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The never ending conversations
Damn My stupid heart!! It just doesnt listen to me anymore. I have tried everything possible to contain the feelings that have taken over my heart. Its next to impossible right now. I cant believe this..is this really me? The strong and practical Nupur Bhushan has no control over her feelings any more.
Even worse, the oh-I-dont -believe-in-love Nupur Bhushan has fallen head over heels in love.
Flashback
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Its strange - it all happened, unexpected and unplanned, just like that, before I realised, I was in love with him. I dont remember the first time we saw each other, there was nothing unusual or special in our first few meetings either. One day, I had to complete some work and I had to contact this guy who had moved to the department newly though he had been in the company for long. I dialed his number and we spoke and thats it. All I knew was his name was Mayank Sharma.
Then, I had to do an internal audit of his unit and I found many control lapses..He was the one who had to discuss the issues with me and sort it out. I had sent him a formal mail as well, in revert to which he fixed a time for a meeting. Then we met, that was the funny part, he smiled broadly as he saw me walk into the meeting. He had this most amazing smile, endearing and warm. Also, he had these dimples that appeared when he smiled. I couldn't help but smile back. We started off the meeting and I was my lively self, pulling his leg at every occasion. Funnily enough, he took it really well and started pulling my leg instead on how I had made huge show of documenting some small issues besides keeping our bosses informed and all. I felt slightly embarrassed but I dint show it. We talked for 3 hours that day, then we got out of the meeting and talked some more over the phone.
The office mail was officially misused for our random chatting. We turned good friends in no time so we made no big deal about spending hours talking on the phone. After about 6 months,One day when I called him, he was really angry, he asked me to keep the phone down, I dint quite understand what happened that made him shout at me. I told him to meet me in the cafeteria and kept the phone down. It really bothered me, somewhere deep in my heart I felt an uneasiness. We had hardly met post out first "meeting" . He mailed me saying he was busy and that he wouldn't be able to meet me. I felt the uneasiness get worse. Our phone conversations ended and he stopped mailing me.
I wanted to know what happened but he simply refused contact of any kind.
One holiday I went to office, honestly I went because I had heard from another friend that he was working that day and I really wanted a showdown with him. I walked upto his work station. He was quite deeply into work and I said a Hi. He looked up surprised, but then smiled broadly, I was surprised now, this guy had not mailed me for 2 weeks and not attended my calls and when I actually walk upto him he smiles at me? He dares to smile at me after the torture he put me through?? I glared at him half-heartedly (because half of me had melted thanks to the smile.)
I looked away and geared myself for a fight , Mayank, Can you tell me why you have been avoiding me? If its not such a bother because I have no idea what happened and mind you I have spent 14 nights trying to figure out what went wrong that you decided to end this friendship abruptly? . I managed to look at him again. He smiled, yet again, making me really angry this time. He pulled out a chair and asked me to sit and offered me a bottle of water. He was making me really mad now. I drank some water and looked at him expectantly for a reply to my queries. He asked me for about 10 minutes to finish his work, which I agreed to with a nod and sat staring at him as he completed his work with his customary efficiency. I looked around his desk, he had a lot of awards on his desk, he was a very high-rated performer, the best there is I have heard people say. Ok, lets go.. he stood up suddenly and caught me unaware. Where ? Where were we going? He raised his eyebrows and said, What you wanna stay here and talk? Lets go eat somewhere . We went out to eat as the cafeteria was closed, we walked to the nearest eatery and yes, I was not angry with him at all and he was behaving as if nothing happened.
We reached the restaurant and suddenly it struck me as very odd that I had come to eat with him, somewhere in my heart it sounded like a date. A date?, my brain dismissed it as a mere stupidity of a heart that wandered too much. We were eating and I was busy taking a bite from the rather huge burger and my mouth was suitably stuffed when he suddenly said Sorry. I looked at him not knowing what to do with the half eaten burger that had completely stopped me from saying anything. He then explained the reason for his behaviour, he said that his boss had warned him on the overt usage of phone for personal purposes and that had irritated him no end as the work required was being done without any hitches, it had hurt his ego and he had decided to stop speaking to me or mailing me. I gulped down the food and looked at him incredulously, that was the reason why he had behaved so strangely. Now I was genuinely irritated at him. So, it did not occur to you that you could pick up calls made by me to your personal phone?? My voice was now harsh, I couldn't believe he had avoided me because his Boss had told him some random thing?? I was feeling the loss for this guy. I stood up and said Oh, good luck with your Work Mayank ! I am sure you will one day reach the top-most post in this company, for that , I am sure you dont need a friend like me who is nothing but a hurdle to your journey to the top I left without letting him speak another word, my half eaten burger still on the plate.
As I walked away from the restaurant, tears poured freely from my eyes. I wish it had rained, I could've gotten away with the tears without the awkward glances by strangers on the street. I rushed home and cried. I have no idea why it hurt so much, but some friendships are just not meant to be. From the next day it was role reversal, I had to ignore his endless mails and messages and calls. He dint care for me enough and it dint matter now (or so I told my heart).
The more I avoided his calls, the more it pained me.
Today was his Birthday, and here I was sitting and wondering whether I should call him..finally I decided to message him..
Happy Birthday Mayank
I kept staring at the cell...and my heart leaped as I saw the reply
Thank u Darling, am glad u remembered
Did he just call me darling?? Never in 6 months had he called me anything but Nupur. whats with this guy..was he drunk? He doesnt drink, he spends his Birthday with his mother as far as I knew him (which was very well) Did he think I was someone else?
Strangely though I knew it was for me..deep inside.
I wanted to confirm it though.
Umm.. Mayank this is Nupur, are u sure that message was for me?
Again I waited but before I could really wait I had my reply
sure sweetheart, it was for u...
Now I was going slightly crazy, whats with this guy calling me such endearments while we havent spoken in 19 god-forsaken days??
I decided it was more than what my heart could take in a day and decided to simply get some sleep. Thats when all the trouble started, I couldn't sleep. It continued, I thought of him all the time. I looked at his name on my cell phone. I stared at the name -Sharma, Mayank- in my email inbox. I read through all the endless conversations we had had during happier times.
I was moving towards hopelessness. I was moving towards love...No, I was in love.
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Today was the 34th day of my dramatic exit from the restaurant and I had undergone such a transformation in feelings that I couldn't recognise myself any longer. I got a mail from him today, its been a month and 4 days, dont u think its only fair I get an opportunity to tell u what I had left incomplete then? I did tell you half my story, but dont you want to know what the other half is??
Same place same time...lets continue where we left it..
I had got some mails like this earlier which had all gone into my trash , this mail however was read by a very much in love Nupur Bhushan who had no strength to fight the feelings any more. I decided to meet him. He was there..I walked upto him and he smiled ...however he looked disheveled, he was not the- always in formals, Mr Perfect Mayank Sharma . I was shocked to see him that way. I sat down and looked at him . He seemed unable to speak. Again a rarity for Mayank Sharma. He just said give me some time and please dont leave me and go . I dint understand . The silence went on for more than 10 minutes. Finally he spoke... Nupur, U heard my story then, here is the truth. Well, after my boss said that I thought I shouldn't use the phone so much but realised it was impossible for me to be without speaking to you. Sharing everything big and small in my life with you was how I wanted to live. I dint stop speaking to you as soon as my boss said that... I was talking to you after that as well. Its just that from what you said I realised you took me as a good friend nothing more, you wouldnt really miss me if I dint call or mail. It bothered me, so I decided to give you and me the break we deserve..but when you came that day, I was convinced you did value me but then ofcourse I blundered through the most disastrous conversation of my life and have been repenting since.
Nupur, I have no idea how you feel about me, you probably think I am a big jerk but the truth is ..you are now an integral part of my life .. indispensable and invaluable..
I ...I love you Nupur
I think I looked like a total loser as I looked at him open mouthed as he was saying just the things I wanted to hear, because he clearly thought I had no such feelings whatsoever and continued.
Forget I said that, just forgive me Nupur, lets be friends again, I dont want to lose you as a friend as well...
I had to talk now before he decides he is not even worth a friendship with me.
I started..
well, I dont think we can be just friends
disastrous beginning, for he thought I meant to say we cant be friends..
I mean, I cant be just friends with you either
Now he looked genuinely puzzled, what was I saying..?
aaa...that..u know....I ...ermm...
Suddenly he smiled... I stopped..Now what?
He said .. Oh lord, you love me too Nupur
ya I said relieved...that was a tough one.
His smile grew wider and I was smiling too, quite broadly and shamelessly.
So say it , he smirked. Say that you love me.
Now.. I looked at him, this guy, he just went from the depths of dead sea into the height of himalayas in the blink of an eye or rather with the sound of an yes ....!
My heart lightened, its the same Mayank..why was I apprehensive of talking to him..
ofcourse I love you, you idiot..!!
We laughed our hearts out, like we always did, only this time we had just confessed our love for each other. //Please use the like tab if u like the OS and leave in ur comments on the length content and the context and anything else u feel like 😉
love
Divya 😊
Edited by myownarea - 15 years ago
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