The Companion

"Why do you keep so much of teddies on your bed, there is no space left to sit."
"Sit on couch then." I replied to my cousin. Like everyone else he was being rude to my toys. I was 17 and had 6 teddies with me. One of them was my favorite. "Nonu" i used to call her. She was bought to me by my best friends on my seventeenth birthday. Yes, it was a girl teddy as she had a pink outfit. After Nonu's arrival, my other toys had to face my continuous ignorance and slowly slowly they drifted apart. I didn't care much as i had Nonu. I shared almost everything with her.  Her small eyes and light colored hair used to look perfect. 

Crush

I get to see him for 15 minutes daily, during lunch. He is colleague, from a different department. I have never even waved him a Hi! but his colleague is my friend so basically we have a mutual friend. Though he have never expressed what he feels, he couldn't hide either. His expressions and body language say it all. Some 5'10, wheatish, smiling and you will find him wearing a shirt with jeans 90 % of the times. Dashing he look. 

Random

She was crying when i picked up her call. Yes we hardly talk now. Family, job and difference in priorities lead us here. she was my best friend but now i think i am hardly bothered about her life. She was having a hard time in corporate and she called me for some guidance. "Let it go dear if it is not serving you anymore" I stated in short. she was confused. thats how we are, we get attached to things and then it becomes hard for us to leave them and move on. let it be our personal relationships or career. 

Walking Tooth-brush

"Dad see this toothbrush walks" I screamed in excitement pointing my index finger towards TV. I was 5. Dad acted surprisingly.."Is it..wow!!" I instantly demanded for it. Mom asked me to calm down. Dad bought me the walking brush very next day. Though it was good at brushing teeth but i never found him walking. I was disappointed. "Dad, the shopkeeper didn't give you the right brush, see it doesn't walk, the one which is there in the TV walks, runs and even plays hide and seek." I stated one night while laying down next to him. He didn't say anything in revert. he pecked my forehead and hugged me to sleep.

Destiny

"Will you go on a coffee date with the person who commented above you" One of the testimonials in a community called "I love my Dad", introduced us. I was 17 that time. College going fun loving backbencher. we got in touch on orkut. It was a mutual understanding rather than an infatuation. I talked a lot to him about everything including my college, family, friends and boyfriend. He was mature, some 24 years old. i always found a good friend in him. He supported me psychologically at each step, let it be my career or personal relationships. We were good friends till i completed my post graduation but then things changed. In the span of those three years we never exchanged numbers. We chatted, we wrote mails or we posted on each other's walls. Our frequency of chatting used to vary. Sometimes everyday, sometimes once in three days and sometimes once in a week, based on his availability and my convenience.Once he didn't ping me for an entire month, that was something unusual.

And somewhere in-between, I "somewhat" grew up.

"I want to be a doctor. I will marry someone who will fight with gangsters to save me. I will never leave my parents. When i will grow up and will get married, my husband will come to my house to stay with me. I will always be the class topper. I love to dress like a boy. School is so boring. When will i switch to a pen from pencil? Will i be selected for the dance competition? " Age-Nine

"I hope my parents won't get to know about the test in which i scored less. How will i introduce my dad to maths teacher in parents teacher meeting. Being a doctor is probably not a good idea. I think that he have a crush on me. Why the hell does my class teacher always stand me up to read the news in assembly. Why can't school canteen have some delicious food. Why the hell is mom so irritating. Why can't i hang around with friends. Why can't i wear short skirts rather than boring jeans, all the time. I love my best friend. Long nails look good. I wish i could go to school with untied hair. Extra classes, wow !! i will get to wear casuals. Finally, he bought me a scooty. Awww' my dad is the best."Age-Thirteen.

Scary House

Why don't you understand i can't live without you, please be with me Pari. I wanna spend my entire life with you, Will you marry me? "C'mon, I am just 21 and i am with you as a friend, why do you want us to be in a relationship, don't complicate Rahul, for god sake." I can wait baby, just say yes. "I don't know, probably i need some days to think over it." Finally, he nodded in agreement without arguing. Let's not spoil our today's plan, he said holding my right hand. "Where are we going but?" i asked in excitement.

Rahul was a good friend, we met in a family party for the first time. Today, he proposed me for the seventh time in last 8 months, every time i came up with  a different excuse...talent you see *Winks*. I was commitment phobic and he accepted the fact. I don't know what Rahul was, even after all the mess, i could see him loving me unconditionally, as a friend. We spent almost every weekend together. we both liked exploring new places, so in short he was a good company.

An Encounter with Physics

I think i am done with packing, what say papa? "What else would you like to carry except biscuits and waffers", Mom interrupted. "Nothing Mom, Chill! I will not be starving there and i will be coming home every weekend anyways." It was my own decision to get into a boarding school, after spending 10 years in the same damn day boarding. Dad didn't want me to stay away from home, mom was fine but then i was always stubborn enough to convince him anyhow. I opted for biology in 11 standard against my mom's will. I had no idea how will i manage in a new atmosphere, I knew that my new school is going to be little different but life gives you big surprises at times, much much bigger than you expect.

Friends For Life

They always do this. Cancellation of plans at last moments, useless arguments and delayed decisions. I threw the marker i was playing with and left the classroom. I could never understand when my friends turned so annoying. we knew each other from year 2008. Just after i left school. When i met them first, i never knew we will share this kind of bonding. From lectures to bunks, from hang-outs to night-outs, from juices to vodka, from Delhi to Chandigarh...we did it all. They were the best part of my life through out college. The beautiful destiny threw us in the same place again for Post graduation or say we were too dependent on each other that we couldn't even choose our paths independently. We were happy and i think that was enough. we hardly fought except the day i m writing about.

Happy Realization

Yes, I will call you back in some time Mom! I am busy working. this is what she got to hear whenever she called me but she never complained. Yes, she was the one who encouraged me too much to be what i am today though her wishes would have been a little different than the reality she have been facing, i believe. I hardly talked to my parents. i took them for granted like every second kid. Even after doing well in studies and now in career, there was something missing. Stress was taking over the peace of mind slowly, till i got to meet him one day. He was an ordinary person with an extraordinary smile. We met in a meeting held by our companies. We got introduced to each other, professionally but sooner or later the conversation reached to the personal front. Even he was an Arian, i was glad to know. He was talkative and so were his eyes. Irresistible he was, His glittering eyes, perfectly placed lips and a bright smile was making me fall for him. "Will you come for a coffee, tomorrow morning?", i asked with a smile. he just nodded.