Cookie and Creme

I took a break due to my busy schedules and now am happy to be back here. Oh, Lord! This space still feels so warm and safe. So, I am home alone for quite a few more days during this holiday season and I asked my friend for a movie suggestion. I came across a wonderful piece last night. It is truly a gem of a movie! Such an articulate love story very well blend with the different aspects of the common battle fought by people in love and a constant thirst for building the life that one desires. Why do I feel like talking about this now? Oh yes, it just reminded me to share with you the story of two of my friends who are very important to me. Rian and Tara. They are the essence of my subject today.

I have known Tara for a very long time. She is my childhood friend. We are the best pals in town. I know Rian from college as Tara’s dear friend. They first met in the hallway of the bio laboratory. Rian is an introvert, and Tara is a loud character only giving him a plain stare at amazement. I still do not know why she did not initiate the conversation, they both hesitated for a while and Rian finally uttered ‘Hi’. From then on, I have known them as really close friends, not to mention, I felt left out at times. Apparently, Rian had a major crush on Tara. It did not surprise me as I felt it in a few days with their bonding. Tara wasn’t quite happy with this approach as she had nothing more than pure friendship towards him. She averted from him on purpose for a very long time which hurt him too much. He used to talk to me about it but I had no other choice than to choose my best friend over Rian.

At this point, it happened where Tara went through a major agony in her life and this took her to a stage of depression. The first person she wanted to share it with was Rian, next to me. I had to relocate to a different city by then and all she had was Rian. After a while, they became so close again and he still had the same emotions towards her. Lust or Love, I did not know either! All I have known from Tara at this point was that she had developed a different sense of fondness for him which turned into some deep emotions. They crumbled their path again at a point where both of theirs woes from the past started taking up more space than their present selves. Being a person who always looked out for Tara, I thought she made the right choice then.

Time passed by, people evolved, circumstances reversed, but Tara hadn’t. She wanted to renew and revive their friendship before New Year’s. She is one person who cannot tolerate the unfair situations in life but she also easily forgives, at least I never had to put a lot of drama to bring her back into my life when we fought as kids/adults. So, it was pretty obvious that she wanted to be back with Rian and rejuvenate their friendship. She then realized again that she is in big danger. A stubborn soul once fell so deeply in love, I knew that she isn’t going to back out. She once called me up and wept over Rian. From a go-getter and a person who doesn’t give up easily, it is pretty conventional of her. But Tara also waited so patiently for her love, despite the scars and misery that they had in their past/present, she loved him even more with all the perfect imperfections. To the very present, she is so darn proud to have him by her side. I am overwhelmingly happy over their journey and how far they have come!. And I believe that their strength to fight over the traumas, choose each other over ego, pride, indifferences, societal judgments, and not giving up even when there are certain norms due to their cultural differences make them adorable and inseparable like the Cookie&Creme. The zest is never completely felt without each other. Maybe that is the power of true love! – patient, kind, understanding, and complete acceptance of each other. I wish if I could see more of them and how their journey unwinds…It is still a baffling enigma!

“There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.We love because he first loved us.” – 1 John 4: 18-19