Just Got this amazing little blog site from from Mr Sawan Viewfinder Chettri. Here is the excerpt from the story in the blog. It was ten minutes ago. I finished my final task for the day at my office and decided to head out early. Just as I opened the glass door, a pleasing chill swept across my face. Suddenly the day’s stress vanished and I felt like humming a tune. I walked a few blocks towards the market: that’s when the evening sky caught my eye. It was an evening not very different from this, and the time too. Wait a minute, is it September yet? I pulled out my PDA and what do you know, 1st September, 2014! Memories of that day flooded my head. I felt that strange feeling all over again. Nine years ago. It was a September like this. I don’t remember the date. It was in Darjeeling. My second year of college. I remember I had a fight scheduled that evening. I don’t know why was I supposed to fight these guys but I was pumped. I was challenged to meet them at Chowrasta, the local tourist attraction and a common meeting destination for the locals. So there I was, sitting on the iron bench in front of the ATM besides Amigos, the coffee shop. I was all worked up and waiting for the guys. I was trying to focus when a girl walked past me and sat on my bench at the other end. I looked at her. She seemed upset. Then I noticed her clothes. A jacket, jeans, shoes and a backpack. She did not seem to be interested in trying to impress anyone, but what caught my eye was the fact that she had duck-taped her jacket along the sides. Wow, I said to myself. I looked closer and saw her eyes glisten in the evening light. She was about to cry, definitely. Any moment now… That’s when she turned her head towards me and said: What’s wrong with you jerk? What are you looking at? I didn’t know what to say. “I’m sorry… I didn’t mean to…” “Shut up!” She exclaimed. “What’s your name?” She demanded. I told her my name. She said it is nice but decided to call me ‘Tweety’. “Wait, what? No way and why would you call me anything. I don’t even know you.” “Ok Tweety, so here’s the deal. Go get me some ice cream from Amigos, and remember, I like chocochip or black forest. Do not bring vanilla, and get one for yourself too”. “Ummm think I’ll pass.” I replied bluntly. What happened next I shall never forget. She reached out her left hand towards me and pinched my arm so hard, shit turned blue. “What the fish?”, I was in shock. “Go get me my ice cream”, she said with her grieving doe coloured eyes. I didn’t think twice. I went in and got two of them. It was chilling and we were having ice-cream. The tourists and passerby were looking at us as though we were from Mars or something. I had never had ice cream in the cold but I wasn’t complaining. As we were doing so, I saw the boys approaching. I was in fight mode almost instantly. I dropped the ice cream cone and got up with clenched fists. I told her to leave as it was not safe for her. She got up too and said, “hello boys, you must be friends of Tweety here. I’m sorry but we are on a date so I’m going to have to steal him away for today. Is that alright with you guys?” I died a little right there. They chuckled and said, he’s all yours and left. “Why did you do that? Do you know what you just did. I’m done here. My life is ruined ….” “Promise me Tweety”, she interrupted my overreaction, “promise me you shall never fight again, ever in your life”. I was confused. “What do you care?” “Just promise me will you? God, you are so annoying.” I saw her reaching out to pinch me again, so I hurriedly said, “I promise, I promise” “Good, now come let’s take a walk” I thought to myself, No, I’m not doing that with a stranger, but we got up and started walking anyway. We headed towards Kaventers, and ordered tea. “So a Physics guy huh?” She said. “How the hell did you know”, I was puzzled. She said, “well I could see the limited edition – peace love physics badges on your bag. Where did you get that? They aren’t even supposed to be out till December .” For the rest of the story visit saawanviwefinder.wordpress/author/saawanviewfinder/ Thanks you. :)
Posted on: Fri, 05 Sep 2014 11:07:45 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015