We have heard that often-repeated saying: Some people come into our lives for a reason, some for a season, and some for a life time.
It was late evening and I had decided to take the local bus to go home. The bus was quite crowded, but I didn’t want to be late. So I got in. And there, at the entrance stood a young girl (let’s call her J). She resembled someone I had known in the past, and we had parted ways rather badly. So the sight of this girl J immediately put me in a negative frame of mind. I brushed past her and found a place to stand. A little ahead of me, I noticed a small-built, delicate-looking girl (we shall call her S). She suddenly fainted. I went to help her. At the same time, another pair of hands came to support her. It was ‘that’ girl, J. Someone gave S, a seat. We asked around for water, and gave it to S. I asked her where she lived and offered to drop her home. Her place was four stops before mine. As I debated in my mind if I had done the wise thing, J offered to come with me to drop her home. I agreed. So, we got off the bus with S and walked her home. She lived in a PG. We informed the inmates that S was not well and had fainted. After ensuring that she was in safe hands, J and I left. We had exchanged phone numbers. We took an auto rickshaw till a common point, after which J had to travel further. I had a short walk home. I offered to wait with J till her bus arrived. As we spoke, I realized how charming and pure-hearted she was. And I had been so prejudiced about her on first sight! I promised myself to never think on such lines ever again.
Years have passed by since this incident. J had come to India for studies, and she went back to her country. We were on Facebook for a while and would chat often. Then J deleted her account and just disappeared. S is still in touch….She is now married and has a beautiful child. But I still miss J sometimes. She came like a breath of fresh air to clear some negativity in my mind. That’s life, I guess.
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