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Nearly a week now since Madhumitha has come to Chennai. December
semester holidays facilitated Madhumitha
to have one of the best times of her life. She can’t stop herself from thinking
about Anand. He was always on her mind, day and night, regardless of whatever
work she had. She never felt this way about anyone so far. Well she is a third
year college student must be 18 or 19 years old. Of course she would have had
crushes in the past, but nothing serious so far. She hasn't thought about this
feeling, what it is, why it is there, does she has to do something about it. Nothing
she has thought about this feeling she gets when Anand is around her. She just
enjoys that feel.
As usual Malini, Gayathri and Madhu meet up on an evening at
a Coffee shop. Gayathri and Malini where gossiping about some random people
they know, suddenly their attention was drawn towards Madhu. Malini goes “How
is Anand”. With a shocked look on her face Madhu replies “why you asking ME?”
Malini giggles and says “well you both have SOMETHING between you right”. Madhu
in a slight angered voice says “what do you means? We are just friend alight”
Malini replies “JUST FRIENDS Oh yeah we BELIEVE you”. Gayathri somehow managed to
calm Madhu down and she explained Madhu how there is a rumour going on about
Madhu and Anand. It’s not Malini’s fault that she questioned Madhu today, this is
what every person who knows Anand and Madhu is been talking about behind their
back. Madhu not been satisfied with their explanation leaves the place in an
annoyed state of mind.
After reaching home, Madhu did kind of felt bad for getting furious
at Malini. Come one what sin did Malini do? She was just reflecting everyone’s
view about Madhu and Anand. She thought to herself that But why would everyone
talk such things about me and Anand? Don’t they have anything better to do? Why
talk about someone else’s private life. What wrong with these people even if we
are lovers, in what way it affects them? Why to make it a big deal. Hang on a
minute, what did I say to myself now? More than friends? Gosh!! No I said
LOVERS!!! Do I myself have these doubts? This is really confusing. It’s better
to talk it out with Anand regarding this. Isn’t always good to confront with
people rather than bottling up emotions. She texts Anand saying “hey I want to talk to you about
something, temme when you are free.” Anand replied back “alright sweety, will
call you in 30 minutes”
Something suddenly cropped into Madhu’s mind Anand calling
her sweety? Oh and then the other day he called her darling, on some other
occasion as sweet heart, honey, baby, sexy, beautiful, gorgeous, sweetie pie,
lucky charm….OH GOD what is this. Madhu doesn't let anyone else call her with
such names does she? Last month a guy in her college when he called her as “hey
sweet heart” she did really get furious about it. And made sure that guy never
calls her with those fancy little random names. So when that guy gets such a
furious response for calling her “sweet heart” how can she allow Anand only to
call her with such weird random names. Madhu is aware of the fact that she “likes”
Anand. She wasn't sure until this day that it could have been more than like. Yet
now everything makes sense to her. All the events happened between Anand and
herself from the day they meet at the party till today, everything appeared in
front of her like a flash back. All those beautiful moments, the crazy fights,
the pointless late night phone calls, texting each other constantly until they
both got tired. She could feel how wonderful where those memories she shared
with him.
She can now picture her whole life ahead with Anand being in
each and every moment of it. She cannot imagine a life without Anand. Everything
with Anand is so perfect. Though he may not be the perfect person on this earth
still she knows they both together make a perfect couple. I feel so lucky to
have him in her life. She can’t imagine she has already found the love of her
life. She realises she not only likes him, but she loves him too. What is that
made her to fall for him? She has no clue about that. One thing she knows for
sure is that her life would be happy with Anand. She feel as sleep with that
same happiness filled inside her heart, mind and soul, dreaming about her
future ahead, each and every minute with Anand. Next day morning she wakes up
with a new hope for their (herself and Anand’s) future ahead. Everything seems
so different to her, different in a good way. However, Madhu have completely forgotten
about the fact that Anand hasn't called her back last night. He did tell her he
will call her back in 30 minutes. But he hasn't yet it doesn't matter to her
now because she is the happiest girl alive on earth now. Instead of getting
angry with Anand’ irresponsibleness to call her back she was enjoying the
beauty of sun rise while sipping her coffee. Why does she need to worry about just
one phone call now, when she has rest of her life to live with Anand. Does this
one phone call matter at all?? No way!!
Later in the day Anand did call back and apologised for not
calling back last night. They have planned to meet in the evening at the beach.
The time has arrived now. She is on her way to meet him, the man who she is in
love with. She is going to express herself to love of her life. The atmosphere
in beach has made her feel even more romantic. “The dusking sun smiling in joy,
kissing its love of eternity the goddess of Sea, just before its own bedtime, Sea
goddess trying to cover their own romance, with her roaring waves” there was Anand
just like the sun, waiting from the morning till dusk time to romance with its
Sea goddess. Anand was waiting for Madhu. Anand said “You look stunning Madhu”
Madhu replied with a smile “Thank you” Anand goes “so what's so urgent you wanted
to talk about” Madhu suddenly starts to feel so nervous, she mumbles “errm
well.. err, I wanted to tell you…err” Anand “yes Madhu temme what is it”. Nope
she couldn't do it at all; she doesn't have enough courage in her to tell him
directly that she loves him. She started to think in her head “maybe I should
have thought it through? May be spoken to my friends about it? Or might have
waited until he express it himself”. Somehow she gathered courage and asked
Anand “Who am I to you Anand”, He replied “you? You are my friend Madhu” she
was shocked with such a reply from him. Oh no she hasn’t thought about how he
might have felt about her, this was such a shocking answer for Madhu. She was
EXPECTING something else.
Anand became worried seeing that beautiful blossoming face
of Madhu suddenly starting to wither away. Anand asked “is everything alright
Madhu” Madhu replied in such a feeble voice “I I.. I… I thought we..we…we are
more than friends” Anand smiled and said “oh yes we are not only friends, we
are more than that of course”. That very sentence from his mouth made her bloom
again into happiness. And with a wide open smile she said “yes yes I knew it
!!! Even you are in love with me I knew it, I’m the….” Even before she can
finish her sentence Anand interprets her “what??? Love? who told you I am in love with you? Are you kidding Madhu?
I was going to say we are more than friends like best friend not lovers” Madhu “I
thought even you loved me” Anand “haha come on Madhu stop being silly, me in
love? huh no way. you have just mistaken our friendship for love that’s all”
Madhu “mistaken? Then why would you call me as sweety, darling, this that”
Anand “hey hey stop its so common yaar to call your best friend, close friend
as sweety, darling etc how could you think it as love” Madhu “well I don’t let
my other guy friends call me with such fancy names, the late night phone calls, and you coming to Bangalore to see me” Anand “WOAH WOAH girl calm down
will you? Just because a guy does all this it doesn't mean he is in love with
you got it”. Madhu “Anand but you’re the only guy who did all this in my life”
Anand “just because no other guy friend has done all this to you, you cannot mistake my gentle friendly gestures as me being in love or seeing you as a
lover sweet heart” Madhu “JUST SHUT UP STOP CALLING ME SWEET HEART” Anand “look
whats your problem now? you made me to come all the way up here and now being
all dramatic. I don’t love you simple got you answer?” Madhu “yes I did get my
answer and I am such a fool to even think you might have love me too” saying
thing Madhu just storms away from that place. Anand did try to stop her, but
she just carried on. That time it has started to drizzle, as if Sun was feeling
pity for Madhu and shedding tears.
Beginning of an edge.
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