Coffee Day

Part 4

It was the day after my engagement. Added to it was my birthday - 25th October. Woke up with fresh, pleasant feelings and with the smile on the face. With weekends behind, first half of Monday will be the dullest time of the week in office. Being the birthday boy, fresh feelings of engagement, eagerness to be with my Love; I just wanted for the day at office to get over and was least bothered about my US travel arrangements. Reached home in the evening, freshen up and took a little longer than what I generally take in front of the mirror. With Armani Code fragrance, I was set off to meet "going to be" Mrs. Madhura Praveen. At 7 in the evening I was near her PG. Called her
 

Hi Putta. ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ PG ಮುಂದೆ ಇದ್ದೀನಿ. ಎಲ್ಲಿದ್ಯಾ?

ನಾನು ಇನ್ನು on the way ಇದ್ದೀನಿ. ಇನ್ನೊಂದು 10 min ಆಗುತ್ತೆ.

ಸರಿ ಕಾಯ್ತಿರ್ತೀನಿ ಬೇಗ ಬಾ.

ಸರಿ ಬರ್ತೀನಿ ಆದರೆ ನೀನು PG ಮುಂದೆ ಇರಬೇಡ. ಎಲ್ಲಾದರು ಸುತ್ತಾಡ್ಕೊಂಡು ಬಾ.

Wait a second. Did I hear that correctly? Yes, I did. I was asked not to stand near her PG. "Don't stand there" - What a word to hear on the first meeting with your "would be" :). Many options crossed my mind to find an answer for that. Could it be she is thinking that, she is in the attire that I may not like? Could it be that since it was PG only for estrogen, she thinks I might stand there watching other girls OR highly unlikely that other PG girls will watch me :)? Could it be she is carrying a birthday cake and she wanted to surprise me? Could it be she is making a prank out of me?

10 min passed. However, couldn't get the reason out of her. And as usual she asked 10 more min :(.  With no choice to me, I set off for another ride. I don't know from where I was stuck with the name Varun. He stays close by to her PG. I called and asked him to come over. Meanwhile I took one of her favorite "Daily Milk - Silk" chocolate. Varun and I spent some time, had a chikoo juice and he left to his office.

Waiting...Waiting...Waiting...Damn, that was the longest "an hour and a half" waiting on the very first day :(. There she comes finally. I didn't know that 10 min for her means 90 min for me. Could be she is on Mars and I am on Earth. Practical example of never understood theory, at least for me, - "Theory of Relativity" :) - Lol .. no pun intended ;)

She was in maroon salwar. Introduced her roommates - Sandy and Seema. After some talk Madhu & I decided to hop into "Coffee Day". RX 100, the icon of shear power, and with my sweetheart at the back - that was the kodak moment :). She placed her hand on my shoulders and then vrrooommmm. It was hardly 5 min drive but was very much memorable. There was hardly anyone in the CCD at that time, we choose the table with facing chairs. I looked at her. Matching bindi, hint of face makeup, neatly scoured clipped hair. She raised her eyebrow gesturing "Whats up? OR Why are you looking like this?" with a smile.

"Excuse me Sir. Can I get your order?", the boy at the CCD asked. Oh oh wrong time to be there my "Mr. CCD", I thought. Knock knock ... come back to reality, I said to myself :). Cafe mocha, Devils Own, Black forest was our order. We talked about things happened on the Engagement day, our relatives etc etc for a very long time. The order was there on the table. To my surprise she takes out a gift wrap silently and says "Many more happy returns of the day". Damn, that was surprise to me. The last time someone surprised me on my birthday was my brother 7 years back. I accepted the gift, slowly started unwrapping it :) ... didn't want to lose the surprising moment so fast. It was a fastrack watch. "ನಾ ಕಟ್ತೀನಿ, ನಾ ಕಟ್ತೀನಿ", she told. She was fixing the watch to my hand and I was watching her. How sweet are you my sweetheart. I looked at the watch in my hand, raised my head. Our eyes met and they talked; we both were searching for our happiness in others. "Love you putta" I said. Held her hand and kissed on her fingers. "Thank you for all the wonderful moments, gift and surprise", I said. This was the reason why she asked me not to stand in front of her PG. She came back from office, took the watch, gift wrapped it :). She wanted to keep the surprise. "Love you a lot putta". I took the scoop of black forest and fed her. She fed me with another scoop. And then I, then she, then I, then she. I couldn't take more and she took the rest :). I gave her the chocolate I bought for her. I was holding her hand, we were talking and I was caressing her palm. "Excuse me sir. Your bill"; Mr. CCD was again at the wrong time :). We came out of CCD and realized that I forgot the gift box. After getting the gift box, we drove back to her PG and again she held my shoulders.  I was about to stop near her PG. "ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಬೇಡ, ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಮುಂದೆ ನಿಲ್ಸು", she told. Drove past her PG and stopped. Stepping down she stood so close to me, that I couldn't resist to hug her :). She was talking and everything was out of focus for me. Her smile, with berating, when asked for a hug was a clear indication to ask that some other day :(. The hardest part was nearing. I wish, this time we both were on Mars to slow down the time :).

Thanks for making my day, for the gift, surprise. Love you "Chinnamari" :) .. muuuaaahhhh