The day arrives...... and passes by.....

The day arrives.. everyone comes to office, a bit early than usual.. all tensed...........
it was her last day!
She comes, bubbly, all cheerful, with the ever sported smile on her face.. as if nothing was wrong....
outside for everyone, she was the usual person, but for us, we could see what she was feeling from inside..
it was our best friends last day at office..
10.00 a.m., coffee time.. sitting in the cafeteria, i was thinking, this is probably the last time we are sitting together in the morning, talking and sharing a cup of coffee in which i dont take sugar, and she needs it.. so everytime we put some sugar which was not too much for me and not too less for her....
all the boys, trying to be happy, cracking jokes, and suddenly a drop of tear swells in the eye.... they look away, hiding it, trying to tell that nothings wrong!!
We have some nice chicken for breakfast which devdas has made specially for her.. and i can say, it was made from the heart! it was amazing!!....... thanks devdas!!...
everyones back to work, though i cant vouch on the concentration everyone is putting in...
the first half passes so quickly... in the afternoon i sit outside with freezer and i see this boy break down in front of me.. i feel so helpless.. all i could do was speak a few words consoling him, asking him to accept life the way it had come along..... 'hamne hi bola tha usko, resume bana, upload kar, otherwise she was thinking of somehow spending the year and a half here....ab uski aadat ho gayi hai re..' Regrets?
N then i saw devdas, sitting next to me, yelling at me to go inside, just because he didnt want me to see him cry.... 'main aaisa nahi tha re...................!!' Surprised?
isnt it so amazing, that one single person, in such a short span of time touched the heart of so many people.. changed them for the better, and becomes the most important part of their lives? and ofcourse you can imagine the condition of any one when he realises that he wont be seeing this person everyday for 10 hours atleast in the workplace...
suddenly the office seems to be so dull, as if all the life has flown out.. in a matter of minutes..............
packing, filling forms, taking various signatures... lot of work to be done.. she was clearing her drawers, handing over the things to me.. the box of chocolates, the pack of cigarettes.... wanting to say, 'take care of my boys... '
evening arrives, we gather in cafeteria again, for a cuppa coffee.... its almost time..... she becomes all red, tears flowing from her eyes, everyone looking away probably trying to control their emotions.. she gets up, goes to get a tissue paper from the bunch.... 'hey, get the whole pack, it will be required..'
she laughs, inspite of the tears continuing to roll down her cheeks....
Sun sets, cafeteria lights up.. we sit outside while she is sitting in the office clearing her mailbox... sending mails saying goodbye to everyone..
night sets in, we come inside.. everyone was looking horrible.. we sit for sometime, she brings chocolates.. then brings pastries.. no ones in the mood of eating..
she packs it all.. and then, it is suddenly the time for leaving.... everyone gets up, picks up their belongings, though leaving a lot of things with each other!
silently everyone walks out of the office, into the lift, to the basement... everyone controls their tears.. we walk to the parking slot.. n then the moment arrives.. now the tears become uncontrolled.. for everyone.. all are crying, saying no words, but actually saying so much to each other.. she points a finger at me n says, 'Useless' and i just give a nod...
we hug each other.. 'take care of my boys', she says to me.... i nod again..
n then we leave..
i had written in my last post, that friendships are found and are lost, but these kind of friendships are not found so easily, and when found, are never lost................
I take back my words.... you were right devdas.. i was wrong.....
I dedicate this post to mini, one of the best friends i have ever had in years together, and to the continuing wonderful relationship we have and will share for the entire lifetime....

Resignations....??

There is a time when a lot of people in an organization suddenly put up their papers! yeah.. the time immediately after appraisals..! So is happening with my place of work.. there is this sudden rush of news.. it has kind of become a 'everyday' sort of an affair..
One of my best friends leaving the organization shortly. Sometimes it becomes so difficult to decide if you want to be happy for the other person, or you want to be sad, because that friend of yours will be leaving you shortly!
Parting from companies is different from parting ways with friends.. thats what someone told me, and thats what i have explained a lot of times to myself and my collegues when such situations have occured in the past. but it is not so simple.. tough it is not exactly parting ways, still the distance creates void space between two people..
First there are phone calls and messages everyday.. then the phone calls reduce to may be once a week, once a month, then probably at that times when you have some work with that person.. then a moment arrives, when you actually face the question, 'what should i talk to him/her after calling....??
All that remains is a name in your mailbox from which you continue to receive some or the other forwards for quite sometime which, later on, you might not even have time to read!
some people say.. a friendship has a purpose in your life, it becomes a part of you, teaches you so many things, provides an outlet for your emotions, teaches you to express yourself, and then is lost..
you move ahead with your life and then, again, you come across this beautiful kind of relationship which walks some steps, along with you, in the journey called life...........!
Hats off to this beautiful relation called........... friendship!!