Eerie place it is, the Gurgaon Railway Station.
It was another three hours to go before my train would have arrived. Completely
drenched, it was the third time I was sipping the dreaded tea ... so was the rain,
dreaded. I hate rains. And annoyingly, exactly at the same time, every other
person I knew was not answering the phone - friends, office mates, even those
who act as perfect fillers for this very kind of situation when there is a
desperate urge to kill time. What was more intriguing was the thought that I would
again get into that gloomy mood unless I would have got something to get
distracted. Short of options, I clogged my ears with some Telegu music (from
the movie called 'Dookudu'. This one is a separate story, a comical one. Some
other day and time.) and triggered the lappy and rushed straight to my blogger
archives.
Heart-broke ... (16th August 2011)
I cannot explain the way I am feeling right now. Its blasphemous.
Insane but interesting it is. Every other problem in life looks the
biggest yet. Funny ....
Never ever in my life had I ever thought about that special being. I did
not ever cared, too much concerned and pre-occupied with hypothetical
educational and then career dreams forever. Then un-till it was utmost
impossible task to do away with the parental pressure, I had to succumb to it.
With a swollen state of mind I had to follow the procedures. Un-till it was to
an extent that more than half of the year passed and an eerie feeling dwelled
across me over the entire setup. I was hating the process.
Then it was Monday, 15th of August 2011. Yet another prospect to be
visited. Only this time, I had a strange feeling about it. It was one of my
cousin aunt who had set up this meeting. My aunt, this was not something worth
a mention here but the reason I did that was a fact that she was one of the few
relatives whom I could associate with bringing good omen for 'us'. (I am not
fond of my relatives anyway. Yaa, I know ... pathetic.) The last time I met her
was at IIT Powai - the counseling session for kiddo bro - and it was a
'triumph'ical tryst. This time again, I met her and she was smiling as ever. I
greeted her, and she responded gleefully. The only difference this time was the
extra special mention and attention I got. Ohh, for the love of God, I hate
special attention. As we entered the place, a swarm of unfamiliar but cheerful
faces awaited us. Everybody got seated and it was only then that I started
feeling a little scratchy with the setup; for everybody was looking at me with
a peculiar glare. Shuts, I hate special attention. Then to break the monotony
of the setup, sundry talks started ranging from 'politics' to 'the harsh
weather' to 'generations and their differences' and 'who's who of what and
when'. ....
[The Nokia Jingle]
My phone rang. It was Varun, possibly
responding to an unattended call. The efforts helped. I got distracted. So much
so that I could not comprehend and recall what all I chatted with Varun. I was
still thinking about what I read. Gloomy memories. I could not 'not think'
about her.


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