Gargi is a friend I know from college. She landed up with a job recently. So we decided to meet up on Sunday at Dadar and celebrate. But sadly, at the last minute everyone cancelled, except Gargi and me.
Well we didn’t complain much, for when two girls get together after a long time, boy can they talk! So for about 5 hours the gappas continued. We talked about many things, her new job, updates on our lives, updates on other people’s lives (read gossip). Later the talks took some serious turns and we both shared our doubts that bog us down. We sighed often and the conversation ebbed as both of us lost ourselves in our thoughts.
We strolled around Narali Baug, a relatively new garden developed on what was once the famous dadar beach. (Well, at least they didn’t build a mall there, thank god!). So there we were two 23 year olds sharing common childhood memories of making sand castles on the very ground we were walking on and loosing countless slippers while having a dip in the salty water, while the Bandra-Worli Sea link curved gracefully across the horizon. Even though I hate the sea-link, I must admit it made for a very beautiful sight that day. It was near sunset and the faint rays peeped through the rain clouds. Those rays fell on the buildings at Bandra Reclamation making them radiant gold. Suddenly, the distant rain clouds gave way and sheets of water fell through the sky. We could actually see the rain move from the sea to land towards Bandra Reclamation. It poured over the skyscrapers that were golden with the sunset.
Refreshing!
After all that serious talk, the rain, the sea and the sun conspired to lift our spirits!
Mumbai can offer beautiful sights sometimes. Pity I didn’t have a camera, could have been able to show you how beautiful the sight was.
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