7.30 a.m. Text Received.
"Anther dull, grey, smog filled morning. How far?"
" 10 mins away, but half hour of traffic piled up in front of me. How 'bout a sunny side up with some hash browns?"
" Wt! Why remind me of hash browns n coffee n town when you and I are caught in traffic snarls en route to work?"
" Letssss go!"
"Pch. Duty calls. Let's bunk a working day next week for a scrumptious morning meal."
" Deal. I can't bunk Mon, Wed, Fri absolutely. You?"
"Not Tues, Thurs, Fri.Absolutely NOT"
"Wt the ...!"
"See you in ten. Not the hash browns for another week."
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5.20 p.m. Tired, fed up, craving coffee and hash browns.
Day 3. Consecutive Meeting no. 3. At the same spot.
(I Flash a smile 'coz I'm a nice person and oh-so-bored)
(Familiarity could breed friends.And of course it does.)
" Hi!"
"Hey!"
"Late today?"
"Yeah a bit."
"No bus?"
" Not in the last ten minutes."
"Oh!"
(hesitant silence)
"What's your name by the way?"
"Jennifer. And you?"
(incoherent mumble)
"Sorry?"
(a phonic jumble)
(Very apologetically)"How do you spell it?"
"S-h-r-u-g-a-l"
"Ah! Very unusual. What does it mean?"
"It's MY god's name. "
"Oh. Nice."
And the bus arrives. S-h-r-u-g-a-l offers me a seat but no more talk.
Probably 'coz I didn't have a god for my namesake.
But I thank him and his namesake for the seat :-)
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8.00 p.m. En route to the local grocer. Pavement.
Day 2 after a random, brief walk under the umbrella over 2 months ago.
(Again, I smile 'coz I'm a nice person and I'd forgotten familiarity breeds friends.)
"Hiiiiii!"
"Hey."
"Should I call you didi or aunty?"
" Neither, Jennifer. Did you reach school in time for your basket ball practice?"
"Not Basket ball. TT!! Thanks for letting me walk with you that day.
"No problem! Which grade are you in by the way?"
"9th. Don't you stay in Silver Arch?"
"No I don't."
"Can I have your number? I promise I won't give it to anyone.
(puzzled) "Hahaha...but why do you want my number?"
"Arre give na. Ok, you don't want to give? Ok you store mine. Here.And my name is Nikita."
(I feel bad) "Do one thing, I'll give you mine. And you give me a missed call, I'll save it."
"Ok!! Great! I'll add you on FB ha."
Reason no 36286352 why i like my city - It's as easy to pick up and drop a conversation with strangers as with friends.
"Anther dull, grey, smog filled morning. How far?"
" 10 mins away, but half hour of traffic piled up in front of me. How 'bout a sunny side up with some hash browns?"
" Wt! Why remind me of hash browns n coffee n town when you and I are caught in traffic snarls en route to work?"
" Letssss go!"
"Pch. Duty calls. Let's bunk a working day next week for a scrumptious morning meal."
" Deal. I can't bunk Mon, Wed, Fri absolutely. You?"
"Not Tues, Thurs, Fri.Absolutely NOT"
"Wt the ...!"
"See you in ten. Not the hash browns for another week."
********************************************************
5.20 p.m. Tired, fed up, craving coffee and hash browns.
Day 3. Consecutive Meeting no. 3. At the same spot.
(I Flash a smile 'coz I'm a nice person and oh-so-bored)
(Familiarity could breed friends.And of course it does.)
" Hi!"
"Hey!"
"Late today?"
"Yeah a bit."
"No bus?"
" Not in the last ten minutes."
"Oh!"
(hesitant silence)
"What's your name by the way?"
"Jennifer. And you?"
(incoherent mumble)
"Sorry?"
(a phonic jumble)
(Very apologetically)"How do you spell it?"
"S-h-r-u-g-a-l"
"Ah! Very unusual. What does it mean?"
"It's MY god's name. "
"Oh. Nice."
And the bus arrives. S-h-r-u-g-a-l offers me a seat but no more talk.
Probably 'coz I didn't have a god for my namesake.
But I thank him and his namesake for the seat :-)
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8.00 p.m. En route to the local grocer. Pavement.
Day 2 after a random, brief walk under the umbrella over 2 months ago.
(Again, I smile 'coz I'm a nice person and I'd forgotten familiarity breeds friends.)
"Hiiiiii!"
"Hey."
"Should I call you didi or aunty?"
" Neither, Jennifer. Did you reach school in time for your basket ball practice?"
"Not Basket ball. TT!! Thanks for letting me walk with you that day.
"No problem! Which grade are you in by the way?"
"9th. Don't you stay in Silver Arch?"
"No I don't."
"Can I have your number? I promise I won't give it to anyone.
(puzzled) "Hahaha...but why do you want my number?"
"Arre give na. Ok, you don't want to give? Ok you store mine. Here.And my name is Nikita."
(I feel bad) "Do one thing, I'll give you mine. And you give me a missed call, I'll save it."
"Ok!! Great! I'll add you on FB ha."
Reason no 36286352 why i like my city - It's as easy to pick up and drop a conversation with strangers as with friends.
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