The Promise

The happiness lasted long but not her chats. I was online all time but she was found to be invisible. I tried to ping her but I never got any reply. I mailed her saying “The Promise, you made is yet to be complete.” I wished to have yet few more conversations with her but all I could do was to admire her.As it was my study holidays, I was supposed to concentrate on my studies. Instead I had my PC in my studying table. I arranged few books in the corner of the table so that the monitor would be covered.

My parents never compelled me to study and score high marks and at the same time I never made them low by flunking in papers. I strive hard to get decent score in every subject and they are happy with that. Most of the good parents know their child’s capacity and I got the best parents.

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In few minutes my mom came into my room, and she was damn happy to see me with the heap of books. “And finally my son has started studying” she said and blushed. “I came to say you something. Sara called me and asked what you are doing. It seems you are not picking up her call.”

“Mom!Exams are nearing, so let me concentrate on my books rather than my mobile and I don’t want to get distracted by anything. Please let her know that mom.” I said and turned towards my table.

I hardly read a page, but nothing seem to get into my head as it was fully clouded with the thoughts of Rika. I was scribbling in the paper which my mom thought I was working out. But I was working out for a poem. I didn’t know how to write a poem as it was the first time.

Her promise to do anything is still waiting,

What shall I ask her for??

How will I make her realize that all I need is

My eyes to admire her,

Legs to walk along with her,

My hands to hold her,

For lifelong.

As I was floating in my dreams, a sudden bang on the door brought me to the reality. With curses under my breath I turned to see who it was. It was Sara. She was looking strangeand I could sense her anger. Without uttering a word with her I tried to hide the paper which had my poem. But unfortunately Sara had noticed my hands trying to fold the piece of paper. She grabbed it from my hand and she read what was written. By the time she was reading I started to build up a story in my mind so that she will be convinced with it. As I was about to narrate the story to her she stopped me to say something.

“It’s getting serious. We need to sort out something in Banglore. So we are leaving, this holiday.” Was all she said and left my room.

Her words shook my body and it started to sweat heavily.Floods of questions arose.

 Did she really mean about Rika?

How did she knew it?

 Is this her only reaction on knowing about Rika?

 Why banglore?

 Did she talk with Rika?

All these question confused me a lot. But these thoughts also gave me some relief. Yes finally the drama is heading towards the climax. But Rika doesn’t know anything. I didn’t know what are all other difficulties I’m going face later.

 P.S. Girls are good at making promise and bad at keeping them.

Longest conversation, Extended happiness

Witch-made-smile lasted for few more days and I didn’t know the whereabouts of my worries. That small chat had given a sudden change to me. Sara was sweet to me as before and I acted to be sweet to her. I don’t know why I did so.

When the college was about to end that day, we received a circular from principal’s table stating “The last working day for this semester is pre-pone to today and the exams are starting from 21^st. More details available on the notice board. All the best for your exams. ”

I was exhilarated after hearing the circular for two things. One, I don’t have to act for the next 20days and the other is I will get few more extra hours to admire my beauty’s picture. A sudden thought stroke my mind “What if sara calls me for the group study like we did earlier?”

As we walked back to our homes I initiated the talk.  “The exams are ahead and we have very little time to cover the portions. We have not touched any part yet and we know how much we scored in the internals. If we don’t get serious now our career would be ruined. What I’m trying to say is this 20days let us concentrate on studies than chatting, talking and roaming. That would help us anyway”

“Yes anyway we both are going to study at your place and I will be teaching you all the subjects. This is what we did earlier and we will follow the same. I’m glad that I will be with you for the whole day” she said and let her tongue out like this :P

“We were different earlier and we are different now. So I think I need to study alone. If I still study like a small child then I would be used to it. So I will study by myself and you study by yourself Sara. Don’t mistake me. It’s just for our better life”. As I finished a drop of tear rolled from her left eye.

“Ok Jay as you wish” she said and left to her house.

As soon as I reached home I switched on the pc. Yeah! It was Rika’s timing to surf and she was there online. The dilemma of whether to ping her or not took more time that she went offline. So I did the work which was my everyday’s duty. I saw everything with excruciating sight. Time flew away soon and mom called for the coffee.

After I finished the coffee I was astound to see a chat box had opened saying Hi. The moment I looked the top of the chat box took me to ecstasy. It was from my beauty Ms.Rika. I didn’t know what to do as I was in a jittery state. My hands were trembling in ecstasy, my heart became lighter and I was flying. I immediately reverted back her with hi.

Jay: hi

Rika: hi!

Jay:  Wassup? You had pinged me for the first time?

Rika: Nope I didn’t ping you.

Jay: check the chat history you had pinged.

Rika: sorry I had done it mistakenly.

Jay: Ok (sudden sadness filled the room)

She didn’t reply after that. I waited for few minutes and started again.

Jay: Saw ek deewana tha?

Rika: eeks! You watch those movies. I don’t like such stuffs. (She said as if I asked her about some porn movie.)

Jay: I liked it very much!

Rika: ok.

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I gave a few minutes gap.

Rika: what doing?

Jay: (happiness activated) just returned back home roaming.

Rika: ok take rest.

Jay: why should I take rest all of a sudden? I’m not ill.

Rika: Thought you would be tired as you were roaming.

Jay: Nope! Not at all.

Rika: Can you do me a favour? (So this is why you pinged me)

Jay: Yes sure (my mouth opened a wide and my heart said anything for you Rika)

Rika: you should do it and you can’t regret later

Jay: I will try. (Oh! jay you shouldn’t have said that)

Rika: no leave you can’t.

Jay: just say it. let me decide whether I can or can’t.

Rika: tomorrow is my friend’s Birth day.

Jay: B’day wishes for your friend and wish her on my behalf. So what?

Rika: I want to give her a surprise and I need your help on that.

Jay: Ok what should I do?

Rika: My friend Amy likes a guy named Bryden lewis. He is one of the members of Slain band. I have got the other crew members numbers and I want his number. Can you get it? Can you ask them without saying anything about my friend and me? plz.

Jay: hey loosu…. (Idiot in Tamil)

Rika: I don’t wanna give you any more trouble leave bye. (The weapon of girls which they use to flatter any boy)

Jay: I’ll try (I tried to mollify her)

Rika: if you do this I’ll do anything for you.Is it ok? Plz

Jay: can I do it after few hours?

Rika: Sure but I need it today.

Jay: ok give me your number I will get his.

Rika: Manek D’silva 9xxxxxx000 and Judah Sandy 9xxxxxx361! (She is too cautious)

Jay: ok.I will get his number and you have promised to do anything for me. Keep it in mind.

Rika: Yes what do you want?

Jay: I will ask you after I give you his number. I will mail you the number as soon as I get .

Rika: Thanks man. You just made my day. (I would like to make each and every second of your life witch.)

Jay: Tell me some info about bryden lewis so that it would help me to talk to them.

Rika: few mins plz.

In a mean while I called manek it ringed but went unanswered. I called Judah which was not reachable. FISH!

Rika: I’m back. I don’t know anything about them.

Jay: both are not attending the call.

Rika: ok leave you do your work I will do mine. Bye.

 She said and went offline before I could say anything.

I had both of their numbers and I was playing with my mobile. I saw Rika smiling in my mobile. I did not want her to get upset instead want her to be happy always.

So I googled slain band and read few lines about them. Then I tried for maneks number. He answered me on my 7^th attempt.

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“Hey manek” I said. “I am Jay speaking, to be short a big fan of your band. Your band is just awesome.”

“Thanks by the way how did you get my number?” manek said.

“Can you do me a favour?”

“Yes tell me”

“I’m Bryden lewis fan and I would like to speak it him. Can I get his number?”

“You can connect him through Facebook. Bye” he said and hung the phone.

It was just a fiasco with him. I cursed him and tried calling Judah. It was ringing now and she attended on 13^th time.

“Hey Judah”

“Hello. May I know who this is?”

“A very big fan of you, who notes every bit of you. You can ask me anything that I would answer right from your birthday etc. Your recent concert was awesome. You are just an amazing all rounder.”

“Wait wait. Take some breathe. Thanks I’m just blushed.”

“Bryden also does a very good job, can I get his number. I have to talk with him please.”

“Actually we shouldn’t give anyone’s no”

“You can do this small help for your big fan please.”

“Note it my dear 9xxxxxx132”

“Thanks Sandy. You made my day” I said and hung the call.

I immediately mail Rika stating

“Mission Accomplished”

Got bryden lewis number finally. 9xxxxxx132

In a few minutes I got her reply.

“Thanks a ton. Hope you have given the right number and not played with it. Thanks.”

“Just don’t make me angry” I replied back.

Is she testing me whether I’m trust worthy? Or is she using me to get her work done? Whatever it is, she had just gifted me a longest conversation and I’m happy with it.

P.S. Most girls just use men to get their works done. Hope it’s their nature.

Witch who made me smile!

The guilt never stopped me. It was killing me from inside. I couldn’t concentrate on anything. I was feeling pity on Sara for my behaviour. I know that I shouldn’t betray her and I should be true at least from now. I was thinking how to overcome this issue. But that made me go sick. So I switched on the television to distract myself. As I was surfing the channels my eyes suddenly got struck with a scene from some movie. A girl in scooty with covered face. The very scene took me to the memories of Rika.  Black and white images of the moments I spent with her flashed on my mind like a slideshow. Very soon my lips curved and I smiled for the 1^st time in a week.

Rika was all clouded in my head. Her cute face, fuzzy hair, rosy lips and I started admiring her in my mind. I saw Rika’s photo in my mobile. She smiled at me.

The very next moment I logged in to my facebook profile and was checking out the news feed. Nothing was interesting because I was only interested about Rika. I opened her profile and was shocked to see her new profile picture. The anxiety in me opened her picture and started admiring her. She was much more beautiful than the previous picture. A close up picture compared to the previous one and it drove me little poetic.

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“Baby you’re just fit and fine,

I would like to make you mine.”

I had three options to do with that photo.

1. Like

2. Comment

3. Download.

Soon my hand went for the 3^rd option and I saved it in her folder. Then I changed my wallpaper of both my PC and mobile with the new picture. And of course I went for the first option as well and I was the 30^th to like the picture. Darn! I cursed myself for the late. I sent her a message stating “The new picture is just awesome. You could try modeling; I hope you would beat both KK’s”. And I came back to my job of admiring her. In few minutes a pop up sound came. It was a response from Rika and I soon saw she was online.

Oh thanks and I don’t have any idea like that. She sent. She is so precise in her chat and I liked it.

“You have bright chances. How are you?” I said to continue the chat.

“Fine and you?” she said.

“I’m good. When can we meet next?” I asked.

“Why should we meet and what is the purpose?” She said and was quite harsh.

“Just like that. As friends I don’t think we need a purpose to meet.”

“No need of meeting and that was just an accident. I don’t have any intention to meet any one. Especially boys.”

“Why? What sin did boys commit?” I asked

“I don’t believe in them. Everyone would end up in love.”

Man! She is Stubborn. Stubborn girls will have a good character and will not have any dealings with any others. They do their own work silently.

“Oh I see, hope you would have experienced it if I’m not wrong.” I said to clarify.

“That’s none of your business.”She snapped.

“Chill! How is your life going?”

“Aacha, I need to go out. Catch you later.”

“See you, take care.” I said.

She is a witch. She made me to forget my own issues and made me happy in few minutes.

Aftermath of GUILT

Guilt never stops bothering you until something is done with it. Thus I finally made up my mind to confess things about Rika to Sara. I know it’s going to be very hard for her but I thought not to delay anymore. I had no idea as to how to begin with .My mind was all clouded with the possible questions that Sara might throw as hearing this. I imagined the way she will react and the way she will expose her anger. The very thought frightened me. Betraying the trust of your beloved is the worst crime one can ever do. Standing as a criminal in front of her, I should accept all the punishments she gives me. I spent the whole night thinking of how and what has to be said. I did not know when I drifted off to sleep.

“Sara I know what I have for you is going to hurt but please make your heart strong enough. I know the love that you have for me is very pure and uncountable but sorry to say that I’m not as true as you are to me. This doesn’t mean that I don’t love you but I’m not able to show all my love to you. Though it was I who started about this love to you first, I realized we were only friends when we decided not to talk to each other for 3 days. After few months something I never expected happened. You proposed me. But you have to know what happened before that. I hope you remember those days when I was quite addicted to orkut. It had some reason behind. And it was RIKA. When I came across her account for the first time she was nothing to me. Just a stranger. But something made me to leave her a friend request which she had approved it after few days. Thus I started to stalk her .Soon her orkut page was book marked in my PC. What impressed me about her were the tastes which were very similar to mine. But what made me to fall for her was her pretty face which she had uploaded as her profile picture. She swept my heart by her gorgeous looks. Soon I became crazy on her. I gave my best to chat with her but nothing worked out. Suddenly one day she was not found in orkut. She disappeared. That was when I missed her. Too much. But I was glad to catch her again in facebook. And with the tour to banglore, it was my first attempt in search of her. My attempt did not go in vain. I saw her on the last day of the tour. We happened to meet in some café and I also got a chance to talk with her. But my presence did not make her happy. It just happened. All the while I tried my best to bring this to your knowledge but I couldn’t. Our last outing to the café was when I realized the harm that I was doing to you. That was an embarrassing situation for me. My guilt killed me. Thus I decided to let you know everything. I know this will hurt you badly but I’m helpless Sara. I’m really very sorry. I shouldn’t have done this to you. But do know that I love you as well. Hmm…. sounds insane right?”

As I was about to complete with what I wanted to say, I felt Sara’s palm hard on my left cheek. Too hard. She screamed, her face distorted with fury and pain. Tears rolled down on her cheeks. It never stopped. She abused me. All I could do was just stand like a shameless sheep closing my eyes. All of a sudden I heard nothing. It was stopped. No cry. No shouts. No abuse. When I opened my eyes I found Sara lying on the floor unconscious. She never opened her eyes. Everything went black.

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Chinta ta ta chita chita
Chinta ta taa..
Chinta ta ta chita chita
Chinta ta taa..

i couldn't hear anything than this song. i breathed heavily without knowing what to do.Only then,I got my breath when the phone was glowing.I rubbed my eyes and turned on the bedside lamp. It took quite a few minutes for me to realize that it was just a dream. The clock showed 5.45 am.   I looked for my phone and found it was Sara.

“Hello? “ I said.

“Good morning baby love you so much “was all I could hear. The very moment, the thought of confessing about Rika vanished.

Present Day..with Memories of Past :-(

Sara was back to normalcy. I realized that only my presence with her has made her better. I thought I should never make her suffer yet again. So as a first step for keeping her happy I decided to take her out. One fine morning I called her to say that we were going out by evening though I never knew where to take her. She was very happy hearing it. Around 6 at the evening I took my bike to pick up sara at her house. I enjoyed the few minutes ride and I was excited about taking her out as if it was the first time. I reached her house and I was welcomed by her mother. We had the formal talks and she left in asking me to wait for sara. After waiting for quite few minutes I saw someone walking down the stairs .A familiar face with gorgeous look was heading towards me. She was looking like an absolute stunner. For the first time sara made me to go freeze by her looks. Her face looked brighter than ever before. It clearly showed that she too was excited about our outing. We bade her mother a goodbye and took a leave from her house.

The ride with sara after long time gave me ecstasy. I felt proud to have a gorgeous looking girl by my side. We were clueless as to where to go. Thinking for a while sara said me to land at the café day. So we found ourselves in café day within few minutes. As soon as I stepped in, the memories of rika bounced into my head. The memories of the day when I was with rika in a similar café at banglore started haunting me again. All my excitement and ecstasy vanished by the very same moment. Sara on the other hand was enjoying every seconds. We took the corner table and sara sat very close to me .Her face pinkish. But my thought was full of rika. Though I felt very guilt, I was not able to stop thinking about her. I was even not able to concentrate on what the stunning gorgeous was saying. I did not even hear what she ordered for us though I know she would order nothing else than brownie. I was totally out of the world until I felt sara’s hand on mine. After gaining my conscious I tried not to think about rika, but I failed. So I decided at least to act as if I was enjoying the day with sara. I felt very sorry for sara who was showering me with all her love. Meanwhile our orders arrived and so I started to concentrate on it. Sara, who ordered brownie for her took a spoon of it to feed me. Seeing her doing so I cursed myself for what I’m now. Soon we finished our orders and hence we took a leave.

On the ride back to sara’s house the happiness and the feel which I had was no more. Soon we reached her house and I bade her goodnight. On return she gave a peck on my forehead. I was not able to stay there anymore. My guilt killed me inside. As I reached my house, my mom, who thought that I was enjoying the evening with sara, smiled at me. To show that all went well I gave her a return smile and rushed to my room before she showers me with her questions about the evening. Locking me behind the door I felt like shouting aloud. But I ended up by cursing me the whole night. 

Something has to be DONE!

                   
                                                           
 I sat near Sara seeing her condition. She was lying in my lap and holding my legs tightly to not let me go anywhere. She had turned to pale. Her body looked as if she is not well for years. Her rosy lips had faded out. Chubbiness had gone down. Her tiny eyes had shrunk more with dark circles below. I realized how fool I was to make Sara like this. The meeting with Rika played in my mind. I suddenly got conscious. 

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To just meet Rika I have gone till Bangalore leaving Sara and my family here. Who is she? I have never met her before, she was neither my class mate nor my neighbour. I have just seen her photo in a social network and got impressed. It was like admiring beauty of an actress. But I have walked like a mad on the streets of Bangalore without knowing where I was heading to, sneaked into women’s college without any proper permission, searched throughout the college for her, escaped from a major police case with the grace of a lecturer. I did too many things in the last 3 days just to see her. Why did I do these? Am I in love with Rika? Is this they call love at first sight? But as soon as I heard Sara’s name I felt jittery and I wanted to see her immediately. When I came to know she was sick, my heart pumped quickly than usual, increasing adrenaline in my body. The moment I saw her I broke down with few drops in my eyes. What the hell is going on with me? Why am I affectionate to both of them? For one I could leave everyone and go anywhere just to see her. For other I don’t care the world around me when she is around me. Insane. I can’t break someone’s heart with disappointment. But I should decide something soon, else there would be a serious problem that could reflect on me as well. But for now I couldn’t decide who would be best for me? All I came to know is, if I go for Rika I could forget everyone and everything. Hope I am crazy on her. Anyone would go crazy if they see her once. But a small separation between me and Sara is affecting her so much. I forgot her easily during the trip but that doesn’t mean I am not in love. I love her but I still don’t know how I forgot her. Rika has affected me so much. But sara’s condition is terrible. Three days without food, longing to talk to me and I have ignored her call when she called me. I’m such an idiot. If I had spoken with her once this wouldn’t have happened. What will their parents think? For my pleasure I have been giving pain to many. But this should not happen anymore. From now I should take care of Sara well and once she is strong I should tell her everything. But how will she take it? This should not turn into a big problem. I should cluster up everything properly and smoothly.

Jay asks you:

I still have a doubt on whether am I true to anyone? I have lied to Sara and my parents too. Whom do I love? what I did with Sara is right or with Rika is right? Having been travelling with me for so many days I believe you would have known be better. So do comment your views below.

Few minutes of memories

During the travel from Banglore I was recapturing the few moments that I had spent with Rika. I was gleaming throughout like a mad. The man who was sitting next to me frowned twice and soon he took some other seat fearing my activities. I ignored the movie that was playing in the bus. My eyes were looking through the window but it was watching the clips of meeting Rika. I didn’t hear my mobiles ringtone and vibration, the honk of passing vehicles and didn’t realize where the bus stopped and started again. I was like a numb, hearing Rika’s sweet voice and recalling the video in my mind. I really appreciated my mind for saving those. Suddenly I gained my conscious as I realized that I was in an urgency to piss. I asked the driver to stop along the road side to finish my work and the driver took a break himself. As I returned back to the bus I checked my mobile. There was 8 missed calls 3 from mom and 5 from Sara at 10.30 pm, now it was 2 am. I didn’t call back, as it was very early morning to disturb their sleep. So I just continued thinking about Rika and slept off.

Suddenly I felt like someone was pushing me hard. I opened my eyes but found none, only then I realized I had entered the outskirts of my city. Even my city highways, has no good roads and every passenger would assume they are nearing Madurai if they feel too shaky. As the bus stopped at the bus stand, I hired an auto and reached home. Mom opened the door and hugged me. After getting the answers for her formal questions from me she asked me to freshen up myself. In few minutes I went down freshening. Mom asked why didn’t I pick up the phone last night and they were scared much. I answered them that I was too tired and slept well in the bus.

Jay, did you call Sara and speak? She asked

No mom I didn’t speak to her from the day I left to banglore. I said.

She was so worried about you. You could have just called her once and spoke. She was sitting here and speaking with me and asking about you each and every minute. And last night…..she paused.

Last night? Say mom…

Nothing Jay, it seems she had not eaten properly for last three days and she fainted last night when she was about to leave to her house. That is when I called you and you didn’t pick up the call. We then hospitalized her and doctor said she had not even drunk water for past two days. She was keep on saying your name, thinking about you, talking about you. Is there anything wrong between you two?

Oh shit! Damn. Where is she now? is she alright now? Let me go and see her now. And no mom nothing is wrong between her. it is just wrong with me. I should have spoken to her. I made the mistake. I said and took the shirts to wear.

I got the address of the hospital where she was admitted and rushed there. Her mom was sitting next to her worried. When I stepped in, she left me asking me to take care of her and she would go home and prepare breakfast for her.

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I found Sara sleeping well . Her face was too dull, lips have become dry and the pinkish colour have faded out. The skin now has got wrinkles and she had become lean. i sat next to her in the bed, took her hand and kept it in my thigh. The veins have come out and it is sticking to the skin. She has been getting trips from last nit. Her soft cheeks have lost their chubbiness, tiny eyes had got dark circles, the skin colour has toned down and looked numb. I kissed on her forehead. She suddenly changed her position and slept on my lap while I didn’t disturb her. in two minutes I heard a low weeping voice, I turned Sara around and saw her crying.

“Sara I’m sorry, I was such a fool that I didn’t call you. I’m sorry Sara. I was just enjoying myself without thinking about you. Forgive me Sara. I promise you that I will not leave you alone hereafter.” I said and her lips opened a wide and said “I Love you” in a low voice.

I kept silent and asked her to take rest without uttering a word.

!n search of her - Final part

The long continuous walk for more than 6 hours resulted into a good sleep. It was then interrupted by my mom’s call who enquired my returning. That was when I remembered I have hardly 14 hrs to stay in banglore. I refreshed myself quickly and “I should find her today” is what I was saying throughout bath. I checked my mobile for new messages and found nothing. Then when I was about to call my dad I found Rika’s teacher mobile number that he had exchanged me yesterday when I got caught in the college.

“Hello sir good morning! I need to talk to you something important and urgent!” I sent him a text thinking that he might be in class and not to disturb him by calling. I waited for his reply for few minutes and he didn’t reply. I took my mobile and gave him a missed call just to make him have a look at his mobile. I got the reply immediately “I will call you in 10 minutes.” In the mean time I went online and was looking at Rika’s profile. Damn she was dead gorgeous. “I will find you surely before I leave this city today” said seeing her picture.

Her professor called, I hung it and made it a missed call. I called him back.

“Hello sir” I said.

“Hi Jay! Why didn’t you attend the call when I called you?” he asked.

“I need a small favour from you and hence I called you.”

“Come on I don’t believe in formalities. Anyway what’s up?”

“Nothing sir I just want to know whether Rika has come to college today or not.”

“I know you will call only for this and this will only be your urgent and important talk. I will text you after checking with her class.”

“No sir, I’m leaving home tonight and I wanted to see Rika before I leave. And can you please check and say me in which area she lives in?” I said fingers crossed.

“Now, You become my friend and I cannot say no. I will try my level best and get back to you Jay.” He said.

“Make it soon sir as I have hardly 13 hours left out.”I chuckled.

“I will do it quickly.”

I was ready on my shoes and waiting for his reply. As I signed in I was online in facebook. I was looking on the facebook chat every now and then for Rika. Meanwhile her professor sent me a text “Rika has availed leave today also. When enquired her friends they said her house is in rajiji nagar in the lane of universal school. Best of luck. Keep in touch.”

“You are so kind. Thank you sir.” I replied.

I locked my room and started walking out the hotel. I asked with the guard who was standing outside the hotel for the route to reach rajiji nagar. He said it is just 8 kms away from there and I have to take a left and walk straight till I reach a bridge. I walked as he said and reached rajiji nagar by enquiring few trespassers. I checked my mobile and she was not online too. I was standing in front of universal school and was thinking which lane to pass first. I walked through the lane, saw every house, waited under trees on every street for few minutes and looked, she was not there. I sent her a message stating “Hey where are you? I’m leaving today. Is there any chance we could meet before I leave?”

I walked along the street and she came online after a flat half an hour. She pinged me by asking where are you? Suddenly I was sweating, what should I say? Did she see me? if so where have she seen me? does she remember my face? What shall I reply? Numerous question arose but I lied her as “In my room why?”

“Ok. why do you want to meet? And this is what you are saying from the day you came to banglore”

“You are the only friend I know here and I’m free today. That’s the reason.”

“But I have works and hence I availed leave.”

“Yeah I know”

“What how do you know?”she asked.

I made my face a nasty look after seeing that. “If you were in college you wouldn’t have been online at this time” I said and managed.

“Whatever, frankly speaking I can’t meet you as I don’t know who you are. Sorry.”

“Yeah you are right, only if we meet now we would know each other. It’s your wish.”

My anger touched it peak and I started walking on the road without knowing where I was heading to. “Bye and have a safe journey.” She sent and I didn’t reply.

I dashed the cycles which was standing on my way and walked like a mad without caring what came in between my way. I walked for an hour and reached a main road. Suddenly I regained my conscious and was searching where I am? I looked here and there but I have never been to this place before. It was totally different. I opened my mobile and her profile made me frustrated. I walked again like a mad now in the main road. Something hit on my right leg, when I saw it was a pink scooty. A girl who had covered her total face with a white cloth and wore a very big coolers. “Can’t you drive your vehicle properly? Don’t you have eyes or where have you kept it?” I shouted at her. She slowly removed her coolers. I had seen that eyes. I had seen it somewhere. I had a strong feeling that I had lived with that eyes for decades. I kept starring at the eyes and she frowned. Then she made a whip sound with her fingers and pointed somewhere and signaled to come. When I saw it was café coffee day and ran there and looked for her. She was parking her scooty in the parking lot. She took out the white cloth with which she was covering her face. She unwrapped slowly and I had the feeling of unwrapping a gift. She then turned other side hiding her face from me and was talking to the girl who was sitting in pillion with her. She turned towards me. Gosh it was Rika! Alas I found her. I blushed as soon as I saw her. Are you a mad? She asked

“Yes I’m mad on you” I wanted to say but I didn’t. “why?” I asked her.

“You were walking like that. By the way I’m Rika.”She introduced herself.

“I know, I’m Jay.” I said and let out my hand but she didn’t revert back and she went into CCD.

She took a seat and her friend took a far seat from her. She had told her to take some other seat, cool.

“Why is your friend sitting there?” I asked.

“Thought you will be uncomfortable, if not I can call her.” she said quickly.

We ordered coffee and the waiter served us.

“No I’m comfortable with this. It is good to see that you recognize me?”

“I just thought of asking sorry and when I saw you, your face was quite familiar. Then, remembered seeing your face in Fb and it must only be you.”

“Nice” I said.

“So happy that we have met?” she asked.

“Yep very happy and thanks”

“Now tell me why did you want to meet me?”

“I was feeling lonely and you are the only person I know here.” I said.

“From next time bring your friends you will not feel lonely” she said.

“Why should I when I have a friend like you here?”

“Flirt, Every boys are same.” She said plain voice.

“I was just trying to blush you and I didn’t mean that.”

“Ok I have work and I’m leaving to purchase with her.”

I didn’t know what to talk so I said “Oh ok next time we can talk freely and more.” She paid the bill and we left. She got back with her makeover again and she bid bye when she left. I was feeling very happy which has no words to explain. It can just be expressed and I expressed it by hugging every lamp post I crossed. I lodged out of the hotel and got into the bus. The happiness still did not reduce from the time I met her. This was the day that I cherished the loveliest moment of my life.

In search of her- part 2

Next day I got up early and reached the area where her college was situated. I reached before the college started as I may get a chance to surf every passing girl to college. I stood next to the gate and was watching every girl passing by. In an odd 45 minutes almost 600 girls would have passed but I couldn’t find rika. I even got a doubt whether I am standing in the right college. I cross checked with her facebook profile once and it was right. Then how could I miss her? Has she entered before I came? But the security guard said none has entered the college. With the wish to see her I stepped inside the gate but the security guard didn’t allow me in as it was a ladies college.

As I didn’t have my breakfast the hunger was at its peak. My stomach felt as if someone poured a liter of hot water in it, I went to a nearby hotel and filled my stomach. Only thing running in my mind was I should see her. So I decided to go to the back side of the college and jump in. A messy land with some lows looked as if the construction works were stopped long back. I looked around the place to find anything that would help me to reach the wall. All I could find was log of woods. I collected every wood and kept at one place and tried to reach the wall but I was in need of some more support to reach it. I glanced throughout the land but I didn’t find any. I collected few bricks which was covered by grass and kept above the woods. It gave me a better height but still it was hard to climb though I struggled and got into. I stepped inside the college and found none was there. All the windows of the classroom was facing me so I bent down and started walking, Thank god the ground level classrooms were empty. I went ahead slowly and stealthily. At one part I had to climb the stair case to go to the first floor. I took a long breath and took the stair case casually. I walked in the corridor and looked into the class through the window but couldn’t find rika. With disappointment, I stood near the staff room. Suddenly a whistle sound blew in my ears. The security guard had seen me and came running near me. I started to get down the stairs quickly. When I reached the ground floor two security guards and a man with casuals were waiting for me. I looked around to find a place to escape but there was no way out. The guard to whom I spoke came and caught my hands. They then took me to a room and asked the guards to leave the place. They gave me a seat and a bottle of water. I took the seat and the man with casual started enquiring me. How did you get into the campus? Why are you here? Where are you from? I narrated how I entered. I came here to see my friend who is studying here and I showed him my college id card. I said him that “I wanted to surprise her and that’s why I came into the campus. Please sir, don’t tell her that I’m here.”

It is good that you have caught by me. Today the security head is on leave hence I’m enquiring you. If I was not here the scene would have been too worse for you. Did you notice a police station in 10 feet from the campus? You would have been there if you have got caught by him. I assure you I will not let you in trouble like that. I will just ask you few questions and all you have to do is to answer it honestly.

I agreed to him that I will answer him honestly.

“What is your friend’s name?” He asked.

“Rika 3yr B.A. Economics” I answered.

“Is there anything important you have to tell her?”

“Sir I came here to propose her. She has not seen me but I have seen here and I fell in love the moment I saw her. My days has never been good without chatting with her, without seeing her photo. Her face is the first thing I see every day when I get up and the last thing I see when I go to sleep. Even my phone has her wallpaper.” As I said I showed him my phone.

He saw my phone and looked at me “She is my student and she is on leave today. Does she know that you are in love with her?”

“No sir I have not said her and I thought I can say it here by today.”

“Try your luck next time somewhere else” he said and we exchanged our numbers. He warned me not to come here like this hereafter. He also said he will do the possible help he can. I don’t know why he said that. As soon as he said I bid him a bye and went out of the campus.

I took the Volvo bus and reached the hotel I had lodged in. After refreshing I went online to check for any notifications. I had a message from rika and it said “I have plans for today and I will be out to mantri mall.”

Mantri mall was near the place I’m in. she had sent me the message 40 minutes back and she must be there

now. I dressed up in a minute and went to the mall. It was a huge mall and it was impossible for me to spot anyone’s face. I walked slowly looking at every passing people’s face. I took a whole round of the ground floor, first floor, second and third floor but didn’t find anyone like her. None of their face resembled her. I didn’t leave my spirit though. I walked everywhere, I entered every shop, I peeped the food court, walked until my legs broke but I couldn’t spot her. I had walked a solid 6 hrs continuously and the only result was my clothes were wet as if I had drenched in rain.