On the phone with a friend from my college. We were pretty close to let him redo the bandage when i cracked my foot. Also close to have let him use my internet for reconnecting with his long lost crush. (It was a pretty big deal for us at that time! trust me)
His long lost crush, and wife now had been dating for almost 6 years.
Flashback 4 years, one day i get a call to meet my old buddy.I jump from my bunker bed to get ready for discussing idiotic tales of our college life.
We meet at the busy streets of malleshwarm and that's when i see "HER". Its funny how as friends we tend to become over protective of them once they get a partner. Anyway, we make our way to one of the pizza corners and take our seats. I feel a need to let her know we are just friends (Maybe i don't want her to think of me as a competition ). I try to talk about how we spent our college days; specially the ones during internals and exams. I can see her cringe at the thought that her boyfriend would be at my home , sometimes for the entire day. I try saying "He would just play his guitar and irritate me the whole time". I immediately regret. My friend spends the next 40 minutes explaining that its only because he was bored of looking at the text books, in a "boyfriend" way of course.
The next time i open my mouth, i can hear something like "he was the most popular guy in our college. Lot of fan following! " i immediately try to swallow the words hoping they are not audible but they are!
I return to my hostel feeling guilty, angry, sad and idiotic - all at the same time. Being with (read between) a friend and his girlfriend is stressful! Whole lot more than having your project in "red".
I'm done rewinding things from my past. We are still on call and he's telling me about becoming a dad. I am extremely happy for him! He's also telling me "We should get together sometime! My wife wants to meet you" and i can see myself shake my head and roll my eyes while saying "Of course!"
I ought to improve my skills of saying "NO" (Like my manager has rightly pointed out)
His long lost crush, and wife now had been dating for almost 6 years.
Flashback 4 years, one day i get a call to meet my old buddy.I jump from my bunker bed to get ready for discussing idiotic tales of our college life.
We meet at the busy streets of malleshwarm and that's when i see "HER". Its funny how as friends we tend to become over protective of them once they get a partner. Anyway, we make our way to one of the pizza corners and take our seats. I feel a need to let her know we are just friends (Maybe i don't want her to think of me as a competition ). I try to talk about how we spent our college days; specially the ones during internals and exams. I can see her cringe at the thought that her boyfriend would be at my home , sometimes for the entire day. I try saying "He would just play his guitar and irritate me the whole time". I immediately regret. My friend spends the next 40 minutes explaining that its only because he was bored of looking at the text books, in a "boyfriend" way of course.
The next time i open my mouth, i can hear something like "he was the most popular guy in our college. Lot of fan following! " i immediately try to swallow the words hoping they are not audible but they are!
I return to my hostel feeling guilty, angry, sad and idiotic - all at the same time. Being with (read between) a friend and his girlfriend is stressful! Whole lot more than having your project in "red".
I'm done rewinding things from my past. We are still on call and he's telling me about becoming a dad. I am extremely happy for him! He's also telling me "We should get together sometime! My wife wants to meet you" and i can see myself shake my head and roll my eyes while saying "Of course!"
I ought to improve my skills of saying "NO" (Like my manager has rightly pointed out)
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