The Meeting Place

It was after 6 long years that I was going to meet the girl in whose name my facebook password was.
For 6 years i never met her. Never spoke to her much. Got to know about her whereabouts from my cousin. We spoke on whatsapp once in a year on our birthdays asking how are you? and silly stuff that too after I got a smart phone, before that she was just in my memory. The memory about the day i met her 6 years before. After that she was just a memory for all these years and i would just type her name everyday. Because she was my password.
It was my 10th exams last paper and my maternal cousin was also in 10th so i went at her place to see how her papers went. Because both of us werent that good at studies.
My maternal cousin stayed in the building opposite to mine. So i went very casualy wearing my loose tshirt and shorts not so dressed up.
I knocked her door but she dint open it.
I saw a very beautiful girl at the door. Probably I had never seen such a cute girl. Though there were college years ahead of me where i would meet lot of girls. But she, She was just perfect. I think anyone wouldve fallen at first sight. Me, I had fallen flat, Bang! Metaphorically speaking.
She was smiling at me and that smile was 100 times better than those air india air hostess. She was wearing a pink top blue jeans. Her hair were tied and left on one side of her shoulder. She had a long nose beautiful eyes, well sometimes i am left with no words to describe because I was all lost inti her cuteness and her graceous smile.
She said " Me iske bohot durr ki cousin hu, My name is jaiee"
I later recollected that I had met her once during my childhood days.
So that day she had come to stay over at my cousins place. We hung around together that evening. Went places ate alot. Had a really good time. The best part was she loved my sense of humor. I was such a kid that i had fallen in love and later i kept her name as my password. My cousin told me that she was 2 years elder to us so you better not go in the zone which U have been thinking since you have seen her.
Ah! Another heartbreak for a kid. As kids we tend to get attracted way too fast. But this was different.
I had never seen anything so perfect in my life.
For 6 years she was in my memory fresh not even a small moment had faded away in all these years.
After so many years we had started talking on whatsapp everyday. She was out of Mumbai. So we decided to meet once she returned.
It wasnt like a date or something though.
I was asleep I knew she was in Mumbai for a day and going back. But i wasnt that excited to meet because she was busy with shopping coz she had started a business in ahemdabad. Shop from mumbai sell in ahemdabad.
I got a call from her saying that can you please come to bandra because i alone cannot do it il need your help. To be honest i was too tired to run to Bandra and shop with a girl. Its risky isnt it.
But I wouldnt have missed a chance to meet her.
So i just wore my jeans n My Manchester United jersy wore my slippers and rushed for her help like a superhero. But trust me even superheroes avoid shopping with girls. Like if batman had a girlfriend she wouldve forced her to sneek into showrooms at night for shopping.
And he had no choice.
So I reached Bandra as soon as possible. Took a rick and reached Linking road she was waiting out side KFC. I saw her.
She had not changed at all. She was as cute as i had seen her 6 years ago. Only she was occupied with too many shopping bags. A list of things to buy in her hand. A portable charger A pen. And she was talking on phone.
That sight scared me. Like dude it is really going to be a Task shopping with her.
The worst part was that when i got down off the rick she dint even shake hands or greet me as friends greet.
I was like, Girl i am meeting you after 6 years. The first thing she said was, "Lets go, I have a lot of things left to buy now" And she walked in some direction.
My god she had speed in her walk. I was astonished to see her act like a buisness women. She was so good at bargaining, though its in their genes. She was best. On our way I was making her laugh at my silly jokes and had never seen anyone laugh so beautifully.
"Only scarfs and necklaces left now" She said.
We rushed to a scarf shop. It was a small shop but there was variety. The worst part was the guy on that shop was flirting with each an every girl coming at his shop. He dint Flirt with her may be he thought I am her guy so he dint. But seeing him flirt with so many girls my buisness women friend was smiling looking down at the ground. Like she was controlling her laughter. But I thought she's blushing. I teased her saying stop blushing he is not flirting with you. And she smiled more.
Trust me when pretty girls blush You melt like a butter scotch Ice cream kept under sunlight at noon.
And thats what was happening with me.
We were done with scarfs. Necklaces were left.
We were going across the road and my attention was in my phone, when she held my hand and said " What are you doing?? You wouldve crashed on that girl now"
And I was like " Why did you hold me back, I knew I was crashing"
Man she giggled so much over it. She laughed so much that day for a minute I thought is my sense of humor really that good? Or Am I looking stupid in this new haircut?
Whatever it was I was enjoying making her laugh.
So we reached the necklace shop. I badly wanted to gift her something. But she had once told me on message that she never accepts gifts. So I was forcing her to accept a small necklace we argued over it alot but she dint let me pay. She said its alrightt! Be happy because I will be wearing a necklace of your choice.
If i knew how to make her laugh, She knew how to make me smile also.
Done with a task of shopping we went to eat at M.O.D.
I finally felt like huh m done wid my board exams. Vacations now.
Though it was funn!
We ate we laughed we made fun of few people around us. We even acted like a couple fighting over a fake argument. I guess I made it up. Saying you dont love me anymore because of my haircut.
That was the best time I ever had eith any girl.
Returning back to the station this girl was singing in the rickshaw. And i was pretending to hold a mike for her. She is a live wire. So much full of energy. I was thinking i could never catch up with her speed and spontanity.
After all the shopping and endless laughter. She had to return. Back to Ahemdabad.
Goodbyes are bad.
But it wasnt a goodbye. I dint knew that this little joy ride we had would turn us into best friends. I dint knew that I would meet her hell lot of times than i actually thought. I dint knew that she would become so much important for me. I dint knew I would recite a poem for a girl anyday. I dint knew that Bandra would be my favourite place and donut would be my favourite food.
I dint knew friendship for life was in making.
They say one should always have a best friend. A true Friend. A friend as transparent and clean as water. A friend as true as truth. A friend with no expections and demands. A friend to support you always. A friend as pure as heart.
But guess what I was lucky ti have all in one. All in her.
It took 6 years to meet her again. But it was worth waiting.
Because The Meeting Place, gave me my best friend.