A Rainy Day
It is rainy morning. Incessant rain since early morning with intermittent thunder confines him completely inside the home. Shaz comes out from his room, sits on the chair in porch in front of his room. Rain had partially stopped though drizzle with cool breeze was still going on. He glances at flowerpots which he had arranged few days back in front of corridor. Shaz gives soft smile on the movement of the leaves and the flowers as if they are dancing, enjoying with every blow of cool wind in dim light in a pleasant and cool atmosphere. This bit of beauty of nature was more than enough to inspire him writing a poem. His poetic instinct was forcing him to pen his feeling about pleasant atmosphere comprising drizzling, cloudy sky, cool breeze and the rhythmic sound of drizzle.
He goes to room comes back with computer and sits on his chair. Shaz recollects different kind of experiences of the rainy seasons, one of the beautiful gifts of beauty of nature he likes immensely, a season which he enjoys immensely. Suddenly Shaz stops his writing and engrossed in the memories of one rainy evening in college 15 years back. A pleasant incident that he often remembers on every shower of rainy season.
That was Monday. As usual Shaz came to common hall of the college after attending last period of his final semester class. Spending couple of hours playing inside the hall he looks at clock it was about 4 o clock. He decided to leave the hall but as soon as he came out from common hall and headed towards parking place where he had parked his bike Just then sudden pouring begun outside. He stopped himself under entrance shade of the common room. Within couple of minutes He saw a girl stomped into entrance of common hall. She hesitantly made place for herself under the shade of entrance of hall. Shaz budged to his right giving space to her to stand comfortably as blow of wind splashing water inside the shade. Daylight outside was being draped by the darkness, density of cloud was indicating clearly that raining was not going to stop. Shaz decided to come back in common hall he turned his face to that girl and said reluctantly.
"What is your name "
"Sana" She replied looking up to him.
"Sana, This raining is not going to Stop. How long will you stand here. Why don’t come inside the common hall" Shaz said smilingly after a pause he continued
"My Name is Shaz, Final Year and You ?
"Ist year " She replied giving soft smile.
"Fresher ? "
"Yes" She replied turning her face to Shaz
"Will you be standing here or coming in ?" Shaz asked taking step back towards hall.
Sana didnt reply. She looked around. some students were standing on stair case a little away waiting of stopping of heavy rain. Surface of entrance was getting flooded gradually.
Sana looked back. Shaz was still walking towards the hall She followed him.
" Shaz " She called him from behind.
Shaz stopped in midway later both got in to common hall.
"Raining is not going to stop soon so better we spend some time inside the hall. By the way where do you live"
" Saurabh Street apposite Surya Petrol Pump"
" Let the rain stop. I have bike I shall drop you there. I live in Suman Hostel"
" No Thanks I shall go by auto"
"As you wish"
"By the way How is class going on. Dont miss class of Prof Chaudhary.
"Yes he is really honest and propitious too " Sana replied looking out to check raining
" Which game would you like to play carom or table tennis"
" Carom " She nodded
Spending merely half an hour inside the hall made them more close. During this period they had discussed on various issues. Daylight begun to creep inside the hall as density of cloud was gradually reducing, humming and honking of vehicles outside indicated that rain had partially stopped.
"It looks that raining has stopped. Lets move now" Sana said rising from the chair.
Both left the chairs and came out from the common hall. Rain had completely stopped. Surface under the shade was still flooded with water. Both waited for draining out the jammed water. Later both headed towards the parking place where Shaz had parked his bike. Sana gazes at her wrist it was about to 5.30.
"I shall drop you out of the campus you shall catch the auto from there" Shaz said directing her to sit behind him on bike.
This was the first meeting of Shaz with Sana 1st year student of college on rainy day.This relation kept progressing on their every meeting. Later Sana shows her group photos of her family members. Growing proximity with her gave him bizarre feeling as if he is familiar with every members of her family.
Shaz returned to his native place after appearing in final semester and there he got couple of specific photos of Sana She had emailed him asking him to comment as she knew that he was avid commentator on the fashion and style. Shaz in return sent a poem in her praise and that was last poem he had written in praise of one of the beauties of nature since after that he could neither meet Sana nor communicate her.
When he called up Sana after coming from his native place few month later, to give news of result of the examination. He found her mobile switched off. He made several round to her house to catch a glimpse of Sana but couldnt get through. He almost daily kept visiting around her home to have a glimpse but could not dare to ask about her from her siblings and with his other family members she had got introduced through group photos.
Shaz left the town and moved towards other city for higher study but the moments which he had spent with her kept teasing him. He could not forget the fragrance of meeting with Sana in common hall, canteen and in other places. He would often open his email file wherein she had sent photo attached. But one day even lone presence which was in form of her photo which he had saved in email address got vanished. He unconsciously also deleted that mail inbox while he was deleting other unnecessary emails messages from inbox.
But Shaz still carries distinct memory of the moment he had spent with Sana even after passing 15 years since he first met her in that rainy afternoon but he fails to recollect attractive, simple face of Sana which had now become completely obscure in his memory...........
Thundershower had again started. He closes his computer looks up in sky, darkness was again taking over the daylight. Once again Shaz had cancelled his plan to pen the beauty of nature on this rainy day perhaps this beauty of nature didnt like to undermine that beauty Shaz had been cherishing over the years.............
End
It is rainy morning. Incessant rain since early morning with intermittent thunder confines him completely inside the home. Shaz comes out from his room, sits on the chair in porch in front of his room. Rain had partially stopped though drizzle with cool breeze was still going on. He glances at flowerpots which he had arranged few days back in front of corridor. Shaz gives soft smile on the movement of the leaves and the flowers as if they are dancing, enjoying with every blow of cool wind in dim light in a pleasant and cool atmosphere. This bit of beauty of nature was more than enough to inspire him writing a poem. His poetic instinct was forcing him to pen his feeling about pleasant atmosphere comprising drizzling, cloudy sky, cool breeze and the rhythmic sound of drizzle.
He goes to room comes back with computer and sits on his chair. Shaz recollects different kind of experiences of the rainy seasons, one of the beautiful gifts of beauty of nature he likes immensely, a season which he enjoys immensely. Suddenly Shaz stops his writing and engrossed in the memories of one rainy evening in college 15 years back. A pleasant incident that he often remembers on every shower of rainy season.
That was Monday. As usual Shaz came to common hall of the college after attending last period of his final semester class. Spending couple of hours playing inside the hall he looks at clock it was about 4 o clock. He decided to leave the hall but as soon as he came out from common hall and headed towards parking place where he had parked his bike Just then sudden pouring begun outside. He stopped himself under entrance shade of the common room. Within couple of minutes He saw a girl stomped into entrance of common hall. She hesitantly made place for herself under the shade of entrance of hall. Shaz budged to his right giving space to her to stand comfortably as blow of wind splashing water inside the shade. Daylight outside was being draped by the darkness, density of cloud was indicating clearly that raining was not going to stop. Shaz decided to come back in common hall he turned his face to that girl and said reluctantly.
"What is your name "
"Sana" She replied looking up to him.
"Sana, This raining is not going to Stop. How long will you stand here. Why don’t come inside the common hall" Shaz said smilingly after a pause he continued
"My Name is Shaz, Final Year and You ?
"Ist year " She replied giving soft smile.
"Fresher ? "
"Yes" She replied turning her face to Shaz
"Will you be standing here or coming in ?" Shaz asked taking step back towards hall.
Sana didnt reply. She looked around. some students were standing on stair case a little away waiting of stopping of heavy rain. Surface of entrance was getting flooded gradually.
Sana looked back. Shaz was still walking towards the hall She followed him.
" Shaz " She called him from behind.
Shaz stopped in midway later both got in to common hall.
"Raining is not going to stop soon so better we spend some time inside the hall. By the way where do you live"
" Saurabh Street apposite Surya Petrol Pump"
" Let the rain stop. I have bike I shall drop you there. I live in Suman Hostel"
" No Thanks I shall go by auto"
"As you wish"
"By the way How is class going on. Dont miss class of Prof Chaudhary.
"Yes he is really honest and propitious too " Sana replied looking out to check raining
" Which game would you like to play carom or table tennis"
" Carom " She nodded
Spending merely half an hour inside the hall made them more close. During this period they had discussed on various issues. Daylight begun to creep inside the hall as density of cloud was gradually reducing, humming and honking of vehicles outside indicated that rain had partially stopped.
"It looks that raining has stopped. Lets move now" Sana said rising from the chair.
Both left the chairs and came out from the common hall. Rain had completely stopped. Surface under the shade was still flooded with water. Both waited for draining out the jammed water. Later both headed towards the parking place where Shaz had parked his bike. Sana gazes at her wrist it was about to 5.30.
"I shall drop you out of the campus you shall catch the auto from there" Shaz said directing her to sit behind him on bike.
This was the first meeting of Shaz with Sana 1st year student of college on rainy day.This relation kept progressing on their every meeting. Later Sana shows her group photos of her family members. Growing proximity with her gave him bizarre feeling as if he is familiar with every members of her family.
Shaz returned to his native place after appearing in final semester and there he got couple of specific photos of Sana She had emailed him asking him to comment as she knew that he was avid commentator on the fashion and style. Shaz in return sent a poem in her praise and that was last poem he had written in praise of one of the beauties of nature since after that he could neither meet Sana nor communicate her.
When he called up Sana after coming from his native place few month later, to give news of result of the examination. He found her mobile switched off. He made several round to her house to catch a glimpse of Sana but couldnt get through. He almost daily kept visiting around her home to have a glimpse but could not dare to ask about her from her siblings and with his other family members she had got introduced through group photos.
Shaz left the town and moved towards other city for higher study but the moments which he had spent with her kept teasing him. He could not forget the fragrance of meeting with Sana in common hall, canteen and in other places. He would often open his email file wherein she had sent photo attached. But one day even lone presence which was in form of her photo which he had saved in email address got vanished. He unconsciously also deleted that mail inbox while he was deleting other unnecessary emails messages from inbox.
But Shaz still carries distinct memory of the moment he had spent with Sana even after passing 15 years since he first met her in that rainy afternoon but he fails to recollect attractive, simple face of Sana which had now become completely obscure in his memory...........
Thundershower had again started. He closes his computer looks up in sky, darkness was again taking over the daylight. Once again Shaz had cancelled his plan to pen the beauty of nature on this rainy day perhaps this beauty of nature didnt like to undermine that beauty Shaz had been cherishing over the years.............
End
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