Connexions!!!!
I was back again in The Little Rome with Karthik after a long time. It was in this hotel where I met 'her'. We had heard so much about each other through Karthik and Divya , but had never seen each other till then. Whenever Karthik and Divya bought 'her' name up during conversations, I found myself listening intently, curiosity piqued, wanting to meet this stranger who somehow didn’t seem like one, as each day passed. But I never had the chance to let Karthik or Divya know about it. Though all of us, including Karthik,Divya,Me,Her and a lot of others were in touch most of the time, thanks to the BPL MOBILE NETWORK, I used to get 'her' messages meant for Karthik from Divya. With each day I was getting more anxious about meeting 'her'.
The first chance came in May. Karthik was in a hurry getting ready to meet Divya. I was confident that he would take me with him. But he was already late and completely forgot about me. He rushed off in his car and I was left behind, disappointed. My next chance was three months down the line. This time Karthik did not forget me. We were both cruising along,on time. It was raining like hell that day, i remember – More so coz Karthik had kept his time I’d like to think. Knowing my extreme aversion to rain and dampness, Karthik left me in the car and went off, to meet Divya. It was only later that I came to know that ‘she’ had come along for the meeting too. I was disappointed with myself this time.
Then came the unexpected rendezvous 4 months later. One cloudy morning, Divya showed up out of nowhere on karthik's doorsteps. My heart leapt, and I looked beyond her towards the door – expectantly – but to no avail. Never had I felt so disappointed, the gloomy weather reflecting my state of mind, Divya, too excited on seeing Karthik after such a long time, insisted on having lunch at the seaside Italian eat-out, their favourite. There was no sign of 'her' even in the car. I sat quietly with Karthik listening to the gibberish about Divya's superiors and how they had screwed up her promotion. I was feeling low, but somehow, had the strong feeling that 'she' was there somewhere.
So, there I was,sitting in that corner table gazing at the atlantic ocean, wondering when I would meet 'her'. Suddenly Divya went out to get her handbag from the car. When Divya returned couple of minutes later,I saw 'her'.We finally met, across the restaurant's big black granite table. My moment had finally arrived and ‘clicked’ off right from the start. We were on the same bandwidth and there was a huge amount of information exchanged, of course all in the SILENT MODE without disturbing Karthik and Divya.
From then on we met quite often, as Divya had moved into New York from Boston for her work. We both even had some time alone every time we met. 'She' was the quite, conservative type, with all the essentials though. To be frank, she simply had everything that I was looking for. I was quite 'her' opposite. I was one of those 'GEEK' types with chiselled looks and quite modern in my actions.I would say I thought quite ahead of the time I belonged to. Well that would'nt be a shock to her since I was with Karthik. And she would've heard about me when Karthik made his acquaintance with me. I realized I was falling for 'her'.
I woke up from the past into the present when Karthik asked for the time. I never believed that things could change drastically in such a short period of time. For me everything had always been planned and systematic. A few months ago, when I was hopelessly lost and in love with her, Karthik planned to take Divya to the Empire State building and Statue of Liberty. I was excited about it too as I was sure to be a part of the trip since Karthik just could not do without me.Finally, there we were In the top gallery of the Empire State Building,that fateful afternoon. Divya was warned twice by Karthik about standing too close to the wall. She was so excited and did not heed his warning.
Karthik was a bit careful in his stand and was concerned about Divya. I was taken care of before taking the elevator by Karthik. So there I was safely wrapped up in Karthik's Windcheater protecting myself falling from the colossal building's top. Divya was too excited about the height and the view of NY from the top that she let go of the safety railing and slipped on to the metal floor. Divya was holding ‘her’ hand before going down. Suddenly Divya lost her grip on ‘her’ while going down and ‘she’ fell headalong into thin air from the colossal building.
I knew there was no possibility of surviving that kinda fall. Suddenly everything came crashing down on me. I had lost her forever. Divya was upset for two full days. For Divya 'she' was more than a gift.After about a week, Divya had to return back to India to attend her sister's marriage and Karthik was left alone.I was lifeless, in a trance, my whole life a huge mistake. I was slowly losing everything, and as I gazed at the atlantic, felt drained, hopeless.
Not a single second has gone from then on, that I have not mourned her loss. I yearn to hear from her again, to connect with her,for no other Nokia 2300 can replace 'her'…… What more can a Sony Ericsson P910i do?
The first chance came in May. Karthik was in a hurry getting ready to meet Divya. I was confident that he would take me with him. But he was already late and completely forgot about me. He rushed off in his car and I was left behind, disappointed. My next chance was three months down the line. This time Karthik did not forget me. We were both cruising along,on time. It was raining like hell that day, i remember – More so coz Karthik had kept his time I’d like to think. Knowing my extreme aversion to rain and dampness, Karthik left me in the car and went off, to meet Divya. It was only later that I came to know that ‘she’ had come along for the meeting too. I was disappointed with myself this time.
Then came the unexpected rendezvous 4 months later. One cloudy morning, Divya showed up out of nowhere on karthik's doorsteps. My heart leapt, and I looked beyond her towards the door – expectantly – but to no avail. Never had I felt so disappointed, the gloomy weather reflecting my state of mind, Divya, too excited on seeing Karthik after such a long time, insisted on having lunch at the seaside Italian eat-out, their favourite. There was no sign of 'her' even in the car. I sat quietly with Karthik listening to the gibberish about Divya's superiors and how they had screwed up her promotion. I was feeling low, but somehow, had the strong feeling that 'she' was there somewhere.
So, there I was,sitting in that corner table gazing at the atlantic ocean, wondering when I would meet 'her'. Suddenly Divya went out to get her handbag from the car. When Divya returned couple of minutes later,I saw 'her'.We finally met, across the restaurant's big black granite table. My moment had finally arrived and ‘clicked’ off right from the start. We were on the same bandwidth and there was a huge amount of information exchanged, of course all in the SILENT MODE without disturbing Karthik and Divya.
From then on we met quite often, as Divya had moved into New York from Boston for her work. We both even had some time alone every time we met. 'She' was the quite, conservative type, with all the essentials though. To be frank, she simply had everything that I was looking for. I was quite 'her' opposite. I was one of those 'GEEK' types with chiselled looks and quite modern in my actions.I would say I thought quite ahead of the time I belonged to. Well that would'nt be a shock to her since I was with Karthik. And she would've heard about me when Karthik made his acquaintance with me. I realized I was falling for 'her'.
I woke up from the past into the present when Karthik asked for the time. I never believed that things could change drastically in such a short period of time. For me everything had always been planned and systematic. A few months ago, when I was hopelessly lost and in love with her, Karthik planned to take Divya to the Empire State building and Statue of Liberty. I was excited about it too as I was sure to be a part of the trip since Karthik just could not do without me.Finally, there we were In the top gallery of the Empire State Building,that fateful afternoon. Divya was warned twice by Karthik about standing too close to the wall. She was so excited and did not heed his warning.
Karthik was a bit careful in his stand and was concerned about Divya. I was taken care of before taking the elevator by Karthik. So there I was safely wrapped up in Karthik's Windcheater protecting myself falling from the colossal building's top. Divya was too excited about the height and the view of NY from the top that she let go of the safety railing and slipped on to the metal floor. Divya was holding ‘her’ hand before going down. Suddenly Divya lost her grip on ‘her’ while going down and ‘she’ fell headalong into thin air from the colossal building.
I knew there was no possibility of surviving that kinda fall. Suddenly everything came crashing down on me. I had lost her forever. Divya was upset for two full days. For Divya 'she' was more than a gift.After about a week, Divya had to return back to India to attend her sister's marriage and Karthik was left alone.I was lifeless, in a trance, my whole life a huge mistake. I was slowly losing everything, and as I gazed at the atlantic, felt drained, hopeless.
Not a single second has gone from then on, that I have not mourned her loss. I yearn to hear from her again, to connect with her,for no other Nokia 2300 can replace 'her'…… What more can a Sony Ericsson P910i do?
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