A DISGUISED ANGEL-a friend

Buddies,
It is since our first wink, our first clutch, our first step, and our first fall, that we have been fantasized a thousand times by those fairy tales- tales of angels and fairies which are liked by all and sundry, tales which still drive us into frenzies, and somehow urge us to spin threads of imagination of those ever relished stories. And most often it is that special “angel” which we love to think about, dream about…..that angel which “grandma” used to talk about…with us all ears to her…and eyes wide open…fumbling and trying to embrace that angel who promises to allay all our fears, wipe our tears, generously showering twinkling stars of sheer happy moments.
But that’s all grandma said…she never said how would he look like…how would we know the footsteps of our angel…how would we know that we have been already enchanted by his charm….or rather how would we know…that he slithered away…simply unnoticed…keeping us oblivious of his steps..
And our expectant eyes keep on looking out for him…and our hearts yearning for him to come….but u know what…it is then when you are eluded by happiness, betrayed by destiny, detested by your blunders, shackled by adversities…..that out of the blue..you run into him…yes dear, that buddy of yours with whom you were not even in talking terms… but lit up by a special countenance…arms open to embrace your every pain..and just give you blissful moments. You look into his eyes…and as soon as he winks at you for the first time, you somehow know that “everything’s gonna get alright now”. You take and take from him unkowingly…and as for him, he stands out from the crowd of your buddies following you at your heels, yet with both hands, he showers and showers, contented merely with the pat, you give on his back. Your frowns change into smiles, your problems change into challenges, your weakness changes into courage, your limps change into strides..and your dreams change into goals….and you see life singing the most beautiful lullaby to you…and you just enjoy being asleep in the cradle of paradise…tending to forget that “friend”..
And one day, lying down clueless, alone, when you look up to see the sky lit up with those magnificient galaxies and just catch a wink….suddenly you feel a goose bump…a hot jet of blood flows through the veins…your ears get pricked up in that tranquility…and with a quiver you realize that it was your angel…”yes..it was him..oh god!!”…and you wonder how could you have not known this when this was so much amalgamated in your heart and mind.. And then with a saline drop rolling down our cheek…and eyes yearning to just have one glimpse of that angelic friend, you turn back…and suddenly u stumble…and guess what..you just fall into the arms of your angel again….HE’S ALWAYS THERE…BACKING YOU UP AS UR SHADOW…EYES FIXED ONLY ON YOU…So that’s your angel guised as your friend and your friend guised as your angel……and you wish that you keep on stumbling each time and falling into your angel’s arms forever and ever….