Interesting meeting...and its all over

This weekend has been rather eventful. I had a scheduled appointment with one of those prospective grooms. I was running late. I reached the VENUE at 4.15 instead of 4.00 pm. No worries coz the other person was not yet there. I waited. 15 mins. Sent him a message. No response. 30 mins tried calling him. No response. No reply. Another 5 mins. Was impatient. Finally sent a message asking if he was coming or not. Finally got a call.

K - Hey what you doing at this place today

A - Err didnt you fix up a meeting plan today

K - Today!?!@ Wasnt it for tomorrow

A- What!!! You said today 4 pm and ive been here for the last 45 mins!!!

K - Damn. Sorry. Was sleeping. Would it be ok if we met tomorrow

A - Hmm i might have other plans. Id like to be done with it today. How long would you take to come considering you live close by.

K - I just need to shower and come over. Say about 20 mins.

A - Take your time. Ive been here for almost an hour another 20 mins wont hurt

K - Great will be there. And sorry again

A- No issues

He showed up in 5 mins. Great. He was in track pants and Tshirt. Interesting. WE got on talking. He seemed ok. The age difference between us sort of made me feel like a kid. Though he did not look so old. The only thing on his mind mostly was his job. He worked during the week. He slept during the weekend. Hmm no time for anything else. Even better. Weekdays he works till 3 am. Ouch ok.

Meeting over. Im back home. Im hounded by questions. I simply say that hes ok. Good fun. Busy busy and more busy and of course that he forgot about the meeting. Other than that i honestly dont have anything else to say about him.

Sunday - i was lying down chatting with Abhis friend. Phone rings. Abhi gives it to me saying its K's mother. I tell him to give the phone to dad or mum coz i was not sure if i should talk. Dad talks. I take Ranger for a walk. I come back and then go out to the beach. I come back and then Abhi walks in. K's mother had called. Apparently HoRRoRscope problem. Everything had matched but problem we were in the same 'Gothram'. In simple terms, a girl and boy, even if unrelated but belonging to the same gothram cannot get married. Reason being - they are like brother and sister. Ok cool. No issues but just that time wasted. I did not really worry or ponder over it. Was just irritated that such a thing was so stupidly overlooked.

I did have a lot of questions though. We had sent my horoscope. They did not send K's coz apparently his was some 'shuddha jathakam' and only his astrologer was to read it and match it with others. Great! Mum was hesitant to send mine, coz mine was also some ' shuddha jathakam' and people might cast eyes. HMMM. She agreed to send it coz they were a very good family and could be trusted with the horoscope. And she did just that. They had come back with news saying that all was good and from then on it was upto the boy and girl and the parents were mere facilitators. Great. Loved the attitude

The astrologer was supposed to be one of the best. If he had seen my horoscope and his, its unbelievable that he overlooked such a crucial thing. Most astrologers, first look at the gothram for fear that an unrelated brother and sister might get married : A top astrologer overlooking such an important fact. He sure did have K's best interests at heart. Hmmmm somehow i dont buy that story

Whether K had something to do with this i do not know coz he has not bothered to send a message even for formality sake. If he does - let me just say - a golden opportunity will only knock once or even better - finders keepers losers weepers. Whichever!I dont really feel that ive lost out something great coz he anyways did not have time for anything other than his work. His response to sms messages always takes 24 hours and of course he did forget our first meeting and in two weeks he has called me once.

Mum sent out a strong mail to K's mother. And K's mother sent out the most unbelievable explanation. I silently laughed. Ambi was listening to me read the mail aloud and she practically freaked out. I shall not go into details as i do not believe in defamation.

Nothing else from my side. I aint sad, or upset or depressed. Just bugged coz i had wasted precious time. :)

Story untold

What do i tell a person who is madly in love with someone and he just doesn't care. They are best of friends. They can have a conversation about anything under the sun. They meet, they laugh, they talk like there is nothing between them. From his side...there is nothing. He values her friendship. He needs her advice when he's confused, he needs her to point out that he's stuck up... he never tells her all this though. She loves him. She always did. She's even told him. At one point things worked out. They were happy. He loved her too. And even told her. He suddenly changed. He said he meant it as a friend. He began to ignore her. They were in the same coffee shop where a month ago, she was sick and he was forcing her to drink masala chai while he enjoyed his strawberry milkshake. Now they sit, he staring at the table, she punching away on her mobile phone. Something she never used to do when he was around. They were together, yet apart.
She tried moving on. Tried keeping herself distracted. She tried questioning him he just didn't budge. He was a friend and she had misunderstood. His version. Her version - he said he loved her and also confirmed that he meant every word of it. He also messaged her often saying that he did. All that was sometime ago. He had grown up in a month. She had grown too much into it in month. She left the city. She tried being away thinking that distance and time will heal. His conference brought him to the same city. They met. She tried to keep out the emotions. She did till she was in his presence. The minute he left, she broke down.
They had tried to be friends. He was ok with it. She was trying real hard. Atleast she pretended to. He started ignoring her again, this time for no rhyme or reason. She asked him why. He responded saying she was imagining things. She wasn't. She came back to her hometown. He was ok again. He wasn't ignoring her. He started talking to her properly again. Asked why he had earlier ignored her, he stated that he thought she was falling for him again. Idiot when did she ever fall out of love for you??? She simply laughed it off. Screamed at him and told him to never assume things again. Liar!!!
They still talk. They still laugh.....or atleast he does. They still meet up. Every time he wants a song and can't find its download, he comes back to her even if they are fighting. She spends hours trying to find one song for him. He's happy. She's happy that he's happy. She can't do much anymore other than bury what she feels.
They are friends to the world. In her heart, he will always be hers. And they lived happily ever after... in their own separate lives.