Continued from https://bit.ly/Sick-By-Heart
Somebody just stepped in. She was completely covered from head to toe. Her face was covered too. The only things visible were her eyes , hands up to wrist and her feet. Approached another woman she said something . Only a girl in her late teens or early twenties can have such a graceful walk. She was mere 2 children far from me and yet I couldn't hear what she was saying. The older woman stood up and walked away. The angel stayed back. Her subtle, silent and gentle nature created a mystery and curiosity to know what lies behind those covers. Usually In sickness, such sick thoughts never cross even the sickest people's mind. But it was something different that I sensed and what made me feel so.
I didn't wanted to but I couldn't avoid taking glimpse of her. She caught me. Lightning struck my heart.
She stood up and went to sit on the opposite bench. I couldn't stop myself.
She wore a black slipper. Her nails were polished brown that not at all matched with her pink color salwar. She wore a ring on her left hand. A Ring! I missed few heart beats but then soon came back to my senses. She was wearing it on her index finger. Her burqah was plane with a single white strip all along her sleeves. The cuffs had small brown flowers woven across it.
She seemed uncomfortable. I didn't wanted to embarrass her but could not help myself either. She was looking away from me but frequently checked out whether I was staring at her or not.
A boy jumped out of her mother's grip, running and skating on slippery tiles, and broke the serenity of the moment. His mother screamed and yelled . There was a board over her head that read ' Please keep Silence' .
Finally Doctor arrived. The queue started moving. That girl's number came and she went in with her aunt who by now have returned back. Next was my turn. 15min later, the door slides. She was talking to the doctor and was just about to wear the face cover when I got a view of beautiful face for a moment before she could put the cover back. The gleam of her face showed the purity of her heart and cleanliness of her soul. As I entered the cabin the door slid and she got out of my sight. The doctor asked twice before I could tell him what happenned. He asked it again." I don't know", I said. He examined me up, gave me medicine for a day and asked to come back again.
I went there to get treated, but came back with a new sickness for my heart. The sickness made me oblivious of my surrounding. So much so, that I forgot to pay the money at the medicine counter.
Today, I have to go again to the doctor. May be , I will get a chance to see her again.
