Self-discovery

Eerie hour. A cool breeze flows through the lone open window in that train's compartment. Her untied hair caresses her worried face. 

The single guy at the far end of the coach notices that she's single and alone. She's looks away from his prying eyes into the dark oblivion outside as the train chugs into the city railway station.

It's 4am and she's appears unsure as she steps her right foot outside the train door on to the platform. As if this is her big step. And she's unsure. She's never ventured out this far alone though she had traveled to Rameshwaram twice before.

The guy at the far side of the coach tries to help her with her luggage. She just ignores him. 

She takes a cab to his address. She's never met him before. She's fallen in love with the old, romantic writer in him through his blog. 

She reaches the address that he had shared in their chat long while ago. She reaches his doorstep and rings the bell.

She itches her eyebrows and shifts her weight from one leg to the other. A long pause and except her heartbeat, nothing gets louder till a truck blows its horn far across the highway near his house.

He opens the door sleepily. He yawns and his heart skips a beat as his brain registers that it's her. 

Finally, they meet. Finally, they hug. They just melt into each other's arms. She looks up at him with her questioning eyes. His drowsy eyes answer her pertinent eyes. She smiles. They don't talk. Not needed.

As he makes coffee and breakfast for her while she rests on his bed, he whistles her favorite tune for he had no clue that she was on her journey of self-discovery towards him. Just like he was. 

Now, finally, they've arrived at their common destination to start a new journey.