The meeting
This post was written on 26th of December but delayed in posting. It’s been a long time since i had actually posted something in my blog.
However, the hiatus is finally over and I am back with a flashback.
I had last thought of writing about my past few days but somehow called off the plan and result is all yours. Today I went for Aamir khan’s new flick 3-IDIOTS and now I am recollecting something from my past b-tech yrs. Although, right now I m in a state of AAMIR-MANIA but this post is something like donning Shahrukh khan, searching a girl as in CHALTE-CHALTE. First meeting 29th April... (Updated from my diary). My Dad was in Jamshedpur to attend a function. I had just finished my Internals and was free enough to give him a visit. We (sanat and I)) planned a bit and after few hours we were in Kharagpur, waiting for the train to cover the rest of the length. We took seats on an upper birth and soon were busy in pulling each other’s leg. We had already noticed a girl, a pretty one sitting with his father just beneath our birth on opposite side. (It’s always easy to notice a pretty girl and we engineering guys are expert in these things, I mean in easy things). She was talking non-stop with his Dad and we were accompanying his father, but only as a passive listener. We were not even able to concentrate on our discussion and leg pulling, which we only do during our engg yrs. She was showing a card to his father and I just got a glimpse on some letters and I guessed her name........ ‘K SHANDILYA’. Soon we got place in front of her and without giving a chance to others we grabbed the seat. But nothing changed much as neither she had noticed us in spite we were right in front of her nor was she in a mood if sanat hadn’t pulled the chain. She was speaking like a superfast train papa, I eat this and don’t like that and bla-bla...............and in evening.....in office. Office! Sanat whispered, but it was loud enough to reach their ears. He did it. I tried to act as innocently as possible and said in a much firm voice, office? Yeaa ! office, my daughter is in a job. This was her father. I thought u were a student, the first thing i said to her.She replied, i am in a job but I am also a student of FRANKFINN academy.I inquired little more but her answers meant like she’s not willing to keep on talking with me. But her father showed some encouraging gesture and started talking with us. Good omen, I thought. She joined us finally whether willingly or unwillingly I dnno but omens were really showing their effect. Soon, sanat was busy in talking with Mr NatthuRam(He’d a big moustache.....NatthuRam type) and I was trying hard to match-up with the beauty, the cynosure of more than a dozen eyes present there. I find myself bit shy with girls (unknown) that’s why I was putting more effort and trying to conceal my nervousness.I came to know many a things like, she is at home for one week, on Sunday morning she’ll be in Hyderabad (she had her job there.), about the place where they live in Jamshedpur...... Finally we reached Jamshedpur and still after the journey of 3 hours it felt like, perhaps train had reached the destination bit earlier.
Beta jara iska bag utaar dena, her father interrupted me.She smiled and I replied her smile stupidly as if I’d been caught by girl’s father. I told, it‘ll be heavy being the girl’s baggage.She stood-up staring me, frowning almost, making beautiful designs with her brows. And i was there to realize the truth; a lady looks more beautiful when she is angry.With certain non verbal exchanges she decided to help partially in dragging the luggage out of the train, although it was her own luggage. On platform her father started talking with all the good words from his dictionary for only available two good guys or coolies, whatever he had thought of us and she was counting and checking her luggage.I was talking to her father when she came from backward with a sweet smile and said “Thanks ...nice meeting you.........., bye” and they left.I personally don’t like those parting scenes and if it is with a beautiful girl, it’s like double pain with a single needle.Sanat was back to his work, “i had a handshake with her while you were talking to her father”. He reminded me of mine stupidity that I dint even ask for her name. I was confused like an Indian fielder who is being questioned by his team-mates after a drop catch. I found myself heading towards the way through which they had passed. This time sanat originally pulled me, not by legs, but through arms with some trademark gaaliya. .......................................And he was almost dragging me towards the exit. Then after...... I enjoyed the trip and had almost forgotten that girl. I was back to college and was attending the normal classes when this happened. In a leisure period we decided to go for a tea break.Sometime those breaks are fun but for most of the time they are the result of a frustrating lecture. But the tea break costed me more that day.While we were in mid of our tea, a friend of mine called me. He told, “Where are u? Something is written on classroom board about u.I came back to class and next 5-10 min was a real tough time. I entered classroom with my eyes following my toes and heard a big laughter. Off course that was for me, for the things written there on the board. I came to my seat and finally saw those words.Wow....... my reaction. I am confused, which emotion is mastering my mind right now- Anger, embarrassment or something else. Krishna is again in love wd a girl........name, her whereabouts- kuchh pata nahi.........predicted name.......she‘ll leave for Hyderabad on Saturday, train-? He’s planning to meet her once...And I was there, speechless........a single prey among all those fun lovers. Even after the class i was convinced that i must go for her.Sanat was the main culprit; backing me all the times from classroom to room.....i can come with you if you wish........chaap lebish naa. And I too decided to go for it.But many among my friends were also against my decision. I still remember the words.......krishna tum kya shahrukh khan ho........ki jaoge gumshuda-gumshuda karte aur larki mil jayegi.But thanks to my sis madhu who backed me and said, kyon nahi jaoge....u r in college and this is the time to enjoy and encash all these moments.
So finally i was ready and started checking the train list to find the train she was about to board. I guessed with all the little information i had with the 3 hour gup-shup and come-up with the solution.........the train must be the FALAKNUMA EXP. In my next post u'll find about the journey....the quest. Whether we find her or not.......stay connected and find out.
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