Shadows

He walked behind her. The evening sun cast shadows in front of them. Atleast their shadows looked like they were together. Realising the same thing at the same instant, both of them stopped and let their shadows embrace. A sort of vicarious pleasure. If not them, atleast their shadows danced together. Shadows in love. A reflection of the yearning of two souls to be together. Even the silence of the gentle breeze around sounded like howls from the two anguished souls. She gulped, helpless. Just his presence was enough to set free what seemed like a million butterflies in her stomach. She loved the sensation of them fluttering. She wondered if they knew how happy they made her. The thrill of a free fall. Thats what it was. Them, she and him, together, was a free fall. But despite the wretchedness of the situation, they knew they were never meant to be. They would always be oceans apart. Different time zones. On either side of the international date line. If she lived in today, he was already in tomorrow. Their shadows hugged for one last time, and they went their seperate ways. In this universe. But somewhere, in some parallel universe, their shadows never parted from the first embrace, two souls entwined, forever. But not here. But not now.