This happened today after Tomato Onion uttapam, Nawabi Combo of Dal Tadka, mixed Veg, Raita, Gulaab Jamun, Rumaali Roti,Biryani plus Bhel and Papari Chaat. Read on.
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“So tell me the entire story. How is it that your mother knows?” asked Sid
“I told her. I thought I should tell her. She is about the only friend I have – and given the fact that she was once a girl helps. R=G dude. It’s C K Prahlad all over.” said Rotlu
“Yeah yeah. Get over him. He is teaching at Ross and you are stuck here in the Kanpur moss.” So much for rap.
Rotlu told Sid the two stories. “So these are the two. The ones who got away.”
“Dude I don’t get the being committed idea. I mean we are what, not more than 24 years old!
And there is whole world out there waiting for us and we go and get committed.” said Sid.
“I agree. I mean not in a sour grapes way but yes I agree in general. All I wanted to tell the Capital girl was that – Ya know, in soccer they have goalposts and goalkeepers stand there protecting them, but my lady, goals happen even then. Cheers! – This is what I wanted to tell her. But then I thought I should leave things the way they are.”
“Anyway how does your mother know about the other girl?” asked Sid
“I told you that I told her. Mom asked me – What will you talk to her? – I said – This is where you come in. What did Pa talk to you about?”
“He he. What did she say?”
“She said – Mr. Betulaal that stays between Pa and Ma. Churn up your own conversation. Let’s see what you come up with. And as I told you, the girl spent the time listening to my drone and was finally escorted back to the Hostel Gate. But there were times in the conversation when I think she was almost interested. Like the time when she was listening to me and was dropping all the food on her shawl or when she was playing with the shawl. And that was beautiful. The way she did that.”
“Hmm. So your mother knows.” said Sid
“Yeah. She knows more. She said – Are there further plans on this. So I am taken unawares. But it’s cool since Ma and Pa didn’t have an arranged marriage. I said – When there will be plans, you will be the co-conspirator.” Rotlu said
“He he. Good one. And you say she saw the pictures.” continued Sid
“Yeah. I was showing her the pictures from the trip to the mountains and beside that folder was a folder named Abi. So she asked me – What’s up with Abi? Normally I wouldn’t allow an intrusion. But her tone was as if she knew the whole thing and was trying to pull my leg. So I knew the territory was cool. She looked at her photo and nodded – sort of approved the photo. I told her- Ma I told Abi that I liked her. And she said – Hmmm, Ahaa, Ahaa – again, leg pulling.”
“Cool. It’s great man. You can talk about this with your mom. Cool mom.”
“Sid, the way I see it, I am still that kid from kindergarten and this girl is my present and every time she comes gift-wrapped I just run to my mom just to say that – Look Ma! See what I got. Isn’t she wonderful? – And Ma understands that. I will remain a kid. I don’t want to grow up.”
“Wow. I am like that too but it is just that I can’t share stuff like that as freely as you do. Anyway what happened on the walk with the firang?” asked Sid.
“Walk started with both of us cursing the President but after two years in Governance I couldn’t take anymore of that so we shifted to childhood. She told me about a locket fetish, wherein she would wear lots of lockets and then swing them around so that they made noise. Dude – when she did the swinging action her hand moved in such a feminine manner, I melted. Vaporized more like. And she moves her palms when she talks and elaborates on something – in the most feminine manner. Every inch of her is a girl if you see what I mean. And throughout the walk and everything before that I would either be open mouthed, unable to utter a word or would talk non stop in a gibberish manner. I lose complete control. And that has made me respect girls. They have so much power over us. Some know that and use the power, some know and don’t use and some don’t know and still use it. She is the second kind of girl. At least that’s the image I have of her.”
Rotlu stared at the blank wall but was clearly seeing beyond it when Sid suddenly said: ” Ultimately you fall in love with yourself.”
“What?” Rotlu was confused.
“It’s like you have not seen your own back and when you see it in a mirror, you realize what you didn’t know that you had and then you just fall for it. So girl you like completes you in your perception and that creates the spiral down which you get flushed.” Sid said this, with a serene smile, as if he was on the spiral’s joy ride.
‘Wow. That is the most wonderful thing I have ever heard. She completes the whole thing. Great! Was this spontaneous or you have a gospel hidden somewhere?”
“This my friend is the result of the power they have on us – spontaneous.” Sid said.
Minutes later, Rotlu picked up the last cookie from the cookie jar, picked up his book and left Sid’s room, still thinking about the firang-to-be. Meanwhile the capital girl slept in her bed.
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Don’t worry. This is just a mouth-to-mouth for my blog. It’s good to be back.
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