Rajeeve was too happy to see me as I was out of the home after very long week. We both bought a cake from the nearby cake shop and soon we were knocking the door of Sidharth.
Sidharth saw us and an smile ran over a sad face. He welcomed us into his small room as we wished him happy birthday.
"What a surprise guys. I thought you were not coming." Sid said as we settled on the only bed available in that room.
"I know how it feels when you are alone on your birthday friend. So we took the cake and came over. Any problem ?" I said as I looked into the room.
There was nothing except the bed, a study table and a rack full of books. A kitchen and a washroom were attached.
"No. Not at all. I am happy that you two came. Or my birthday would have been worse this year. Thanks for coming friends." He said and I could see the happiness on his face. Finally he was looking like a birthday boy.
"So what you did all afternoon?" Rajeev asked him.
"Nothing. In the morning I went to Hanumaan Temple, And then I went for a movie. And after that I am here." he said. "wait. I have prasad for you both." he got us the prasad and we had it.
"Let's cut the cake first, then we will go out for a dinner. Okay. Or someone else is coming too? If yes then we can wait." Rajeev said. I looked at the watch. It was around seven in the evening. Enough time we had to celebrate a birthday.
"No one is coming. Yes, I can call my neighbours if you want."
"If they are girls then you can call them but if they are old people, then we are enough to give you the birthday bums." Rajeeve said in such a serious tone that we couldn't resist our laughter.
"They are our juniors. I teach both of them. Okay. So mind it when they come. Or, I won't call them." Sid said. Rajeeve agreed and Sid went out of the room to call his students. In the mean time we emptied the study table, placed that in the middle of the room and decorated it whatever very less materials we had. We lit the candles around the table and placed the cake in the middle of the rectangular place. Honestly saying, this was the simplest birthday I was attending. And still I liked it the most.
As we finished doing it, Sid came back. He said that the girls are coming in few minutes. A kid was also coming, as Sid told us. I never had a problem with anyone and this time Rajeeve too didn't have any issue.
Not more than five minutes had passed when two girls and a five year old entered the room. I looked at them. They looked like sisters. And both were amazingly beautiful and cute. Must have been 17 and 18 by age. One had worn a purple top and a black jeans while the elder one was wearing a white skirt and a black top. I couldn't remove my eyes even for a moment from the face of the girl in skirt. Fair like milk and beautiful like a princess. Is this the girl I am looking for, I thought. A smile ran on my lips on my own thought.
Sid cut the cake and distributed it between us. I was still looking at that girl. After the cake cutting ceremony, girls went out and we too headed for the dinner. But still I was only thinking about that girl. May be it was attraction. May be it was lust. But I liked it. Still I was very far from understanding the meaning of love. I wanted to discover love now. And unknowingly, that was the girl I thought while thinking about love.
(Next part, next day)
Sidharth saw us and an smile ran over a sad face. He welcomed us into his small room as we wished him happy birthday.
"What a surprise guys. I thought you were not coming." Sid said as we settled on the only bed available in that room.
"I know how it feels when you are alone on your birthday friend. So we took the cake and came over. Any problem ?" I said as I looked into the room.
There was nothing except the bed, a study table and a rack full of books. A kitchen and a washroom were attached.
"No. Not at all. I am happy that you two came. Or my birthday would have been worse this year. Thanks for coming friends." He said and I could see the happiness on his face. Finally he was looking like a birthday boy.
"So what you did all afternoon?" Rajeev asked him.
"Nothing. In the morning I went to Hanumaan Temple, And then I went for a movie. And after that I am here." he said. "wait. I have prasad for you both." he got us the prasad and we had it.
"Let's cut the cake first, then we will go out for a dinner. Okay. Or someone else is coming too? If yes then we can wait." Rajeev said. I looked at the watch. It was around seven in the evening. Enough time we had to celebrate a birthday.
"No one is coming. Yes, I can call my neighbours if you want."
"If they are girls then you can call them but if they are old people, then we are enough to give you the birthday bums." Rajeeve said in such a serious tone that we couldn't resist our laughter.
"They are our juniors. I teach both of them. Okay. So mind it when they come. Or, I won't call them." Sid said. Rajeeve agreed and Sid went out of the room to call his students. In the mean time we emptied the study table, placed that in the middle of the room and decorated it whatever very less materials we had. We lit the candles around the table and placed the cake in the middle of the rectangular place. Honestly saying, this was the simplest birthday I was attending. And still I liked it the most.
As we finished doing it, Sid came back. He said that the girls are coming in few minutes. A kid was also coming, as Sid told us. I never had a problem with anyone and this time Rajeeve too didn't have any issue.
Not more than five minutes had passed when two girls and a five year old entered the room. I looked at them. They looked like sisters. And both were amazingly beautiful and cute. Must have been 17 and 18 by age. One had worn a purple top and a black jeans while the elder one was wearing a white skirt and a black top. I couldn't remove my eyes even for a moment from the face of the girl in skirt. Fair like milk and beautiful like a princess. Is this the girl I am looking for, I thought. A smile ran on my lips on my own thought.
Sid cut the cake and distributed it between us. I was still looking at that girl. After the cake cutting ceremony, girls went out and we too headed for the dinner. But still I was only thinking about that girl. May be it was attraction. May be it was lust. But I liked it. Still I was very far from understanding the meaning of love. I wanted to discover love now. And unknowingly, that was the girl I thought while thinking about love.
(Next part, next day)
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