breaking stone hearts,

This is the last time that he will see her.

The very last.

After this he goes back ten thousand miles and 6 years. And she goes forward to a brilliant future.

After this, there will be no more accidental run ins. No teary eyed good byes. After this there will only be memories.

Bitter sweet.

Coated in grief with haphazardly sprinkled pleasure.

He digs out the little angel sculpted in crystal from the box and stares at it while he waits for her to steal her way down to his car.

He looks at it and smiles.

Anniversary gift.

5 months too late.

She didn’t even send a card.

So I’ll still come out on top.

The little translucent angel holding a blue topaz heart.

Black and blue would’ve been more appropriate.

Closes his palm around it, feels the wings dig into his skin. Closes his eyes and leans his head back.

Tap tap tap on the window.

She has arrived

Vini Vidi Vici.

His heart sinks.

The only woman in the world who can still make his heart sink.

He rolls down the window, she bends down to look straight into his eyes.

What is she trying to see anyway?

He plasters a smile on his face, she already wearing hers.

Heyhellohowareyou

Heyhelloimfinehowareyou

I’mgoodtoowhatdidyouwanttoseemefor

Nothingjustonelasttimeileavetommorow

Oh

Taking the car to the chop shop abhi you wanna save any pieces of it

Heh no is that it?

Yeah that’s it

Can I go now?

Heh u say that as if you would stay if I asked you to

I might

Stay

I can’t

You won’t

I won’t

I know

I’ll pray for you. Best of luck with every thing make your parents proud. I know you will get the Audi one day.

But I’ll never get you

Don’t make this harder than it has to be

Okay I got you something

What

It was for our anniversary but you never came for that and when you did come…well…

What is it?

Its you.

The silence of an unwanted gift being opened

The gasp of an unexpected surprise

The silent fall of a blue topaz heart

The subtle tinkle of stone on tarmac

This is beautiful

You just lost the heart

Huh?

It was holding a heart. It just fell down

Where?

The creak of tight fitting jeans bending at the knees

Let it go its too dark to find a heart that small

I’m so sorry

Hey its yours what ever you do with it is your loss

Yeah

Iloveyou

Iloveyoutoo

Thatsalie

Believeit

Goodbye?

Goodbye.

The cacophony of traffic passing by

Horns and engines

People calling out to people they know

Friend hugging, slapping high fives

And she walks away

He watches her turn to a shadow.

To a silhouette.

To nothing.

She doesn’t turn around.

Just walks on.

He puts the car in reverse.

Slowly presses the accelerator, looking at where she stood just a moment ago, the light breeze swaying his hair out of his eyes.

Suddenly there’s a moment of silence.

Complete and utter silence

Only his heart beating and the engine purring.

As if the world decided this moment was worth mourning.

The car eases back wards.

And there it is. In the three second silence.

The soft crunch of a blue topaz heart breaking between tarmac and rubber.

Comments

BaptizedLucifer said…
ouch, that was bad... the last bit :-/ tragedy...
just muttering said…
powerful ....tragic.. :(
Ozair said…
ok i have yet to read this one too!! and as for the picture !! i had no idea!! hehe! i dont have orkut so i promise i didnot steal no pictures! :) i just got it of some webpage on the net! i can change it yaar... nobiggie! :)
Phitaymaun said…
LUCI: true story

lady: The angel was holding a heart, not neccessarily hers. He drove over his own. And it didn't feel good. Just right.

Sammish: Life is.

Angelus: You didn't ruin it. You just gave it a less tragic turn. Unfortunately life isn't that kind.

Ozair: Don't change the picture man, it rocks. I was just being cheeky
Ozair said…
acha now iv read this!! and *sigh* story of my life! hahaha! khair it has a very poignant undertone that makes it a nice read...!! :D
BaptizedLucifer said…
omg, u deleted ur technicolor blog!
Phitaymaun said…
yeah luci, read it in the morning, freaked myself out.
BaptizedLucifer said…
ahahaha. chalo kabhi to aqal kaam karti hai aap ki... :-D
Phitaymaun said…
lady: no that doens't make you wierd, it just says that you been wierd all along... :P
naked feet said…
hey

that was sad :/

my blog has been possessed. thats sad too.
discopapaya said…
*blink blink*

where have you dissapeared?
meshwork said…
tht was just Amazing .. u have some serious talent.. u cud give the danielle steels , the john grishams. teh dan browns a run for their money ...
BaptizedLucifer said…
haha dp... beknighted is in afghanistan... and guess what? the net connexion there sucks! surprise surprise
Phitaymaun said…
Disco: I was lost but now am found:D Nah nothing that dramatic, took a trip to Isloo for a 'business' meeting. Decided to drive on up to Nathia gali, which for you uninitiated Karachiites is this awesome hill station that the islooites are so lucky to have at a 2 hr drive. It rocked. My old haagard but not defeated car Rocks. I'm so proud of it you have no idea, tryin to compose and ode to a beat-up accord. Shall be posted soon.
How you????

Mehwish: Oh my Freakin GOD!!! Are you seroius??? I'm kinda so so about being compared to danielle steel, but teh kind of money he/she makes, heh, Damn. YOu serious? Dan brown, ah well he;s the worlds best liar. Hands down. Love his work. Well respect, if not love. So yet again, mega flattered.
Thnx a bunch for you compliments. And thsi on a post i'm not very well proud of, can't wait for you to read some of my earlier stuff and see who i get compared with
:D
I'm hoping for Hemingway... :P But u know someone lesser wud do too.
Thnkoo so much for visiting ma blog.

LUci: Yur such a liar. Then again, yur supposed to be. So Bravo? I suppose, you still got teh evil in you.

Dolphin: WB. Goo dto have you back, Dun let my morbidity distract you though, This blog will still be here after your parchas, hoewver if you bungle up yoru grades, then there ain't no going back. Good luck.

Lady: Rehnay do bae, besides luci the only person i saw online on my only bout with sucky dial-up was you and you never even said hi to my hey. Hmph.
Xeb said…
You know what hurts in situations like these - when two people can say I love you and Good bye at the same time. I've just come out of that... and it still doesnt make sense. HOW can you love someone and not want to make it work? How can you love someone and let them go? How can you love someone and break their heart - even if yours is breaking too in the process!

I've decided now - It's a completely love-less arranged marriage for me now. I'll be happier when there's no heart to break. Also chances are I don't have one now anyway, I gave mine away four years ago - I stil havent gotten it back. I don't think I ever will.
Phitaymaun said…
Hai Zeb, what can i say besides ditto:(
Although i would feel like a reall asshole for being in a love less marriage because thatw ould negate teh entire purpose of a union. So i'm gonna forgo the whole rigamarole all together and spend my life in the pursuit of sexual healing :D

Damnit, i still don't know how you can give up on love, cuz i haven't yet. But in teh last year what i have come to understand is that love really isn't all that important to some people. They don't see it as the be all end off of life itself. Its just some salad dressing to add a lil zest to life, not teh salad. I think i'm hungry now. And utterly bemused. :S
Photographer said…
wow brilliant. stirred something deep inside.

sometimes love is just not enough.
sometimes you need more than that.
sometimes real life kicks in.
sometimes you need face the facts.

sexual healing.. hmmm doesn't go a long way in healing anything. trust me. been there. done that. everything's fine till one morning you wake up and that one person still stirs inside you.
BaptizedLucifer said…
beknighted: answer lady of dreams... shes asking u something ;-)

oh, btw, i think ur work sucks. seriously. you should already start considering a caareer in building cow dung houses. seriously. :-)
discopapaya said…
'when i get that feeling, i need some, sexual healing...'

by far the most horny song ever.

msn is a funny place.

thankyou for listening.
just muttering said…
here searching for amazing new writing and not finding it!! well amazing yes ..new no. Dont disappear! write some daymnit.
Phitaymaun said…
Photog: Yur preaching to the choir buddy. But no matter who you find stirring inside you in the morning, what matters more is who YOU were stirring inside thru the night;)

Disco:
Yur welcome :) Although you did most of the listening...

Sam: Sigh un due praise!! Cuz soon, pretty soon you will find something new here, that won't be amazing.
I was just trying to get as many compliments as i could while i still did good;) NAh, i'm back just getting into teh groove of things, will be posting soon. Thnku for keeping your eye on my blog. Its mots flattering. I may or may not be blushing right now, but i sure as hell am smiling.

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