THE PROMISED LAND

She lived over the green mountains, in the abode of clouds. Her smiles nestled in the raindrops and violet blooms that carpeted the earth during winters. But her dreams were the companions of breeze which often carried them to some distant glittery land. A posh and bustling land where the skyscrapers overlooked the world. She loved the peaks of her green mountains…high above. She could trace the road far away which headed towards her dreamland. Standing there she longed…often.

Her fate had her dreams scribbled in it. The day she stepped in her dreamland she felt drenched in an overpowering glee. She was in her city of joy. The lit concretes dazzled her and the buzzing city became her favorite melody.

 

A bright sunny day fixed her rendezvous with him. She cherished the days during which an official acquaintance metamorphosed into her soul mate. He stood by her through her rough patches. At times he was her best pal and quite often he was the man who cloaked her life with nothing other than love. The night they made love in her cozy bedroom, her heart gathered the bliss and contentment that it never knew existed. Through the window the starry sky gaped at them and cuddled in his embrace she heard his promises to bestow lifetime companionship, love and joy on her.

 

“We have everything; our dream life, togetherness and abundant time to relish the delicacies of life” he said.

“But I long to spend a life with you, I long to wake up in the morning beside you, I long to kiss you at random desires, I long to see you after tiring days, I long to pour out my heart to you, I long to hold your hand when I am scared, I long to share my laughter with you….and I long for this wait to end. The wait to live what I long so much” she replied.

“I promise to give you the life you desire. Just a little wait sweetheart….what’s the hurry” he assured.

   

She knew the words he uttered were right but her heart still loathed the wait. The expensive dreams of the lit concretes silenced her longings.

His heart skipped a beat that afternoon when his fifth call to her went unresponded. Never a heated argument had barred their connectivity before. That day a few restless hours felt like an eternity to him. His search for her from that evening till late night resembled a dying man’s search for his life saving potion. Drained, when he returned home after lodging a police complaint his heart ached like never before. Instead of slumber, tears shrouded his eyes that night. For the next ten days, anxiety and an uncanny pain tormented him relentlessly.

The day which brought him her sight got etched in his soul forever. While his agonized being felt the numbness of his body, his heart felt like embracing her closer than his life and never letting her go even for a moment. In a deafening silence that was overpowering him he wanted to love her with all his worth. When he embraced her desperately, she didn't hug him back. She lay still under the white sheet stained with crimson patches at places. A concealed fear was peeping through her frozen face, perhaps her last emotion. 

“I long to hold your hand when I am scared.” Recalling her longings he held her hands and wished it was a little sooner.

She returned to her abode of clouds….high above. She could once again trace the road far away which headed towards her dreamland.  And standing there she longed….forever.