The B'day

The B'day, 22nd Apr 2009

After a couple of days thinking about it I realized that it’s not a big deal. So I just had to buy a new sim so that we can stay connected on this sim. But, then…..

But then it was just the sim…. What about a phone??? After asking a few office people I finally got one instrument from one of my office friend’s… so was all set to fulfill all her wishes.

As expected, first wish was from Sia only… only because I was on call with her since 11 pm only… and that too not on the regular number but on the new number. However at 12 the phone start coming in and with the another phone in my hand I started taking wishes and in the break I talked to her….. So that way I stay connected with her and then after 12.45 the phone stopped ringing and then I continued on the call with her. This time again I opened the V’Day gift, the scrap book and then continued from where we left last time… and then lost in the beautiful world where it was just two of us and no one else… where we were lost in each other’s arms… where we were………

My b’day is coming…

15th Apr 2009
My b’day is coming…

But this time this is gonna kill me…
Afterall Sia madam is madam… this time her gifting idea was awesomely killing… but nothing less that riddle. And that too not on phone, I received it on a mail.

On Wed, 15th Apr 2009, Sia <……@gmail.com> wrote:
My Jaan,
As you know that your b’day is coming so I’m now tired of thinking about a b’day gift for you…. So now I’ve thought of an innovative gift…. Now as a B’day gift I want to be with you only till we sleep… I wish I could be there with you physically but for the time being lets stay connected on phone only.
So here I’m putting my gifting request in proper words…

1.   I want to be first one to wish you on your B’day, u are not going to take wishes from anyone till I wish you.
2. I want to be with you all time till I sleep else otherwise I’m not going to wish you…

And in case you cheated me, trust me I am not gonna talk to you till my exams finish, and you know how ziddi I am and when I don’t talk to you my mood takes the flight and I cant focus on studies….
So…. Now you are and IITian you can understand :-)

You must be wondering I could’ve told you this on phone, but then that way you would have excuse ki mujhe yaad nahi or tu bol rahi thi tab so gaya tha….. I know how many excuses you have…. So here it is in properly documented format so that I have evidence as well.
Now sweetheart, dhamki samjho chhahe pyaar… mera gift to tumhe accept karna hi hoga… nahi kara to dekh lena….

Love you bahoot saara
Tumhari Sia
Muaaahhhhh

Now m in the state of shock… what to do… If I stay connected then everyone else gonna give me earful in the morning and if I don’t then………

The Day - Valentine's DAY

The Valentine's Day 

14th Feb 2009
Valentine’s Day
Though not in mood to sleep but still we slept....
In the morning at 8.14 am the phone rang again...
Tringg tringg… Tringg tringg… the phone was ringing… I was half asleep and picked up the phone 

Me: Hello....
Sia was at other side....
She: Hey shona..... Good Morning..... Happy Valentines Day.....
Me: Hmmmmm....
She: Hmmm kya.... chalo utho jaldi office jaana hai na.....
Me: Hmmmmm.... uthta hu... 2 min
She:  Arre uthoooooo, tumhare 2 min kabhi poore nahi hote jaldi se utho

Me: Hmmmmm arre bas 2 min aur sone de na yaar..... tu bhi aaja mere pass so ja...
She: hehehe shutup, chalo theek hai 2 min mei uth jaana and mujhe msg kar dena.... warna fir dekh lena...
Me: Ji....
and I hung up the phone.... and slept again....


Tringg tringg… Tringg tringg… the phone was ringing again… in half sleepy mode only without looking at the caller-id. I picked up the call


Me: Hello Sweetheart....

Caller: Abe sweetheart ki aulaad, #$%#$ subah subah chadha kar baitha hai kya....

Me: kkkkkaun???

Caller: Saale tera baap bol raha hu..... Amit..... kaha pada hua hai

Me:  arre yaar late soya tha to neend nahi khuli.... kya hua itni subah subah kyu fon kara

Amit: tujhe maloom hai kaunsa din hai aaj???

Me:  haan, Valentines' Day....

Amit: abe Majnu..... ghadi mei time dekh, abhi 8.29 ho rahe hai aur 9 baje hamein demo dena hai..... and demo to aapke Sean uncle ko dena hi hai na..... jo ki aapke bade .... Oops sorry BAHOOOOOTTTTT bade FAN hai.... jinhone aapke kaam ki quality ki tareef karte hue ek bahooot badi se mail nikali thi last time.....
Me: Whattttttttttttttttttt............... Bloody helll.... Rakesh (our manager) is gonna kill me..... 
Dude... Where are you right now?
Amit: Sweetheart.... I am right outside your door and when I was tired of calling you numerous times in last 1.5 hrs I decided to come over here and ringing the doorbell since last 5 mins but it seems no power out here.... neways m waiting here get ready and come downstairs....

Me: Thanks Dude.... you are the savior, m out of the bed and just coming outside in a couple of mins...

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Managed to reach the office in time with the help of Amit and the demo went good as well... Sean was too happy and hopefully he wont be sending the curse mail just like last time.

And when I told this to Sia at first she scolded me that why didn't I told this to her earlier.... but then when i told her that I forgot everything when I opened the gift.... I sensed her to be blushing... and then there was a silence when I asked her what happened.... she said  'Nothing...." and then I realized that she was crying... the tears of happiness.... the tears of love.... the tears of caring..... 


After a while a lightened the mood and then we laughed a lot over whatever happened in the morning........

time to open the gift

time to open the gift  

14th Feb 2009
Valentine’s Day

15 mins before V. Day to begin
Tringg tringg… Tringg tringg… my phone was ringing… and after few rings the call disconnected…
The damn thing had to ring only when I was out there in bathroom brushing my teeth
Tringg tringg… Tringg tringg… and it rang again…
I picked up the phone and: Kaha the… phone nahi utha sakte the kya…

Arre subah k 11 baje se se wait kar raha tha…. 12 ghante ho gaye and tu 2 min wait nahi kar sakti… I was just out there to brush my teeth…

Ohh sorry baba…. I was just teasing you….. I know tum subah se wait kar rahe ho…. But kya karu aaj ka din hi itna hectic hona tha ki kya karein… couldn’t be avoidable… accha chalo choro jo sunana hai baad mei suna lena :-) Quickly Go and get that box...

Me: Well the box is in front of me since the moment I came back… you don’t know how much I’ve controlled my temptation to not to open it.

She: ThankYou jaan…. Love u sho sho much….
And the clock strikes 12… she gave me flying kiss over the phone…MWAHHH  
Happy Valentine’s Day sweetheart…. You can now open the box…. And I opened the box…
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.
.
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The box had some very special gifts.

• A RED ROSE…
• A handmade photo frame with one of our best photos in it
• A specially prepared hand written scrapbook on hand made paper in which every details of our companionship from our first mail to all our dates along with lots and lots of pictures of us…

Seeing the scrap book, the pics in it, the handwritten content, I was stunned, was mesmerized, and was completely lost in those dates, those events, those mails, and those memories. So awesome creativity it was that I lost my words for a few minutes. I was so silent that she had to hello… hello… kaha gaye…. kaha kho gaye…. kuch bolo bhi…. And I was like hmmm, hmmmm, hmmmmm this went on for almost 5-10 mins after that I came back to my senses and resumed our talks.

And then I was reading the scrapbook loudly and we were discussing everything. By 4 AM we re-lived all our dates, now as I had to go to office so we decided to end our call for the time being and go to the bed.
Love you Sia, what an amazing gift it was… I will never believe someone prepared such a beautiful gift just to me…
Love you a lot…

A day before Valentine's Day

13th Feb 2009 
A day before Valentine's Day

At 10.30 AM I was about to leave for the office and got a call from some Gurgaon landline number.

Caller: Hello, Pranjalji bol rahe hai?
Me: Ji haan bol raha hu
Caller: Sir hum XYZ post office se bol rahe hai aapke naam par ek bada sa parcel aaya hua hai
Me: to aap deliver kar dijiye….
Caller: Sir, parcel bada hai.. cycle par nahi aayga… aap aakar collect kar lijiye.
Me: Ok… abhi aata hu

10.50 AM 
I was at post office taking the delivery of the parcel. Checked the parcel and was pleasantly surprised to see Sia’s name in senders’ details. I called her immediately but she didn't pick up, perhaps she was in class. Dropped the parcel back to the room and rushed to the office.

12PM, 2 PM, 4.30 PM, 6 PM, 7 PM
I kept on calling, left behind many messages but didn't even have had any replies or return call. Besides this, it was having pretty hectic day, too much work load and that to deliver today itself. Ambiguous situation – had a lot of work to do, almost impossible to leave before 9, and at back of mind it was the parcel that was waiting for me to open it.

8.30 PM
Finally got a message from her: “please don’t open the box before my call. Had to go for a practice… Bbye” And even after sending a couple of messages, no replies. Was too much tempted to open the box but now had to wait…

11.15 PM
No call yet… normally we use to be on phone by 11. She is testing my patience, I’m on verge of losing my temper but the look of the gift is controlling it to the best. Lets see who wins…

11.45 PM
Tringg tringg… And then she called…

The Journey Concludes

27-28th Dec 2008

The journey concludes  

And before she could have said anything we heard rustling of curtains and found them moving and then a shrill voice. “Saar dinner, dinner lenge”. 

I just said No but then Montu got up and asked him… “Veg mei kya hai?”

Vendor: Two options: North Indian mei Parontha, Alu Sabji, Dal and Plain rice and South Indian mei Sambhar, Lemon Rice, Idli and coconut chatney hoga ji 

Montu: ek South Indian thali laana. The vendor looked at our side with a question mark and we all said no. 

By now Binnu was also up and came down while Montu was discussing about order... when the vendor was gone, we (me and Binnu) with question mark on our face were looking Montu as in how come a guy who hated south Indian food since we know him is specially asking for south Indian food… and specially when we have home cooked food that Sia brought for us. 

He just smiled and kept it unanswered… (The question is still unanswered) 

With every passing moment the astonishing trip was going for the end. Binnu left us at Chennai Station he had some official work over there, then Montu had connecting train from Nagpur so he left us at .

Next day night at 12 all of sudden both of us got up, on looking outside we realized that it was Agra Cantt. We quickly gathered our stuff and  jumped out of the train, so that we can get bus to Jaipur from here only and save almost 4-5 hours. 

Well... luckily we got seats in the deluxe bus and well what an amazing journey it was....

Lights off.....all dark in the bus.... people sleeping.... 2 people wide awake... covered by a blanket...... with their hands wrapped around each other... hugging tightly...... releasing warm breath at neck.... biting ear lobes..... lips teasing each other......................and.........................

and we didn't realize when slept in each others arms..

and then all of sudden I got up.... found out that we were outskirts of Jaipur..... its still dark out there.... I woke her up.... we adjusted ourselves and then slept again just to get up at Jaipur bus stand..

And The Train Journey Starts

26th Dec 2008, Pt II

The train Journey Starts  

Around 4 Sia messaged me that they were about to reach the station, we also decided to go to station rather than wondering here and there in the city. Our driver finally dropped us to the station and took leave for the final time. 
The train departed at 5 and our return journey started. We talked for a while and after some time Binnu and Montu took upper most seats, leaving both of us as other two seats in our compartment were empty. 
We sat with our arms around each other and started talking. I told her about the trip in detail, told her about how much I missed her during the trip, how I wished her to be with me at many places, be it while passing through the Tea gardens in Munnar or the night safari in Periyar or the soothing and relaxing house boat in Alleppy. With her head on my shoulder and eyes closed, she was so keenly listening to me that for a moment I wondered whether she asleep. I stopped for a moment and was just looking at her, and was about to kiss her on her forehead and all of sudden she opened her eyes and turned to me and I ended up kissing her on her nose…

She: Jaanu kya hua chup kyo ho gaye…

Me: Arre mujhe laga ki so gayi…

She: Arre soyi nahi kho gayi thi… u know what.. when I closed my eyes to maine dekha ki hum dono saath saath ghoom rahe the… kabhi Munnar k Tea gardens mei kabhi Periyar mei raat mei jab maine kissi janwar ki avaaz sun kar tumhara haath bahoot tight pakad liya tha that it hurt u a bit… kabhi alleppy mei house boat mei… I was everywhere with you jaanu.

I just smiled and was continuously staring at her…

She: Kya hua…

Me: Kuch nahi…

She: Kuch to hua hai jooth mat bolo… tumhari aakhien bata rahi hai kuch to hua hai…. Tumhari aankho mei sab kuch dikh raha hai…

Me: Hmmm kya dikh raha hai meri aakho mei???

She: Hmmmm Bahoooooot saara pyaar…. :-) ….

She just kissed me and turned away….

Me: Ahennn mera shona sharma gaya…… 

And before she could have said anything we heard rustling of curtains and found them moving and then a sharp voice.And before she could have said anything we heard rustling of curtains and found them moving and then a sharp voice.....

And leave you in ma arms...

26th Dec 08
....so that I can keep you hugging....

WOW!!! What an amazing night that was. Luckily we managed to get into our rooms without letting anyone know. Even though I got up at 6.30, I was there only in the last night moments. By that time Montu was ready and Binnu was about to be. I got ready quickly and after having breakfast we left at around 8.00 for Madurai. Luckily we managed to steal a few seconds to be with other when I excused myself to go inside to check the room if we forgot something while she was inside to get lunch for us and everyone else was out to see us off. For those few seconds we met, didn't say anything just hugged each other and I kissed her on forehead and said her goodbye for the time being just to see her soon.

Finally we left, even at that time the traffic was heavy but we managed to reach Madurai sometime around 10 AM, visited Meenakshi Temple, and other places. Sitting in the car and lost in the moments of last night, I composed a poem and sent her…
A poem or I would say a few lines from the last night’s moment….

They were wet and they were so soft,
Touching them made me aloft.

I was up there in the heaven,
When I have had the one

Oh my darling you don’t know,
Your kiss was like the rose in snow

Ur lips were as cold as the ice
That ignites a fire deep inside

The fire was to love u more n more n more
To kiss you more and to caress u more n more

The music being played in our hearts
To us it seemed very much perfect

With you in my arms
The world seems alright

That moment I felt the time to stop ticking
And leave you in ma arms... so that I can keep you hugging
And leave you in ma arms... so that I can keep you hugging....

and the smsing starts...

and the smsing starts...

“Kya hua??”
“Neend nahi aa rahi hai…”
“Mujhe bhi….”
………………
“Talking to binnu!! And montu, wo so gaya kya???”…
“Yes…… whats status there… Ankit so gaya???”
“Hmmm kabka…. Tabhi to tumhe msg kar rahi hu jaan…”

Seeing myself getting involved in the messaging, Binnu called her girlfriend Akku and started talking…
Messaging goes on and on for next 20 mins and then a 5 min break
Got her message at 12, “Sho … papa, mum n Ankit are fast asleep… terrace par aajao na… I wanna meet you”

Me: “Terrace par??? Arre kissi ne dekh liya, ya kissi ko pata lag gaya to raat ko hi ghar se bahar nikal denge….
Marwayegi kya”
She: “Arre sab gehri neend mei so rahe hai….. and ek baar sab so jaate hai to 2-3 baje se pehle to kissi ki neend bhi nahi khulegi… bhool gaye kya ki almost roz tumse raat 2-3 baje tak mei baat karti to thi jab tum Delhi mei the….. aajao I know koi nahi uthta hai ;-)”
Me: “Hmmm…. Ok chal fir aata hu”

Slowly without making any noise and informing Binnu (still on phone) I went to terrace….
The terrace door was open. The moment I entered she came and hugged me tightly. I was surprised for a couple of seconds and stood silent hugging her even more tightly for few seconds. Before I could say anything I realized that my shoulder was getting a little bit wet and then I heard some muffled crying sound.
She was crying… I was surprised.

Me: Sho kya hua???
She: ummm huuu… nothing kuch nahi hua
Me: then why are you crying??
She: arre m very very happy ki tum aaye and luckily wo traffic jam hua and you are here in front of me…. and m there in your arms…. Love you shona….
Me: Love you too shona….

And I kissed her to stop her crying… she responded back even more passionately. Didn’t know how long we kissed as after that we stood there with our eyes closed and her being in my arms, we were standing just moving our feet as if we were dancing on some soft romantic music which was being played in our hearts.

Then after some time we heard a couple of gongs…. I ignored that…. But then I’ve received a message. “O mere Romeo niche aaja, kaafi time ho gaya hai… ye to tujhe kal train mei bhi mil jaayegi….. pakda gaya to khud peetege aur hame bhi peetwayega ;-)”. I checked the time and was shocked….. It’s been 2 hours we’ve been standing in each other’s arms and we didn’t even realize it. I told her same and she smiled back and said “Jaanu… Jaane ka mann to nahi kar raha hai but shaayad jaana hi padega….. 2 baj gaye hai papa/mummy koi bhi kabhi bhi uth sakta hai. Aisa karna tum pehle jaana room mei pahunch jao to mujhe message kar dena fir mei aaungi…”

Me: ok…. But I need something….
She: what???
Me: A good night kiss

And then we kissed and departed to our own room…..

The Last Stoppage

Christmas day....

Left the houseboat around 11 and were on the road to Madurai, tomorrow evening from where we have train to our destination. Tomorrow one more friend will also be joining us on our return journey. Had our lunch at some midway on way back from Alleppy and by late afternoon we’ve reached to the hometown of that friend, Bodinayakanur, the place famous for cardamoms. We reached to the home, the family received us pretty well like we’ve been over there many a times. We relaxed over there for a few hours, roamed around with the friend and had the dinner with them at around 8. We had plans to leave in about an hour so that we can comfortably reach Madurai before midnight. That friend was supposed to come next day to Madurai and join us on our return trip.

But, when we were wrapping up after dinner uncle got a call from one of the assistants that he will visit him in morning or late morning as he is stuck in heavy traffic jam result of an accident on Madurai highway and was not sure when he’ll reach Bodinayakanur. Uncle informed us about the situation and said that leaving right now means only spending night in car only. Besides this we were also less interested in leaving as our driver was also tried as on drive during the day and we didn’t want to take risk of spending night in the car.

We were confused as what to do, and where to stay at night as the reason being it was Sia’s home and we were a little bit uncomfortable in spending the night over there. So we asked uncle if there is any hotel or lodge there where we can stay during the night. But to our surprise before uncle could’ve say anything aunty said, “Beta, tum log hamari Sia k dost ho, hamare mehmaan ho. Aur mehmaan ko hotel mei nahi ghar mei tehraya jaata hai.” And then uncle added, “Arre isse apna hi ghar samjho, feel comfortable and don’t worry sab adjust ho jaayega.”

Listening this we were happy (especially me) as I’ve got some more time to spent with her. Although there is a train journey ahead but still no matter how much time we got it remains less. After finalizing this we three decided to go out for a walk in the town to look the Christmas lighting in local market and churches. She and her younger brother Ankit too joined us after taking permission from their parents. Ankit was very much interested in latest gadgets and so is Montu. Knowing this I started the topic asking Ankit about his laptop and games that he have, and slowly Montu and Binnu took over the discussions, and I sidelined from the discussion.

Gradually we’ve divided in two groups as in Montu, Binnu and Ankit discussing the latest games and gadgets and me & Sia walking a few steps behind them with our hands in hand and talking about her stay at home. It was only 10 when we started and the town was deserted, so we walked in almost empty market for about 40-45 mins and then returned back to their place. By then it was almost 11 and our arrangement was done in the guest room.

11.15 - everyone went to their room wishing each other good night.

11.30 - Montu was fast asleep and snoring whereas me and Binnu were generally talking.

11.35 – I got a message, “Shona, so gaye kya?? Kya kar rahe ho????” I replied “No. talking to binnu” and then our smsing started.......

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