Last week when I went to the newly built Phoenix mall in
Velachery I happened to meet Saravanan, a very close friend during my
college days. He came to the mall with some of his friends. Though we did not
have much time to talk, we shared our mobile numbers. It was a pleasant surprise
for me to hear that he is residing at Madipakkam which is very close to my
resident. During the weekend I met him in his house and his family was very
happy to see me after a decade. After a few minutes of chit chats with his
parents, we both left to the terrace to have some private talk. After sharing
all those sweet moments happened during our graduation, he shared an emotional
story which happened during his post graduation. As I wasn't his classmate
during post graduation I was keen to hear his story.
During his post graduation his family was residing at a busy
part of North Madras. It was a congested locality and people can talk to their
neighbors from their own home. It was one evening when Saravanan came back from
college saw his mom chatting with a neighbor. His mom then introduced him to the
neighbor lady and told her, “He is doing his post graduation in Maths in Loyola
College". The lady then smiled and said, "That's nice, my daughter
too is doing her graduation in Maths at Stella Maris College". After few
seconds Saravanan left to his room to spend some time to study.
Later that weekend the neighbor came to meet his mom and she
had some notes in her hand. She handed a notebook and requested him to solve a
question from Complex Analysis in which her daughter had some difficulty.
However it was not as challenging as he thought, he was able to answer it
within 5 minutes. She thanked him and left to her house. Saravanan has never
seen her daughter and was eager to meet her.
In a few days his sister became a good friend with her, but
Saravanan was yet to see her. His long wait came to an end the next day
evening. He was watching TV and suddenly his sister came inside and said,
"Anna, there is a guest in our home". She then turned towards the
door and said, "Please come in, it’s only my brother". She raised the
curtain and entered the house holding his sister's hand. Saravanan was dumbstruck
looking at her. She was the most beautiful girl that he had ever seen. She was
like an angel from unknown skies. She was wearing a blue churidhar and held a
small wallet in her hand. She had a little blue bindi in her forehead and
looked gorgeous. She had very sharp eyes and when she looked into his eyes, he
got electrocuted for a while but realized that his sister was there; he acted
normal and smiled at her.
His sister introduced her saying, "Anna, this is
Saraswati, our neighbor aunt's daughter". She then turned to Saraswati and
told her, "Saraswati, this is my sweet brother, Saravanan". She then
turned to him and said, "You both talk for a while and I will prepare tea
and come". He thought to himself, "What a cute little Sis I have, she
has given me the best time of my life". There was silence for a while and
Saravanan started the conversation by asking about her graduation. She was hesitant
for a while but became normal in the next few minutes.
While she was talking, he was just looking into her eyes and
said to himself, "Oh my God, I am sitting next to an angel and listening
to all her sweet talks". She realized that Saravanan is looking at her all
this time and felt a bit uncomfortable. She was blushing when looking at him
and tried to avoid looking at him. Soon when his sister came in they started to
chat and had a good time that evening.
In a couple of weeks they started to talk and became good
friends in the course of time. Saravanan's love towards her grew stronger by
each day. He did not share his feelings to his friends but felt like he could
share it with his sister. After much hesitation he revealed everything to his
sister however he was much surprised to see his sister's reaction. She was not shocked
or surprised but smiled at him and said, "You are my brother, I know what
is bothering you". She promised that she will definitely help him; her
consoling words gave him some encouragement.
The next day she and Saraswati planned to go to Marina beach
but lied at home that they were going to a nearby mall. However Saravanan knew
it and got ready to meet her at the beach. It was 5.00 pm in the evening and
Saravanan was already there at the beach. He saw them both coming towards him
but acted unnoticed. His sister created a fake panic by looking at him and
asked Saraswati to walk alone and that she will hide in the nearby park for the
time being.
Saraswati got panicked as well but promised that she will
save her. She started walking towards Sarvanan and smiled at him. He was so
happy to see her while she was all blushing. She lied that she came to visit a
friend who resides near the beach and that she was about to leave. Saravanan
looked at her and asked, "I overheard you girls talking and I came early before
you, I know my sis is hiding somewhere here, I need to talk to you". She
looked at him and said, "Yes, we can sit here".
The Sunset was beautiful, the beach was charming, the sea
was calm and there's an angel sitting before him. He took a deep breath and
pulled out his emotions, "You are the most beautiful person I have ever
met, I lost myself when I saw you first, its you and only you I have been
possessed with, and I am in love with you". She did not utter a word but
sat there for a while looking at the calm sea. After few more minutes of
silence she got up and started to walk towards his sister.
Sarvanan was heart broken at the reaction that he received.
He doesn't even want to go back home as he did not had the guts to look at his
sister. He came late in the night and soon fell sleep. In the morning he woke
up early and wanted to go out somewhere but his sister was waiting for him to
accompany her to a nearby temple. His parents also left early in the morning to
see some relatives. After much hesitation he accompanied his sister to the
nearby temple. After few minutes they started again and reached home within the
next 10 minutes. His sister waited at the entrance while he rushed towards his
room.
When he entered his room he could not believe his eyes. His
room was decorated with roses and on his table roses were arranged saying,
"I love you too!" Saravanan rushed towards the living room only to
see his sis and Saraswati laughing at him. His sister noticed that they were
staring at each other and said, "Okay, let me prepare some tea"; she
left the room without waiting for an answer.
Saravanan looked at Saraswati and held her cheeks. Like
always she blushed and tilted her head towards his chest. And that's one of the
cutest proposal I have heard in a long time.
When he finished his story I looked at him for further
answers. He seems to understand my reaction and smiled at me and said, "We
got married 5 years back and she is on an onshore project in US and will be
back later this year".
I was so happy for my friend.
