Red Vs. Red: Anger Vs. Love

Card with a Heart! I was nervous. I saw him approaching towards me with the red card. On valentine’s Day, what else could one dream of - a proposal! And, getting it from the one, you had desired for, was like a feather in one’s cap.

Now the twist - this RED card was from a common friend, and NOT Him. I had never thought that this would be carried by someone, I had longed for. I felt disheartened, angry and disgusted. How much I wished that he could know the reason of my refusal.

Anyways, since we were all a pool of friends, we kept meeting. There was some spark, some chemistry that we shared between two of us. But both of us dare not cross the line. The fear of losing the friendship was more than imagining being in a new relationship. But then, coincidences did happen with us too. In a group, we would somehow be left behind – together, in a theatre, we would be seated next to each other; same was in restaurants, queues, bus stops, etc. Wo kehte hai na ‘ki agar puri shiddat se kisi cheez ko chaho to saari kaynaat aapko us se milaane mei jut jaati hai’. It was filmy, yet funny. Who knew that, that Red card would become the Red carpet of life.

The final Twist – Today, after about two decades we are beautifully married with two daughters. Until now, we both do not know, how and when 'WE' happened. I keep telling him that he fights, he sulks, his nose bloats up when he is angry and I still love the way he is. It is pleasurable being together, being in love, sharing seven cups of tea daily, happily tolerating each other’s die hard habits. Your slanting smile, your dreamy eyes, the smirk on your face, your lucid logic, your patient talk, your killing walk – believe me I can live loving you for ever.