Life is a Song - Part 2

Vivek was into his third cup of coffee. It was almost an hour Vivek had been waiting and waiting for Sakshi to turn up for her regular visit to the cafe. She was late. Vivek was getting impatient. What was wrong with him? Why was he so desparate for getting that one glimpse of this particular lady? Why was his mind so full of thoughts for a stranger? Vivek had no idea what was happening to him as John Denver's serene voice slowly filled up the cafe.

You fill up my senses

Like a night in a forest

Like the mountains in springtime

Like a walk in the rain

Like a storm in the desert

Like a sleepy blue ocean

You fill up my senses

Come fill me again...

Vivek was about to lose hope when Sakshi walked in. The grace, the beauty, the charm all hit Vivek with the force of a hurricane. Had he not been resting his chin in his hand, his mouth would surely have dropped open. He was completely lost while gazing at her that he almost missed the gentlest of smiles that Sakshi gave him.

Vivek's heart almost skipped a beat. He barely managed to hide his sheepish dreamy look and force a smile and wave back to her. He followed her with his eyes as she walked over to a nearby table and put down her purse and sat down busy talking on the phone in barely audible whispers. There was a faint blush on her cheeks which Vivek could not attribute to makeup or the conversation that may have been going on with the person on the other side of the line. But Vivek was too busy gazing at Sakshi dreamily to even think about WHO could get sakshi to blush the way she did.

Vivek was lost so lost in his dreams that he did not notice that his coffee had finished and yet he raised the cup to his lips for another sip. But his senses returned as all he tasted was the dry cold rim of his empty coffee cup. There was a small clickety click near his feet. He leaned over the side of the table and saw the cap of a pen, Sakshi's pen. As he picked up the cap, he saw Sakshi turn around and flash one of her apologetic smiles. Vivek picked up the cap and walked over to Sakshi's table and handed the cap to her. Her fingers gently grazed Vivek's as the pen cap exchanged hands. She mouthed a quiet "Thanks!!" and "Sorry!!" while still stuck to the phone. His fingers still tingling because of THAT TOUCH, Vivek walked back and resumed his dreamy state.

It was atleast 10 minutes later that Vivek came back to his senses only to see that Sakshi was on her way out of the cafe. But he was feeling elated. Not sure why!! Was it the touch? or was it some other feeling going on inside him? He didn't know. So he just got up and walked up to the jukebox in the far corner and fiddled with the controls. And as one of his all time favorites started playing, he walked back to his table, smiling dreamily as the words from the song brought visions to his mind.

And I'd give up forever to touch you

'Cause I know that you feel me somehow

You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be

And I don't want to go home right now

And all I can taste is this moment

And all I can breathe is your life

And sooner or later it's over

I just don't wanna miss you tonight

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