"Why are you laughing Ash! Don't make fun of my brother!" Vennela shouted.
I replied to her saying, "No! No! I am not making fun of Teja! Let me explain! A few days back, I was teasing Anvesh. I told him that he is treating Teja like his ex-girlfriend. He started laughing like a monkey. Now I know why he laughed so much!". Vennela couldn't understand and she asked to explain more.
"Teja was what? 18 years old when his girlfriend broke up with him!". She nodded her head and I continued, "Many things happened because of that silly breakup. Few years passed and if you look back, it looks so silly. That's why Anvesh laughed so much when I quoted ex-girlfriend. Now that I remember him laughing, I can't control my laughter too." I started laughing again. "Vennela! Also your brother! He said that he lost his two best friends instead of saying his girlfriend broke up with him. He was so embarrassed to say that. You should have seen his face back then.".
Vennela was shocked to hear that, "What! Teja mentioned her as a best friend. This is really funny!". She started laughing too and mentioned to me that he never spoke about that in the last seven years. She also told me that Teja always mentioned Anvesh and me with Vennela. He would always say, "Anvesh and Ash are a tough competition! They are always on the top scorer's list. I will beat them next time". That is how Vennela knew me. I felt good after hearing that and I said, "But he never succeeded in that!". We both smiled at each other.
Like every time! Speak of the devil and.. Teja was calling Vennela. Teja said that he got some movie tickets and asked us to get ready. Teja and Anvesh will pick us up in a few minutes. We got ready and were going down by stairs. I asked Vennela, "Why were my friends teasing you at the wedding?". Vennela answered me, "They don't want Teja to be at the wedding! They were asking me questions like why was Teja there? Didn't he know that Anvesh will be here? They were bothering me. Tears almost came out of my eyes and you showed up!".
I realized something and I said these words to Vennela, "I didn't notice this before but you are as sensitive as Anvesh. Isn't it?". She showed her teeth to me and I continued, "I feel like I am holding time bomb, each in one hand. Anvesh in one and You on other. Anyone can explode at any time. I have to be careful!". We started laughing and by that time, we reached Anvesh and Teja who were waiting for us at the car. Teja saw me laughing and smiled back at me. I smiled back at him and I was looking into his eyes. I don't want to look into his eyes. I escaped his eyes. Teja was wearing a light blue shirt and his sleeves were folded. And that was when I noticed him. He is a good looking guy and also a good person. I was just feeling his wrong version till that day.
Teja was driving and Anvesh was beside him. Vennela and I were seated at the back. I was speaking to Vennela and both Teja and Anvesh were able to hear me.
"Vennela! What does your brother do exactly? He is always roaming around without any work. I wonder how he owns this building and car!".
Teja and Anvesh started laughing after hearing that.
Vennela spoke to me, "Oh! Now I know why you call him a gangster? You think he earned a lot as a gangster! Isn't it?". I said yes to her.
Anvesh started speaking, "Ash! You know! Police are looking for him in Mumbai. So he ran away from there and is living here!". Everyone started laughing. And then Vennela told me that he works from home for some UK based investment company, earns well, invests in stock markets and bought the building on housing loan.
-(to be continued)
Authored by Shabbu White
I replied to her saying, "No! No! I am not making fun of Teja! Let me explain! A few days back, I was teasing Anvesh. I told him that he is treating Teja like his ex-girlfriend. He started laughing like a monkey. Now I know why he laughed so much!". Vennela couldn't understand and she asked to explain more.
"Teja was what? 18 years old when his girlfriend broke up with him!". She nodded her head and I continued, "Many things happened because of that silly breakup. Few years passed and if you look back, it looks so silly. That's why Anvesh laughed so much when I quoted ex-girlfriend. Now that I remember him laughing, I can't control my laughter too." I started laughing again. "Vennela! Also your brother! He said that he lost his two best friends instead of saying his girlfriend broke up with him. He was so embarrassed to say that. You should have seen his face back then.".
Vennela was shocked to hear that, "What! Teja mentioned her as a best friend. This is really funny!". She started laughing too and mentioned to me that he never spoke about that in the last seven years. She also told me that Teja always mentioned Anvesh and me with Vennela. He would always say, "Anvesh and Ash are a tough competition! They are always on the top scorer's list. I will beat them next time". That is how Vennela knew me. I felt good after hearing that and I said, "But he never succeeded in that!". We both smiled at each other.
Like every time! Speak of the devil and.. Teja was calling Vennela. Teja said that he got some movie tickets and asked us to get ready. Teja and Anvesh will pick us up in a few minutes. We got ready and were going down by stairs. I asked Vennela, "Why were my friends teasing you at the wedding?". Vennela answered me, "They don't want Teja to be at the wedding! They were asking me questions like why was Teja there? Didn't he know that Anvesh will be here? They were bothering me. Tears almost came out of my eyes and you showed up!".
Teja was driving and Anvesh was beside him. Vennela and I were seated at the back. I was speaking to Vennela and both Teja and Anvesh were able to hear me.
"Vennela! What does your brother do exactly? He is always roaming around without any work. I wonder how he owns this building and car!".
Teja and Anvesh started laughing after hearing that.
Vennela spoke to me, "Oh! Now I know why you call him a gangster? You think he earned a lot as a gangster! Isn't it?". I said yes to her.
Anvesh started speaking, "Ash! You know! Police are looking for him in Mumbai. So he ran away from there and is living here!". Everyone started laughing. And then Vennela told me that he works from home for some UK based investment company, earns well, invests in stock markets and bought the building on housing loan.
-(to be continued)
Authored by Shabbu White