Our Silent Tunes
Swara ki zubani!
I turned my face to the other side the moment I felt the unbidden sting behind my clear black eyes.The sky was an opulent shade of orange and magenta,indicating the sun setting on the west horizon.Even though the sky looked magnificent and the chilly breeze creeping in through the vast windows felt somewhat soothing,I could still feel my heart gradually cracking to bits.I could feel Sanskar hovering behind,his uncertainty of the situation almost palpable.This angered me more,increasing my heartache along with it.Why couldn’t he just leave me alone if all he wanted to do was shatter my fragile heart?
After a few long,excruciatingly awkward moments,I finally wiped the salty tears dribbling down my pale cheeks and got up from the wooden floor.My body felt stiff but I did my best to ignore the rigidity.In order to put on a façade of normalcy.i straightened my chiffon dress and tried to brush out the few tangles in my brown hair.I could feel his steely grey eyes scrutinizing each and everyone of my delicate movement,imprinting hem on his brain forever.Despite my anger and pain,I couldn’t help but feel a warm glow spread deep inside me when he looked at me like I would disappear if he even so much as blinked.
“What do you want?Why haven’t you walked out of the door yet?”I asked unable to control my curiosity and restless heart.By the time I asked the questions I could no longer resist the temptation to lock my my eyes on his.He simply looked at me,drinking me in.I held my breath,silently urging him to answer my question.Thankfully,he whispered,”You.I just want you.And I’m kind of hoping you’ll stay with me till eternity runs out.If you can forgive me,that is”
As the words softly tumbled out of his mouth,I just stood there shock still, paralysed by the infinite number of emotions.I could see the sincerity etched on his gorgeous face,his eyes glistening with his undeniable hope.Although I wanted nothing more than to run straight into his awaiting arms,the chaos in my head and the sting of his former betrayal stopped.But then I did something I had never really done before.I put all the chaotic logic in my head in a drawer and locked it for good and listened to the tender whispers that escaped from the cracks on my failing heart.
Sanskar somehow managed to see through my charade of normalcy and right at the internal being waged inside my tired soul.So he did something so unexpected that all I could really do was stare in utter bemusement.He walked over to where I was standing,right next to the vast mirror in the dance studio,and took my cold hands in his warm ones,drowning in the azure ocean of my twinkling eyes.Before I could do anything,he whispered right into my ear,”Let’s play the broken strings of our instruments one last time.Dance with me,my love.”
Before my mind could burst the tiny bubbles of happiness and hope residing inside me,I nodded my head even so slightly.Sanskar leaned forward and brushed his warm lips against my brows taking away all my sorrow for a fleeting moment.He lead me to the stereo sitting quietly in front of the vast mirror,witnessing our tragic split up and probably the reunion too.My broken heart melted when I realized that he was playing my favorite song on which we had first danced as due back in our early teens.Sanskar inched closer to me,staring me like I was the most exquisite creature on earth.
He took my hand in his and curled his other one around my slim waist,crushing me to his broad chest.The moment we started swaying to the waltz,it felt like the most natural thing in the world.It felt as easy as breathing,as necessary as the blood coursing through my veins.Our bodies moved in graceful and fluid motions as if his body was created to fit next to mine like puzzle pieces.We danced,danced till all the barriers between us completely dissipated into nothingness.He was my remedy for all the problems the universe created for me and I was his compass star,so that he could always find his way back to me even in complete darkness.It all hit me while we danced our pain away,in the same dance stereo where we had first fallen in love with each other.