A half an hour bike ride under heavy rain and we reached home. It’s a bachelor’s room with no locks in any door. Still that made her comfortable. I cooked for her and after having lunch we were waiting to go out for a trip. We were all set but it was raining cats and dogs outside. The hills that can be seen from our balcony were faded by rain. Roads became slippery. But those could not stop our freedom ride. We started our journey towards Mulshi Dam.
Hill roads in rains become slipper and the surrounding beauty becomes breath taking. Mulshi is around 50km from my place but it was not pre-decided till which point we would go. We just went off into the road and followed the way. Rain and rain and rain all the time. Cool breeze was making me shivering but I was so exited having her that, that did not hamper our trip. On the way we stop for a cup of tea. Smokey tea with a fag under rain and then again we were on the road. At the end of Mulshi Dam there is a waterfall. We went till that point. The hills were covered by cloud. Wind was blowing so hard that we could feel the coldness of waterfall from a distance. We spent some time together there. This waterfall is not so renowned so it was only two of us over there. It was like we are in a different world, far away from all the responsibilities, anxieties and thoughts from the real world. No time limit, no need of wrist watch, no unwanted calls just only two of us were enjoying the moment silently.
I don’t know how much time we have spent over there but when we realize it was almost sunset. We started returning back to the city. An hour ride and we are back to my room. My roomies were back from office. I introduced her to them and after having a small chat we went off for dinner. A candle light dinner that I have ever dreamed. There is a restaurant in Pune called ‘Up and above’ where they have different section for couples. A well decorated table with a candle at the middle of it. The top view of the city from there. The never ending breeze made us relaxed and we spent a waited memorable date. A cup of beer with chicken 65 and after that sizzling brownie made our evening perfect. We returned around midnight.
That night we spent together. Most of the time we were in balcony. Chatting with each other, laughing and watching the wet city. Around 4am we went to sleep. We had to wake up 5am for our next day’s trip to Mahabaleshwar. A good night kiss and we were off for bed.
Next day morning I woke up with her hug. She woke up earlier than me and already got ready. I quickly freshen up myself and got ready for the trip. A trip with my childhood friends and 2 brothers. Road to Mahabaleshwar from Pune is just awesome. It was sunny when we were on the high way. But the moment we took a right turn from highway, rain started. The close we are getting to the place rain was becoming heavy. When we reached Mahabaleshwar, it was cloudy. We found a water fall with high current. We were there for hours enjoying the beauty and the flow. Even though the road was slipper, we crawl to middle of the hill. It was fun. From there we enjoyed the beauty of nature. Along with the most loved one in my hand that beauty was like heaven. Then we went for the spots of Mahabaleshwar. Every where it was cloudy and foggy. Hardly we can see anything but that was not becoming any boundary between our enjoyments. Then a break fail of our hired car made us little bored. It took hell lot of time to fix and after that we decided to get back to the city and had a plan for night that we will have chicken and khichdi along with rum. Later the liquor program was cancelled. We got back home and rested for an hour. And then we went for our dinner. Khichdi is my all-time favorite dish. We were so tired that it took a moment to sleep after hitting the bed.
We had a sound sleep that night. When we woke up it’s around 10am. We had an invitation at my friend’s home. So we had no hurry. She made breakfast for me adding lots of love in it. We got ready and went off for my friend’s house. We had a plan for lonavla as well but due to rain we cancelled the plan. We had a group chat after lunch and then we returned to our base to spend time together and alone. That day I realized that how being two how can be a lonely and lovely moment. In the evening we were off for city round. We wend to Chatushinghi temple, City pride, E-square, Central and also to some happening places of Pune. But the rush was so high that we decided to go for a calm place for dinner. A hill top restaurant named ‘Nakshatra’ was our destination. After our dinner a late night cold coffee made our evening graceful. We returned home around 12.30am. Rest of the night we spent in the balcony watching the hills and cloudy sky. When city was silent, everyone was sleeping we were at our own world. She hugged me tight. She felt my heart beat. And I was thrilled having her so close at that point of time.
The thought that she will be leaving tomorrow made me sad. She made me cheer and we dreamed of a charming future together. I didn’t have any idea about the time, but when we were off for sleep it was dawn.
The next day I woke up with the call of my roommate. It was around 9.30am. She already woke up by then and her packing was done. I cooked for her and she was sitting in front of me. I felt great cooking for her. We had lunch together and spend some silent moments. My dream hours were at the end and I don’t know how to hold her back. She was ready with her luggage and I was taking my keys to drop her. When we reached station the train was already at the station. When she found her seat it was 15 min before the train starts. These 15 mins were like 15 sec for me. I bid her good bye held once for the last time in my hands. Train went off and I was standing still at the same point where I received here 65 hours back.
