That one friend...
I jumped off the cliff, down the open vastness of the valley, in no time, I lost control over myself… I had planned and visualized myself doing this, days in advance, but this feeling I could not have visualized… the blur below scared me, sound of the wind deafened me, I shut my eyes, I screamed, I flung my hands and legs in the air as if wanting to hold something… after some desperate attempts I could feel my whole body going numb… Just then I could feel a fresh puff of air and my fall slow down… I opened my eyes to see her… that ever smiling and comforting demeanor of hers… those scary moments instantly turned into exhilaration… I widened my eyes to see the tiny inhabitation below… the blur was gone and the vastness unshackled me… gave me wings to fly, the same wings that I had been longing for, the same wings she promised she will find me… she was enjoying and so was I… we danced mid-air, we rode over the clouds, we plucked a handful of stars, we glided in the openness, we lived a dream, and we landed safely, completing our maiden and most exciting sky-diving experience together… She is that one friend who dreams my dream, makes plans to fulfill it, and lives it by my side… that friend who falls for me, with me, and helps me land safely, always, in any situation… that friend whose simply being with me is enough…
She is that one friend who hops innumerable shops with me, to help me find ‘that magazine-cover dress’… It was the ninth time I entered the trial room to try on yet another dress, unhappy at the first look in the mirror, continuing to assess myself from all angles, still wondering how to hide my flaws… why do I always reach earlier than the decided time and go through this anxious ‘waiting period’… disappointed, I opened the trial room door to ask for yet another option, when I saw her standing right there… there she was, on time… her eyes rolled, smile amplified and her hand waved, suggesting how gorgeous I looked in that outfit… in a moment, my disappointment disappeared… the dress was packed, our smiles intact… she is that friend who clears my ever-confused-eternally-cluttered mind and whose one nod is all that matters in small and big decisions…
She is that friend who is as crazy and silly as I am, with whom there isn’t a moment of dullness or desolation… I was bored and weary, I pinged her “whats up?”… pat came a reply “lets plan something, how about tomorrow?”… the day suddenly seemed bright and I asked her “like what?”… there was silence, no ping in return, I wondered if she was planning something or she had gotten busy… I got back to work, forgetting I was feeling jaded a while back… such is her presence, even a virtual presence… next day she showed up at my door, pulled out clothes from my closet for me to wear, we headed out together… we went around the town, some new places, some same old ones… we roamed tirelessly, we ate limitlessly, we drove aimlessly, we talked meaninglessly, we sat by the sea purposelessly… she is that friend who plans a day out with me uselessly and can spend time together endlessly…
She is that friend who brings smile on me, in times of despair… My mind was in complete commotion, things had not turned out as expected… infact were getting worse by the day… mind was full of apprehensions, worried on many counts… many unanswered questions and directionless thoughts were held up within… the phone rang, her name flashed, I answered and next few minutes I rattled uncontrollably, cried inconsolably… she heard, she remained composed, she waited and then she spoke… just a few words, which made complete sense, which calmed me down, made me feel lighter yet stronger… she is that friend who anchors me when I lose control… that friend who holds me up, keeps me sane… that friend whose one tight hug assures that everything will be alright hereon…
She is that one friend who each one of us should be blessed with… she is that friend who dissolves herself in our life, sometimes like sugar, sometimes like spice, sometimes like salt and then sometimes just sprinkles over us like a garnish… every nice describing word in the dictionary befits her… she is sunshine, she is happiness, she is superlative, she is the positive strength… she is a gift, she is a precious possession, she is that what we call a 'special' friend...
She is that friend who comes in our life, in some cases inconspicuously, some cases strikingly, but always stays on inseparably… once part of our life, she laughs with us and we laugh louder, she dreams with us and we dream bigger, she lives with us and we live better….
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