Is this Love...(Ch - 4)

Previous Chapter - 3: http://passionofasoul.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/best-friends.html

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.

To be continued... 

Next Chapter: http://passionofasoul.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/the-wrong-person.html

Best Friends... (Ch-3)

Previous Chapter - 2 :  http://passionofasoul.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/friend-request-ch-2.html

Madhu is on her way to Bangalore now, cold breeze of the September month brushing against her face and the disturbing thoughts of Anand. She likes him, the way he speak, the soft voice; everything about him came into mind. She hoped he felt the same way about her too. She wanted to hear his voice that very moment. She started wondering when they would meet again. She has already started to plan her next trip to Chennai. Can she call him now? What would he think of her, if she did so? She had so many mixed feelings. She wasn’t sure she can call him now or not. Will he welcome her call in a positive manner or her call would be ignored. After analysing lots of facts and at last she gathered her courage to communicate with Anand. She messaged him, but was really nervous about the response. After around 15 minutes she did see, he had read her messages. But no reply yet. She convinced herself, may be he doesn’t want to reply, in the middle of the night. Just because she is travelling, she hasn’t slept. So she could message or wait for a reply or whatsoever. But he is at home, must be half asleep isn’t it almost midnight already. So he would reply in the morning. In that hope she falls asleep.

She reached Bangalore her dad is driving her back home, after dropping Preethi at the place where she is staying. When she enters home, nothing is the same. It feels completely different, she wasn’t sure what has changed her, but something has. For past four or five years travelling from Bangalore to Chennai is a usual thing for Madhu. Then again this time there is something unusual. She can feel that she is not happy returning back to Bangalore. Anyways, that was just a vacation it’s over now. She has to get back to the normal day to day life. She got freshen up and left to college. The day was so dull for Madhu. Looking at her lack of usual enthusiasm Preethi did question her strange behaviour today. Preethi “What happen to you Madhu, you are not your usual self” Madhu replied with a fake smile “nothing, Preethi I am alright, just a little tired.” And Madhu headed off to her house. Throughout the day Madhu was kept on checking her phone, longing for that one reply from Anand. She just ended her day with disappointment.

On her way back home, she was telling herself that she shouldn’t bother about that Anand. Who is he anyway? Just a random guy she meets at the party so she shouldn’t be worrying about him. Within a couple of hours of her retuning back home. She gets a phone call from Preethi telling her to come immediately to the place where she stays. Madhu wants to distract herself from those stupid thoughts (yes now it is stupid thoughts, because it only gave her disappointments so what’s the use of those thoughts?) hence it’s good that Preethi called her to hangout with. Madhu reached Preethi’s place, and rings the doorbell. The door is opened and a voice says “hi” to her in such a cheerful manner. Madhu is shocked to see that person. Is it dream or reality? Whats happening she is totally confused. By now you might have guessed that was none other than Anand who opened the door for Madhu.

The disappointed face of Madhu suddenly lightens up in happiness. Preethi’s voice wakes Madhu up from her dream world. Then Madhu learns from Preethi that Kathick, Anand and Pradeep came to visit Bangalore because they were bored of Chennai. While everyone else was talking to each other and socialising, there was two pairs of eyes secretly looking at each other. That was of course our Anand and Madhu. Anand stole longing looks at Madhu and would turn around just a split second before Madhu silently threw her looks towards him. She in turn would look away even before he could find out that she was watching him. They all decided to go out for dinner. Likewise, all five of them Preethi, Madhu, Anand, Karthick and Pradeep was spending time together for next one day. Karthick and Pradeep did leave for Chennai the very next day evening. Anand somehow managed to stay behind in Bangalore. He told the guys Karthick and Pradeep his distant relative uncle, wants him to stay for another week in Bangalore. While he told that distant relative uncle (and his own parents) that he had some college project work. So he has to stay in Bangalore for another one week. 

After Karthick and Pradeep left to Chennai, Anand continued to meet Madhu but they made sure Preethi doesn’t find this out. After a week Anand leaves to Chennai, however not whole heartedly. After coming to Chennai, Anand feels as if he has left something of his own out there in Banglore. From September, till now mid-December it’s been nearly four months. Since Anand and Madhu has become from strangers to best friends. Strangers from best friends, when they both live like 346 KM away from each other are you kidding passionate soul? (I can hear you asking me this question) Why not you my reader? Why not? For two strangers to evolve into friends then to best friends just the emotional bonding between them is more than enough (at least for some of them anyway). We live in a technology era right. These two souls had technology like Skype, Whats app, Viber, Blackberry messenger, email, Facebook, and our classic means of communication cell phone. These technologies came in handy for these two souls to evolve from friends into best friends.

it was a friday night, Anand and Madhu over the phone;

Anand: I can’t wait to see you…!!!

Madhu: (with a gentle smile) you will see me tomorrow…!!!

Anand: will meet you at 5 p.m. in the evening…?

Madhu: yes, sure I had to go meet friends in the day time. Let’s meet up in the evening

Anand: Sure, no problem

Madhu: shall I keep the phone down…??

Anand: why so soon? Talk for some more time…!!!

Madhu: comeone Anand..!!! I need to get ready, I can’t miss my train right…!!!

Anand: hmm..!! (with a big sigh) true, still I miss you..!!!

Madhu: we are gonna see each other tomorrow…!!! Bye pls let me go now..!!

Anand: hmmm..alright bye, have a safe journey…!!!

Madhu: bye cya tomorrow…!!!

Immediately after Madhu hangs up the phone, Anand’s phone rings now. Its Barath a tiny part of their conversation goes like; in a happy note says “Madhu is coming to Chennai tomorrow”. Barath says, “hmm..but I don’t like the way things, go between you both”. Anand “Oh come on, nothing strange its just usual”. Barath “Yeah that’s my worry.” Anand “hey we are JUST friends”. Barath “hmmm, lets see”.

We can see that Barath doesn’t like Anand being close with Madhu. But why though? Barath is Anand’s best friend. He should be happy for Anand and Madhu. What could it be, making Barath to speak in such ways? May be Madhu is Barath’s ex girl friend? Or Barath likes Madhu too? or Barath is jealous his friend is getting a girl’s attention when he himself is still single? These might be the possible reasons, yet what’s the actual reason behind it? let’s find out sooner. May be after Madhu comes to Chennai we might able to figure out, the reasons for Barath’s strange talks. Untill then to be continued….

Next Chapter: http://passionofasoul.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/is-this-lovech-4.html