Mithra

The hardest smile of my life … It was the hardest smile of my life! I stood rooted to the spot with the uneasy smile pasted on my face. At the door you turned around to wave at me for one last time before abandoning me to the cruel cage of time. When will I see you again? It could be days, months or years… I waved back at you without batting an eyelid. It was my last chance to gaze into those sharp eyes. The uncertainty and pain in your eyes betrayed the smile on your face. Yes, smile! That was all we could do from letting those traitor tears stream down our eyes. Crying was a luxury that we could not afford. You had a flight to catch and time waited for none. Certainly the check-in time punctuality would put even the most precise Swiss watch to shame! I turned around and walked away the moment you were out of sight. The smile was washed away with the tears kissing my cheeks. You were not coming back, at least not anytime soon. Once again my days would be spent...