Swizz Cheese - Part 5

The sun had risen and I did not want to be late, it was Wednesday and that meant two hours of Economics.

I rushed to class and sat in the 2nd row. Nammi was surprised. She came up to the front and sat with me.

“Why are we sitting here”? She asked placing her books on the table.

“I don’t know. I just felt like it”. I said looking at the green board

“Okaaaaayyy!!”, She replied busy texting someone.

The bell rang and  he entered just in time.

“Good morning class”, he said with a beautiful smile. He looked so amazing

Two hours went by so soon, but the rest of the day went  really slow. The day ended. I went to his cabin to enquire about the program in Switzerland.

I knocked on his cabin door.

“Come in”, his voice echoed in my heart than in my ears. I went in.

“Hi, I wanted to talk about that marketing program”, I asked sitting on one of the chairs opposite him.

“Oh yes,  I am glad you came” he said, placing a file on the desk.

He went on about the program and it seemed very interesting. But what interested me more was the fact that I can be closer to him.

“So if you are able to keep up the grades, I’ll surely put in a good word with the dean”, he said, smiling with  high hopes.

I agreed and for two months I strived. I worked really hard.  During the course of those two months I grew closer to him.

There were just few days for the marketing exam. I was having a nervous breakdown. I definitely needed a break. I wore a pair of blue shorts and a white T. I grabbed my bag  and  headed to Daniel’s house. I reached at  8:00pm.I rang the doorbell. No one answered. I rang again and finally he opened.

“Hey, Irene, come in, what brings you here? “, he said sitting on the sofa.

I sat on the sofa opposite him, “I think too much studying has made me a nut case. I’m not able to understand this one theory  which is like the most important” I said

“ Come here, let me have a look”, he said

I sat next to him. He was going through the book silently. His concentration seemed so alluring, I felt butterflies tickling inside my tummy while I watched him.

(To be continued)

Swizz Cheese - Part 4

He laughed, “Glad to know you got some sense of humor; you seemed to be the serious kind”.

“What!! No way ! I party hard and chill like all the time”, I blurted out which  was not true.

“You don’t have to party hard to have a good time.  Listen, I was just going through the grades of some of the students from previous semesters. You and Nina have really good grades in Economics and Marketing. I am also a Marketing major so if you need any help. Just let me know because I got this vibe you are not so into Economics.”, he said while checking if the rain is clearing.

“There is this really good marketing program in the university which I teach in Switzerland, and the placement is good as well. So if you can get some extra credits and keep up the score, I can help you get a scholarship there.

I was elated that he went through the trouble of finding my interest and giving me a shot.  But I was disappointed that he was also interested in Nina’s grades as well.

“Helooooo!! Anyone there“, he said smiling

I realized I had not replied to him, “Umm!! Yeah sure, that would be helpful. I will come to you after class to get know the details. Thanks anyway!”

“Awesome, I’m guessing this is your stop”, he said pulling over in front of my PG. I had not realized he had started his car and moved. I was too busy thinking the impossible.

“Yup thanks so much. Bye”, I said getting out of the car.

“Bye, take care of yourself”, he replied smiling.

Damn that Greek god face!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I started walking away when I heard his sweet voice again, “Irene? “.  I turned back with all hopes of some awesome miracle  and walked towards him.

“You forgot your ID again. You should probably keep it in your bag”, he smiled and drove off

Why?  Why did I want him so bad?

I walked up  to my room, freshened up and called up my folks, who were working in the middle east. I missed them bad. The rain seemed to die down. I had my dinner and fell asleep, dreaming of the impossible.

( To be continued)

Swizz Cheese -part 3

Nammi felt that I was acting weird.  “Why were you just staring at him like a zombie”, she asked, curiosity lingering in her face.  As we walked down the stairs,  I explained the morning episode to her. She laughed, “Are you serious? This is why you have been acting weird! This is so not you! Just forget it! “

And I did, we laughed & joked. We attended classes the rest of the day and our classes were finally done for the day. I hugged Nammi  and said bye. I packed my stuff, put in my earphones, switched on my IPod and  started my 2 km walk to my PG. Evenings are best for a walk.

It was quite windy and the clouds were grey, the leaves were dangling in the wind, and the traffic died down as I entered a quiet lane. The music was loud and the breeze was playing with my hair. I stopped abruptly when a car pulled over in front of me.  I took out my earphones, as I observed who was getting out of the car.

It was him, Daniel

“Hi Irene” ,he said

“How do you know my name”, I replied surprised

“Well you kinda forgot your college ID in class. Your name and photo is on the ID “, he said with his charming accent.

“Oh of course “, I went over to his side to take the ID.

“I kept calling your name but you had your earphones in, so couldn’t really get to you”, he said with a simple charming smile and dreamy eyes.

“I’m sorry for the trouble”, I replied a little loud, as the wind was getting loud and stronger and just then a drop of water fell from the heavens onto my cheek.

“I guess it’s going to rain soon. Would you like me to drop you to your place?” he said, sounding a bit serious.

I didn’t know what to say, the drops started falling more quickly and I didn’t want to get wet.

“Yes sure! Thanks, I really don’t want to get drenched”, I replied trying to sound very reasonable.

He smiled, “Well get in”.

He drove a silver Renault Fluence, dreamy guy with a dreamy car.

“So where do you live? “, he asked, the rain pattered on the car. It was pouring down real hard diminishing visibility.

I gave him a detailed direction as to where to stop

“Is it ok if we park on the side for a few minutes. I can’t really see anything “, he said trying real hard to see through the thick curtain of rain.

“Yes please. LOL! I wouldn’t want to get killed now, ha ha!! “, I said, which really sounded stupid in my head when I replayed it.

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Swizz Cheese - part 2

My class was on the 2nd floor which meant a lot of manual use of leg power. Grrr!! I entered class. The teacher had not come yet, I sat in my usual spot, the 2nd last row on the left. I chatted away with Numretha and my other friends about last holiday and how awesome it was. Just then Mrs. Gloria, our Economics teacher ( who was short, plump and really had some attitude issues), came in and made her way to the front of the class. She laid down her register on the table, and went directly to the her favorite topic- economics time table for the semester. Holy schmuk!!Wednesdays had 3 hours of economics! Crap!!

Mrs. Gloria paused a little, took a deep breath (wow she breathes; I thought she was a zombie!) ,“I won’t be handling Economics this semester”. That was the most amazing thing I have ever heard. We were all “silently happy”.

“As you all know the last semester ,we have an exchange program and I will be going to Switzerland next week to teach Economics in the university there for this whole semester”, she said.
We were overjoyed. I was scribbling some diagrams on my notebook while she was making these beautiful announcements. She continued, “Replacing me, Mr. Daniel Wa`elchli will be taking over economics this semester”, pointing at the person standing back.

All of us turned back to see the stranger. My mouth parted and eyes widened. It was him, the guy I dashed into in the morning. When did he even come in ? He made his way towards the front of the class. I ducked my head and continued scribbling on my notebook. Mrs. Gloria walked out. I was totally embarrassed to raise my head. My friend Nammi (Numretha) shook me a bit, I looked at her. She gave me a confused stare at my abnormal behavior. Somehow I gathered myself and looked up.

He was not even looking at my direction. I composed myself and wondered why I was being so silly. His voices was so hypnotizing, not just to me but to everyone, as everyone were very attentively listening to him. His face was very charmingly animated. You could easily tell his passion for the subject which made us interested into most boring topic.

TRRRNNNGG!! The bell rang. It was like a rude awakening to our mesmerizing dream. We had half an hour tea break. All the girls were surrounding him like he was a celebrity. He had good looks, heavenly voice and a burning passion for his subject! Desirable!!

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Swizz cheese - part 1

Swizz Cheese

The Alarm clock rang.. TRRRRRNNGGG... I tried to open my eyes. Well! I managed to open one of them.

It was 6AM. Damn! I missed getting up late. It was the first day of my last semester and that very thought cemented me to the bed. I lied down for a little while longer. I woke up listening to the bajan song played in the next room, the sunlight creeped in slowly onto my bed sheet. I looked at the clock. Damn it !I was late !! REALLY late!!

I jumped out of my bed, ran into the loo, freshened up, and then came the hard part- getting dressed. Arrrrrghhh! I had too many clothes. Finally I put on my black T and blue jeans, grabbed a notebook (which by the way has been my book throughout the whole of my B.com) and stood outside my hostel waiting for an Auto. My college was just a walk away distance . But I was really late.

I reached college just in time (I think that should be my tagline). I was really hungry. I texted my friend Numretha as she was going crazy wondering where I was. I quickly bought a muffin, gobbled it and was rushing out of the cafeteria. BHAAMMMM!! I dashed right into someone.
Once he re-established gravitational balance, he apologized though it was my fault. I was just awkwardly staring at him. He was tall, broad shoulders. He had dark brown spiked hair. He was wearing a crisp white shirt and brown pant. He had fair skin. Well ! He wasn’t Indian for sure.
I pulled myself back together. I smiled like I had muscle spasm. I apologized and rushed to my class. I turned around to get a  quick look. Sigh! He was gone.

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Consensual - part 32

" Please don't do this. Think about Veda! She needs family. I am changing . Why don't you see?", he pleaded. I was firm. I wanted out of this relationship that had sucked life out of me.

"I did wait for you to change. Now I am tired. I need to breathe. This marriage is a suffocation to me. Please free me from it.", I said. "Suffocation! Whatever you want to call this, You have full right. I am guilty for what you have been through. But think again. We can work on it.", he begged.

" I can't. I don't have... Never mind! I have decided I want out of this marriage. I can't live with you in this loveless marriage. Anyway I am getting late for work. I need you to sign the papers and this is good for both of us. I want Veda to have a happy childhood without us having to pretend that we have a happy marriage.", I said , trying to sound firm.

I was indulged myself into work. I had enough of this emotional breakdown. Now I had to focus on future. It wasn't that I didn't want Praveen to be a part of Veda's life. But I didn't want him to be part of my life again. I was engrossed into work that I didn't realize my best buddy- Shaunik appear from nowhere. I didn't see him standing quietly staring at me work.

"How long have you been standing there? You didn't even call me.", I asked when I saw him. He stood like a statue and said nothing. I could make out that he wasn't himself. "What's wrong?" , I asked. "Nothing! But I had to share something with you which I was carrying in my heart for so long. If you are free , I would like you to hear me out.", he said with tense smile.

I nodded and asked him to go ahead. What did he want to say?  " (after taking deep breath) The day I met you , I found you so vulnerable and innocent. As I got to know , I understood you as a strong and independent woman. I know what I will tell you now , you may not believe me... I have fallen in love with you.", he said , shocking me every bit. I never expected this. I had always treated him as a friend.

" I ... Am... Sorry ... I don't know how to react in ...such situation. I .. Don't...love.. You", I said, finding difficult to communicate to him. I got up and walked away from him. I had to get away from too much of emotional outpour. I did what Praveen had done few years back. I broke his heart. But I had no choice. These years had made worn out of love. I couldn't give love second chance. Love was never for me. Love will never be for me.

        ******* the end******

Consensual - part 31

Five years passed so soon . Veda had grown up into chirpy little girl. She wasn't demanding sort of person like her dad. But she was disciplined child who had fun at times. Well! She had me who was at her side.

Work was going in a good note. The company was flourishing and growing. I was happy when father in law assigned his place in the company. Well! He retired without any complains.

Praveen had started cleaning up his image. He had started an animation movie company. He had got some international projects in few years. At last he made his own identity. Everyone were proud of him.

I was seeing many changes in him. He was spending more time with his family. He left his old bad company aside. He concentrated in keeping the family closer. Veda- his sweetie pie was the center of his attention. He tried to get closer to my heart. But my heart was broken into pieces which would never be mended.