Tuesday, February 1, 2011

The first day that you tell your best friend that you (Mr. Hotshot) have fallen in love

It all started when my best friend Master John Constantine told me about his first love. It was in class 9 although. Well that was the very day that even I told him about mine too. So it was mutual. We are after all best friends. The thing is "true love" in that age was not the cup o' our tea. We were the only two guys in the class that who were, well you can call "ha**mi", at least the rest of our mates call. Well actually, even we thought that we were two guys without hearts, soldier boys who knew only to shoot guns, who would go by only calculations and clockwork and no emotions.

I still remember the day, well not the date actually, coz I am bad with dates and so didn't like history. It was just a few days after we came back from our Vizag tour. Our school had taken us to Vizag. So it began like this...

We both used to meet in a place in Silpara. There was a temple, a big lake, and a small lane in the middle of the two. We used to sit, quite every day and ate alur chop and then full on adda. That was our spot to share everything.

John came that day at 5.00pm. It was December. I bought alur chops as usual. John came and sat where we used to sit (Beside the pond there was a cemented bench). But he was quite than usual. I attempted to start a converstation, telling, "Besh thanda poreche bol..." He just shook his head, 'yes'. Words still didn't come our of his mouth. Generally boys don't ask about male problems and all. So didn't I. But how long could I stay quite and look at his quite face, he used to talk lot just a day ago. This kinda behavior was very unknown and confusing to me. So then I asked, "Ki hoyeche bol to? Ki bhabhish eto?" John just said, "Kichu na. Ta bol." I knew something's troubling him, but didn't know what. This kinda behavior was not expected and found from him, I asked, "Is there something you wanna tell me? Bol na sala, ki holo tor?"

John hesitated a lot, "Kichu na", "Ki bolbo", "Ki boli bolto", "Kikore boli bol to", etc. After lot of insisting and pinching him, he finally told, "I love Ad***". My larynx couldn't function for a while, he was embarrassed, then coming back to my senses finally my voice-box spoke, "Wow." He is my best pal, had to remove his embaressment, "Cool. Kobe theke??? Ne alur chop kha... Are aj tahole 7up khaowa jak." John was shocked, "Mane?????!!!", he exclaimed... "Mane kobe theke porli...in LUV? Vizag na taro age?" John suddenly gave a smile and said, "Well joto din theke tui porechish, asha kori ami tar porey... Sh**** is no longer a secret bro! I could look it in your eyes." Now I was shocked. Coz this was totaly unexpected! LOL! Now I was embarrassed, getting caught...I had a BIG GRIN ON MY FACE!

But then we went on.......And the quest went on.......we pursued them and they pursued us.....we made up.... For me, there had been such a special person in these last few years....and then we broke up.....

Now we both are leaving school.......And I guess it ends tonight.....