The Friend Request

Another new friend request propelled me to think of the Socializing ability of these Social Networking Sites. Courtesy to them, that even the most unfriendly person can now boast of having couple hundred of friends.

'Awantika added you' made me a bit proud (for obvious reasons). After accepting her friend request, i casually opened her timeline to verify whether i know her or not.


"ओह तेरी के! ये तो मेरी ही कोचिंग में पढ़ती थी, एक साल जूनियर थी शायद। और अब यहाँ, इसी शहर में। बेटा राज तेरी तो निकल पड़ी!!"


All of sudden i observed that her relationship status read 'COMMITTED' and all the dreams that i developed within last couple of minutes was shattered now (so bad na!!). But being as optimistic as i always am, i started looking out for her friends. Sent friend request to couple of them.


अभी 5 मिनट भी तो नहीं बीते थे कि 1 रिक्वेस्ट Accept हो गया। एक अनजान लड़की आपका Friend Request Accept करती है और वो भी रात के 3 बजे। अंधे को क्या चाहिए 2 आँख ।


"तुम, इस समय online?" और इस प्रकार शुरू हुआ हमारा दास्तान-ए-इश्क़।


प्रिया से chat करते-करते न जाने कब सुबह के 8 बज गए पता ही नहीं चला। क्लास का समय होने को था, तो बुझे मन से उसे अलविदा कहना पड़ा।


धीरे-धीरे ये chats और regular होने लगे। फेसबुक की जगह अब मोबाइल ने लिया था। We talked for hours. We talked of day-to-day events, we talked of her ex-boyfriends, we talked things that even didn't make sense but we just kept talking. At times we even cursed the night for being so short.


My academics was the ultimate sufferer during 'those glorious days (nights)' when my priorities got altered, but who cared. Surely i didn't, but couple of my friends did. They kept reminding me of my exponentially decreasing grades but all of their MLs (Moral Lectures)  fell on deaf ears.


शायद वो भी ये बात जानते थे कि 'ये' एक ऐसा नशा है जिसमें ना दवा लगती है और ना ही दुआ, पर आखिर दोस्त थे न मेरे तो उनसे मेरा ये हाल कैसे देखा जाता? 


Getting back to the story part of my story, Things were getting cosier between us with each passing day. Now she started to ask me to meet her in person. I tried hard to avoid that situation as long as possible. With each new excuse i presented to her in order to avoid the meeting-thing, she grew more suspicious or desperate. Finally she asked if i was kind of just-casual with her.
"How can you even ask me that? "
"Then why is it so that every time i ask you to come here, you are ready with some excuse?"
"Just call it my bad luck. Okay, i am coming to see you this sunday , and no excuses this time. Happy Now."
Though she said Okay but still didn't sound very much convinced. May be she still didn't believe me.



"अबे राज, उठ जा। आज sunday है। आज तेरे को मिलने जाना था ना भाभीजी से? "
 
To be continued..