Untitled - Part 2

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Her words were still ringing in his mind. He was feeling very helpless, lonely, irritated, depressed, and what not. But he wanted a way out of this, as it wasn't going out the way he had planned.

He called her and told her that he wanted to talk to her.

"What was the matter?" she asked. "Hmmm.. nothing.. just wanted to talk to you for sometime" he told. "Ok.. this would be the last time, as he doesn't like this" she said. "Fine, I get it. Please suggest time when you are free" he told. He began wondering, when was the first time?

Finally they agreed to meet. A friday evening, a week after he was shattered. At coffee day. A lot can happen over a coffee.

"I have a confession to make" he told. She looked surprised.

"Knowingly or unknowingly, I'd fallen for you. The first time I saw you in bus, you looked marvelous" he said.

"Hey, no!" She interupted. "I thought we were friends. I never had such feelings for you. Sorry, I'm already taken. I wish I had already made you aware of this that I was committed."

"Yeah.. yeah.. I know. I just confessed. But there is something more that I need to tell" he said.

"Go on"

"You know, once you had only said that getting a birth on this earth in Kaliyuga is a sin and we need to get liberated soon and reach God. And that, you should be in control of yourself, and not anyone else. At first I disbeleived it, but now I realize that it is indeed a sin to be born here. There are no emotions attached to anyone, no feelings for anyone, everyone just want themselves to be happy and this whole world is filled with greed." he told.

"What are you getting at?" she asked.

"Yeah, coming to that. I know you have been asked to avoid me by your boy and you are doing that. But, remember what you had told earlier that you need to be in control of yourself. But now, you are just listening to him. Rembember one thing - relationships are built on trust and not on doubts or conditions. Please understand this and make your guy also understand. If you can't do this, please get me his number and I'll talk to him and tell him that he doesn't need to feel insecure and there is nothing going between us and abandon the restrictions put on you so that we could just be in the same way as before. Just friends and nothing else. Common yaar, its your life and you chose how you like it to be. I wonder why guys get possessive on their girlfriends!

"I am now beginning to feel that there is no love at all in this world. Its only compromise and sacrifice. People say that if you pray with a pure heart, your wish will get fulfilled, but no longer I believe this. May be you weren't destined for me. Call it fate or whatever. Rab ne didn't bana di jodi. And people also say that whatever happens, happens for good. So, I'm optimistic on the other end. May be someone else is waiting for me. But, I'll make sure I wont end up like this again. Probably all girls should wear a tag around them saying single, committed, married, etc to save guys like us to fall into the well." he told.

She smiled for the first time after a week. A perfect 100W smile.

"Life is a game. You win some, you lose some. I won your friendship and lost your love. This happens, and life moves on. Time is a great healer. I'm just never serious in life. Now I know what a fool I've been. I just want everyone around me to be happy and if I was a problem somewhere, I needed to get things sorted out. I wish you the very best and you get the one you are longing for."

She rose and stretched her hand. "Sorry again, and thanks. I know how you are feeling. Its just that I'm not the one for you. I hate getting possessed by anyone, but still he takes good care of me. You don't know under what all situations I'd been thru and he was always there with me. Some things which I cant tell to my sister, I tell him. One or the other day I'm going to get married, so why not with him? Anyways, I'm happy that you finally got over it. Lets just be Friends?" she asked.

"Yes babe! Just friends!" he told and hugged her.

He pulled out a keychain which had her name on it and handed it over to her. She looked surprised. "Whats this for?" she asked.

"I know you have a habit of forgetting days, and I also know that on someone's birthday, you need to be gifted by the birthday guy. So, here's this for you on my birthday" he told.

She couldn't believe what he was saying. After much hesitation, she finally accepted his gift.

"Thank you!" she laughed and cried at the same time.

"Can I ask you something?" he asked. "Ya, go on" she told.

"Is your sis free? ;)"

Guys will be guys.