Heya...finally after completing my exams I'm back to my hometown !!😃 After exploring this town...and getting so much excited after watching all the changes that my town has underwent during these years ..something during this visit has made me write this OS..I still remember when I was a child there were hardly any mobile shops here but now it's filled with mobile recharging shops 😆..but there are few shops here that haven't changed..one among them is the Coffee Shop..in the eklauta main road ..I was passing through and with that aroma of that grinded coffee seeds brought back a lot of memories for me. Since Maan and coffee too are closely related...I wrote down this..somewhat stupid OS!! 😆
Here comes... The Coffee Tales
She woke up and looked at the clock and smiled. It's 5:00 AM..Right from the day she has entered this place she got used waking up at this time as it was the power cut time ...In a season where one sweats heavily even after sitting under the fan ,sleeping without it is something extremely scary to imagine.
She splashed some water on her face ,freshened up and ran towards the terrace . She was so happy to return to her hometown ,after a long time. It has been 2 years since she last visited this place. The place where she spent her childhood.
She sat on the terrace with a cup of coffee in her hand, she was looking at all those huge buildings ,she smiled while looking at the cup of coffee in her hand. It was definitely a result of Maan Sir's company. She remembered how much she hated coffee ,even though she hailed from a South Indian family who could even write a book over their liking for coffee but the mere smell of the drink was enough to irritate... but being with her boss all the time who is so much addicted to coffee..even she started liking it. Though her mom was so surprised to see the sudden liking her daughter has developed for the drink ,she had no complaints about it .
She sat there on the terrace and kept smiling continuously while remembering Maan Sir and his coffee. She remembered the day she first spilled coffee on him..His expressions were priceless..She giggled...She still couldn't figure out if those expressions were a result of his shirt getting spoiled due to the coffee or because the coffee that he prepared with so much dedication got wasted.
Even though Maan wasn't a kind of person who would get angry on all the silly things..but one thing Geet always noticed was the he hated those people who would sit and count him the disadvantages of coffee. Once she read an essay by RK Narayan where he mentions something exactly similar to that ,He says when a non-coffee drinker counts the evils of coffee ,the coffee lover views it as "an attack on his liberty of thought and action"..How true !! She thought. This workaholic cannot survive without sipping his coffee.
There was one more encounter which always makes her wonder how did she get the guts to shout over her boss...Maan was discussing some important project with her while sipping his coffee and he kept the coffee mug aside for few minutes..He was about to go and jst then he accidentally spilled the coffee on Geet's desk..and Geet shouted!!
SIR!! What have you done??
Geet..I'm sorry actually..Sir..She was so much shocked to see this..Sir..Bani Basu..She said in a shaky voice. Who?
Sir..It's the novel of one of my favourite authors.and see what have you done?? Oh No!! I bought it recently and see what have you done.
Geet..Maan tried to say something
I haven't even started it!! All because of you!! She was now irritated..and Sir tell me one thing why do you keep sipping this coffee always?? It's not good for your health..!!!
Geet uttered all these words just to find Maan staring at her while knotting his eybrows..Geet zipped up her mouth the very next moment!
What has she done ..She asked her workaholic boss to get rid of a significant weapon for his existence!!
She smiled while thinking about those little little incidents.
Just then her phone rang. Maan Sir calling.
Geet's eyes popped out ,she cleared her throat.
He..Hello...Sir.
Hi Geet..Good Morning.
Geet talked to him and got to know that his work in the nearby town was over and will be leaving by today evening. She kept listening to him and she suddenly got a pleasant surprise from him..Maan wanted to meet her.
Sure Sir ...Geet told him an address..Sir just stay at that place..I'll come and pick you up!
She was excited to meet Maan and that too in her own hometown..she knew that he was in the nearby town due to some work but why does he want to meet me? Geet smiled.
Geet..don't think too much!! It might be Just like that..now stop smiling like a little girl.
Geet got ready , she informed her mama and ran out as soon as possible ,she didn't want him to wait for her. After all it was her town she wasn't going to trouble him..!
Maan and Geet finally reached Geet's house. She invited him inside.
Please come in Sir.
Geet's mom came out of the kitchen , looked at him and smiled.
The next moment Maan was surrounded by 5-6 plates all with different kinds of breakfast..Idli ,Utappam, Upma , Sweets and Mixture. Around all of them were a bunch of children staring at Maan and Mama's favourite songs of M.S Subba Lakshmi were playing in the background.
Geet felt as if Maan was some dulha types who came to have a look at the ladki and could be blasted any moment with questions by all the eyes staring at him.
Maan smiled awkwardly.
Areh beta..why aren't you eating them. Eat na..Geet's mom insisted.
Maan looked at Geet helplessly..Geet smiled at him sheepishly and had a look at all the different kinds of breakfast served...She wondered how could anyone be always prepared for a guest..Her prepared al lthese in less than an Hour..Is it some 24*7 sevice?? She murmured to herself.
She stammered..Woh Sir...I'll bring coffee for you ,she smiled and stood up.
No Geet..No!! Maan instantly reacted.
Geet was confused..Why would he refuse to have coffee.
But Sir..Why??
Areh Geet..You sit na..Give company to Maan ...I'll prepare coffee for both of you.
Maan bte..how much sugar do you prefer.
5 Spoons Aunty..saying this Maan smiled at Geet .
Oh no..Geet understood the reason behind Maan's big fat 'NO'..She was so embarrassed . It was the first time when this girl prepared coffee for her boss..She dropped 5 cubes of sugar in his coffee.
5 Spoons??? Geet's mom stared at Maan.
No Aunty I was just joking..Just one spoon.
Geet turned her face .
Actually this was the first unpleasant coffee experience between Maan and Geet...but the second one was quite opposite to it. Geet and Maan were both working in the office durig the late hours and Maan brought two cups of coffee for both of them..Geet couldn't refuse it as her boss himself offered her one. She sipped it hesitantly. They both were sipping their coffee's and thanks to the pleasant coffee..Maan's love (and not ADDICTION in capitals..😆)He came out of his workaholic mood and they both for the very first time talked to each other about things other than work.
Soon the steamy filter coffee was prepared ,Maan lifted the cup and the very next moment ...He started showering Geet's mother with praises.
Aunty..What a Coffeee!! It's too good..I have never had such coffee.. believe me!!
Geet's mom was extremely happy.
Geet sighed as she very well knew how much that comment meant for both the receiver and giver.
It was a heart ot heart connection.
Aunty ...Please teach me how to prepare this coffee..
Sure beta..I will.even Geet can tell you..You know what this girl used to hate coffee..Jab se Delhi Gayi hai..She started to enjoy coffee..
Accha Aunty?? Maan asked Geet's mom
Even I don't know the reason behind this.
Maan looked at Geet with a smile ,he probably new the reason behind it.
You know what Maan beta...When this girl was small she used to run away from this smell too..Geet's mother started to narrate all her childhood incidents...no matter how many times she begged her mother to refrain from narrating such things but no..some things can never change . She grumbled.
Aunty..waise Isn't it strange that This coffee hater turned into a coffee lover..I mean she is such a ziddi ladki!!
Ayyo..Even you think she is ziddi??
See Geet!! Look..
They both started talking.
Oh wait did her mother just narrate the incident when Geet as a child roamed in the whole train compartment shouting..Coffee..coffee..coffee lelo..coffee lelo..pretending to be a coffee-seller. Huh!
Geet rolled her eyes..how strange, few minutes earlier it was Maan who was feeling so awkward ad now She was the one feeling so embarrassed in her own house while they both left no stone unturned in doing so and all thanks to this connecter of hearts..THE *drum rolls* COFFEE..COFFEE..COFFEE...She sighed!!
Yeh tha..Geet ,Maan and his coffee!! 😆
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