Inevitability

I hadn't dreamed of him in a while. 

I saw him in one of my school days. When friends were different. Not the ones I have now, the ones I had then. Misha and Aparna were there. We were in a class room full of our classmates. The art teacher was teaching something I don't remember. The 3 of us, the Three Butterflies as I referred to us in my head, were thrown out of class for talking. And boy were we glad. But the outside of class had dramatically changed. There were no dull walls and doors to other class rooms. Its was a sparkling sea, that I saw. A pier, and a long brick road. It was sunny. Beautiful. A little ahead, I saw him.. Apu and Mish giggled as they always teased me with him. He looked towards us and smiled. He was a senior. We were 8th graders and he was a 10th grader. He called me towards him. They encouraged me to go. I went. I could see him clearly in all his glory. He was so masculine. He had the best body I have seen till date. He was sitting there in a white shirt and jeans. Fair with brownish black hair that shone in the sun. The sparkling sea behind him. Oh, how I wish this was real, and not just a dream. I stood a couple of feet away from him, he tried to say something, that I couldn't hear. So I went further.

Him: How have you been?
Me : Uhm, good. What about you?
Him: You haven't been thinking about me.. why?
Me : Why should I ?
Him: Don't you remember the times we spoke?
Me : I do.. very well.
Him: So, why haven't you been thinking about me??
Me : I don't want to.
Him: Why?
Me : I don't think you even remember me.. Do you?
Him: Probably not. But this is your dream, not mine. And you haven't been thinking about me.
Me : I don't want to think about you, I am over you.
Him: Clearly not. I am in your dream.
Me : No.
Him: You can never forget me.

When I woke up from this dream, I realized what an imprint he has left on my mind. I probably will never forget him. Although, I am pretty sure he has forgotten me. My entire day went thinking about him. How the days have gone by and how things have changed. How friends have changed. How times have changed. How life has changed. But change is inevitable.