The moon was full and was shining luminously in pitch dark sky, with hints of clouds scattered in fragments all over. Brightness of moon reflecting on the sea and blinking stars were making the behold more splendid.The sound of waves was akin to Bethoveen's symphony and was euphonious to the ears.
The tides were high and hitting hard on the rocks, which were piled up to form a causeway, on which three of them were sitting, gazing into nothingness across the sea.The tiny splashes of water were showering them, with each hit.The salty wind was making lip smacking distasteful,but the silence was comfortable between them, and waves were creating a rhythm and they became chained to it.
A group of friends were sitting at some distance from them, all they could hear was the distant nonchalant voices and someone from that group played the song "Ajeeb Dastan Hai Ye" which caught their fancy and they started humming along. Since the sound was coming from some distance so it was low, so Emm played the same song on her mobile phone, and they again started singing along with Lata Tai.
"Mubarakan Tumhe Ke Tum,
Kisi ke noor ho gaye
Kisi ke itne pass ho
Ke sabse door ho gaye."
Gee looked at Bob with mischief in her eyes and Bob responded instantly "Was that for Kay*?.. Kisi ke itne pass ho. Ke sabse door ho gaye."
Gee had a good laugh and said "Maybe or maybe not."
Emm asked "What are you guys laughing at?"
Gee explained to her that Kay,Bob's and her best friend went on three consecutive holidays with someone else and for that matter Bob is so pissed with her, that he took transfer to some other city.
"Oh! I see." Replied Emm.
"I am not that shallow." explained Bob.
"Oh! My! My! Then why did you take the transfer?" questioned Gee.
"I didn't."
"You did."
"I didn't. It just happened."
"Chuck it."
And they were silent for couple of minutes, meanwhile the song changed to
"Lag Jaa Gale Ki
Phir Haseen Raat
Ho Na Ho.." and a couple sitting next to them started dancing.
Gee was staring deep into the horizon and said "Isn't it lovely. This love in the air.This very scene,the full moon, the sound of the waves, classic songs."
"And the peace. The peace Kay always looks for.
She would have enjoyed it." Bob added.
"Next time, we will come with Kay." Declared Gee
Emm was busy checking her social media feeds, and suddenly her mobile rang and she walked to the other side of the causeway to talk.
While Gee and Bob continued the conversation.
"So,why?" Asked Gee
"I don't know. Maybe that's how my defence mechanism works. Isolating myself from displeasing situations" Explained Bob
"Or maybe its just wishful thinking." Said Gee
"What's your defence mechanism?" asked Bob.
"Tolerance may be or acceptance you can say."
"May be I am not that mature."
"May be."
Emm was still on her phone talking, and walking farther and farther.
"What do you think Kay's defence mechanism is?" Asked Gee.
"Acting out or passive aggression maybe." said Bob.
"Do you think isolation works?"
"It do works. You know what Shakespear said
'Take but degree away, untune that string,
And hark, what discord follows!' Though this is from some lesser know plays, but it fits in the situation."
"That means you're happy in the new city."
"No it doesn't mean that. Rather it means sometimes you have to untune few strings while playing the violin, just to know where the discord is."
"Damn! You and your love for literature."
Bob put his arm around Gee and said "You know Gee! What else Shakespear has said 'When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions' ".
"Come back man! Just comr back already."
"I am trying."
"Try harder."
And Gee quoted Aamir Khan's dailoge from Dil chahta hai "Hum Dost the. Hain. Aur Rahenge."
And a stray dog came wagging his tail, sniffing the ground perhaps looking for a trace of food, but in vain.He came near to Gee and she tried hushing him away, but he started wagging his tail more hurriedly, so Bob hushed him louder and he went away.
They too stood up and signaled Emm and walked to their hotel room.
The tides were high and hitting hard on the rocks, which were piled up to form a causeway, on which three of them were sitting, gazing into nothingness across the sea.The tiny splashes of water were showering them, with each hit.The salty wind was making lip smacking distasteful,but the silence was comfortable between them, and waves were creating a rhythm and they became chained to it.
A group of friends were sitting at some distance from them, all they could hear was the distant nonchalant voices and someone from that group played the song "Ajeeb Dastan Hai Ye" which caught their fancy and they started humming along. Since the sound was coming from some distance so it was low, so Emm played the same song on her mobile phone, and they again started singing along with Lata Tai.
"Mubarakan Tumhe Ke Tum,
Kisi ke noor ho gaye
Kisi ke itne pass ho
Ke sabse door ho gaye."
Gee looked at Bob with mischief in her eyes and Bob responded instantly "Was that for Kay*?.. Kisi ke itne pass ho. Ke sabse door ho gaye."
Gee had a good laugh and said "Maybe or maybe not."
Emm asked "What are you guys laughing at?"
Gee explained to her that Kay,Bob's and her best friend went on three consecutive holidays with someone else and for that matter Bob is so pissed with her, that he took transfer to some other city.
"Oh! I see." Replied Emm.
"I am not that shallow." explained Bob.
"Oh! My! My! Then why did you take the transfer?" questioned Gee.
"I didn't."
"You did."
"I didn't. It just happened."
"Chuck it."
And they were silent for couple of minutes, meanwhile the song changed to
"Lag Jaa Gale Ki
Phir Haseen Raat
Ho Na Ho.." and a couple sitting next to them started dancing.
Gee was staring deep into the horizon and said "Isn't it lovely. This love in the air.This very scene,the full moon, the sound of the waves, classic songs."
"And the peace. The peace Kay always looks for.
She would have enjoyed it." Bob added.
"Next time, we will come with Kay." Declared Gee
Emm was busy checking her social media feeds, and suddenly her mobile rang and she walked to the other side of the causeway to talk.
While Gee and Bob continued the conversation.
"So,why?" Asked Gee
"I don't know. Maybe that's how my defence mechanism works. Isolating myself from displeasing situations" Explained Bob
"Or maybe its just wishful thinking." Said Gee
"What's your defence mechanism?" asked Bob.
"Tolerance may be or acceptance you can say."
"May be I am not that mature."
"May be."
Emm was still on her phone talking, and walking farther and farther.
"What do you think Kay's defence mechanism is?" Asked Gee.
"Acting out or passive aggression maybe." said Bob.
"Do you think isolation works?"
"It do works. You know what Shakespear said
'Take but degree away, untune that string,
And hark, what discord follows!' Though this is from some lesser know plays, but it fits in the situation."
"That means you're happy in the new city."
"No it doesn't mean that. Rather it means sometimes you have to untune few strings while playing the violin, just to know where the discord is."
"Damn! You and your love for literature."
Bob put his arm around Gee and said "You know Gee! What else Shakespear has said 'When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions' ".
"Come back man! Just comr back already."
"I am trying."
"Try harder."
And Gee quoted Aamir Khan's dailoge from Dil chahta hai "Hum Dost the. Hain. Aur Rahenge."
And a stray dog came wagging his tail, sniffing the ground perhaps looking for a trace of food, but in vain.He came near to Gee and she tried hushing him away, but he started wagging his tail more hurriedly, so Bob hushed him louder and he went away.
They too stood up and signaled Emm and walked to their hotel room.
