Mind Unwind

Finally the time had arrived when I had to follow the tradition set by my sisters .. Take up a professional course and head to hostel, the later part excited me more for all obvious reasons. As far as first choice goes, I had finalized my poison and burial ground right after my 10th boards. And how did I come to this decision... Well that would require another post itself... later. Let's focus on the post decision part, I am a pro by now when it comes to losing focus. Probably the primary reason I never made it to those glorious, hyped and untouchable manufacturing houses known as IITs and IIMs of this country, not even an REC for that matter. Not only that, all the men with this combination or even a single name out of the two in their resume kept me away even from their remotest radar, leaving me feeling like a Pakistani in my own country... My only hope to get associated with those fancy names had also vanished. However… Don't ask me how but I cleared Karnataka CET and ...

Her phone rang on Christmas midnight, some where in her mind she was expecting it. Voice texture was similar to her last conservation with him, half drunk.. Half firm... Selfish... Cranky. "Hi, sorry for calling this late. Was in your city, thought we must catch up." and she said yes, like she was waiting for it. Their long conversations/chats on phone over past few months had developed an unknown liking for him in her mind ... Girls are born stupid. And in no time he was there to pick her up. She sat next to him in the car and was just being herself : chirpy, talkative ... So her. His eyes were intense, may be the alcohol effect. They spoke random stuff like office , delhi winters, fog etc.. And in sometime after traversing through dense fog they reached the hotel. He opened the room's door for her and they both occupied the chairs kept in the corner of the room. His eyes more intense and intension very clear. She noticed him in proper lights and hated that leather jac...