Fifth Avenue
Magnet January 20th, 2006
Fifth Avenue.
Her hand reached out for the doorknob and she slowly turned it around. The stale smell of a locked apartment reached her nose and before she could react she was reminded of him. His black hair would always make her jealous. The smile on his brown face would light up her life. Then she realized he was not there with her. She switched on the light but still she was in complete darkness. She closed her eyes slowly immersing into complete darkness. He was standing there with red roses in his hands. She loved that smile on his face. He walked slowly towards her and reached out for her hand, helping her to stand on her feet. He slowly pulled her into him with only a thin layer of air separating their lips. He kissed her passionately reaching out for her tongue. The ringing phone woke her up. Her quivering lips and watery eyes made her realize how much she missed him.
She never realized she would fall in love with him. She was the most beautiful girl in the town and he was just an immigrant from a distant land. But something about him made her fall in love with him. They were married within six months of their courtship. Life had never been so better for her. As days turned into months and months into years the most inevitable happened. They started arguing. She thought it was just a phase, which will pass away, but things never started to look better. One-day things got out of hand and he walked away from her. She wanted to stop him but she was too angry to do so. They didn’t hear from each other for a long time. Every morning she woke up next to empty space. She tried seeing other men but nobody could fill that void in her life.
It was late in the night and she had always dreaded to walk through that particular street. Then it started to rain and she had no option but to walk through the fifth avenue. It was very dark and she could hear whispers in the darkness. She wished she had never taken that road but now it was too late. She could sense someone was following her. She started walking fast but he was still behind her trying to catch up with her. Her walk turned into jog and she was completely drenched in the September rain. Suddenly she felt two strong arms around her waist. She almost screamed when he stuffed her mouth with his left hand and pulled her aside on the curb. She felt completely helpless. She could feel his warm breath on her wet shoulders and then she felt something warm wrapping around her body. He put his warm coat around her and looked into her eyes. She melted into his arms and held him tight. He lifted her head and kissed her softly. She wanted that moment to last forever.
Ashu Sharma.
P.S. This is my first attempt to write a happy story. J