A Gift... With Love from Destiny.

And the Director’s long thanks giving speech ended with a huge applause. I couldn’t clap because my both hands were occupied by a Trophy, a “Thank you” greeting card and a glass of on-the-house Red Wine.

As I was reading the “Thank you” greeting card, last line of which said – “A thank you gift will be issued to you following today’s event” and as I was gulping down the remaining of the Wine, I could see, through the wine glass, a fairy flying in towards me with her wings wrapping up behind her back after the safe landing. The aroma of the air suddenly changed. Either because of the Wine or because of the imagination/perception gained from watching too many romantic fi

lms, I could feel the surroundings forming an Orton effect. Only the path between the fairy and me was visible with the utmost clarity that one can imagine. She was standing in front of me; there was hardly any distance between us because (I am assuming) the background was noisy. I couldn’t breathe Oxygen anymore. My heart pumped her fragrance mixed with my hemoglobin to all my body parts. And then she whispered in my ears.

My Heart skipped a beat, My Mind blanked out, my eyes blinked,

Alas! I was not in the senses until - The Trophy against the Wine glass, clinked.

Somehow regained the senses to capture the flowers like words from a waterfall like voice,

Ha! Her breath-taking smile like a gust of wind blew me into the state of trance, I had no choice.

The glow on her face was like sun smiling in the English winters and in the Gray weather,

My soul departed, heart was cottony, blood in veins was aromatic and body was as light as feather.

Of course I was speechless. I had no words. And there were several reasons. But somehow, I managed to speak up, to respond like a gentleman. I apologized – to have missed what the waterfall splashed on me. I ordered my senses to come back to action. The fairy and I talked for a while. We laughed. Seconds were like ages. Everything was slow. Everything was subtle. I forgot about the noisy background; rather, the waterfall hushed every decibel from the surroundings. I could focus. I could breathe. I was alive and was able to witness the fairy cast a magic spell on me. The snow that engulfed my heart and mind, started to melt with every Joule of the warmth of her glow. My body started deriving oxygen from her fragrance. Even though I am inquisitive normally, the fire of questions was extinguished by her smile.

I was “Coming back to life” as she smiled and went away promising to see me later. 

      

This indeed was a great moment, which will be cherished forever and will stay in my heart forever with golden imprints. I have consoled my heart to believe that this moment was the gift that was supposed to be issued to me after the award ceremony. My surreptitious inner self and inner voice will always be thankful to the Destiny for adding another precious moment in the dilapidated book of my life.

A feeling to be nurtured and cherished forever…

A special thanks to her spirit and endeavor!