Well, it was time, finally real life at Bangalore had taken off for me...After 2 weeks long pure indulgence, I had begun the life of a normal 25 years working girl...And that included major travelling in the morning hours, reaching office on time, sipping on the most readily available coffee and working minimum of 12 hrs a day...But, had no way to complain cuz it's the way I've chosen to be and I'm completely aware that, a chosen life comes with little difficulty...Nonetheless, I have found a way to cope up and hence this innings in Bangalore was going lilltle more than fine...And, it is one of these days when this friend of mine rang me to inform that he's just a little away from my office...It was lunch time, hardly any pressure at work and I was actually dying for a chilled coffee...So got happy to take a break and came out of my office (that had found its existence in a place you can't really believe exists unless and until you visit it...Well, it's better not discussed)...
In about ten minutes found my friend waiting for me and he, knowing my craze for coffee, let me decide that we sat in the coffee shop...As we sipped on our personal favourites, we started discussing anything and everything that makes sense and also that is far from making sense...But we enjoyed this little break from an otherwise powerpacked day...As we mocked each other, and made fun out of nothing, also got into discussing things that made their marks on the list of our life priorities...And that's when he told about one of the sweetest love stories I have heard till date, and yes, you guessed it right, it is of his own...
Being a guy, busy in his mischivious bests, and one who shies away from girls, this friend of mine was an all-surrounded-by-guys-and-no-girls type...And he managed to continue the same way till he completed his graduation...And then it was time for an MBA and he landed up in Bangalore...Well, that time he didn't have an idea that Bangalore was about to offer much more than just a degree...Fresh out of college and on the verge of starting a grown up life, yes, it was the time to forget the world and get busy with the fun of maturing...And that's when it happened...
It was the first week in college, and he, along with his gang were loitering in the campus...That was the time, he saw her...With her large transparent kohl applied eyes, she glanced at him as she walked by...Nobody would have noticed it and even if they did, it was just another incident for them...But, who knew, that was a moment his world started changing...Somehow he couldn't stop himself from staring into those eyes and he gathered his courage to walk upto her to say something, 'Hey, you have got very beautiful eyes'...Well, a simple and common line, that every guy has tried atleast once in their life...But, in his case, it was something, he had said for the first time and most importantly he had meant it...Well, as it should be, the girl paid the least heed to it, and came a rude reply from her, 'I already know it'...It was obvious she didn't believe him, and for many, it would have been something like 'The story was over before it started'...
But, destiny make us do the most unususal, the most shocking and the craziest things which we don't really believe we can do...Yes, the same thing repeated with my friend too...The guy who used to prefer staying atleast half a kilometre away from girls, started gathering his courage together to steal few glances from this girl...He made sure the minutest opportunity to come face to face with the girl doesn't get slipped away, the smallest occasion to strike a conversation doesn't get blown away, and most importantly the slightest moment of looking into those dark deep eyes doesn't get missed out...Yes, finally, it was time he was in love...People do all crazy and idiotic things in love, he did too...He always tried to make things happen in a way that gave him little more time with her...He always got into the team where she was, for his group presentations, he always sat at the table where she ate her lunch, and one day, they became friends...And then they became the best of friends...All these time, things kept happening...The guy, who was uncontrollable turned into one composed and matured being, he found his balance in life and most importantly found someone who could calm his wild side down, with just few words...
And, then, one day he gathered his courage once again, to propose to her...Most obviously she refused...She had her reasons...They had differences of their own...They were from completely different backgrounds, societies and cultures...But, when love happens, other reasons lose their depth and meanings...People also say, you wait for a lifetime for the one you love...He did too...He was determined to wait for her till she changed her mind to accept him, cuz he believed with his heart and soul, that she was his...He proposed to her again...And she had the same reply again...This went on, and on, and on...Time passed by, and it was almost two and a half years...In this duration, he repeated his proposal everyday, without fail...He truly believed in his love and knew it will make things fine one day...And, it did happen...One fine day, he got the answer he was waiting for all those years...She was ready to be with him for the rest of her life...
Today, they are married...Few days back, they had completed six months of their happily married life too...Well, they are having a beautiful time, coloured with love of true partners, understanding of true friends, faith of true matured individuals and companionship of two travellers moving ahead towards the same destination...Neither of them has speculated what's in store, but they know, whatever it is, they will walk together, always, hand in hand, and this will make their journey one they would always love to carry on, and on...Well, now, that is what I call a perfect story...
We finished our coffee, so did my friend his story...But, that didn't end the glitters in his eyes...The glitters that the thought of his lovely wife had brought to his eyes...Neither did end my pleasant amusement...Me being someone who lives for love, get transported to a land of fairytales every time a love story finds its way to my heart...And, this one, being a true and happy story, found all the more reasons to make me get the little drops of tears that appear in my eyes everytime I'm happy...I was touched by the purity and innocence of it, was driven by the insanity and craziness of my friend, and most importantly was happy with the successful and happy continuation of it...Who says, love is painful...It's not...'Cuz, it brings out the best in you...It gives you reasons to be strong...It makes you go through thrills...And most importantly, it gives you someone, who would walk with you by your side...All along...All your life...
I'm happy for my friend, who knew how to love truly...I'm happy for his lovely wife, who made him complete...I'm happy for their union, which gave their love story a happy ending, or should I say an all new happy beginning...And, I know, this will last for a lifetime...'Cuz, it's based on the most pure feelings on earth...That is LOVE...
Wish, all the love stories in the world get to the heights, they ideally should...And wish, love brings all the positivity and energy to one's life...And, most importantly, let's do our bit, to let love find its way to our lives and shower us with all the goodness of it...'Cuz love can make you someone who you thought you can never be...
Cheers to love...
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