She had never interacted with him. He was her junior at
work. They hardly had communicated outside work. While at work, it had been
just exchanging pleasantries. Soon, she left the organization and there was no
further communication between him and her.
Meanwhile, he shifted his job, left the country and moved to
the US for greener pastures. Little did they know that their paths would cross
again! They met at a restaurant. It was
more than a decade since they last met, however, they could easily recognize
and remember each other’s name. They
learned that they were neighbors in the US. They exchanged phone numbers and
decided to catch up some other time.
They met again. He did all the talking, while she listened
to him attentively. She had picturized him in a certain way but he turned out
to be totally opposite. Back home, he was quite reserved, but in the new city,
new country, he was rediscovering himself. He made new friends and was
extremely extroverted. “He is quite garrulous but he is interesting.” she
thought.
One fine day, she wanted a break from her routine, mundane
life. She texted him asking about his evening plans. He was surprised to see
her message but responded back by asking whether she was interested in a Friday
night rendezvous. With no further hesitation, she decided to join him. He was
taken aback.
“I have never done it
before and never will I. I don’t want to miss this opportunity” she thought. He
took her to a pub. He introduced her to all his friends. Everyone had interesting
stories about him. His friends were like him, extremely easy going and
entertaining. She hit it off with his
friends. He thought “Was she like this all the while? I have seen her being
very serious and reserved at the office. She seems to be an enigma”.
Together, they did pub-crawling, enjoying each other’s
company, quite oblivious of the surroundings. They held hands and in an
inebriated state, danced the night away!
