Between the two of us

“Hey…” His voice sounded coarse and harsh. “Hi”, she whispered. “So how are you, today?” he asked her, trying to sound cheerful. She giggled. “You sound like a shrink or something. My day was good, though not as good as it could have been.” “Physics is very similar to psychology.” “Really? How is that?”

“Both deal with forces not completely understood by man.” She was not surprised at his answer. It was a line she had heard before. “Hmmm… But why was your day not as good as it could have been?” “I didn’t meet all the people I wish I had met.” Her answer made his heart skip a beat. “Who did you want to meet, who you couldn’t meet?” “A friend.” She didn’t want to say it was him. She had thought about him the whole day. She was a bit surprised at herself. She fiddled with the wire in her hand, not knowing how he would react. “A friend? Hmmm… which friend?” She could not tell him! “Just someone I know from college.” He knew she was warding him off with a silly untruth. Should he be happy at her hesitation or angry at her doubt? “Oh ok. So other than not meeting this friend, your day was good?”

“Yes. It was a wonderful day, otherwise.” Hmph. Never mind the exaggeration. It had been a normal day. But didn’t he want to know which friend it was? Wasn’t he in the least bit curious? He didn’t seem very interested. Or he would have asked her. Suddenly she noticed the sudden sharp silence. “So how was your day?” Her mother would be shocked at her manners. She smiled at the thought of her mother. “My day was normal until just now. Now it’s become a great deal better.” “Oh. Why?” “Because you just smiled.” He was definitely not doubtful or hesitant, she thought as she blushed bright pink. “You look beautiful when you blush.” “I… Uhm… Oh… the sky is so beautiful. There are so many stars.” “Some of them are planets.” He was teasing her. “Oh. Yes. You know better, Mr. Scientist. Hey. There are two stars up there. They are so close to each other, you can’t make out the one from the other. They are like part of the same whole.” “Well, actually, they are quite far away. You see, the angle is the reason we see them almost touching. They lie in the same straight line from here. In fact, if you look closely, you can almost see the difference in their colours. One is bluish and the other reddish. It means one is moving away from the earth and the other towards it.” “Ah. That is even sweeter. They are so close yet so far away.” “Yes. It is a common pheno-” “Wait. Don’t think in terms of light years and galaxies. Just fill yourself with the wonders of the universe. Isn’t it wonderful that there are bright spots of light somewhere so far away that we couldn’t even begin to reach them, and yet they are there everyday without fail in almost the same place? ” “It is because th- Yes. It is wonderful. And it is wonderful that the same stars and the same sky are looking down on us and that is more wonderful to me than the most puzzling maths theorem.” “Yes. I can’t believe I am actually talking to you. It seems like its been so long.” “Yes. Like years and years. Almost a whole lifetime.”

The moon came out of the clouds, just then. It wasn’t a full moon, or even a half moon, it was a thin curved crescent. The light was just enough for her to make out his expression. “Come, lets go inside…” She guided him inside, and he let her guide him, in spite of his usual fierce independence and his cane. Sometimes it was ok to look through someone else’s eyes. Especially when he knew that both the sight and the someone-else, were singularly beautiful.

hmmm...pretty deep and insanely romantic...dude what is your deal...actually reminds me of a scene from A beautiful mind...i don't know where you're getting at...ummm...ok..tht's it.  

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Briliant!  

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babe major doppler effect and all,,, mind blowing pciece... damn romantic.. .  

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that was just so romantic..really nice  

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wow. that made an awesome read...  

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Very nice, and cute twist at the end. Heartwarming!  

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man you rock!!
i have been reading this post for like days together(again and again)
why dont you continue..and write more??  

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