After a long time, I’m writing a story…
As always, dear readers… I apologize for all the grammatical and spelling mistakes that I committed while depicting this story.
The Stranger
Have you ever responded to Unknown numbers?
I did... Yes, I responded to a stranger who called me morning around 10:00 am, It was sunday, a quite boring day.
I prepared a cup of tea with elachi and was listening to arjith sing song
paas aaye..
dooriyaan phir bhi kam naa huin
ek adhoori
si hamaari kahaani rahi
aasmaan ko zameen, ye zaroori na…
In the middle my phone started playing
" Janam janam janam saath chalna yunhi
Kasam tumhe kasam aake milna yahin
Ek jaan hai bhale do badan ho judaa
Meri hoke humesha hi rehna
Kabhi na kehna alvida ".
But i was busy cleaning up the mess in the kitchen, it took quite long time to answer the call.
"If you are unable to receive the call, enjoy the ringtone "
So, i usually set nice ringtone to my phone. I love when it sings but it rarely does.
I took my phone and entered my room, comfortably lying
on bed beside the window, I started having my tea, sip by sip. Each sip was so
relaxing and i had the essence of elachi on each sip.
“Perfectly blended elachi tea
For a tired soul and body
It tasted so delicious”
…Enjoying a cup of tea is my favourite pastime
when no one is around.
I almost finished my tea and decided to check my phone for missed call, I kept tea mug on window skirting, and redialled...
I say it’s just a coincident, but I got surprised by
hearing my ringtone as the other person’s caller tune.
It made me to enjoy the whole music again! because
i got no response from the other end .
I decided to hear music one last time, I called the number again.
Stranger picked the call!
Conversation didn’t start with "HELLO" it started with the lyrics of the music which I was humming “ALVIDA”
Hope you are fine! was the first sentence, I heard from a stranger!
How can one hope that I am fine?
when I’m actually dealing with insomnia and
laziness ?
That stranger hoped that I’m fine ! well,
I replied,
It’s good to hope things and its best to pour your thoughts and frustration on a stranger, BTW I don’t want to know who you are? I just want to know why you called? with a sweet tone.
Conversation started, it continued... for hour, my tea cup dried, by having all tea strains on it. like old memories, associated with favourite music and like age old tea spots sticking on a porcelain cup.
Now... conversation went well, just a time pass though! Quite relaxing too…
I got confirmed that he found me on instagram,
where he shared his facebook profile link, I saved his number as
“A Stranger” and we shared our social existence.
You feel good to talk to stranger, only if your
thoughts matches, interests collides, you feel good to pour your heart, if that
stranger is matured enough to guide you, without any hidden intensions, heal
you for soul purpose...
Yes I found a healer, A Stanger who is not judgemental and a humorous person (standup comedian/a good musician) is what i can say.
Days passed,
He became a podcast for my journey, cookie with my tea.
well I became his favourite Alexa with emotions. We started having virtual tea.
Our coffee time, tea break matched well virtually with a phone call.
Rectangle screen, circular web cameras started capturing us, all electronic gadgets tried their best in showcasing our emotions to each other.
My earphone transmitted his breathe, his webcam received my feelings. virtually we connected, shared refreshing thoughts, recharged batteries through wires, created positive vibe around us.
"Even now melody in his voice notes, give me goose bumps, his call brings me butterflies, we fell through messenger screen, through wireless channel that carried our words and emotions across miles”
It’s not my story, it’s a story of all readers who connected virtually with their dear ones,
This story is a tribute to technology, which made
things connect, reconnect and made distance one call away, made appearance one
touch away.
