Meeting

Where there is temptation, there is guilt. Guilt keeps pricking us but temptations forces us to make a move. The epitome of temptation is love. Love of all can happen in ways you have never imagined. Its a story of Ritvesh who is trapped in a tangle of guilt and temptation. Life was a simple equation to him. He thought he had solved it all, that he had known it all, that he had mastered it all. But he never knew what life had in store from him. 

"Where there is fear, there is a sense of responsibility. I fear that I might die not because I am afraid of death but because I might not fulfill my responsibilities. I fear, I am afraid, I am scared because I love her and I love her knowing that its the next most impossible thing on earth that should have happened. I was constrained in each and every way and I had known all of them. Heart is a complicated thing. It can love many people. Parents, friends, relatives and the special one. Now someone whom the heart loves doesnt want the same heart to love some other person. It is always a tangle, it will always be. Heart is a complicated thing. I know it better than most others. " were Ritvesh's thoughts when he was driving back home after a hectic day at the office. 

He had seen Raksha in a temple the very first time. Then it was nothing much but a stare. After a few stares a smile suddenly turned up from nowhere. He was exhilarated the first time she smiled at him. Of course he was not expecting that. After a few more smiles he mustered some courage to say a 'HI'. Few more 'HI's passed and he had gained the confidence to go and talk to her. He still remembers the conversation.

"Hi I am Ritvesh"

"So?"

Ritvesh was puzzled but he soon realized that even he had taken her by surprise. He tried again

"Hi I am Rivtesh and You are?"

"A girl."

He thought to himself "I know that and precisely thats the reason I ve approached you. Do I look gay?". But he did not say that. Instead he took a more soft appraoch.

"I was asking your name"

"Ya. I know. I am sorry. Its just that I got a little surprised. I am Raksha."

Now he was relieved. 

"I have seen you in this temple many times. So I thought... may be... we can go have a cup of coffee sometime..."

"Not now. I shall let you know" and she walked away.

He was feeling bad that she did not agree for the coffee idea. 

More days had passed by with smiles and 'HI's. It was like any other day when Ritvesh would go to the temple. He saw her and knew that he could expect a HI. He just got a smile back. He wondered whether his stand with her was deteriorating. To his surprise he saw her coming towards him. He was not sure though. She came and stood opposite to him and said

"I think I might feel sleepy tomorrow. A coffee would help." 

He did not know whether this was a dream so he pinched himself as hard as he could. Well it wasnt. He could feel the pain and his skin turn ferrari red. He could not worry about that though. He said

"What time and where?"

"5 pm, CCD would be fine."

"Great. So CCD it is"

She smiled and turned and left. She moved so elegantly and with such charm. He could not help but gaze.