‘Still waters run deep’ wasn’t framed for the sake of it. The wise probably definitely framed that quote probably because they were wiser than us.  I remember, the first time I saw Anaya, I was awe struck.  And she was my APM (Asst. Production Manager), and for obvious reasons I kept myself away and avoided her as much as possible. Hey, come on, she was someone to who I had to report to everyday and unless it was official I did my best to pretend that she didn’t exist in the office.  It’s not as though I never spoke to her, of course, I did,  I mean I had to!
And of course I was just a little bit Tinie-Weenie jealous of her. I mean who wouldn’t be? After all we were females.  “Jealousy is thy name woman’ quotes Shakespeare.  To me her life seemed filled with colors, colors that I myself was searching for and had never found and Oh, how I envied her.  Anaya was a self made young lady and had everything that one would ever want. All materialistic things seem to surround her and Anaya didn’t seem to lack anything. I tried to ape her style and was quite proud of myself too, to see myself being in the Anaya mould.  To me, she seemed prefect. Young, successful, prosperous lady and I too wanted to have everything that she had.  As I got to know her better I loved the person she really was!  She seemed an epitome of sacrifice and selfless loving. And above all she seem content with everything in life.
One day Anaya came into the office, her usual self but there was something else, that extra spark which made her look different. She let the cat out of the bag and told us that now her life was complete. She had finally found the love of her life. And she seemed happy and excited about the whole thing.  Life was now as she really wanted it to be. Full of colors. Everything that she saw was filled with joy and happiness.
Why not?  After all the pains and traumas that she had been, she deserved everything that seem finally to come to her.  Life does teach each one of us to be survivors and today she was one and proud to be. She had stood the test of time and was successful in almost every sphere of her life, expect her own personal life. Now even that void seemed to be filled.
Days turned weeks and weeks into months.  We were all expecting to hear the wedding bells ring.
Every day Anaya would be bursting with news, telling us things about her new found love.  Now she seemed more interested in completing her day’s work and getting out of the office.  Back to her wonderland, where things seemed to be just too prefect.  She sailed in and out of the office full of life and a glow on her face.  Now, she always had a gentle word to say to all, it’s not as though she hadn’t done it before.  She did.  Now, the girls, including me envied Anaya even more. Everything was just too great and prefect for her.
Few days later Anaya called in sick and when asked we were told that she wasn’t keeping well and she would come in after a few days. I wondered what was exactly wrong because when she had left the office the other day she was just fit and fine. What could be so wrong that she suddenly called in sick, the very next day?  In fact, we had been planning for a weekend night and had decided to make it a ladies night out. Of course, Anaya had to be coaxed to join us.  And she had finally agreed to join us.  So, what had happened? I was just nervous about the whole thing.  My gut feeling said things were not right with Anaya and I felt that I had to talk to her and I decided to call her up and ask her if she was doing fine.
There was nothing but silence to the calls I made. She didn’t respond to the calls. Anaya probably didn’t feel like talking.  I wanted to break the wall that she that she had built but was unsure how to do it.  Well, she could talk to us when she felt it was right. 
Few days later, reaching the office I heard Anaya’s voice and rushed in to say a ‘hi’ to her and to find out if she was fine. She was her normal self but sans the chirpy look that had now become her mark.  I decided not to parry any more and left her to herself.  The thing was that people normally talk when things get too tough and they need someone just to listen to them.
Looking at Anaya I knew things were not right and Anaya would tell us if she felt the need for it. And she did tell us. But it took her more than 2 weeks to share her secret with us.  She told us that her new love had cancer and was undergoing treatment.  Things seem to be getting worse and she wanted us to pray for him.  Her faith in prayers and the strong front that she was putting up made me believe that nothing is impossible.  Our trust in and faith in God would the move mountains, making even the impossible a possibility.  Watching Anaya battling and believing that things would be okay, affirmed my trust and faith in God.  Accepting the fact no matter what happens, happens for our best. After all God knows what is the best for us and in his own way blesses us.  Anaya had accepted this fact of life and tried to take each day as a blessing to spend it with her loved one.
It’s difficult to accept uncertainties in life and the greatest challenge lies in accepting it and making the most of it. None of us can be certain what the next moment holds for us and knowing that and moving on life is the best thing we can do.  Would Anaya’s love survive this blow of life remains to be seen?  The true essence lies in not knowing if there is a tomorrow to be called hers.  The courage and determination that Anaya shows should be our spirit too.