AFTER YOU

'Mysore girl ' in the train

"Mysore girl, ikkada", exclaimed Adi.

( ikkada means here )

He was out of his thoughts and now his focus was entirely shifted to that girl. Her eyes like an ocean, her lips moving and trying to say something, her cute-innocent face, her beauty, not just her face but entirely as a person she seems to be beautiful .

After seeing her again he cannot stop himself to go towards her. So he went to talk to her but could not speak as he was lost at her voice now. Her voice , no it was not sweet or melodious but there was some connectivity in her voice as if he could hear his name taken by her.

She was talking to someone on call and due to network issue was standing near the gate, holding her mobile in right hand and with the left hand gripping the railing near the gate. Oh my God. The fluctuating network doesn't allow anyone to talk peacefully......but she was feeling happy for the network as she was now frustrated by receiving calls again and again and answering all sorts of nonsense questions. "Yeah , I will reach by 5 am tomorrow. Yes I have blanket with me. Yes I have already checked my seat. I am okay and I am not alone. I have my whole class with me .Miru naa gurinchi chintincakandi (You don't worry about me)"

Adi was standing just behind her so mesmerized by her voice that he could not hear anything else, he was so lost that he didn't notice her speaking Telugu.

"Okay byeeeee!",she said, cut the call and turned , just the train jerked , Adi standing behind her lost his balance ...... about fall on her..... she too lost balance....... in order to save themselves from falling out of train..... she grabbed the edge of door of train with her other hand and amid all this her phone slipped from her hand. Shocked to see Adi just behind her and trying to understand what happened , she shouted angrily , "Meeku picha unda?( Are you mad?) Standing here. What were you about? Suicide.... the other gate is free (pointing her hands towards the other gate ) or you were planning my murder by falling on me ?"

Of course after hearing her he knew now that she is Telugu , now Adi was sure this is the girl, the girl made for her, the girl who he is searching for so long , her dream girl ( Telugu, cute , beautiful, innocent), her soulmate. He wanted to pour his emotions out , wanted to tell her everything like everything.

Adi : No! No! Never ever ! Not even in my dreams I can think like that, and I don't want to kill you by falling on you as I have already fallen for you . Nijanga nannu nam'mu ( Really , Trust me)

Listening to her voice a girl wearing same uniform as her came and started asking , " What happened Ansh? Why are you shouting?"

Ansh , it was not her full name, short for Anshika , Ansh was kind of her nickname.

Ansh: Priya , this guy , he was just about to fall on me.

Priya after taking a look at Adi turned to Ansh and dragged her to a distance.

Priya: So did he fall? Just look at him he is hot.

Ansh (mockingly): If he would have fall on me we would have been declared dead till now. ( Shouting ) We were about to fall out of the train.

Ansh turned towards Adi.

Ansh: And you Mister. Do you know what you have done, I lost my mobile , after an hour my aunt will call me , and I will not be able to answer her. Also what will I tell her ? What happened to my phone?

Adi: Tell her the truth.

Ansh : O nice Should I tell her that a guy was about to fall on me and my phone slipped from my hand because I was saving us. Do you think I'll be allowed to travel alone after that. All my freedom will be gone.

Adi : No no just let her know that while you were talking there was a jerk and you lost your grip and your phone fell.

Ansh: Wow after telling this I will be termed careless.

Adi : Okay then let me know about your phone details ( company and model) , I will get you the same, a new one with the same number. So can I have your number and address please so that I can get it delivered to you.

Ansh: Waah I mean what a way to get a girl's details . Waah Time has changed. Progression........Look at you how shamefully asking my number and address like you are asking for a pen.

Adi: If it's not okay then..... Hyderabad , yeah you're going Hyderabad right. So for sometime come with me I will get you the phone and you can do your work and go back home Mysore girl.

Ansh: Mysore ! I ! First of all I am not Mysore girl . Secondly I am not going Hyderabad and most importantly I am not coming with you any where. And now you don't want my details but me myself.

Adi: No no I didn't mean like that ju..just to help you.. that's it. And yeah boy's are not that cheap how you think.

Ansh: Then what were you trying to do standing behind me , checking me out.

Adi : I saw you at Mysore and I wanted to just talk that's it. AND not all boys check girls, some see the beauty behind face and body. AND I was just trying to help .

Ansh : I don't need your help. So you can just go to hell .

Adi : Yeah sure , 'AFTER YOU' .

Adi returned to his seat .

And storms of questions were put before him.

Nandu: Where were you bro?

Shravan: Not answering calls. We heard some noise out there . Was it you ?

Shreya: Let him breathe guys. ( She saw Adi was angry so she stopped everyone and offered water to Adi)

Now Adi tell me were where you? You okay na?

Adi: Yeah okay just thinking why I took this train journey?

Meanwhile Avantika who had already seen Adi with Ansh was waiting for Adi to cool down. She thought of talking to him after an hour but then she slept. At around 5 am she saw Adi sitting and went to sit beside Adi and tried to make him understand.

Avantika: I saw you with that girl. Her name...... yeah Ansh... Anshika, actually she is very sweet person but she distances herself from boys.

Adi: How do you know this and why are you telling me this?

Avantika: Because I know why you are questioning yourself for this train journey and also I know that you like her. It might be just attraction but for your information she is really a nice person , actually she was frustrated answering her aunt's calls and now also she has to think about a reason for the lost mobile. She is a bit worried so what she said she didn't mean it.

Adi : Did she told you this?

Avantika: No, her friend told me and who knows a person more than friends.

Adi: Her friends.

Avantika: Okay.

Adi: So what do I do now?

Avantika: Just apologize . Say sorry it'll be enough.

Adi : Okay .

As Adi went to apologise he could not find her in her seat . None of the girls. They must have left. She was gone. He returned to his seat. Just as he looked outside through window he saw her again at the platform. He rushed to meet her but as soon as he reached the gate the whistle blew, the train was started, he felt upset . All of a sudden he saw her waving at him and yelling byeeee. He waved back at her and slowly said bye .

At the station Priya enquired Ansh at whom she was waving and Ansh replied , " To the train, it's my childhood habit ". After that they turned to go out and on the other side Adi can't stop himself from thinking about Ansh.

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