made arrangement to send most of my essential good to Chennai.People were trying to look out for little available options to reach their home safely. She also was seen very tensed for she came from Vashi to our office at Andheri. I personally disliked her as she was one grade ahead of me and i always thought that I was better employee than her. She was in to Marketing and I was in to sales and obviously there is always a natural split between the thought process of the two departments. I was tensed too for i did not own a car or a two wheeler but commuted through Auto. Luckily My house was just 4 kms from the office and hence i decided to stay at office in case if the rain did not stop. I waited waited till 7 PM, there was no signs of relief from the anger of big blue sky. By this time, people started leaving office one by one.Some were ready to stay at office and some were ready to find nearest friend home for the night stay.
The UPS would feed powerto the system for another half an hour or so.. I had just left to the backdoor for some smoke when i heard a voice from behind.. "Rocky. Is that you." I turned back to see her standing with her handbag pretty confused and tensed. I nodded to her and then moved ahead for billies( smoking).I was already irritated since the rain had spoiled my send off party too. when I returned to the door , i still found standing next to the door. Now she walked up to me and asked me if i can help her reach her home. I just rudely replied her to seek help from her marketing team who had already left to their home , walked straight to my seat .
Internally i was quite satisfied that i was finally able to take on her rudely atleast on my last day in that office....but then my subconscious also warned me of my misbehaviour. I got up from my seat ..walked up to the back door , she was still standing there. I offered her to drop her home in her car. She did not heed .She was angry over my behaviour. I told her sorry.
In the car...
I thought she would avoid sitting next to me in the front but she did that. I drove the car through muddy roads just praying inside that i should make her reach home safely. She was asking me details of my new job at Chennai. I replied her rudley asking her to allow me drive the car . All through the way , i could see her gazing at me. I tried to avoid eye contact with her.We were stuck up in most of the place due to traffic and it actualy took us around 3 and 1/2 hours to reach vashi finally. Her house was now just few minutes away . I was quite relieved from tension , for i had finally managed to drop her saftely. I stopped the car before the gate. She wanted me to come inside her house and relish myself. She introduced me to her Dad and Mom , from her conversation it was evident that i was not new in their home and she had always discussed about me in her home. I had my cup of tea and was ready to move out. Her Dad offered me to stay there till next day . I denied the same gently and moved out to the gate to go to one of my friend's home which was just 15 minutes walk away distance from her home.She ran behind me and handed over to me a card and asked me to see it once i reach my home without fail. I once again nodded my head and made a move towards my friend's home.
I stayed in my friend's room till the next evening and then as the trains had started the services , i took a train to Andheri . On 28th , I finished packing my goods , my flight was about to depart in next 2 and 1/2 hour. It happened that i just saw that green cover which she had asked me to open. As usual , my ego did not allow me to give values to her words. I just packed it in my suitcae and flew back to Chennai to start my career as Asst Manager in one of the best Telcom companies of India. I was settled confortably at Chennai and even had a bright chance of getting an promotion.
It was 26th July 2006 , I had just returned from office and laid on the sofa watching NDTV. There was a small news caption on " Mumbai -under rains last year" . I went back to relish those memories of Mumbai during rain when suddenly i remembered about some thing. Yes , that green cover . I was now curious to see what was in that cover. I searched for the same and found it after 20 minutes. I went back to my bed and opened the cover. There was a small card inside it. I opened it and was quite surprised to see what was written in side.
"Rocky ..do not leave me alone and Go..I will miss you badly ...
With luv...urs..._____"
For the first time i felt that I missed her badly...yes badly ...but it was too late for me to react.. :(
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