It was 7.30 p.m, tiring, with no energy Joseph came to his apartment, infracted, discomfited; he threw his brief case and headed towards his kitchen to brew some coffee. He was not in best of his senses; life for him had become a deserted road, Joseph, has lost faith n everything and more importantly he had lost his self-respect, he wanted to commit suicide but the cruel world would title him as “coward”, joseph’s life was like a sailing boat which was sinking in his own tears, phew!! As he sat on the couching sipping the coffee, he opened the dairy which he had treasured for a long time, “I love her...” he sighed, “I still love her...” he cried, his tears rolling from his tired eyes “ I bewrayed her..” he screamed…
Joseph was the most adorable guy, she could have ever found, both fell in love in no time and avowed to live for each other, Cynthia was a marketing executive and Joseph was the junior visualizer, it never appeared as if there was any distinction of work between them, even though Cynthia was his boss she always had that extra edge for him, she wasn’t too indulgent when it came to work and he never used his love when it came to official matters, “cynthy can we have dinner together today?” he asked her in the most polite manner, “no joseph, I have a client meeting, you carry on..” she replied with lot of hard feelings “I understand.. Catch you later...” they were so understanding, “hello Joseph, I got my promotion, I am the new marketing head now..” exclaimed Cynthia and joseph stood there with his other colleagues trying to get a sneak peak at his lady love, who had achieved something remarkable, joseph was lost in her love and so was Cynthia, the sun wouldn’t set without seeing them drive together to the nearest “mackson’s café” life for them was a unanswered emotion, a untold feeling, the entire “Jermy’s Solutions Inc” knew their romance and no one defied to disturb them.
“Cinthy!! Cinthy!! I got 2 tickets for a movie at 3!” Joseph was so commoved that he dint notice the meeting that” was going on in Cynthia’s office, embarrassed with his excitement Cynthia shouted “Mr. joseph, can’t you see that we are in a meeting and its very important to knock ones door before entering..” Joseph returned to his house broken and scourged.. and the phone rings….
“Hello?? Joseph here” in a meek sorrow tone, “I joseph, Cynthia here I am so sorry I was silly and ridiculous, I hurt you.. “
“cynthy are you drunk?? ya! Huh! Yes! You are drunk..” but why?
“I want to come there and spend time with you, can I joseph? Can I come to your apartment?”
“But cynthy you are drunk. How will you? Should I pick you up? From some where”
“ha ha ha ha, you are always sweet sweet heart, just open your door and you can see your cynthy..”
Joseph runs towards the main door and opens to his astonishment, finding cynthy lying there on the floor….
Cynthy finds him and hugs him tightly.. her senses totally bygone, cynthy falls at josephs feet crying…
“Cynthy, for god sake, Come in!! and please control your senses.. Why did u drink so much? If you cannot withstand it??”
As he carries her inside his apartment, “sit her, I will get you some fresh coffee, so that you can come out of your 9th world..”
“Joseph, can I have a drink please?”
“NOooo, have you gone mad, you are drinking coffee and nothing else that that, understand ?”
“but……..”, “no cynthy, sorry…”
Joseph gets a mug of hot coffee and hands over to her.
“Here it is…”
“Now what happened tell me..?”
“I did not do the brightest thing on earth by yelling at you at the office in front of so many people…”
“Neither I cynthy.. it was so stupid of me. To barge in at your office and take out 2 tickets..” laughs joseph..
“joseph you are not mad at me right??? I thought you will ditch me..are you fine?”
“Have you gone mad? No darling! Life for me with you is more than my carrier and I would take many of such with light heart only to be with you…”
“but still joseph..”
“Oh! Cynthy will you cut your crap? Please, don’t you remember the dreams that we have to fulfil? The house that we though of buying, our hope, our desire”,
Joseph holds cythia, sees straight in her eyes and then there is silence, lips throbbing, hands trembling, tears rolling out, his heart filled with love for Cynthia, joseph whispers “Cynthia calm down!! I love you my sweet heart!!!”
Cynthia breaks down..in despair, touched by his feeling towards her
Looking at his eyes hugging him tightly, kisses him and utters
“Joseph, I want to spend my last leg of journey with you…”
“ha ha ha, you are as silly as it can get cynthy right??” he laughs as he looks at his watch
“cynthy it is 2 o clock in the night, you have to be at your home darling! Wont your parents get worried?” you need to get home baby!!!
“no, please I want to spend time with you, I want to be there whole night, please this can be our last night..”
“cynthy you are drunk and not in your senses completely, please will you go home now its late and it might get more dangerous…”
Joseph drags her to the parking lot and pushes her in the car..”
Cynthya cries all her way down and forces him not to send her soon…
Joseph pushes her into the car and runs up to his apartment…
As he enters, the phone rings..
“hello??”
A weak voice from the other side, “hello son, this is albert, cynthia’s father…”
Joseph talks in excitement.. “hello, uncle nothing to worry, Cynthia just left she will be reaching home safely….”
“Well, I wish son!!!, but Cynthia MET WITH AN ACCIDENT AT 8 o CLOCK IN THE EVENING AND PASSED AWAY ON THE WAY TO HOSPITAL AT 9 o clock…”
Joseph keeps the phone in shock and then there is that long silence…………………