Memories seldom fade!

It was an important day for her. Priya had recently joined a reputed corporate firm. Recognizing her capabilities, her boss had given her opportunity to handle a prestigious presentation, which few freshers even dream of. She was confidence personified, but the magnitude of the assignment sent a quirky uneasiness down her stomach. Brushing away her anxiousness, she once again assured if everything was organized, got into her Santro and switched on her favorite music station.

Scrutinizing all the details of the presentation, she drove smoothly down the lane, when suddenly the radio resonated with “Durr se koi aaye, kahin chupkese wo dil mein sama jaye….saajana...” It bought back elapsed memories. The episode was still fresh in her mind.

Horizons always rocked but this time it was special as it was her final year, last festival of their engineering epoch. STRINGS, her favorite band were performing that night. Completely engrossed, her body swayed in harmony to the music of …Durr... when unintentionally, she stepped on someone’s foot. She turned around to apologize, lo Behold, it was him. For a moment her eyes met his and she could almost hear her heart throbbing in exhilaration. Mortified by his bamboozled look, she turned around right away. She couldn’t believe her eyes, she was seeing him after two years and he hadn’t changed a bit. He looked the same, tall dark handsome with those soft brown eyes which still stared in bafflement. How much she loved him even today! Time and distance truly makes heart go fonder.

The crowd swayed frenziedly and the ardent emotions of the song made her face glow with ecstasy. The song was almost getting over with the guitars strumming raucously and the crowd roaring in complete dissonance. The ambiance was ideal and the mood perfect. She felt she won’t get a better occasion to confess how much she loved him. With her heart thumping hysterically, she turned around only to find him gone. Her eyes searched for him but he had vanished. She felt completely cheated and thwarted. She had lost him again.

The screeching horn of the adjacent Honda city bought her back to reality and she smiled with a glint of regret. The radio crooned Enrique Iglesisas’s Hero. Would she ever find her hero? Wherever he was, she still loved him and she knew he would always occupy that special place in her heart. Brushing away her thoughts, she once again ensured if everything was ready for the presentation. Hmmnn...After all nobody can ever forget their first love.