As the sun rose on a change
landscape only dry dead branches shiver in the early morning wind. Malinda went to the window, his face seemed
very dull and eyes were looking as if he was searching for something eagerly
that he couldn’t even find. He couldn’t sleep the whole night. He remembered the
only love of his life, the one who he was dying for, the one who he gave the
entire life for, the one who he appreciated the most, the one who he wanted to
hold and walk forever and ever. He looked at the sky where the clouds were
moving aimlessly, wondering where to go. It exactly seemed similar to the
present situation of him.
It was an autumn time. It was a day which the trees in the garden
shaking its lovely green leaves with the help of the smooth air. The birds were
chirping and flying here and there enjoying themselves. The buzzing of the bees
and the movement of the beautiful butterflies in search of the colorful flowers
to suck the honey from was indeed a great delight. Some children were running,
laughing and playing happily.
Malindha sat alone sunken on an interesting novel under the “Ahala”
tree full of yellow hanging flowers which swing to the breeze slowly. He sat
absorbed in the book for sometimes, suddenly his eyes caught a sight of a very
beautiful figure among all these beauties. He saw a very beautiful curvy figure
playing among the bushes in the garden.
She was looking very charming and lovely. She was laughing and
playing with the kids. Her behaviors were childish and indeed cute. Seeing her,
his eye lids never met for a second; more than looking by his eyes, his soul
was appreciating her. Even it was for a second it felt a decade for him.
Suddenly a hand held his shoulder that disturbed his soul from
appreciating the beauty,
“Hey buddy, where were you ah?! Seemed you were not in earth, how
long I was calling you? Couldn’t you hear me?” it was his friend Gayan, asking
him smiling.
“Sorry machan” he apologized.
“It’s okay machan, shall we leave now? I have some work to be done
before going home” he walked further talking to Malindha.
As Malindha was closing his book which he was sunken in, his eyes
were wondering here and there searching for something which he was not sure for
what he was searching. He stood and started to walk forward and still his eyes
were searching for the figure which his eyes caught. His eyes couldn’t find
her. It was a great disappointment to him. She had disappeared as an angle
unexpectedly.
After he reached home, wherever he went, whatever he did that sight
of the girl obsessed him in the mind, he was thinking why always that girl crossed
his mind. He felt rather strange feelings towards her. Indeed, he has fallen in
love with her.
“Oh god, unknown girl, no name, and no address I don’t know
anything about her, she is just a shadow I saw” he murmured to himself “…at one
side how can I love her? That is impossible. It can’t be so. Only one day I saw
her, and only for some seconds. Again, where will I see her? Ohh you idiot” he
hit his head smiling.
Four days passed, Malindha went to a restaurant with his friends,
it was a joyful day, Malindha tented to be alone. After the meal he went to the
cashier to pay the bill. Unexpectedly someone came near by him and saying in a
hurry,
“Excuse me sir, can I pay the bill first, it is very urgent please
please pleaseee…” she said in a hurry.
Seeing her he was frozen he couldn’t even spit a word he was
looking at her knowing nothing to do.
As she paid the bill and moved away. She felt that someone was
following her, as she turned, she found Malindha following her, she smiled not
caring as she opened her car door she heard a sound behind her,
“Excuse me, miss!!!”
Holding the car door handle she turned,
“Yes?” she asked him calmly.
“Hmmm…I think you have forgotten your phone all along with your
wallet, check, is it yours?” he asked.
“Oops….” She took the phone
and wallet which were on his hand,
“Thank you Mr.……” she paused without knowing his name.
“I am Malindha.” he said
“Thank you Mr. Malindha.” she thanked him.
“No mention” he smiled…. “Any way what’s your name?” he continued.
“I am Sayuri” she answered.
“Nice to meet you Sayuri. We shall meet again?” he asked looking at
her uncomfortably.
“You want us to meet me again? But, why?” she asked with wonder.
“I don’t know, I am sorry if I’ve asked something wrong” he
hesitated and continued “I just felt to ask you, so please if we could meet at
this same restaurant, would you?”
“Hmmm… Ok, tomorrow in this restaurant at lunch time I’ll come” she
continued getting into the car and conformed before Malindha replies her.
She opened the car shutter, “Tomorrow for lunch okay?” and she
smiled driving away.
Next day afternoon Malindha was waiting for Sayuri. As he looked at
the door, he saw her entering the restaurant, on a beautiful cute yellow gown wearing
a red bracelet a pair of cute little red ear rings and a thin gold chain with a
small hear pendant hanging on it. He was admiring her beauty without blinking
his eyes. Her eyes were searching for him, once her eyes caught him, she smiled
and headed to the table where he was sitting.
“Hi!” She raised her hand.
Even though it was their first meeting, it seemed liked they have known
each other for so ling. They talked for hours. It became an intimate
conversation gradually. They talked to hearts content and shared many things.
Really wonderful, within a day they became very intimate friends.
“Ok Malindha I have to go now,” she said.
From the day they met each other, they used to text and talk over
the phone. They got to know each other very well. Malindha felt that he fell
for her more than before. He wanted to express his love to her, and turn their
friendship into marriage. He messaged her to meet him at the “Golden Beach”.
She really accepted the invitation.
“Hey hi!” she waved,
“Hi!” he replied,
“So, how are you?” she asked,
“I am good….” He paused, “I want to tell you something” and
continued.
“Why Malindha any problem?” she asked.
“No no….” he hesitated,
“Hey Malindha, tell me nothing will happen tell me.” She asked with
curiosity. He looked at her beautiful eyes for sometimes.
“Ok…,” he began “Sayuri from the day I saw you…..” he paused.
She was looking at him till he continued,
“From the day I saw you ……. I fell in love with you, and I am sure
about it.” He continued without knowing what would happen.
She smiled and she couldn’t stop smiling as if she was waiting for
his proposal,
“Really, I don’t know what to say” she held his hands and
continued, “I love you too, and I tried to tell you several times but I was
afraid that you won’t accept it” she was at the top of the world. He was
surprised. He couldn’t believe his ears. It was like a dream.
They continued their relationship, and spent happy moments together.
They informed about their relationship to their parents. They both were ready
to go to the next step in their life. For the day they will be together forever,
and build their dreams together, and live together forever.
Building a dream house, both live in love, care and happiness with
little kids and look after them. Little fights between them, sharing happiness
and sadness. All these things were running in Malindha’s mind, until he came
out from the dream world shaken by the ringing tone of his phone. He answered
the call. Suddenly he dropped the phone and ran out; he started his car and
hurried to the hospital.
“Doctor what happened to my Sayuri? How is she now? Please tell me
doctor please.” he asked almost crying.
“Calm down Mr. Malindha” he said patting his sholder.
“We did whatever we could, but the condition of the patient is very
serious. I think you should go and talk to her,” the doctor replied.
Malindha entered the ICU and clasped Sayuri’s hands and spoke to
her. Her cheeks were rolling with tears, and she breathed very hardly in pain.
“Sayuri …….. Sayuri ……. Please look at me… dear please …. Look at
me...” he cried caressing her head.
She kept her hand on Malindha’s cheek “Malindha you came mhhh now I
can go happily…” she said and paused. As her hands moved from his cheeks and
eyes closed. Malindha couldn’t tell anything he cried a lot. Malindha had to
live a life of isolation and solicitude.
“Malindha…..Malindha…son come and have your meal dear” it was his
mother. Suddenly he shivered; his past memories vanished at once. He had lost
himself to oblivion. He came back to his present moment. Hiruni came to his
room with a plate of rice. She asked Malindha to eat, but he refused. Hence,
Hiruni had to cajole and persuade as if to a small child. And Hiruni fed him
the food. She is his cousin sister. She knows him from her child hood. They
were best friends.
Hiruni wanted to change Malinda’s condition. She used to stay with
him and accompany him wherever he went. Many times, she tried to make him speak
but only the word which comes from his lips is “Sayuri”, Sayuri was not only a
dream in his life, but his soul lived with her.
One day morning Hiruni took Malindha and went to the garden. She sat
with him on the bench under the same “Ahala” tree, and looked at him to tell
something,
“Malindha I am your best friend, why don’t you share the things
which you have in you and release them at least to relax your mind and soul”
She said.
But he didn’t convey even a word. Hiruni couldn’t say anything
further, she stood from the place she was sitting to leave, suddenly she felt
that someone is holding her hand, as she turned and found Malindha holding her
looking at her someone hold her hand and said,
“Please don’t leave me alone. Please I beg you….be with me until I
die.” He said.
Hiruni was surprised with his strange word. She sat beside him and
asked,
“Malindha now tell me …. Tell me…”he tried to say something but he
stopped.
“Hiruni really I lost whom I loved as my soul and more. I had many
dreams; I built many dreams to live togather” he said “but at last in one
minute everything vanished” thus, Malindha showed a cloud in the sky and
continued “Look at that cloud Hiruni I am also like that. I don’t know what to
do and where to go now” he said “But all these days I felt your love towards me
I saw it in your eyes, and I know that you are in love with me.”
Even though she didn’t convey her love towards him, inside she was
in love with him.
“Malindha I tried to bring you back from your past, I wanted the
Malindha who was the happiest funniest, who never things about sadness, after
all I can’t leave you Malindha, I won’t leave you alone I’ll be with you till
my death.” Malindha felt alive hearing these words.
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