For Noah life was coming back to normal quickly. His business was growing, his body was feeling good after the horrific accident but one thing amidst of all this was that he was constantly feeling lonely. Clair was the only one person that he was really comfortable with but that too was coming with a price. Noah usually a self centered person was not the same anymore, he valued things in his life that had never mattered to him before the accident.
His routine had become more and more monotonous but the one thing he used to like about this monotony was the evening stroll that he used to take at the central park which not only refreshed his memories of the romantic moments he had with the love of his life but also helped him to observe the various emotions of the people who were in the park with their loved ones.
From mothers cuddling with their new born babies to the families enjoying the late afternoon time, from friends enjoying the pranks on each others to couples having soul finding gossips, it used to be as if he had stepped into a world with nothing to lose it used to be as an antidote to the poison that the life had injected him in the past year or so.
The moment he spend there were precious to him because to him the part was his little paradise and he had scheduled his life in a manner that he would never miss out on the time he spent at the park because it was the one place he could find peace in. This park had its share of importance in his life too because this was the place where he had used to spend time with Natalia and spending time there used to make him realize that she still was and for ever will be the most important thing in his life. It was for this very reason he was ready to spend the rest of his life happily with her memories being his only companion.
Natalia was a journalist by profession and had a very simple yet charming appearance. The relationship that kindred among them got on the worst possible foot that a relationship could ever start off but yet it bolstered into a perfect relationship that had a meaning to it but…
Sitting in the park Noah still remembered the uncanny way she had met him the first time at a function where he had received the young entrepreneur of the year award and how awkwardly while trying to run after a very quick interview of his Natalia had stumbled and fallen right at him and before he could get out of the way he was lying on the floor beneath her. A silent smile sprung on his face while he remembered all of that but the feeling hit him hard as he came into the grim reality that she was no more. He stood up at once got his coat and started to stroll out of the park as the surroundings were getting to him and he was missing her more than ever.
‘It‘s not going to work like this Noah, you cannot miss your appointments like this’ Clair had a stern look on her face, Noah had missed his last two appointments with Clair and had not even tried to get in contact with her about why he had done so. Clair was still waiting for his response but Noah did not say anything and was sitting so silent in his chair that it was freaking out Clair.
‘What has happened Noah is everything all right?’ she asked him but there was no response what so ever from Noah, who gently stood up and walked towards the window, after gazing out for some time Noah looked back at Clair with a smile and said,
‘Yeah everything is all right, it’s as if I am finally feeling human again after such a long time in my life. After mom and dad I had no one else to look forward too except my maid Martha who raised me in a definite manner so that one day I could take the place of my father ‘. He paused for some time and then settled in the seat in front of the desk where Clair was sitting.
‘But when Natalia walked into my life it was a beautiful experience for me. It was really nice to know that there was someone for whom I cared and that care to me was more than anything in my life until recently I realized that it’s all lost’ he frowned painfully yet the look on his face was so determined that showed he was ready to move on.
Clair was seeing improvements in Noah already and attributed it to his strong will and definite character. Long after he had left Clair was just curious that does such true love exist in the materialistic world but she was confused about the answer to this very simple question then she realized what she thought about love, a mere fulfillment of needs from others, is more than that.
‘Sir, you’ve got an invitation to the annual entrepreneurs’ awards dinner’ said Noah’s secretary as he walked into his office followed by her. He took the invitation letter from her, moved to his chair and opened it.
‘Day after tomorrow, anything scheduled for that day’
‘No sir, nothing yet, do you want me to reserve you a table at the awards’ she said.
Noah nodded and she went out of his office, he had a special reason for going to these awards. They were special to him because he had met Natalia for the first time there and by attending them this time around he wanted to freshen up those memories when they first met.
