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Short Story - Saptapadi with Aryan - Adharv

Saptapadi

I am 26 year old, Assistant Manager at Hello Fin Group. Youngest daughter in law of Mr & Mrs Radha Krishnan.

Are you all able to hear the crazy noise?? Wooh Wooh…It is my engagement… Strange I am said not to be a part of my own engagement…It’s our tradition which happens a day before the wedding.. I hear you all asking if I am skipping a beat….

Actually no….Excited, Geared up even after three sleepless nights with the tiring rituals, friends and guests around. It is all because of Aryan…Aryan Krishnan, Deputy Architect at YTA Constructions, one and only son in law of Mr & Mrs. Lekha Anand.  

 I am sure I will not be able to fall asleep!! May be overwhelming excitement. I am here to share few moments of my Kadhal Payanam.(Love Journey)  

All ready??? 1, 2, 3 start….

31st July, I quit my bank (boring) job in Ooty and decided look for a job in Bangalore, staying with my chithi, Chithappa & Anjali. Anjali, my best of best buddy…

 Even after 3 months I wasn’t able to get my kind of job. Anjali and I had registered for midnight Marathon along with her friends. You know…I had participated only once in a 100meter race during my class 6…Can’t believe… that I am a participant of marathon for a charity drive...wooh wooh

15 December, All of us were in our Marathon T-Shirt @ Whitefiled.  I started laughing seeing the crowd… it wasn’t a fun...

A Brown duster came flying as if to bump us... We were lucky J When he stepped out I wasn’t able to control my laugh. Can you imagine a Man in his late 20’s, 5.10 Ft, athletic body, neither fair nor dark, in his white T-shirt and fluorescent coloured knee length trousers…Need to accept the fact, it was a smart idea to be in fluorescent coloured pants for midnight marathon..

12 AM, all started running and we too joined the 1000’s….

Anjali kept on pushing me not to give up. If people looked at me they will think I must have covered 9 KMS…Nah NOT EVEN 5..I wasn’t able to move any further. I could feel the cramp in my stomach.. had to give up.. I gulped water as much as I could, took a deep breath…nothing worked. I was about to fall.. Mr. Fluorescent held me tight…By the way no idea from where Mr. Florescent monkey jumped in.... I asked Anjali for ice candy… that was the last thing I could remember about the Marathon.. Next morning I could hear chitthi yelling at us…We pretended deaf…

Anjali told me how Mr. Fluorescent helped us to drive home after the first aid. She had not taken his number.. We didn’t really feel bad about it. Fate would have laughed at me..

I wasn’t able to get through any of the interviews except HFG, that too on hold. Lost hopes…went back to Ooty. After two weeks got a call from HFG HR to collect the offer letter. Dammit tears rolled down my cheeks for no reason. Dad was not really happy about my move to bangalore. He always considers my wellbeing than his interest…I was able to join HFG.

I had completed 6 months at HFG. I saw Mr. Fluorescent waiting for someone in the cafeteria... Before he could leave I went and stood in front of him. We greeted each other. Lunch?? I nodded (don’t know what Mr. Fluorescent understood.) He ordered two chicken Biryani..I said I don’t eat NV food on Fridays.

Oh I am really sorry.. you still didn’t have lunch?? Oh man..he is a DeMon eating two plates of chicken biryani!!As one time meal?? I went and got upma…..He didn’t ask anything about me, he saw my ID and placed it back on the table. He went to dispose the plates and came back with Gola Ice Candy (made of crushed ice) I grabbed it as if I had not eaten food for ages..

He Smirked...

After some popcorn talks, he took my number and gave a call...I pretended saving…He smiled and said I am Aryan. I didn’t bother to tell mine.  

After 6 months I saw him at Basavanna Gudi (Bull Temple)…Holding a baby girl..…He introduced his Dad (Krishnan), mom (Radha), Bro (Akhil), SIL Rekha & Nisha his niece. Mrs. Krishnan forced me to join them… It was Nisha’s first birthday…I couldn’t deny anymore…I went with them decided to get a gift later. I thought it would be very awkward to be among unknown people…Mr. Fluorescent didn’t give a space for it…Very loving & caring family.…I was missing home...

Two years completed at HFG..So far so good.. I used to travel to Ooty at end of every month…Meantime myself, Aryan, Anjali, Akhil and Rekha had built a good rapport…I enjoyed my life to the core with my best buddy Anjali and Aryan around..

Daddy again started my wedding proposals and asked me to get back to ooty…I convinced him that I stay in Bangalore until he finalizes a proposal…I used to share everything to Aryan & Anjali…Aryan, used to guide me in everything he was more than a good friend…I could see my dad in him…I don’t like comparing daddy with anyone…But comparing Aryan with daddy…don’t know I wasn’t feeling bad at all..

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