For miles they rode, for the unknown that lay ahead!

           Life takes us through different roads, life also encompasses multiple journeys, which we are never prepared for. We keep going with multiple goals in hindsight but never wait patiently to withstand what lies ahead! In reality, as well, we are often presented with opportunities to uncover mysteries which challenge us in taking the extra step to make it big. We need the right companion to proceed and the right pillion probably to take us through with all thy challenges faced with a force of motivation to unlock the unknown.

           With all being said, it was a blatant evening with nothing but a chilled beer and a fag smoke to conclude the happening weekend which had already done it's a bit to make it a tiring one. If having a timely lunch was a concern, breathing itself became a bottleneck with back to back events that kept the guy busy. He was surrounded among the highest minds with all having a say over 30 and he still being in his early 20's had a lot of ground to cover. He had done his fair share and was in a desperate mood to swipe aside the fatigue and to his surprise, it wasn't 8.5% that gave him peace.

           As lucky as people get, he had one to give him company who would unlock the channel for happiness in the world of darkness. She being another on mettle to discover the unknown was the right choice for the other. And, there weren't any percentages but kilometers around the busiest metros of the world where they rode without the least of ideas to where they were heading. Minutes became hours and the nearest stop a mere name when they passed through the pastures of the busy city. Lights swirled past as they made their way through roads that they never had traveled before. All others with a destination in mind, and only the two of them with an endless spree to ride. The roads less traveled became the obvious nature of a turn with all but a sense of instinct to move ahead of the wrong ones. At an age of google maps, the two were just making a way through the woods and kept moving by leaps and bounds through the busy garden city.

           Every loner needs company although they are destined to be the differentiator among the lot and he surely was one with all thy wishes. But then, he had the company who was as free as he himself desired to be. The world kept moving and so did they and for miles, they rode together with a promise of this being the first of many, among the unknown ones that still lay ahead of them.

And the Freak show of life goes on!

           One calls it a freak show, the other, sees it as Reality! But both are aware, that's the way it is!

The guy who slept for waking up

           He woke up happy with a broad smile on his face. He had seen what he has been seeing for years. Dreams had become just a means to wake up everyday. The tiresome nature of his commitments often makes him a bit taken with a gloomy look at the end of the day but the fresh start is again assured. The circle repeated and it has been so for years.

           It was a fine Sunday Morning with all but a necessary break being offered by the almighty. Nothing much but to lay back the entire day was a common interest for all and it was no different for him. It was the stroke of 11 that made him leave the comforts of the bed and start the day. The goals of last night's match have all gone in well alongwith the pegs that made them more cherishable. Tweets and bulletins were unfurled and the early morning updates made it a normal Sunday start. Thoughts flowing around work to the late night drinks made him a bit dizzy again. There was so much happening around him that he could go on for hours thinking about his next set of moves.

           Truth be told, he didn't even have the slightest of thoughts related to these. They just didn't qualify. He was still in his dreams. The journey by the mountain path with the one he wanted to be with. The hours of togetherness was still running through the veins instead of the pegs that could have made the mark. They walked in the midst of the greenery to the unending beauty of the valley of the unknown land. With words, relating to trips and vacations revolving around the day, the dreams took him there without the slightest touch of reality. It was beautiful yet far from the truth.

           Years have gone by and just like the journey, he has lived each moment with her. From the quirk fights at a shopping mall to the kathi rolls of roadside stall, he had experienced 'em all with her. Nothing could have stopped him from living his life to the fullest and that has been the case but in a very unrealistic manner. He had no idea what lies ahead and inspite of all his efforts, knows that the dreams are just his illusive breaks from reality.

           Imagination had crippled him and the tiresome days have been well met by the successful dreams of the unrealistic world. 

Glimmer at the horizon

           It was dark and the fellow headed straight with a tinge of light on the horizon. The only glimpse of hope for a far-sighted dreamer was all but blurred with the selfish cobwebs of the metropolitan. 5 years since he had left home yet made him feel like decades. He is all but a changed man now from the teenager who had once started walking alone. Life, as they all say went in a race with itself and paved a way for a relentless yet eventful journey.

           Darkness had summoned and the chimes of midnight was short by an hour and he walked through the silent pathaway after the tiresome day. Days have been similar for quite sometime now and the way to the parking appeared longer than ever with all but a far cry for the slow poison that he drinks everyday. Succumbed by his own gut with a point of making things better had made him push for the extra ground and he had done wonders.

           Success was never a concern with all thy wits and pathos but all that glittered could never make way for enough gold. Uniqueness is a quality that often ushers the difference yet it isn't the man's best gift for all. Very few could walk the distance and with just a tiny spot of light lying in the horizon, only time can tell if he will pass the dark quarters and unveil the beauty of the dawn.

Still has miles to go before he sleeps, miles to go before he sleeps.....

The girl at the broken window

           As typical as it may sound but she couldn't have been described any better! The story of a girl who made that chubby boy jump out of the garden wall just to have a glance at the beauty that could even tempt the beast. The pretty face with a smile that often was highlighted with a dimple could sway away a stringent swarm of lovers as if it was honey itself that was drawing those bees towards it! Aah, what a view it could turn out near the lovely garden above which the trees could scatter a glitter of shadow. There she stood with an unattended hair which could complete the painting that the persuasive artist would fancy to finish.

           Beauty was never a concern yet something did make it odd! With all the flavours of perfection, she stood by the broken window which had a glass that would never be full. The admirer could question of this little uncertainty that did make it ugly but none could take their eyes off. The shattered glass which was never a scene created by a kid for being a Kohli but it was crooked enough that made it wide without a shape that can define the act. Nobody knew about the cause.

           A curious teen with a soft corner for the other made it certain, that the day would be complete if and only if he could see her once. With a fast paced society and high demands, it is tough to sustain a habit but he ensured that he could meet his daily routine. It was his mantra for a year and the world would be on fire if he was to miss out on this. Even a minute at his balcony would be enough to serve as a charm that would make him run for the entire day. It became his basic need to sustain.

           One day, he was warned for his act. Another day he was told for his own good that he shouldn't! His grandmother mentioned to keep away for that house was a curse and it was a habitat of someone who didn't belong to the civilized world! He couldn't understand the reason for he has seen her ever since he started school. He couldn't question because the world around has hastily told him that nothing was to be mentioned again! He wondered and fought with his own consciousness but could never find an answer.

           Years went by and the chubby fat boy had grown into a smart looking creature. Life had taken him to places and time had changed him in the best possible manner. Education, work and further feathers of success had already made his bag full. Married, settled in the best metros the world has known. Far away from the garden that made his day better.

           He always meant to return and return he did to his old place. A trip by the garden was highly unlikely yet fate is, as it is said, is unpredictable. He went to the balcony where he had spent hours once. It was the same garden at the other side with still the same trees bearing a shadow over the opposite dwelling. He immediately recalled his daily routine and how it had been back then. The same old chap but with a different mindset altogether yet he couldn't resist the desire to relive the moment that once made him live. A wait was on the cards but all he could see was the slow shift of shadows to darkness. He thought of asking but couldn't as he remembered what he was once warned about. Life had definitely changed over time but he found himself at the same place once again, wondering about the girl at the broken window.......