So I met her yesterday for the second time after a gap of
thirst filled 3 weeks. Oh yes I was thirsty in heart to see her beautiful face,
big eyes decorated carefully with kajal. Any presence of other make up stuff
can be neglected. She doesn’t need any make up! For her, the internal beauty
reflects through her face and facts. May be a recap is much needed here. Ok
wait!
I never knew her
before we met for the first time. No that’s not obvious that we can’t know
someone if we haven’t met. We were in same school. Studied in different
colleges in same city and apparently live in same neighborhood. We never talked
to each other. After talking for about
twenty minutes on our first meet, we mutually accepted that we both are
anti-social.
Ok so about the first time meet- It was still raining
heavily in the evening when I picked her from outside of a super store. Her
home is nearby so we agreed on finalizing that as meet up venue. Not to
mention, traffic outside any shopping venue in India is heavy. To make the
situation worse, it was the monsoon sale burst. So after co-coordinating for
about 10 minutes, I saw her in person. I waved her from across the road and
asked to come. Glad she could recognize me first hand. She was drenched in rain
and yes she looked a little upset too. May be she was angry on me for making
her wait 20 minutes. Can’t blame her, even a minute under heavy monsoon rain in
Mumbai is heavy and unavoidable. Also I think she was not too ok as she was
sitting half wet on a car seat. Before we could exchange greetings, I removed
car cloth from backseat and asked her to dry herself in any way she could. And
yes, like a gentleman I offered to stand out of the car as she helps herself.
But she said she is ok.
On being asked why she was not carrying umbrella or
raincoat, I think I fuelled her anger more. But mind you, she didn’t bust at
all out of anger and maybe that’s why she attracted me more than I had thought.
And now about second meet- Just like the first time,
yesterday too she was not sure she can meet me. She had to finish her tuition
class and then prepare for her Monday presentation. After a brainstorming session of how, what and when, she agreed to
meet. Rain was not too cruel and so I picked her from the same old venue on
time. She was wearing a bright big smile on her face. Eyes hiding behind big
thick glass specs completed her beauty. So here we were, sitting inside this
decorated café cum fast food outlet. On first we ordered garlic bread (spicy)
and two hot coffees. After a good waiting of twenty to thirty minutes our order
arrived and we had to hold our laugh by the time waiter disappeared. Garlic
bread was served in a total desi avatar with sprinkling of red chilles flakes
and green chilles chopped in small pieces on poor quality bread.
We talked for 90 minutes straight.
And wish there was no end to time.
-Lines from Something Just like This (The Chainsmokers +
Coldplay)
But she said, "Where d'you wanna go?
How much you wanna risk?
I'm not looking for somebody
With some superhuman gifts
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