There was dumb silence in the other end. I slowly regained my conscious and started thinking whether I have made a blunder by proposing it in the very first call. But I persuaded that feel, “I have never felt anything other than that and so I said and nothing wrong in that!”
She was silent still and even I. I have no other words to say without her reply. The only better thing in a phone conversation is she can’t turn the other side, even if she does, I will not be able to see! The worst thing in a phone is that she runs out of my balance unknowingly with her silence!
I was happy enough that she didn’t cut my call and so I had a small ray of hope and continued, “Aaradhana? There?”
At last she broke her silence, “Yeah Bala, shall we talk something else?!”
I don’t want to press her more and I wanted to talk what all I had in all those three year memories. I am pretty sure I will never run out of topics while talking to Aaradhana coz she will have much than me!
Our conversation started with a standard ‘Am fine – You fine’ and developed through various topics of interests and finally the bond between ‘Airtel – Aircel’ was broken after 59 minutes and Rs. 29.97 paise struggle. It was 7:00 PM and we had lot more time. She too would have thought the same I guess, she called me back and it went on till 10:00 PM and again the connection was lost! I guess it was from her end this time.
She texted, “Hey, sorry. Out of balance”
I replied “No issues, text me ;)!”
It went on till I fell asleep texting her and when I woke back, I was surprised to see 16 unread messages and all from her! I replied with a ‘Gud morning’ and started for my college.
I wanted to say Priya about Aaradhana and how happy I am now. I know Priya would certainly be happy when she sees me happy. The whole class was present and even some people asked me, “You seem so happy!” I was much happy hearing that too!
But.. Priya was not there and I don’t know why!
My college got over and till that I could never see Priya again. I was little worried in college but in home I was pretty happy texting – calling – chatting with Aaradhana. I even shared everything about Priya to her, she was so jovial in taking things and she even wanted to meet her. I would have said even I wanted to meet Priya, but I don’t know how and when. Aaradhana made my holidays damn interesting with those texting and calling routine.
I never proposed Aaradhana again and so she was much comfortable with me. I don’t want to break this relationship and will love as long as it goes. I loved it that way and she too.
Few months later,
9:00 AM, August 7, 2011.
Aaradhana called me and she said, “Will you just come over here?”
“Where??”
“Trichy”
I was little silent and could not even ask her what for she is calling me. She continued, “Please, once?”
Life is Beautiful
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