It was a perfectly beautiful day and I was having a not so
perfect time… career counseling myself. I was trying not to look into my phone
for any Whatsapps that could help kill a few minutes from the most important
seminar of my life. My phone vibrated unnaturally and so I looked into it. It
was already unlocked and the messenger was open. Never knew what my palms could
do without thinking. It was him…
I was pretty amused that my deeply hidden messenger opened
automatically and the window was his...all this in the most important hour of
my day. The messages suddenly felt good. I realized I was sort of yearning to
talk to him for a while.
We ended up on a bad note for me and a good one for him. It was
neither a relationship nor friendship. I realized I looked up to him. I was naïve
and was looking for someone to show me the right path…and he did. You don’t need
to be in a relationship to learn things from someone…in fact you don’t even
need to be friends with someone. People who are meant to come into your life
just walk in and out of your life at the right time. He was one of those.
There is always one guy in everyone’s life who they want to
go back to…not literally…not even virtually...neither temporarily nor
permanently…just for some time. This guy is always there when you need help,
advice, support and anything else that you need. That is not his full time job
but maybe he doesn't mind it. He is sort of….your career counselor…who takes care
of your emotions, problems and everything else when you are in deep shit. Maybe
a Life Mentor! He is the answer to all the questions and solution to all
doubts. You don’t need to talk to him all the time…just at the time of need is
enough. This low maintenance relationship (I don’t know what to call it)
sustains on absolute no-talks. A simple ‘Hi’ from someone is re-assuring and
sometimes even a long talk with someone feels fake. There is a certain comfort and
re-assurance in a ‘Hi. I am busy.’ It’s funny how some people touch your life
so much and so beautifully in a very little time.
I don’t know what such relationships are called. It’s definitely
not love. Whatever, it is… feels good.
