An Encounter with a Lizard

I discoverd it only when i entered my room and found something crawling over my desk, between my books and all the other debris lying around my study table. I thought it must be some coackroach or something. But when I pushed some tings around, I saw a small dark colored lizard merrily moving all over my table. I must admit that I myself did not spend that much time around my study table, which was spent by that innocent little reptile. trust me. ...
Nevertheless, I kept staring the ignorant thing for a long time. Let me admit, I HATE lizards and i can't stand even the sight of them anywhere near me. But, since it was all over my things, i had to stand there and find out some way to hush it away.
I had filled up my bucket of lukewarm water for an early bath, i.e. my early bath takes place around 1 in the afternoon. Anyway, leaving that to cool off while I was hunting for that ignorant which was able to succesfully camouflage itself in the wooden texture of my table, I found a folder stick which was long enough , to tap on the table from a safe distance. But, I had my own fears. It could jump suddenly in any direction it felt like. I had to be careful. But that little lizard was, I think, enjoying this game of hide and seek with me. She dint realize that I hated it like anything. And the best part was... whenever i patted my folder stick on the table to frighten it, I seldom succeeded in doing so. But, on the contrary, it's sudden movements and jumps, scared the hell out of me each minute. I was feeling like a lose in front of it. It never knew what a little piece of thing it was and how much could it frighten humans.
Gradually, I started shifting my books and papers from the table onto my bed; so that I could locate it easily. Let me tell you, this needed a lot lot lot of courage on my part to deal with something that I am madly scared of. Each time I shifted some part of my belongings on my bed, I kept standing motionless, without showing the movement of my breathing to that lizard; as if I felt that it would pounce on me the same second.
But after what felt like an hour or so, I managed to move away everything that my table held. The reptile was joyously playing around the wood. Now that it had enough space to show her jumping skills, it increased my chances of having a breakdown. But somehow God up there, must have had mercy on me after having watched a full hour episode of me and the lizard in constant battle. Both of them seemed to enjoy me being miserable. The lizard suddenly moved to the edge of the table and slipped underneath. For once in that full hour, I felt relaxed. But the next thing I was fearing was its sudden return. Thankfully, both god and the lizard had released me of the torture. It vanished somewhere behind the table. The best thing was that I could not see it.
Finally, I could resume my daily chores. The water had already lost its warmth and I was forced to carry on with the same. I still have to rearrange my stuff back on the table, now that the devil has left its possession. And not that I am lazy or something, but I think after having read the whole tale, you may guess the reason of me not aving returned in my room to rearrange my table.

Aakriti Sharma.....

dilemma

After having sailed into the sea of her "so-called" strong relation, she one day realized, that it was time she opened her eyes to reality. She had immense faith on her own ability to carry on with her love as well as on him. It was a dream come true when she had found him. They had been madly in love with each other. There was not one thing on earth when they felt that it was not meant to be. They were on cloud nine, until now. The more the time went by, the more she had a notion that things were not "so" bright now. Although he constantly reminded her of how much he loved her and how much he wanted to be with her, she still could not come to terms with him.
He was not much expressive with his feelings for her. It was just that he somehow managed to get through. Maybe she expected a lot from him, but he could hardly come up to the mark. This made her mad. She could not handle the relation anymore. She constantly reminded him of what was he like in the very beginning. But, he, in the spirit of being more mature, or whatever was it, paid less heed to what she felt. They were an awesome pair, noone like them. But, something, somewhere was amiss. She felt that something was still missing. She could do anything to repair the damage, if ever there was one. On the other hand, he did not feel different about anything. Everything was the same for him. He could never realize that if he did not pay attention to her, things would not be the same ever. Time was running out. It was now or never.
Something had to be done, but what? She could not decide what to do to make him come back to her, if at all he had gone. Was she hallucinating??? Or was it for real?? Does it happen to every one, was all she could think. Why is it happening to me, was what she often felt. Her happiness knew no bounds when she found him. The more she spoke to him, the more she had a reason to survive. Her sole aim was 'to be' with her love. She wanted to reach her destination, to climb the mountain peak, where serenity resided.
She often felt that she loved him much more than he loved her. She also felt that he was never in love with her. She knew it was not true, still something troubled her. She didn't know what, but she still knew. Sometimes she felt that putting an end to her sweet relatio would be the right choice. But, she could not let herself come to it. Something stopped her from doing so. She could not bear the pain of estrangement. Meare the thought of it made her cry for hours together. Maybe what she wanted was too far away to happen.
If only he understood her well and properly, could things be in place again. If only he gave her the kind of love and attention that she required, could they have been together today. But, as luck would have it, his indifference to her feelings and being in his own world was what kept her worried. She knew it well that such an attitude was not going to keep them together. Her dilemma was taking her senses away. She was dying gradually. She needed to be with him. If onle he knew.......if only he felt te same as her..........if only.......