Part-1 "Misunderstood"

Raindrops danced around me, as I looked at her. So beautiful and as graceful as ever there she stood with me. Her hand was in mine and her head resting on my shoulders. Sitting and staring down the valley that was below us, I looked at her, this is heaven I exclaimed. I wished that time would stop passing by, may this moment just be for us, with us. The raindrops trickled down her face on to my shoulder, I felt complete. Suddenly I heard someone shout my name.

I turned around , I don’t know why , no reasons , no thoughts , all I wanted forever was everything I had right now I thought. I looked back and I saw him, grievous as ever, he smiled at me, he wanted to shake my hand but I got afraid. I wonder what did scare me but I could see that fading smile which wanted to reach out and drown me in its emptiness. I slowly got up, she was visibly bothered. “ I don’t like this man” she whispered into my ear , I drew her close to me , bestowing all the strength I had to my arms which engulfed her , when I was not sure if I myself was scared.

He kept staring, I felt uneasy, and sensing the effect, she withdrew. She smiled and told me, may be my friend needed to spend some time with me alone. She left, I was angry. I refused to talk, tried to walk away but then I realised he had been a part of me, he was a friend, a guide, a hand to trust on, I felt guilty. I stopped; he said all he wanted was to walk with me for a while.

I agreed and he came closer, I could see him clearly now. The guilt in me had washed out a love rainbow in front of my eyes. He came closer, he hadn’t changed a bit, he looks the same as me long before she was ever there in my life, I said to myself. I kept looking at him, a few lines of happiness which I had noticed before had faded. He was empty, lonely as always. He started at me and I could feel myself shaking up, he was weak, was rumbling and tottering as we walked along. He refused to walk with me, he refused to walk with me, for once I had defeated him I thought and exclaimed. I had defeated him, when he was at his weakest, I felt sorry for him. I lifted him up on my shoulders and carried him on my back. I could still feel her head on my shoulders, I was happy again. Thinking of her, I smiled.

He said he wanted to go to the fountain. I knew the fountain, that’s where I would meet her again, eager to see her again; I told him I would carry him on my back to the fountain. He kept uttering words into my ears as I carried him along. I could see the fountain I had to go to. I refused to pay any attention to what he was uttering but without any resistance I could hear his words echoing into my brain. He used words, lonely, alone, recluse; they sent shivers down my spine. He wanted to push me back to a place I belonged with him. The fountain was right in front of me. I started to run, my breath still smelled of her love. All I want right now is to be with her, I said to myself. Preoccupied with all these thoughts I didn’t even notice that the fountain had arrived. By the time I realised, it was too late; I hit a stone and unbalanced we both fell into the fountain.

I could still hear him uttering something but water filled in my ears , my eyes couldn’t see him , I tried diving into the water to find him but I felt a strong grip on my hand. It was her, she was with me in the fountain, and I smiled at her and told her I needed to dive down to save my friend who was drowning. As I prepared to dive down the cold chilly water, I felt her lips on mine. She kissed me, I tried to see in his direction but the sun was shining and all I could see was a rainbow in front of my eyes. I tightened my grip on her, and all my worries caved in, her lips brushed out any name but hers from my lips. I felt my heart was heavy , sunk with a deep feeling , as we kissed , I was happy , content and even though I had killed an old friend I knew I will never be “MISUNDERSTOOD”