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Articles: My Thoughts | The journey
- Mr. Nagadhar© Bandi
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'To tell you the truth, yes,' I said meekly.
'It's okay. You can be bold about it. I'll tell you a little secret.'
She pulled my ear next to her mouth and whispered, 'I think you are attractive. I might even love you. Can I kiss you?'
I nodded. She kissed me on my cheek. I turned pink the next moment.
'Hey you believed me, didn't you? April fool, go to school. Tell your teacher, you are a fool,' she shouted. She laughed at the top of her voice.
I checked my watch. It was April 1st, 2005 and I had been made a jackass. I didn't want to look at the woman's face again. I loved her but I hated her for what she had done. I turned to the opposite side and stared out of the window.
She noticed my sulking face.
'Hey, don't get mad at me. It was a joke. That's all. I'm sorry,' she said.
I didn't look at her and didn't reply.
'Okay. What can I do to compensate?'
'You could sing a song for me,' I said softly. I wanted to know how well my girl could sing.
'Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you.' She stood up and went to the centre of the compartment.
'Friends, we have a birthday boy in our midst. I want all of you to wish him happy birthday.'
The entire compartment including the TTE (Train Ticket Examiner) was singing 'Happy birthday to Sunderesan.'
She took out a vegetable sandwich from her bag. She said that it was a substitute for a cake. I cut the sandwich and gave her the first piece. She removed the tomato and cucumber from the sandwich. She pasted the cucumber and tomato all over my face. I distributed the remaining bits of the sandwich to everyone in the compartment. It was the best birthday I had ever had.
When all the euphoria died I asked her, 'How did you know that it was my birthday?'
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