I was looking for Pari to come and join near her building. She
joined me few minutes later and we started. I got a call from Kiran and he was
asking for his shoes as he was not able to find him. He was very curious if we
started the game without him. Pari was busy teaching some tactics to Omar and
he was concentrating on the game. I was having fun with Krishna. A Bolero was
parked near, I could see someone getting down in tracks. As the man got near I
found that it was Kiran and the girl behind him was.. was Mounica. I ran
towards them and almost hugged Mounica. Pari was watching us from
distance.
'How??' I asked and she said ' for fun and to see you guys
and to kick you (she kicked me) and to invite you both to my brother's marriage
which is on next saturday and to kill this guy Kiran and..'
I was very happy that she was there. Her father always encouraged
Mounica's wings. She was a lucky one with a father like Madhu Uncle. He always
made her fly free. They have inherited crores from their ancestors and they made
the best use of it. Madhu Uncle and Ravi brother established many hospitals and
Ashrams in Hyderabad. They were also very successful in the business they
started. They were respected all over the city. Mounica went to Australia after
convincing her dad, he disliked sending her away but always listened to her and
fulfilled her wishes. She said that she was enjoying her study at Australia and
she was especially here for her brother's marriage. Madhu Uncle has always
thought that one of us will become his Son in law in future. He admired our
friendship.
I found out from the card that the marriage is to happen in
Bangalore and she will stay here until it is done. We will remember our old
days again together..
I introduced her to Pari, and instantly they were friends. Both
were of that kind, immediately mixing up with people and having fun. This time it was a war "Girls Vs Boys". Every champ was on boy's side except Krishna and
Omar. The game was on fire. Kiran and I were fighting with Mounica and Pari. It
took 11 mins to make the first goal and it was by Pari. We were making some
plans to get them into trouble but their play was smart. Second one was by me
after 4 mins. We decided to play for 30 mins. After a short break of fun and
speech, we started again. It was Mounica, she almost killed Kiran, it was
really a killer move and in no time the ball was in basket. Krishna and Omar
were dancing on their success. We were left with 3.5 minutes. We have to make a
goal in order to make it a draw but it was impossible. I did not even realise
that the ball was going to be in her hands. It was 2 seconds left and Krishna
was shouting a count down for us and It was a Goal but.. it was made by Pari..
Mounica praised her and they enjoyed their clear victory clearly saying they
enjoyed our defeat. Then we left Pari at her building and went for ours.
We both got ready and went with Mounica and her Bolero driver. He
was silent and smiling. We utilized him to the best. We took her to every mall
possible in Bangalore. Inorbit, Phoenix, Forum, UBCity,……She loved it, she is
basically a mall lover but I never saw her buy a thing. I always wondered what
she did with all her pocket money that her father gives. We had fun all day.
Ate a lot. Our expenses were paid by each of us individually. She would not let
us pay for her, she is different and different. The day was a blast and we were
exhausted at the end of the day. She left us at our room and went to join her
family at her Uncle's home clearly saying, a Villa.
I was lying on my bed and we were chatting about the day. The chat
stopped and I realised a thing. I did not think about Pari today as I do every
day. This was the first day without thinking about her, still the day was a
awesome one.. Thoughts of Pari started in my mind and I went deep into
sleep..
-Arjun Krishna
-Arjun Krishna