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Friday, June 23, 2006

A Birthday Present

"There I said It !" She thought
"Finally I told him. After freaking 5 yrs of keeping it inside me I spit out. The cat is out of the box!"

Devu was speaking to herself as she waited for the traffic signal to turn green.

Rewind 30 mins back......

Devu sccoped out wht was left of the choclate moose from the bowl. As she licked every bit of the moose from the spoon she looked up to see him noticing her and suddenly shifting his gaze from her to the candel between them, looking a bit guilty for being caught in the act. It was always been like this, between them a some what game of hide n seek. She admires him when is he engrossed in something and he adores her when she is lost in her la la land.

It was his birthday but it was her idea of the midnight buffet. She always came up with quirky, out of the box ideas on his bday. Last time it was camping in the woods in heavy rains, the year before that it was a midnight drive to the restaurant over looking the city, on the nearby hill station where they had brandy with lukewarm water. But she always made it a point to be with him on his bday. Silently he too prefered that way. They were best friends...

"So, How was your day? Did you enjoy your bday? What did u do the whole day?" She had this habit of shooting a zillion questions at a time like a radar missile espcially when she is every excited about something.

"Hmmmm.... Well nothing unusual. Got up went to the work, mom n dad called, had lunch with Ragini, she gifted me yet another shirt and now dinner with you."

"By the the way, where is my Birthday present?"

"Well i have 2 this timeforyou . Which one do u want first ?The one in my hand or the other ?" She asked him dangling a white envelope in front him

"Hmmm......lets start with the one in you hand"

She handed over the envelope to him. It was an all expense paid trip for 2 to a resort in Kerela for 2 nights and 3 days

"Its for you and Ragini. You lovers need a break . I hope you guys have a nice time"

"Thanks yaar!"

He was flipping through the brochure
"and what about the second present" he asked her still engrossedon the brochure.

She dint respond. He looked in to her and looking into her eyes he already what was the "other present " The magic of silence worked its charm between them. They always communicated many unspoken things in the language of silence. This was one of them.

Outof no where she blurred out
"I love you Kartic. I am not expecting an answer from u but I dint want to miss another oppurtunity yet again since the last 5 years"

And she walked off.....

Yes its always been the same. Her eyes said it a zillion times in the last 5 yrs but today she said it with her mouth.

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