Next day I reached office late, there was some train problems going on in the central Railway. Wet, drain from head to toe I entered in office. My desktop computer was kept on by my office friend to whom I have already informed about my late coming. The day begins with my daily works, updating important videos, writing new articles and so on.
Suddenly the internal messaging box pop out on my screen, and the name displays Nathalie. My eyes were filled with tears; this was the first time that I have received a message from her. God, I was over excited to see that message. My heart was pumping too fast that the beats were easily heard in my ears.
I slowly opened her IP, it was simple HI written with loads of exclamation marks. Well, in my schooling days my grammar teacher had said, when a person repeats single word many times, it simply means that the person is either too happy or too frustrated. I was super confused about the message and the utter dilemma about what should be my reply. The clock strikes 12.55pm, lunch time was above to start and I was eager to go at reception, NO… NO don’t misunderstand me I don’t want to play billiards this time but was eagerness was to see her.
Next five minutes we kept asking each other the five Ws and H of life. The chat started with knowing our family background to her education and than about her future plans. After some time I was totally blank about what to ask or what to talk about, as there was nothing common between us except one thing. I wanted to take pause from our chat and ask Faisal and Ajinkya about the topics I can talk with her, so I gave her excuse about me having lunch. She was fine about it so we promise to ping each other after lunch.
I ran to Faisal and Ajinkya to inform them about my progress with her and to take their help about topics that I can discuss with her. We went back road of our office where we can talk peacefully. Faisy was blank to tell anything but AJ was full of ideas that can surely help me to know more about her. We came back in office in separate ways so that she should not know that we had discussion about her in private.
Post lunch, I was waiting for her to ping me. AJ had told me at the lunch break not to ping her as to see whether she is also interested in chatting with me or not. So I just waited for her to ping. It was 3pm now there was no sign; 3.25pm still no ping from her finally at 3.35pm I got her ping. Saying you forgot to ping me Dear… Wow! It was a superb growth, just sometime back I was only a Hi friend and now I’m Dear, it was a great feeling inside.
Again our normal conversation started from what we had in lunch to our evening plans. AJ had asked me to get her mobile number somehow or else give my number to her so that our friendship grows with the passing time. I was very sure in getting her number but feared about how to ask her. In conversation I put it straight about asking her number. Don’t know why these girls suddenly become detective when a guy asks about a girl’s number. GOD! She started asking me hundreds of questions about why I need, what I will do with it and I was like huh, I just asked her phone number, not her size or age.
I tried getting her number but failed big time. Finally I used AJ’s formula, I remembered him telling me, if she doesn't give her phone number to me than I should give her my number. Exactly I did the same thing, I passed my number to her saying to give miscall or message if she wishes. She just replied saying yes to it but didn't give me miscall or message.
AJ sent me message for tea at around 4pm and in the next second he and Faisy were at my place. They wanted to know about my proceeding with her post lunch. I signed them not to utter a single word in front of my team members, we left my department and soon we were at Laxmi hotel for tea. Faizy in his manly voice told AJ and me not to discuss anything in hotel as many of our office people were present around us. We sipped our tea and Good Day biscuits and went back road again. We actually love this road as most of our private talks were done here without any fear.
AJ and Faizy seemed very excited to know about my proceeding. So I began to tell them everything that we chatted. I was totally unaware of this feeling of love, AJ became my love guru and he kept instructing me about what to do next and what not, and to some extend his lessons helped me in future. At one end where AJ was playing my love guru and at the other end was Faizy who always played the devil’s role with big horns at his both side. Even Faizy’s side of helping me was not wrong at most of the time. Actually I believe he never liked Nathalie because of her behaviour in office.
Anyways we discussed each and everything about what we chatted that day. I was too excited at least I have achieved little success from morning to evening,(remembered HI to Dear). I told them everything especially me asking her mobile number and her pretending to avoid that question. AJ was too angry with me because he had informed me not to ask her more then ones but I kept forcing her till I get her number but in vain.
Faizy and AJ both in their strict voice told me not to force her anymore about the number as she will get a negative image about me. I understand their point of views and promised them will do as they have instructed me. On returning back Faizy told me not to ping her anymore let her ping me now and give her number.
There was no sign of her buzzing me; the eagerness inside me about getting her number was at its toll. The sun was setting down, the day was coming to end and my hope began to fade into darkness of her long wait!
