Some things have changed, I qualified certain stages in a professional exam, some rankholders flunked. I also managed to pass another year of the graduation exams. Life was okayish. Some people were getting internships, many were getting into relationships. And yet yours truly was still doing worships. One of my *male* college friends got married. He did not obviously tell her, but me being me, had managed to find out.
My sweetness has become a thing, I have 1k+ followers at Orkut. I also have a fan club. Yes. That's not made by me. Yes, it has 100+ members too.
My love for Pink Floyd has increased. I am teaching myself "Wish You Were Here" chords. With no formal training. IGT and some other websites are a great help. My brain, of course, is the supreme help here!
Yes, I have been asked out by some well to do girls. Yes, I remain committed to Chocolate. Yes, I am still in the limbo.
The man in me has been woken up! Well, after sending her a sweet poem, and asking her response to it, whether it was good enough to be used for a proposal. It was one of my sweetest works yet, and I was damn proud of it. (That poem need not be added here).
And I woke up with a resolve! Bas... bahut ho gaya....aaj college se I will call her....
And am sooooooooooooo tensed...at the auto stop Richa asked: kya hua,...u r not normal today, lukin pretty tensed...kya hua exam hai tera???
Nahi!
Phir kya hua yaar, chehre pe 12 kyu baje hue hain?...Wht happnd tel me??
Kuch nahi!
Met Shru in college...main to shayad aaj bhi nahi bolta...but she wud have kicked me now...so bolna to hai hi, y not do it now.
Kaal kare so aaj kar, aaj kare so ab!!!
This makes me laugh even now...I knew kya hona hai... So I went to the metal staircase at the back side of the commerce block, so that nobody would see / hear and / or disturb me. I was overlooking the lush green park, which was the highlight of my college. I was wearing a grey t-shirt with colorful stripes and narrow denims. I had my Archies UXR perfume on. I had shaved that day. The setting was so romantic already! The iron was hot!
The Call!
I call...at abt 10.50am...
> Hiii...kaisi hai??
>> Gud, tu suna?
> Yaar bas aaj usko propose karna hai
>> Kar de yaar tensed kyun hai...
(dunno wht I said, my mind was numb, n I was soooo tensed, I was actually shivering)
Then I call her again
> I am tensed!
>> (She, at her usual, chilled self): Tu pagal hai yaar bol de, at the most NO hi to bolegi
> Pukka bol dun...?
>> Yes
> Bol dun(to shru, she affirmed)
> That poem was meant for you!
>> WHATTTTTT
> Yes
(Terrible silence, I dunno why ... felt like collapsing.... it was a wonderful feeling, and yet I felt like I'd puke! It was a heady, terrible mix.....shru held me...said ki kuch aur aage bolo)
>Yes dahling...i lv u...
>> Yeh tu kya bol raha hai Maddy!!!
> Yaar m serious
>> *Giggling* STOP kiddin'
> Am not kiddin m dead serious..tujhe pata hai ki tujhe to kabhi bhi jhooth nahi bolunga..wht happnd
>> Am shocked (but she was giggling n laughing, maybe she knows what I want... lagta hai ki iske koi stupid jasoos hain mere peeche she knows whts to b said n when)
> m sorry I din wanna hurt u........
>> m just breathless...n speachless... how can u say this
> bas yaar aise hi hai...
(Ofcourse I was being taken from the purgatory to heaven and back, so I do not remember anything more, however the call record showed that we talked fr 3:41 min, most of the time she kept giggling... but it was the best way to spend two bucks (at that time, calling from cellphone was not free, and my pocketmoney was very limited), I mean no words, nothing, just to hear her laugh... she said ki if possible call me at nite....
>> hmmm chal tu tension mat le...relax..chill...
> ya msg me at nite
>> ya sure I wud
Then again she msgd me to relax...HOW THE HELL CAN I B RELAXED,,,,,fr the first time in ur life kisi ko propose karna, pata hai kaisa feel hota hai? kitni tension hoti hai? Dunno y the hell I said no to so many girls.... maybe I deserve a big no tooo, karma is a bitch, they say!!!
I guess now I shud go to bed,.....n wait fr ur msg...........as usual..
O GOD...BLESS ME!!!
Amen!
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The Call Back!
Late nite fone call by her...she told me to focus... To focus on career... Focus on the professional opportunities in front of me.... Focus on being that smarty who walks the board rooms.
I told her, I can do all that, but I also need her to be with me. She got annoyed. Kehti hai maar dungi if I would get involved in all this crap...hadd hai...yaar seedha sadha no bol de tension kyun leti hai... but maar degi? meko? tu? hello?
I m dead. A good part of me is dead.
We ended the call on a good note though.
Her promise to be friends. So I was the first person in the history of humankind to be officially friend-zoned.
My promise to focus on career and to have a raapchik career ahead.
My request, to allow me to keep crushing on her.
Her giggles.
My promise, to ask her out again after my aforementioned promises are completed.
More giggles.
Love lost. Friend-zoned. Giggles.
There are some things money can't buy, for everything else there's................dash!