She was waiting in the airport terminal for more
than an hour now. His flight had been delayed, the board says. She got another
two more hours to kill alone. She felt angry. Three hours out of the 48 hours
they get. Time races as if on a F1 race when they're together. They barely meet
and then it's time to part.
They have been doing this for 15 years now. This
parallel life of 72hours.
Both of them have their own set of Giggles, smiles,
tears and sorrows at the opposite side of the globe from each other. Both of
them have made their own mark in their place. Both of them have their own set
of ideologies and opinions. Both of them doesn’t even exist in each other’s
life until when a year starts crawling to its' last month, then they collide, with so much of power. As if
their identities are invisible, their thoughts don’t float, their lives don’t breathe.
They meet for 72 hours, stealing away from the world for themselves.
They meet for 72 hours, stealing away from the world for themselves.
I’m participating in the Write Tribe Problogger October 2017 Blogging Challenge through October.
Today’s Prompt – “Terminal”
So romantic, but so sad. Beautiful, poignant story.
ReplyDeleteMy long distance boyfriend and I are planning to meet and I can totally relate to this. I am making sure that he's here for x number of days, Do not want delays and dramas! :P
ReplyDeleteI wonder why is that they can't build a beautiful life together!
ReplyDeleteWhy only 72 hours? And is that ever enough? What would someone get out of a relationship where you only share 72 hours of togetherness in a year? How tough it is to live ike this.
ReplyDeleteI guess there is an important message in your post. 'Cherish every moment' and 'every moment spent with your loved one is precious' I hope they make the most of this 72 hours
ReplyDeleteMeeting three days in a year and then being very career focused... I wonder if such a relationship exists in reality too. Might seem very tiring, but as they say, distance does make the heart grow fonder, so who knows? :-)
ReplyDeleteI would not want such a relationship, to be honest. Too many unknown things would be happening and then you meet just for three days....so sad to think that this might be a reality for some couples.
ReplyDeleteThis is a good twist and storytelling. :)
ReplyDeleteRomantic yet sad story it was. Your words made me to think a lot.
ReplyDeleteRendezvous and an affair to rekindle annually!
ReplyDeleteDifferent take all together...
-Anagha from Team MocktailMommies
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Foe me couple of days apart seems like a longing! Can't image meeting just for 3 days a year That's a sad yet sweet love story as in-spite of all that they are keeping that relation alive :-)
ReplyDeleteYou got me curious... I want to know all the why's and what's now. Loved the mystery around your story.
ReplyDeleteOnly 72 hours in an entire year! Can love survive in such a situation ? I do have my doubts, but, who knows? In today's world of virtual communication and a fast life with different priorities, people do find ways to survive.
ReplyDeleteI'm curious if 72 hours in a year can satiate all they desire when they are together. Perhaps they can, given that they have been doing this for 15 years. Hope they break this pattern and be together forever. This has been beautifully written, Sheethal!
ReplyDeleteI can't imagine a life like that. Though I know friends who have done this and made it work, but I have to be honest...I would not have been able to. Hats off to the two protagonists in your story.
ReplyDeleteI feel that this is an affair they have away from their career focused life. Maybe, this 72 hours a year make their live even sweeter. I would love to read more of this story. Beautifully written, Sheethal.
ReplyDeleteThat's sad, that they can't be together although they sound perfect for each other :(
ReplyDeleteIt's not the amount of time that you have together, it's how you fill the little time that you have. 72 joyful hours can carry them through the rest of the year, till they meet again.
ReplyDeleteY aren’t they planning to live together for more or forever?
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