All beans, no aroma!

continued from Cigar Lounge...


Soon enough, they had accepted their feelings for each other. But, it took exactly one month after the apple juice incident that they were able to reconcile with it. Sid called her parents and broke the news. Their parents, were obviously not happy!

"Mom, yeah I wanted to tell you something. I like this boy, Kartik. And I will marry him."

"That is a very good news Sid, bete when are we meeting him?"

"You can meet him whenever you are in Mumbai."

"So when are you calling us?"

"You come whenever, I am flying off to NY tomorrow - oh yeah I forgot to tell you - I am going to do a course in film making - I will graduate in two years."

She told Kartik about this even later - 5 hours before the flight.

"Sid, what the hell?"

"Kat, when my course gets over, then we will think what to do next with our relationship"

"Sid! Are you even hearing yourself? For two years what will we do? You could have told me, I could have come along"

"What will you do there dude? And plus you don't like the States"

"But I like you! I will do whatever I do here!"

There was no logical explanation that could convince Kat. But Sid had not left him with any option. She flew off and did not speak to him even once post that. She did not even share her mobile number.

In one month, Kat was able to find a job for himself in NY. And he flew exactly 31 days after she had left, in search of her. In one year, Kat knew it was like finding a needle in the haystack. He was not devastated yet, and was in his make believe world that he will find her.

It was one afternoon, 13 months after he had arrived in NY, that she saw him for the first time. She even shouted his name from behind. But, he was in his own world. He was on beans. And, there was no aroma.

to be continued