Thursday, September 22, 2011

A beautiful (tragic) love story

My life was routine,wake up late,go to office,come back to house ,chat a while with friends,watch tv and sleep late.This happened almost every day with minor exceptions.Sometimes I did feel that my life has become too mechanical and i could do nothing but feel so again on some other day.

One day I was walking in light drizzle to reach a near by restaurant for breakfast. I saw a old lady trying to cross the main road to get a waiting bus on the other side.I went to her tried to help her cross the road .Meanwhile a heavy rain started , so I took her fast to the other side and helped her get into the bus, but she was holding my hand while getting in and the bus started. I was scared she l fall down if i pull my hand, so i also got into it.Before I thought of getting down from the bus my mischievious eye sighthas caught a beautiful gal dressed in pink.Somehow my heart started beating too fast, on top of it she was watching me help the old lady.So i dropped my idea of getting down and sat down just 45 degrees behind her.Before I could gasp at how beautiful her face was, she got down.Soon i realised i was getting late to office.I went back to room and missed my breakfast.

Next day like a typical love-struck romeo i went and waited in the bus stop. Got into the same bus from the front door,gave a look to my gal who was seated in the same seat.She got down in the next stop, i had to run back and get ready for office again.This happened for a week,but after that she never came in the route.I would have not been so crazy if she had not smiled at me on the first day when i helped the old lady on the first day.

Anyhow i forgot to tell you guys something .I have been serving my notice period in my Office.I resigned 1 month back for relocation and for a change in my life.Its been boring and kind of robotic.After a week of dis-appointment, I got pleasant surprise in my office,a new joinee, some Telugu gal from my location , that too a replacement for me.I was told to train her.When she introduced herself as Ashi , from behind, i turned my head and almost fell from my seat.....

She is the same gal, the bus gal !!!!! I told " hiiiiii".She said "I think I have seen you somewhere".Before she could re-collect and tell it to everyone I confused her, I bombarded her with project details.Her name is Ashritha .She has come from TCS.So I used to follow her on her way to office?Later in the day when i was having fruit juice in Cafetaria, i heard some voice just near my ears, from behind"No juice for me?".Its Ashritha...I was confused, how to react?She said she remembered me and was just pretending to be not known.She was very casual, not formal at all.Moreover very friendly.I confessed her that I was too impressed with her so i was just following my crazy mind which had developed a huge crush on her.I asked her to be normal as it happens!!!She laughed.We discussed all the project details.I told her everything,if it was a guy the knowledge transfer wud have been different though !!In the process we became very close,going together to coffee, lunch,meetings and leaving office at the same time.

Only the week before ,my manager tried to convince me to stay back.But being idiot I said no to all his proposals...hike, Onsite, promotion.Now I want to stay but no chances!!!


The day before release from the company my manager asked me if I am interseted to stay if I am offered team lead role.It was like some divine words, if he had asked me to stay back and work in bathrooms also I wud have stayed!!!Without hesitation I told YES.So things were normal , no moretensions.But i wished i could get her as love not just as friend.But knowing her so closely,I could not dare to propose.

It was April first,I thought its the best chance to propose her.If she gets serious, Il tell April fool just before she cud slap me .So i went to office with the best dress and best looks i cud manage.After office on the way back when no one was there around i told her "I wanna say something to u.I love U".She said she is shocked and said that she is the only gal in her house and that she cannot dis-appoint her parents with love and stuff.Hmm... I told her"Wait a minute, april-fool ...hahaha.Just fooling".Till then she did not slap but now she slapped me hard.She started shouting "how can you play with emotions like this.Is love so cheap for you ?".She started crying. Seeing her cry i just could not act smart any more.I told her that I started loving from the first time i saw her but could not dare to say it.Thats how things happened.To my shock she said she is upset at the fact that i changed my decision so soon after proposing.She was about to say that if i convince her parents then she l marry me !!After listening to that, I jumped in air.She told that she was also impressed on the first sight when she saw me helping the old lady.From that day we became very close.Every morning she calls me up and wakes me up and at night wishes me good night.She almost stays in touch whole day with me through sms.She advices me on all matters.Though she is younger to me,she is more matured than me.I act like a kid with her.She is so caring and affectionate.

One day she did not come to office nor did she call me up.When i called her, i was told she is suffering from jaundice and typhoid.She stopped coming to office.After a week, she messaged me that she has irresistable pain in her liver region.After 3 hrs I tried calling but no one picked up.Again after 2 hrs i tried calling but no response.Next day when i called some1 picked her phone i said i am her colleague.They told me that Ashi .......

I just cud not hear it,dropped the phone.She is no more.I earn so much still I could not save her.I just could not digest the fact that i cannot see her anymore in my lifetime.How can i forget someone who had been so close with me.How can i forget her.How can people die so easily.Oh man i was feeling hell.I went running to see her body at her home.She was laid on some kind of mat.So many people were crying .I could see her legs and face wrapped with a white cloth.I wanted to hold her legs and cry.I wanted to hold her hands for the last time in life.

I dint want her parents to know about our love.If i cry now everyone will come to know evrything.So i suppressed my tears and emotions.I just went to her father and sat for a while.One of our common friends introduced me to her father.I just could not hold tears seeing him cry, somehow i was stopping the tears from flowing out.He hugged me and said something in my ears....

"She wanted to say sorry to you just before she left her last breath"
I just could not control anymore ,I ran towards her ,i cried hard holding her legs.She might have felt bad and pain, leaving me alone.
May be she wanted to meet me and may be she wanted to say more.I told her dad that we are the best of friends.She was the lone daughter and I could understand her dad's plight.I helped them in the arrangements for her death ceremony.I managed everything from food to goods to arrangements for visitors.I met the insurance guys and saw that her parents got the insurance money.One day her parents asked why i was doing so much for them ,was there any love angle between them.I told them a trivial lie that she had tied rakhi to me and that she is like a sister for me.They were so happy after hearing they started saying how they brought up her and how good she was.They thought loving and stuff before marriage is something bad.


I know how good she was, and i dint want anyone to misunderstand her when she is not there.I moved into her house, they almost treated me like their son.And i was happy to serve and love her parents,as much as I could have done to her if she was alive.