At the midnight, as the
temperature rose a bit, I was suddenly awaken by the little sounds that I
heard. In an unknown city among the unknown people I lay in my bed cold and
shriven to realize what exactly was going around me. As my senses came to me
slowly but steadily I realized that I was out of my hometown and was for the
first time out of station to Delhi for work.
Suddenly a fear engulfed in my
heart as the feeling of loneliness passed me. As the fear started me drowning
down, I felt uncomfortable in my bed. I turned the other side just to change my
mind set.
Then I saw her sleeping. There
was a strange peace in her face. I imagined how she looked when she was about
to board the train and was tensed about what was going to happen in Delhi. The
tension and the stress seemed to fly off and I looked at her in the dim light.
For the first time in my life, I
had come out of station for work and that too for sake of someone whom I dint
knew that much. Neither was she my sister nor my friend but was my colleague. I
felt that if I can go once with her to Delhi, I won’t face any problem in the
near future when I had to travel alone to the capital.
Then the things had been quick. The
tickets, the packing, the unloading, the guest house and ultimately the work
for which we had been to Delhi. The day had been much faster than what we had
imagined and the time seemed to run faster than the clock itself.
Amazed, astounded I looked at her
again. She looked like the little kid who slept peacefully after completing all
the homework. Suddenly there struck a feeling in my heart to take care of the
lady who laid in the bed. A lady who was nothing more than a colleague became
my friend at a moment.
I knew something for sure that a
person who is having a peaceful heart has the biggest heart of love for any
soul. I admired the people with patience and perfection. With the gush of
thoughts in my heart, the fear was suddenly gone.
The peace was restored when I
felt I not lonely any more. Whatever may happen this friend of mine is not
going to leave me apart if I earned her friendship. I lay still in my bed with
a blank mind & soon drowse off to sleep.
