sorry I made mistake on the title cause it's taught not thought... thanks for everyone who understood
episode 2
She had known and still remembered those little details about him. As she looked at him laughing in the corner with his arm resting casually on the shoulder of one of the girls, she wondered whether he still buttered his bread on both sides while making a sandwich. She wondered if he still listened to that old romantic Hindi songs cd which he would stuff into his wadrobe everytime his friends came over; if he still secretly preferred long walks to video games, if he still wore mismatched socks to exams because he believed it was lucky for him, if he still spent Thursday evenings with his grandmother and missed cricket practice. She must have been staring too obviously cause he looked into her eyes once again, this time to hold her gaze. She stared at him magnified, her lips letting out a small sigh. She looked at him at wondered, if even after all these years, she still stood a chance with him.
“I thought we were supposed to be doing the assignment together, not logging on Facebook.” She ignored her best friend’s words as she scrolled through the chat list. There was that green signal flashing against his name. She clicked on his name and waited for the chat window to open. Taking a deep breath, she typed ‘hi.’
“Are you even listening to me?” Her friend slid on the chair next to her and peeped at the screen. “Ooooh it’s Mister Soulmate huh? Does he remember you exist?” She sighed impatiently, without looking away from the screen. “Sometimes I think you know too much about my life, Pri.” Her best friend laughed, gazing at the screen along with her, and suddenly let out a squeal. “OMG he’s typing!”
“I can see that.” Inwardly, she wanted to scream even louder than Priya but she controlled herself. It’s just chatting. Calm down.
Him : Hey
Her : What’s up?
Him : Geometry assignment. What about you?
“That’s what we are supposed to be doing too,” Priya sighed.
Her : I’m watching a movie.
Him : Cool which one?
Her : Skyfall
Priya snorted. “Seriously?” She nodded. “Shut up. It’s his favourite.”
Him : Wow I didn’t know you are a fan of action movies.
Her : There’s a lot you don’t know about me.
“Aren’t you being a bit too obvious?”
“I have been crushing on him since forever and he hasn’t even noticed. Obvious is the only way to go.”
Him : Maybe because you have never given me a chance to find out.
“Is he actually flirting back?” Priya asked in shock.
She herself was too stunned by his response to get insulted by Priya’s obvious disbelief.
Her : Maybe because I didn’t think you wanted a chance.
Him : It’s time for everyone to stop assuming they know what I want.
She stared at the screen, speechless for a moment. She hadn’t expected such a deep response.
Him : I’m sorry. That was a little over dramatic.
Her : You don’t have to say sorry. That’s life. It tends to be over dramatic.
Him : Your life looks remarkably peaceful though.
Her : The grass is always greener on the other side.
Him : Hmm..I guess no one is as carefree as they seem huh?
Her : Nothing’s too depressing that can’t be fixed with strawberry jam, right?
Him : What?
Her : Nothing, forget it.
Him : No I want to know.
Her : It’s just….a really long time ago.
Him : I used to say that. I can’t believe you remember.
Her : I do.
She tapped her feet against the ground at looked at her phone screen impatiently. It had been two whole minutes since she had sent the message.
Him : Hey I’m sorry I have to go. It has been fun catching up with you.
She stared at the screen blankly, unable to think of a response. This was it? This was his reaction to the fact that she remembered little details about him. Priya peered into the screen above her shoulder. “Fun catching up? That’s really formal. What did you do?”
“Nothing!” she protested. Priya scrolled up and read the previous messages.
“Uhhh dude stalk much? Stop being so desperate!”
“I love him Pri! If that makes him desperate, so be it.” Priya raised an eyebrow at her best friend.
“Babe you two hardly interact with each other. This can’t be love.”
“I can’t get him out of my mind. It’s been five years and I still can’t move on. If this isn’t love, then what is it?”
Priya just looked at her wordlessly. She sighed and looked at the feeble goodbye she had typed in reply. It was a messed-up world.
to be continued.
