So again like every year he was going away with his family..
Wait wait don't get me wrong, he was not leaving his girl or their relation. He was just going for a vacation with his family that too on the occasion of durga puja.
The previous year i.e. 2011 he promised her to spend his entire 2012 durga puja with her, just with her..
For us i.e. for the bengalis, durga puja is the occasion of coming out of homes in new outfits, enjoying days and nights , exploring the beauty of kolkata and pandal hoping all the five days of durga puja and she didn't wanted to do all these things without him but on the other side he had no option other than to go with his family..
They met the day before he was leaving the city and as expected she was upset. She enjoyed the day with him but somewhere she was deeply hurt as he didn't keep his promise of being with her at that time of the year, but at that age he couldn't help and as a good and understanding friend, girlfriend and partner, she understood his problem but sometimes complained him for hurting her..
"Aap sahi mai jaa rahe ho?" She asked in a low voice..
"Kya karu, i dont have any option , mai papa ko na nahi bol sakta babu" he answered her sadly..
He didn't wanted to see tears in those beautiful eyes.
Somewhere he felt like a looser for making her upset, for making that beautiful little girl sad on those days when everyone would enjoy. He was upset too..
So finally he went away, went away for the next 12 days but this was not what made her upset she was upset as they won't be able to meet on the days of durga puja..
And so the fourth day of durga puja it was.
It was 'chaturthi', the day from when the actual puja starts, the enjoyment starts.
She woke up early that day and as usual before getting up she checked her phone.
"1 new message" it read.
She unlocked the screen and it was a message from him.
"Good morning baby.. check your orange sling bag, you will get a pink envelope. Please take it out open it up with a smile and just take out letter with '1' written on it and read it and if you love me then you won't open any other letter in that envelope other than letter 1.. read the letter no. 2 tomorrow and 3rd wala uske baad wale din.. and so on till the last letter and the last day of puja".
he was talking about an envelope that he had hidden in her bag the day when they went out before going on vacation.
She got up in a hurry to take out that envelope and without even getting fresh she took out that envelope and took letter no. 1 out of it..
"Good morning my beautiful lady.. aj chaturthi hai.. so happyy chaturthi babu.. um um ummm ekdum nahi don't be sad hum hai na apke passs... i am right beside you baby feel me holding you tight"
She closed her eyes to feel him and then continued reading
"Hmm so aj let me tell you.. aap pink checked top pehnogi please i love that top and aj jab aap niklogi toh please mere taraf se bhi phuchka khana.. i am so much missing that puja wala phuchka :) and eat as much street foods you want mai puja k dino mai tumko na nahi bolunga.. eat bhel puri, burger, biriyani and then after few days when i will be back i will check ki kitni moti ho gayi tum and then hoga exercise with me :) and soon you will be back in your lovely figure..and yes i will kiss your belly until it becomes flat again hahha.. ya shayad flat hone ke baad bhi kiss karu ..i love you baby and i miss you.. please if you love me don't be sad just smile.. you are my little angel my life and i promise ki hamesha aapke pass rahunga..your little nose, i miss kissing that cute puchki nose.. i miss the cute smile of yours, i miss your zid karna, i miss you babu..shaadi k baad we will go on a vacation like this only me and you and koi nahi hoga to disturb us..my wife i love you :) please enjoy the day i will be back soon"
She smiled, she was happy, she was happy as she could feel him with her.. that letter made her day.
And that envelope had six more letters for the fifth(panchami), sixth(sasti), seventh(saptami), eighth(ashtami), ninth(navami) and tenth(dashami) days of puja.
Every morning on those puja days she used to get up and take out one letter and read it and this is how the other seven days of puja was made amazing for that little soul..
His effort made her feel more in love with him.
7 letters for 7 days of puja and then he was back to be with her :)
Those days, those feeling can never go..
Even if they are not together.. separately they will remember those moments, those efforts of love. They will never forget but they will never accept that they still remember maybe still in love with each other....
Aditya :)
