The farewell day was over unofficially with all other friends of mine in DDG, I had not noticed a change in myself. I was able to mask my emotions for another week with great difficulty for I consoled self that he would be there with us for another week yet. A week later, he had an official send-off party. I was a little disturbed, very soon did I realize that he was leaving all of us and joining a new organization.
Well, a part of my memory just flashed back, It started to flow just like a film reel. It paused at the most beautiful moments we had spent while it fast forwarded few things. I did not understand what was that I missed while my mind played every bit of the incidents that took place in his presence, but I could vaguely remember what was that it had tried to hide from me.
Getting up with a heavy head, early in the morning, I started to take a brisk walk to avoid the conflicts within me, while I constantly kept walking, a part of me just drifted away to the incidence that had occurred just a couple of days back.
My brain just flashed a piece of a movie that was in it's store for me to understand, why was my other friend so emotional the other day while this person had his official farewell, there were droplets of water in his eyes which fought violently and constantly with the heart to release it immediately, while my eyes stole a glance at him with my lips wearing a smile. I asked him, "Hey dumma, why are you sobbing buddy?". He did not whisper either, all he did was put his hand on my head as if he was petting his cute little sister with a grin.
I did not understand the strange gesture of his then... But now, I knew what it was.......................He was leaving us.
Yes, when he had put down his papers, I had not felt what I did feel today, tears had not rolled down my cheeks,Like it did the last night while I slept, I just remembered the wonderful moments spent with that person. It was just flashing back and forth my memory.
The tea-time breaks/the cafeteria/the idlis/the aunty's kitchen chats/the roadside samosas and tea/the chocolates he bought/the smile he was adorned with/the scoldings I got while he was unwell/the teasings/the Matte Mungaaru movie we watched with Pruthvi beside us sitting clenching his teeth :):) the troubleshooting job he did/the way he had sided all of us in one of the worst meetings we had/his silent way of admiring beauty and criticizing the page three personalities/and The agony aunt trip I had with him when I was in a grey mood. What not?????
I just thought, I knew a couple of months back that he wouldn't be amidst us by the end of October, the reality existed way back, but I guess I had masked the emotions within myself, till I got down the car on Saturday night after we came back home from a movie and slept with heavy heart and tear filled eyes trying to understand what strange emotion it was.
The last day here is already over while the first day at your new firm is eager to embrace you.New environment, new assignments, new task. Everything is as new and fragile as a new born.
Wish you all the best :) and yes......"WE MISS U A LOtttttzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz"
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