Sea and salt

Salted

Aylaa

Present

I stood in shore letting the water hit my shin. The setting sun looks beautiful. I took a mental picture to paint it once I am in mood. I love to paint but once I sit with all my equipments, I am out of ideas. The beach is my calming place. The sound of shore, the soft counter force of the wet sand on my sole, the breeze, the view of a beautiful colourful sky, everything about the beach is so calming. And I needed this calm effect at the moment to loose out my stiffened muscles a bit. I have been working 24/7 in hospitals with lack of proper sleep and healthy food. Last month I have been relying on instant noodles nd fries the whole time.

Being a doctor is a lot of thrill. Even though I don't get enough time to rest but at the end of the day, when I rest my head in my fluffy pillow, I am happy. I am happy that I got to witness the happiness of a new life with my patient. I am happy to be able to help people through their difficult times. Being able to help others is also a blessing. And I believe doctors are blessed by Almighty.

As the gush of cool water hit my shin, I felt more relaxed. I watched the crabs that were brought with the waves to the shore crawling back into the water. My thami was all wet and it was time to be back home. Thami is a traditional wear of people living in hilly areas as well as Myanmar ans Bhutan. It's like a unstitched ankle length pencil skirt. I love to wear a thami when I am at the beach. I walked bare foot dipping my feet on the soft sand to where my car is. The fresh smell of salt was fading away replaced by the strong smell of dried fish that sting my insides. Just near to the beach sits the dry fish market which you must pass through every time u are in or out of the beach. Dry fish are something bengali people love leaving out some people like me as an exception.

My home is an hour drive from here. Even though today is my day off from work, I decided to spend an hour driving to the beach alone. This is how I pamper my soul. I give myself the taste of romantic nature which my life lacks.

As I reach back to my lonely apartment, I take a quick shower to get off all the sand entrapped in my body. I put on my pajamas and lay down in my soft bed. It has been a long time I had a day to myself. I feel refreshed. My eyes were about to shut after a few minutes that I was startled with the door bell. I wasn't expecting anyone this evening. The took a glance through the peep hole before opening it. Mike!

Mike is my colleague and my friend and the most disliked person of my best friend. The unexpected appearance of Mike made me confused. "Hey! I just knew u were the one person who would be home on a weekend" Mike has got a bit pimple on his nose which I didn't notice at all after all the time we were working together yesterday. I wish he had covered it up with his mask because now I am just staring at his pimple only.

Mike took a seat in the hall and I went to brew some coffee for us. "Aylaa.. I like my coffee black". Somehow all my colleagues nd friends make themselves home when they come over. Mike was my crush first. I just ended up liking him a lot on our first meet itself. He looks very hot in scrubs. Mike thought me how to manage time and be able to study at work. We studied together when we met with a lot of cases. The much time we spend together made me like him a little bit more than the previous day until one I learned about his girlfriend. It was his 27th birthday and everyone from our department were hanging out in his porch. Everyone was sharing their love story, the first time they met their soul mate while me and MIke were all ears. All of a sudden a voice trailed off from the back of my head "Mikaile, you are growing old!" I turned to look at a beautiful lady who appeared as if she just came out of Vogue magazine. She was all fashion and carried elegance. She was holding a red velvet cake and walked near to where Mike was singing the birthday song. Soon every one joined her singing. Mike stood up with a smile. His eyes were watering up but he hold on his emotions tight. Mike blew the candles and fed the first slice of cake to her. He then introduced his girlfriend to everyone. Naila. Naila is in fashion business and has her business set up in Dubai and they maintain a long distance relationship. Her birthday surprise was also a surprise for me. After her appearance, my feelings for Mike were becoming volatile.

Mike was site in the couch and I took a dip in my bean bag near. His pimple is still distracting as it is filled with pus."So what brings you here all of a sudden? Also Mike, when did you get that zit in ur nose. It's so distracting and makes me want to pop it"

Mike laughed in between sipping his black coffee. He has the perfect set of white teeth. Not a single one crooked.