CHAPTER 3: Nair Girl

When he left, there was a smile on my face. We talked a lot today. About our dreams, future, life etc..etc. Sometimes in life, we don't want much time to understand some people. He was like that for me. Someone whom I felt I know before we met. That somewhat stranger feeling about him was gone. I kept thinking of him and slowly fell asleep. But it was not a long sleep. When I opened my eyes he was in front of me."Come..this is our station.."he said with a smile.

Morning 5 O'clock.It was so cold and I was shivering. Still I was in my full energy. He enquired someone the bus number in which I had to go. When I got into it, he stood there nearby my window for some more time and when it started, he showed with his hands "call you/call me”. Anyway I understood that we are gonna keep in touch.

New Year is getting unfolded with lot of happiness! And I never knew that this year will be full of surprises and happiness.

When I met my friends, he was the only subject in my talk. They also know him as he was our senior and I felt that they had kind of good impression about him.

He called me 2 or 3 times asking if I was having fun with my friends. I was shy to attend his call in front of them. I didn't want them to make fun of me. So I talked very little over phone.

The next day evening when I was sitting in front of Forum Mall with my friends, he called me and kept the phone saying that he will come there in sometime. I was not prepared for this. I didn't tell this to my friends and we continued chatting. After sometime, he was there.

Opposite to what I thought, my friends welcomed him to our group and our chatting continued. In between our talks, came Mr.Mammotty's movies and when all my friends were supporting his talent, I told Kamal Hassan is better than Mamootty. Then there was a heated debate. I was all alone fighting for Kamal Hassan and when I was about to lose, there came a voice

"What she told is also correct.Kamal Hassan is a versatile actor. I too like him”. That was he!

Public support! That’s one thing which I love the most. And when this guy supported me without even asking for that I loved it. With a laugh, we gave a hi-fi. That was our first voluntary body contact.

After sometime, I declared that he would give a treat to us and we all went to a restaurant. There, this embarrassing incident happened. He sat beside me and was asking the things I did that day. Then my dear friends told him that I was talking about him the whole day. I showed actions with my eyes to stop making fun. Then my friend Niyaz who was his neighbour too, put forward a shocking question,”You are a Nair rt? Then why don’t you marry her?”

God! I was so embarrassed. For a second, I dint know what to tell. But he managed the situation very well. He just smiled. Then, why to wait. I too smiled as if I didn’t care about it.

As we say in Hindu Mythology, some God who has passed by that way might have heard our talks. We both didn’t know then, whatever Niyaz said for fun will turn out to be true someday!

Anyways after that Restaurant incident we became a lil more close.

-Asha Jayanthi