Date - 4th March 2007 10:30pm. Location: Majestic, Bangalore.
Finally. The day has come. The day, which I was waiting for a very long time. My excitement had no boundaries. I still couldn’t believe that it was actually happening. I was boarding the bus that was taking me to most memorable journey of my life. A journey where I will meet the most special person in my life. Yes!! I am on my way to Hyderabad. On my way to meet my ‘Sweety’!!!
Before I go any further, let me describe about this wonderful angel ‘Sweety’. I am an internet freak and love meeting different people over this world wide web of strangers. The web has been a great help for me to connect with a lot of people. One fine day (June 3, 2006), I just logged on to Orkut and I see a scrap saying ‘Hi’. It was a gal. I checked her profile only to find a picture of Rani Mukherjee. Though I was skeptical in the beginning to interact with this person, but my heart said “At least say a ‘Hi’ idiot!”. I replied back to her. A few more scraps exchanged, and we were on Yahoo Messenger. That’s what I call a promotion. It was the beginning of something which I never expected. A beginning of LIFE. We both lived in different cities. I live in Bangalrore and she in Hyderabad. Every night, me and ‘Rani’ were hooked on the web, having late night conversations. We used to discuss everything under the sun. Our discussions dealt mostly about our day, profession, friends, love life, parents etc. We flirted a lot between our chats. I was given the name ‘Motu’ by her. I named her ‘Sweety’.
One day, I requested her to share her picture so that I can have a look at this gal with a beautiful heart. She obliged. She showed me her picture. The first glance of her just bought a smile to my face. She looked very pretty. She was about 5’6”, fair and slim. She was wearing a white salwaar and pink kurta, standing at her balcony with a mobile phone in one hand, and no slippers on her feet. The first glance, and I knew that I am interacting with a bubbly, naughty and an enthusiastic gal who can lighten this world with her mesmerizing smile.
Months passed by. We continued our chats but never spoke to each other. Our life was just a Yahoo Messenger window embedded into a 17-inch monitor. I wanted to speak to her desperately. I wanted to hear the sweet voice greeting me with the golden words ‘Hi Motu’. The day finally came. I still remember that night. It was Diwali. The world around me was lightened up with happiness but something that Sweety did made my world plunge in the ocean of darkness. I would not mention the incident here. Even though, the incident hurt me, but it was a stepping stone to what I call it as ‘Friendship’. This was the moment when we spoke to each other over the phone for the first time. Her voice was music to my ears. She had a very sweet voice which unfortunately was choked with tears. She apologized for what she did and I obliged. I obliged coz I really wanted Sweety back in my life.
Our Yahoo Messenger chats were replaced by long conversations over the phone. I can’t remember a single day when we didn’t speak. We both were habituated to each other. I felt something was missing in my life when I didn’t speak to her. Life seemed so beautiful when I spoke to Sweety and poured my heart out to her. I started becoming selfish. I wanted to meet her. The distance was too much for us. There seemed no possibility of me going to Hyderabad to see her and spend some quality time with her.
Then one day, the doors of heaven opened for us. Our prayers were answered. I finally got a chance to go to Hyderabad on an official visit for a complete month. I felt like I was in seventh heaven. The thought of me meeting my Sweety gave me goose bumps. I told the good news to Sweety and the loud ‘Yipppieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee’ from her just proved how much she too wanted to meet me. Her excitement was more than mine. I boarded the bus to Hyderabad. Every single second of that night in the bus seemed like ages. All I wanted was to meet my destination---My Sweety!!
Date: 5th March 2007, Time: 8 am, Hyderabad.
Yup!!!! I have reached my destiny. I am in the City of Nizams---Hyderabad which is now known as Cyberabad. I was lucky to find my guest house quite soon. I unpacked my stuff and had only one thing in mind. “What gift shall I get for my Sweety?” I had seen Hyderabad Central on the way to my guest house. I had to rush soon as Sweety was going to be at my place in 1 hour. I had absolutely no time to freshen up or even change. I walked my way to Central wearing just a T-shirt, my shorts and Hawaii chappals. Trust me, I have never been so desperate. I searched around the place for a nice gift but was only met with twisted eye looks. The sales girls couldn’t stop laughing looking at me. Even though it was embarrassing for me, but I didn’t give a damn about it. All I had in my mind was ‘The Gift’. Finally, after lot of searching, I found the perfect gift for Sweety--- A perfume. I got it gift wrapped immediately and rushed back to my guest house.
I was just overcoming the big confusion and I find my self in one more bigger confusion. “What do I wear today?”. I know it’s a bit strange that guys are confused about what they want to wear. But, I know it…we guys do think a lot about our attire. I was meeting her for the first time. I wanted to look my best. I went through my wardrobe to only to find a Levi’s T-shirt and a pair of Levi’s denims. They seemed just perfect for the day. I shaved, washed my hair at least twice with shampoo, conditioned it, applied hair gel and a lot of face cream. Again, trust me…I have never done this. The moment was just too big to be messed by my casual and lazy style of living.
The moment has arrived. Sweety is here. She called me up saying that she is at the landmark that I had given. The landmark that I had given was just so symbolic of what was transpiring…”Union Bank of India”. It just symbolizes ‘The Union’ of two souls. The souls which connect with each other even when they don’t see each other. My mind was numb. I never felt so nervous in my whole life. My feelings cannot be described in words.
I gradually climbed down the stairs and came out. THERE SHE WAS!!! I see my Sweety for the first time. The smile on our faces said it all. This was the moment of reckoning for both of us. This was the moment which we awaited for almost a year. She looked like an angel. The most beautiful creature that God has created. She was wearing a white and turquoise colored salwaar kameez. She had kept her hair open. I saw the glimmer of happiness and a tear in her beautiful eyes. I wanted to hug her. My arms were craving for a hug. I saw and felt that she too wanted to give me a warm hug. But, the conservative society around us just didn’t want this moment to happen. The society didn’t want the two souls to converge and become one soul. I had to sacrifice my hug and had to relent with just a casual handshake. Our hands were shivering when they met. The warmth and softness in her hand was so soothing. The air around me us was filled with the fragrance of her hair. I can’t describe the first touching moment that we had. It was just awesome!!! We looked into each others eyes for some time and our lips had only these words—“Just so excited and happy to meet you!!”. This is the moment which I can’t forget….FOREVER!!
Well what transpired later is another huge chapter in my life which I will tell in the days to come. But all I have to say is that if you have someone special in your life and haven’t met him/her. GO AHEAD. Take the plunge. Trust me. The moment when two souls meet for the first time…It’s HEAVEN!!!!
TRUST ME!!
