We had never thought of this beautiful turn that life took
for us. Neither he, nor me, had ever planned for this. It happened all of a
sudden. He was the first to propose, and it took me no time to say “Yes”. I had
known him from school days. He was 2 years senior to me. We first met when he
was in 8th standard and I joined the city’s best public school in 6th
with a migration certificate from another city, in the middle of the session.
My father was in intelligence those days and at a senior position. At such
position there are always last minute transfers, never told in advance, for
various security and other reasons. So that was it. It has happened many times
earlier too. Overnight we are either taking a flight for another location, or moving
by road in a SUV. And first few days would be a stay in any luxury hotel, till
there is a nod to move to the new, completely furnished home. The essential things
from previous house would get shifted within that period.
~~~
This time we had to take a flight as moving from South to
North would have taken days by road. Well, to cut it short I was in a place
where winter and summer – both show their extremes. To come back to Rashit. He
was in 8th standard, tall, smart and handsome. Well built, broad
shoulders, because for last one year he was completely dedicated in sports,
representing school in two major games – Badminton and Basket Ball. And in both
the games, our school team was champion since his inception as captain of
school team. He was the school hero. We got gelled well in a very short time after I
joined the school. His father was a Brigadier, Officer Rank 6 in Indian Army.
Probably the discipline was inherited by Rashit from his father. For last 10
years we are good friends, rather family friends. By the time he was leaving
school after his 12th, our families had become good friends. He had
started shaving regularly during his 12th. And after that I never
saw him with a stubble. Like father, like son.
~~~
That was the only thing that came to my mind when he
proposed me all of a sudden few years back, that the guy who takes care of himself
so well would never let me down and would be quite attentive, careful and
loving towards family, always. That is the reason we are together after we got
married 3 years back. He is what he was, still the same, no stubble, ever. Always
clean-shaven, caring and loving!
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