I Too Had A Love Story

      

Dil Ki Takhti Par Hoon Likthi
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Jug Kya Jaane Dil Ko Mere
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               It’s my summer vacation. As mandatory I had to do my internship during this break. So I have planned to do it in my interested area.  Lots of discussion between friends and we finally planned and booked our tickets, landed in Vijayawada.

So my internship is at VTPS(Vijayawada Thermal Power Station). The name itself is big and I thought  good days are ahead. I made up my mind to stay hostel. Rooms were petite with all comforts. I along with 3 of my friends decided to share the room.

Its summer that to in the vicinity of thermal station. The whole atmosphere is so hot that we spent most of our time out-of-doors. We are in such a situation that we hardly slept in the wee hours.

So we barely woke up at 8:00 in the morning and get dressed followed by breakfast to our training classes. Our classes are similar to conference halls. Centralised A.C. This is the only drug that keeps us alive from the scorching sun from dawn to dusk. On alternate days we will be having a plant visit. So everything is fine and it has been a week and it was the time life was dull and dry.

As regular its evening and I decided to go out and have something as supper since I got myself uninterested in my so called canteen food. It is around 6’Oclock in the evening and I was on walk towards the main gate. The pleasant air made me pleasing and I stood still enjoying the pleasurable moment with my eyes closed.

 When I opened my eyes I saw an auto in front of the gate. A young lady got down from the auto-rickshaw. I couldn’t see her clearly since I was at a mean distance. I moved further and the lady turned towards the entrance. I was in fact figuring her. The security guard had turned on the light at the entrance. Yep! Now I could see her. She looked beautiful. I was moving toward her and her towards me. I had seen her and I felt she too noticed me. My guess was right. A voice interrupted “Excuse me! Could you please help me with the way to hostel?”  Yah! Sure. I helped her with the directions and she thanked me.

I came outside and later my friends joined me. We had our supper and chit chat, gossips and finally back to our rooms.  I along with my friends used to hang out in the aisle on the sides  of the garden which is centred. Lots of enjoyment, laughter takes place more often. I loved the company with my guys.

A batch of our class girls used to be in their rooms which are faced in front of our rooms.  They lived in their own world. Finally I started checking out for the unknown lady. I got to know that she had to share her room with my college girls. They lived in two rooms. Luckily she had chosen the opposite room of mine. Oh! Sorry perhaps it’s me lucky.

So as often as we became neighbours I here and there exchanged my glances and she used to smile in return. After completion of our classes I used to play cricket along with my friends. But in point of fact I had seen the unknown lady sitting alone watching T.V.  I found myself it’s the correct time to talk with her and skipped the cricket match. I joined her. I said “Hi!”. She replied “Hello!”. So I started talking

Me: So U are interested in watching T.V 

                      

She: Not as a couch potato. I was feeling bored. So I had come to scan the remote.

Me: May I know your good name please!

She: Meghna, from Bangalore.

Me: Jayanth, from Vizag. Which college?

She: NIT Suratkal – Bangalore.

Me: Oh! That’s great. I’m from K.L.University – Vijayawada. Are  you  basically from Bangalore?

She: No. I study there .I am from Hyderabad. And we had recently moved to Bangalore.

Me: Oh!

And we had a chat for nearly thirty minutes. She received a call And said “Excuse me! I got to go. See you later.”

I said “Ok. Please go ahead.” She left from my sight. And I continued watching the TV.

My smile on my face said “I am back”.

She is good-looking, very intense, speaks very well. She had a kind of curly hair up to neck, lovely voice, hates foul languages and often wears jeans. Has a style of her own and hardly uses make-up. One can look at her non-stop. One can enjoy nature and ladies for a long time.

At night I used to spend time reading novels and at that time I was in a mission in completing “The 2 States – by Chetan Bhagat”. I found my situation to be similar and somehow the impact fell upon me.

Later I used to surf net in my laptop. I used to connect it with my Blue tooth. So  I could see Meghna’s phone also available. So Idea of Nokia ran on my mind.

“Nokia -Connecting people”.

 But I didn’t dare  as there were friends in and around me.

I used to have exams in the training session and Meghna always topped the test and me with average marks. Our training period is going to complete and Still I haven’t expressed  my feeling to her. This time I decided to top in test and share my views.

One day we are taken to a substation which takes an hour from our place. I, Meghna and my friends and her friends have boarded on the same bus. I tried to talk to her. I noticed that she is busy with her friends. I kept my vision upon her, How she expresses her emotions, her smile and everything and the journey completed with in minutes. After the visit to substation all are exhausted and I lined a way to talk to her. I took the chance and she talked a lot about her carrier and education. But She is a lady who is beautiful with a clarity of thought. Don’t get me wrong I appreciate that. How many girls will feel that way.  I am absolutely opposite regarding my career.

So the time has come for me to work hard since the days were about to finish. At times I took books from her. And at the last day I by a hair's breadth stood next to her in the exam. I decided to talk to her.

It is the day where I had to get back to my home. I packed my baggage and I was ready to leave in the evening. I saw Meghna in the lounge. As a final point I met her to say good bye. I greeted her.

She said “Hi!”.

I said “Hey! I am leaving today.”

She: Oh! We had a great time here. It’s been nice meeting you.

Me: So when do u depart.

She: I have some unknown relatives here. Dad’s gonna come and take there in the evening. Hey! You wait  I will introduce you to my dad.

Me: Oh! It’s my pleasure. I will.

She: Sounds great. So what’s up?

Me: Meghna I think that we had become good friends.

She: Yah!

Me: So..... I...!

She:  Sorry, Didn’t get you.

Me: I fell in love with you Meghna. Please don’t  think it's  cheap. Morning heart beat, Illayiraja background score, lady in white dress similar to the book ‘God Father’. All this happened in a moment.

I am in love with you Meghna. I didn’t behave like this. I don’t know that I have that guts also. But I haven’t seen a girl like you.

I just don’t wanna let you go. I should tell this “I LOVE YOU MEGHNA”.

She:   What are you expecting from me. I don’t have any belief in ‘Love at first sight’. You look good. The way you speak , the things you do everything is fine. But I don’t have feelings upon you. I am sorry.

Lets be good friends Jayanth. What do you say.

Me: Friends…! We can get rid of the things which we hate by simply closing our eyes. But the feelings which we don’t like they always run behind us.

I cannot accept you as a friend Meghna. I left the place in silence.

I went to my room. Thought for a while.  It’s getting late. I had to leave. I took my luggage came out and went near to Meghna. “Meghna !  I need to leave. And I apologised her”. “Good Bye “I said. And I left the place by finally waving her.

                                                " THE WOODS ARE LOVELY DARK AND DEEP OVER
                                                I HAD MILES TO GO, AND PROMISES TO KEEP
                                                                     AND ALL TURNED UP."