Personal Space:
This is a article having a combined feature of short story
and poetry written by me.
** Known Stranger-----
“ The instance of her meeting a stranger out
The surprise bolsters over the cry of doubt "
She is rushing towards her journey without a defined
route.She knows the destination, but yet to explore her path towards it.Today
she is out for a self proclaimed adventure., she wanted some excitement on her
way so she opted for Public Transport.
“Her dress made of fine peach colored lace
Her hair tied up in ponytail, framed her pretty face
A sunny day hushed and lone
Faint wind comes soothingly
With something of an olden tone”
A bunch of men waiting in the bus station. Here she sees a person with a laptop bag in
his hand waiting in que.
Gentleman askes where she wanted to go .She mentions the exact station and ask if she could get inside the bus for the said destination
He rushes to climb and says ‘Yes’
She gets to know subsequently that she has got in to wrong bus. She could easily get down in next stop and go in cab. Her mission to explore and have an adventure makes her stay back there.
"She learns to be patient instead of being upset
Silence plays a big role, as it calms her sole.
A sunny day hushed and lone
Faint wind comes soothingly
With something of an olden tone"
It was a doubletaker bus,everyone was comfortably seated one
in each row of two seater. She finally met him . He had opened his laptop and
was working. Looking at her , he was bit embarrassed, as he knew why she had
come there.
The boy said “dont worry, this is not the wrong bus, I will show you the way."He placed his laptop beside and offered her a seat beside him.
“The stranger beside her
May be True or kind
But he doesn’t talk her talk
She cant feel his
mind
He guides her however on the next station
Where she can get down to reach her destination"
As station nears, He pretends to be in a call, and does hand
gesture to show her the way to metro.The boy remained cautious not to reveal
any of his details as both of them very well knew that they are destined for a
different journey. He assists her in
refilling Metro pass. He waits till she enters the metro and fades away
"When she said 'Thanks ' He slightly smiles,
But humbly accepts her compliment with a vague denial.
A smile is a cheer from you to me
And cost’s nothing, Its given for free’
Its time for their separate ways
He stayed longer with the urge to stay
She rushed her last goodbye to him
A silly awkward wave of which appears dim "!!
