An Ordeal

"Long time no see", said a smiling face.
Emerged out of nowhere it was he, right in front of me.
What was he even doing here - in my world, in my life that he had ruthlessly abandoned long back??
Did he want to destroy all that I had built over the years? Did he want my life to be miserable again? The innocence and genuineness in his eyes did not hint so.
And why the hell do you think we should see each other at all??, I stared at him tacitly. I bet he would have recognized that question in my eyes - he must have observed that a zillion times before.

Because there is no reason why we shouldn't, he beamed again, forcing me to feel embarrassed.

I somehow managed to escape his presence. Turning to my friends, I began cracking jokes and having panipuris. That's what I had come to the fair for. For a few minutes I had forgotten about that encounter completely. But then I noticed him scrutinizing me as our paths crossed yet again. I wanted to run away from that moment. It was so unreal, so undesirable. I had no idea why I felt so distinctly insecure and disturbed in his presence. I kept wondering. For what seemed like hours. Until I sensed a soft peck on my cheeks and inhaled a well-known, comforting essence. And in a blink appeared my sweetheart with the smile that accessorizes my life. I got up and buried my face in his chest, hiding the small tear of guilt that rolled down my eye. I held him tight, wanting to live that moment - One that was so real, so desirable.