“Hi, this is Mr. Perfectionist
will you have a coffee with me? Sushmi was little infuriated. It was canteen of
IISWBM College in Kolkata. Sushmi had come to meet her friend Priya.
Priya with her college friends
was playing “Truth or Dare”. It was Sumith’s turn to introduce himself to the
first girl entering the canteen. Sumith was a perfect example of playboy and
was always proud of his looks and his style. His presence was always seen
between beautiful girls.
Sushmi was a simple girl.After completing her graduation was working in a banking firm. She was pursuing her MBA course through distant learning.
Priya being a best friend
of Sushmi, they used to often meet in the college canteen. Sumith and Priya also being close friends,
Sumith was always around when they met in college. There was something unique
in Sushmi which Sumith found different from other gals with whom he used to
flirt. They soon became friends and all three used to hang out together. Also
they started group studies for their MBA preparation.
Their weekends were full of
Movies, Outings and Dinner.
Sumith was very fond of
books and always used to attend Book fair that happens every year in Kolkata. But
this time his companion Priya was out of town. He thought of asking Sushmi and
to his surprise she said yes. So this was their first outing alone.
Discussion of books went on
followed by their personal talks. From likes to dislike, school to college they
discussed everything about their life. All his girlfriends were also discussed .Although
flirt but still Sushmi found him cute and a good person. He dropped her at home
in a cab and waved goodnight. They had a lovely evening together.
Later as time passed they
started meeting often alone. Both used to love ice-creams and hence their meet
would always end with an ice-cream in Scoop parlour. Sumith used to flirt with
Sushmi but both of them knew that he was just kidding.
Whenever they used to meet
in a group, Sumith would always have that extra care for Sushmi and would make
sure she is comfortable. Sushmi enjoyed this special care.
Once MBA was completed,
Sumith got job in a famous airline company in Middle east. Although sad both
promised to always contact each other. That time phone calls were expensive, so
they would always mail each other. The complete day was shared through mails.
Sushmi was always eager and excited to read Sumith; s mail. On other hand
Sumith would also never miss a single day. On mails also Sumith used to flirt
& Sushmi would reply pls not me .They were far yet were together.
They both had started
liking each other, used to miss each other but still never thought of giving a
name to their relation.
Sumith was back from Dubai
after two years. Both of them decided to meet in the Book fair. Both were very
excited and were impatient to meet each other. They were very happy to see each
other and shared a warm hug. They also went to their favourite Scoop Parlour. It
was 10 pm and was time for them to leave. Both were not wanting to go home but Sushmi’s
family was little strict and hence they took a cab.
Suddenly Sushmi heard
Sumith saying Are we compatible”? She was little surprised but still said yes.
She asked the same question to him. But Sumith only shook his head. She still
questioned him “Sumith, are we compatible? Are we compatible”….but there was no
proper reply. The cab stopped near Sushmi’s house. The only words that were
then heard was “Sushmi What Next, and …..
…And Sushmi looked at his
face and got down from the cab. She never
turned back nor Sumith called him.
Sushmi kept on thinking “What
Next …What Next, but could not find any answer. Were they scared or were they
not enough matured to give a name to the relation…this only they knows. But
somewhere the relation was end.
No one is aware whether
Sumith and Sushmi will ever meet in Life.
But as it is rightly said
that some relationship are not permanent and always remain half in Life.
Still, Life moves.... So be happy .....
-Jainita-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmlBnmyelHI
-Jainita-
Nice one....:)
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