The noisy honks and sound of engines engulfed the air. It
was getting dark and the moon shone brightly as ever. It must have been the
night of the full moon. And there we were, walking in the sidewalks of the busy
road hands deep inside our jacket to thwart off the cold. The cold crispy
December breeze left a few hairs stranded on my face and I was frantically
trying to keep them in place by merely shaking my head coz I did not wanted to
take out my hands. Every time we had to cross the road he would grab my hand
and bring me closer to him only to let go when we crossed the busy street. We
had decided to walk back home. And we still had a few miles to walk.
We didn’t know the directions and kept asking around. The
side walk was made of concrete and was a bit elevated from the ground. On the
right was a fence, and on the left there were short trees that grew at almost
equal distance. The road is just next to the line of trees where the vehicles
passed by without even having a glance of the pedestrians. As I walked along, I
looked up and saw the moon shining brightly amidst the regular flutter of the
leaves. It was so serene, so peaceful. We never stopped talking, we laughed and
made fun of each other. He kept pushing me down from the side walk - to the
ground in one swift motion without even taking out his hands from the jacket , and
I kept falling no matter how much I tried not to. When I tried to push him
down, he always managed to get hold of himself. He would stand so firmly that I
could not even mange to move him slightly. And he would knock me down so easily
just with a gentle push. You see the rule was that both the feet should fall on
the ground and not be at the sidewalk…if one feet is still there, its not
counted. We laughed so much, my stomach hurted. I told him to stop coz I was on
the losing side. He stopped and we started walking again. And then again, I
tried to catch him unaware and push him down but he would stand still
immediately and I cant even move him. And he laughed and said “Baby, I am too
good at this. You can't win by cheating”. I scoffed and after sometime he willingly let me win. We walked
our way laughing in that cold night under the moon, the winter wind playing
with us and I knew it would take me forever to forget this moment.
Happy February folks!! :)
