#11--- SANUSHA MADAM'S TALE...

[ 3 DAYS AFTER THE CONFESSION @ SANUSHA MADAM'S CABIN...]

Aashritha: Good afternoon, Mam. You wanted to meet me?

Sanusha Mam: Hey Aashritha, yeah just wanted to talk to you.Have a seat.

Aashritha: Has it got anything to do with the fest ma'am. The working is getting done madam and it will be presented to you within a short time.

Sanusha Mam: It's nothing official. It's strictly got to do with just you and Neeraja. Just wanted to give you an advice, you like it:follow it; if you don't:keep it aside.

Aashritha : Sure madam. We've got more chances of following the advice rather than rejecting it.

Sanusha Mam: The thing is, you both are on the verge of getting into a relationship very shortly. So, I just wanted to caution you guys about the all the things you wanna take care before getting into a bond.

Aashritha: Sure, madam. Your advice is going to be invaluable for us.

Sanusha Mam: Take it as a class or whatever, but remember all of what I say in a point wise manner.

• (!) Whatever decision you take reflects your family's background and the environment at your house.

• (@) There's no hurry in giving your decision to the guy. Take your own time. If the guy's so impatient about your decision, then he's not gonna stay longer than much in your life.

• (#) Whatever may happen to your relation now, FIRST LOVE can never be erased from your mind nor your heart, so treasure it. 

• ($) If you're not sure about your family's problems about your marriage  and its category, then it's better not to give any confirmation to the guy, as he may suffer a lot in the future.

• (%) Make sure that the guy you select is not gonna suppress your views, likes and needs. Everyone in the world has a different perception and he should be given freedom to go after his dreams.

• (^) Failure in LOVE is not the end of the road. Don't worry about the consequences, everything will be fine someday. 

"enough  of all the points, I wanted to tell you my story so that you can understand what love is, and what's my perception about it.

Aashritha: You got a love story ? Mam. That's great. I would definitely want to hear that. Please go on, Mam.

Sanusha Mam: During my college days, there used to be guy called Sudheer. He was in the same class as I was. He never used to talk to people. 

He was a seriously handsome guy with the right physique and he had all the qualities a girl would generally dream to have in a partner. His inefficiency to talk to people made it even more tough for the girls as it was tedious task to approach him for something.

I had a serious crush on Sudheer and my friends who knew about this provoked me to talk to him to prove that I was not a coward. 

My instincts were ignited in such a way that I talked to Sudheer for a long time that too in the first attempt itself, which indeed has proved that I was not a cowardice. I WAS BRAVE.

That first meeting or the first conversation actually gave me nightmares because of the facts that were unveiled during the conversation.

Aashritha: He fell for you, the day he saw you, right? It's very hard for anyone to actually keep you out from their mind, Mam. You're an eternal beauty and a lifelong inspiration for us.

Sanusha Mam: Yeah, that's what he told me and I was damn shocked to hear that. He said that he always wanted to approach me with that issue but was overshadowed by his fear of rejection.

From then on, life had become very colorful. It became more interesting and even small things mattered a lot during that time. I attracted a lot of jealousy during those times from the other girls who also wanted to try Sudheer. 

But then, luck favored me and I was very fortunate to have got a boyfriend like Sudheer at that time. I want you also to feel the moments which you can savour for the rest of your life.

Aashritha: Hope I do , mam. Don't stop it , it's seriously worth a BESTSELLER LOVE STORY Mam.

Sanusha Mam: College life got completed but we did not get separated. That was how love used to be back then. We used to write letters almost every week to be in touch. One day, his letter read "I'm coming to your house to talk about our marriage". I was happy that he took the initiative but I was worried about whether my very traditional family  would accept an orphan and that too someone who is still unemployed.

Then came Sudheer with the twist in his hand. He handed me a letter and asked me to read it away from home  as he was going to talk to both my parents while I was away. I came to a nearby park in the surrounding and tore the envelope to find a JOB CALL LETTER from THE INDIAN ARMY. My happiness knew no bounds then. I was sure , he would have convinced my parents with the job offer in his hands and my thoughts were never wrong. He succeeded in asking my hand. 

IT'S NOT SO DIFFICULT TO FIND PEOPLE WHO STAND BY YOUR SIDE WHILE YOU ARE SMILING... BUT IT IS CLOSE TO CLEARING AN IIT-JEE EXAM WITH THE TOPMOST MARK TO FIND SOMEONE WHO STANDS BY YOU WHEN THE TIDES ARE AGAINST YOU AND WHEN IT SEEMS SO HARD TO STOP YOUR TEARS AND WEAR A FAKE SMILE ON YOUR FACE.

We got married a month after he met my parents and left to Jammu and Kashmir for his posting.Life had never been so cruel to me until 3 years of my marriage. He used to come and meet me every 3 months and used to stay along with us during his Offtime. Life became even more interesting with the birth of my son, Bharat. He was my life and my breath, of course, after my dearest husband. 

One fateful morning, I got a call from the Military Headquarters in Srinagar, saying that Sudheer was dead along with 7 more soldiers during a ghastly terror attack on the Indian Base Camp. The news left me devastated. I didn't know what to say, I was dumbstruck with the news and fell into depression for over 3 weeks. I couldn't eat or take food, my parents suffered a lot during those times.

 my son Bharat, at that tender age wouldn't have even understood 

• what his father was doing amidst all the flower garlands , 
•  why his father was sleeping in a glass covered bed,
•  how did everyone from the neighbouring houses and villages come to his house and all"

I composed my mind and thought about my kid and wanted to give my son everything his father would have wanted to present to his son. 

LOVE IS CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT TO OTHER PERSON THAT YOU ARE ALWAYS AT THE BACK OF YOUR PARTNER (MORE AS A SHADOW) NO MATTER WHAT AND NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE FACING.

This story of mine is so excruciating that I had to hide all my feelings from my son and all the others.

 I became normal again, I became THE SANUSHA, THE BRAVEST.

Now, i'm in the best times of my life and I want to continue this. I and my son live a very happy life. I'm not saying your life is gonna become something like this. No matter what you plan about your life, FATE has something else in store for you. BE ALERT and BE BRAVE.

[AASHRITHA WIPING HER TEARS OFF HER CHEEKS, GOT UP FROM HER CHAIR, WALKED OFF TO THE DOOR...]

Aashritha: I don't know what to say madam.Sorry for reminding you of your past. I can atleast say that "Now I know something about love".   

[AASHRITHA LEFT THE ROOM, SANUSHA MADAM WAS SATISFIED THAT HER OWN STORY HAD ENLIGHTENED HER DEAR STUDENT ABOUT THE ISSUE THAT WAS DISTURBING HER.]


{AASHRITHA @ HER COLLEGE CORRIDOR, CALLING SOMEONE ON HER SAMSUNG GALAXY S4}

Aashritha: hey Nihal, you free this saturday?

Nihal: Saturday??? OH!! yeah i'm free. Where?

Aashritha:My campus at evening 4. What say?

Nihal: Sure, done. Would you mind me bringing someone along with me?

Aashritha:Not a problem. I'd be damned if you don't.

[NIHAL DID NOT UNDERSTAND THAT STATEMENT OF AASHRITHA. WAS SHE INDIRECTLY STATING NIHAL TO BRING ARJUN ALONG WITH HIM?]



{WE'LL CHECK THAT OUT LATER... } 

#10--- BEING THE RIGHT PERSON...

[LUNCH BREAK ; 12:30PM; ARJUN'S COLLEGE...]

"Hello! Mr.Arjun. This is Nihal"

"Oh! Hello. I feel very privileged to meet you sir"

"Cut the crap, Where were you sleeping yesterday in the afternoon? Your house? or the coffee shop situated at the junction point?", questioned Nihal.

"So, you start investigating me about where I was and what I did. How about me doing the same. Where have you been since yesterday's afternoon? Were you roaming in the city the whole afternoon?"

"Don't talk about me dude, I was not the one who said that I was sleeping while I was actually having fun with a girl in the cafe", said Nihal

"OH!!! You are talking about that. Fine. But I wasn't the person who was lying about roaming in the city while actually I was busy destroying my friend's love story elsewhere", countered Arjun.

"I went to a movie yesterday in the afternoon along with Mahesh. If u want to get clarified go and ask him, you liar!", Nihal wasn't ready to give up so easily to Arjun.

[MAHESH WAS SUMMONED TO THE BATTLEFIELD...]

Arjun: Dude, like I said, he used the reason of the movie as an excuse to his  wonderful achievement yesterday.

[NIHAL DID NOT EXPECT THIS, AS HE WAS SURE MAHESH OPENED UP EVERYTHING TO ARJUN. HE WAS UNDER FIRE FROM ALL THE CORNERS. HAVING NO CHOICE AT ALL, HE FINALLY SURRENDERED TO ARJUN]

Nihal:OK fine. I accept my defeat. But seriously dude we went to the movie.

Arjun:Who asked you about the movie? Tell me about the other thing you did. I know what happened. But why dude?

Nihal:Fine, this idiot Mahesh told you everything right. Dude, i did not want to ruin your relation with her, man. I just went to request her for her help in my matter.

Arjun:You disclosed about me to her in the process of getting your work done. THATS VERY GOOD. You should always behave like that man. No matter what may happen to the other person, even if the other person is dying, you should be that way. Even if the other person is your best friend, you should benefit from that anyhow. Is that what you say?
Nihal:No man. That was not what I intended to do. I'm sorry Arjun. I wouldn't have  even dreamt about that. Why would I do that to you? Give me an other chance dude, I'll try to make it right.

Arjun:ENOUGH of your theatre work and your bloody acting. THANK YOU very much for everything you did to me. Never mind about that. We'll set it right, we have time, that's no big deal.

Nihal: That's my dude. We'll together set it right very soon.
Mahesh!!! Where are you my friend? I need to talk to you.
[SWEARING MAHESH WITH HIS EYES...]

Mahesh:I have some work at home, Nihal. We'll talk later dude.

Arjun:Dude, now listen to me, the only thing that bothers me about yesterday's incident is that you gave away an important clue to her without me even deciding about her perfectly in my mind.

Nihal: dude, why are you still thinking about that, You don't need to waste your time. She is the best person you could ever find in the whole world and I bet my whole property on it.

Arjun:Come on, Nihal. To find the right person, you should be that right person, I want to be so sure that I won't even take a step back, whatever maybe the consequences of this decision. My sincere advice to you about Neeraja also is this. Don't just do it for passing of time like the previous one. 

Nihal:Sure, this time, I'm serious and I want her badly. Sorry for everything dude, forgive me.

Arjun: Come on !! Nihal , what's going on? Is this a sentimental drama skit you're writing for your upcoming national level skit competition??? Leave all that , man. Past is PAST. We can't change that even if we do penance standing upside down on our head. So yeah, How was the movie yesterday?

Nihal:It was a bit too slow. The screenplay was lagging and these mistakes are generally committed by the debutant directors.But then the plot was created very intelligently.Dude, Who was that chick with you at the cafe yesterday?

Arjun:Who?...ya at the cafe!!... ha.. She is Nazeema Begum, married and settled in Mumbai. She was a friend during my schooling.

Nihal: God!! OH.... She's married??? Dude, she was stunning. Lucky guy the one who married her.

[MEN AND BOYS WILL ALWAYS be MEN AND BOYS... WHEN IT COMES TO COMPROMISING ON CONFLICTS OR TALKING ABOUT GIRLS..AND FORGETTING THAT THEY WERE QUARRELLING WITH EACH OTHER ,MOMENTS BEFORE THE TOPIC ABOUT THE GIRL AROSE...]

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 (MEANWHILE: LUNCH TIME @ SANUSHA MADAM'S CABIN)

Sanusha Mam: Tell me, what would  be your answer if that guy Arjun comes over and proposes you?

Aashritha:I would say , I need time and I seriously need it actually.I need to be more sure about myself before I give any chance to the guy about my feelings. Otherwise there would be a complete misunderstanding, and he  might actually mistake me as someone loving him.That would be an even more headache both to him as well as me.

Sanusha Mam: Good.Be 110% sure about whatever decision you take so that you wont regret afterwards.And also be sure that your decisions don't get influenced by the people around you.

Aashritha: My side is fine, madam. I react only when he comes to me and says that he has feelings for me, otherwise the usual routine shall continue for a longer time. But my worry is about Neeraja and the promise I gave to Nihal to help him out.

Sanusha Mam:That's easy. Arrange a meeting for the both and tell Nihal that you told everything that's needed to be told to Neeraja and its his turn to impress his girl in his own style .Also warn him that she would not react to whatever known matter Nihal told you, cause Neeraja wants to hear everything from his mouth and pretends not knowing about anything. You don't need to say anything to Neeraja, tell her that Nihal is Arjun's friend and he wants to talk to you.

Aashritha: That's a wonderful idea madam.Thank you for advice and your idea. We'll discuss about the preparations for the fest, some other time. Bye, madam. Have to leave now.

Sanusha Mam:OK, then bye. Don't neglect your studies by getting into the middle of all these stuff.


{TO BE CONTINUED...}

DISCUSSION No.--- #1

“Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your 

hearth or burn down your house, you can never tell.”

 – Joan Crawford.

 
 i guess, by now most of you might have understood that the   blogs main theme revolves around the
"most intriguing expression of feeling which can be conceived by a human being, which is LOVE".

So, I thought maybe i could gather some inputs from the readers of my blog about this "one heck of a feeling".

The thing is, I want each and every one reading this post to share a line of 
theirs about 
"LOVE- IS THAT SOMETHING WITHOUT WHICH WE CANNOT SURVIVE?"

just a single line...(or more.,...if you can afford to...)

and , one more thing... I dont mind if you are going to share your experiences with this epic expression of feeling.

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#9 --- THE REAL STORY...

[SANUSHA MADAM HAD A GLASS OF WATER AS AASHRITHA WAS STILL THINKING...    MEANWHILE ARJUN WAS VERY MUCH INTERESTED IN CONCENTRATING ON HIS PLATE OF MASALA DOSA AS MAHESH WAS THINKING ABOUT HOW TO DISCLOSE THE MATTER TO ARJUN]

Aashritha: Someone came to meet me in the evening to discuss an important matter, madam.

Sanusha Mam: Who was that? Is that Arjun?

Aashritha: No ma'am. When I strode towards the gate of our college to meet this someone, i saw that a familiar and a smiling face was greeting me. This person visited our college along with an other person who seemed to be his friend.

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Mahesh: Dude, yesterday I met Aashritha when I was dragged along to her college by someone from our group.

Arjun: Who was that?

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Sanusha Mam: Who was that?

Aashritha: It was Nihal madam.

Sanusha Mam: What, Nihal ? Who is this now?

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Mahesh: Nihal

Arjun: What!!! Nihal???? Oh!! my god. I'll kill that bloody idiot today. He took you? why did he go there??

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Aashritha: Nihal is a friend of Arjun, madam. In Fact he is his best friend as far as I know.

Sanusha Mam: OH!! Why did he come here? What's the purpose? You told that you were only friends with Arjun. Is Nihal also trying you?

Aashritha: No, madam. There's nothing like that. He just came for a help.

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Arjun: What help?? Why did he have to ask her? Why can't he come over to me?

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Aashritha: He got up smilingly, when I went there. Greeted me with a 'HAI'

Mahesh: She smiled at him, when she came along the road towards their college gate.Replied a 'Hai' to him.

Aashritha:Then he said that he came here to request me for a help.

Mahesh: What kind of a help are you expecting from me, Nihal? , she asked.

Aashritha: "You know, my friend ... hm mm... Arjun likes you a lot or rather he loves you so much.... its just that....err.. he's so...scared to tell you about this thing...... Ohhh!!! MY GOD!!! What was I saying???  uh!! SORRY AASHRITHA...I'm sorry... i was in a huge confusion.. That was not why I came here. Please do forget all those I told you now. It was just a slip of the tongue. Clear it OFF your mind", Nihal said.

Sanusha Mam: What!!! Arjun loves you. That's great. Congratulations Aashritha.

Arjun: What????? Arjun loves Aashritha???? OH! my GOD!! Why the hell did he say that. Come on, man. What's going on?

Mahesh:"It's OK, Nihal. That's fine, everybody do mistakes. Tell me the reason why you came here?", she said smiling wryly. Dude, I personally feel that this girl too has something in her for you. So, don't ruin your chance and I bet she is as good a girl you can ever find in the whole world.

Arjun: What was the reason for him to actually go there?

Sanusha Mam: Why did he come here, if that was not the reason for his visit?

Aashritha: He said that, " Aashritha, I met your friend Neeraja a month ago.I somehow got attracted and addicted to her, Don't ask me HOW? and WHY? I'm still not aware of the correct reason.I want you to arrange a meeting between the both of us so that we could talk and know each other better and then hopefully get into a relationship."

Arjun: What is he trying to do man?? NEERAJA!!!??? Is he trying to spoil my plan or what? From when in hell did he get addicted to her dude?? They've hardly met not more than 3 times, how can he get attracted so much man?

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Sanusha Mam: It's rightly said that "The character of a person can be judged by the group of friends he has." Both of them are cowards, who can't tell about their love to the girl they love. Too SAD. I feel pity for them.

Aashritha: Don't say that madam. Maybe he's taking time to present it in a neat and pleasant manner. I'll keep my fingers crossed until then.

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Mahesh:Don't blame him or swear him, dude. You were just the same a few weeks ago. there's no point in discussing about this.

Arjun: Yeah!! you're right. 

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Sanusha Mam: What else did he ask you?

Aashritha: This is it madam. This was what he said and he thanked me and gave me a Diary Milk as a gift for listening to him and for accepting to help him in his love story.

Sanusha Mam: Not a bad start to him. What about your story madam?? uh-huh?? Don't be so shy...you're still talking to me.

[SANUSHA MADAM GOT UP FROM HER SEAT, POINTED AT HER WATCH SAYING THAT SHE HAD TO LEAVE FOR HER CLASS AND ASKING AASHRITHA TO MEET HER AGAIN DURING THE LUNCH TIME]

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Arjun: What else did he talk to her?

Mahesh: That's it dude. This was what happened over there yesterday. Don't worry about what all he said, everything in life happens for a reason. Maybe this could be the turning point in your love story. And MIND YOU, you're not going to ask NIHAL about this incident. If at all he comes to know that you know about the incident you'd tell him that you came to know about this from Neeraja.

Arjun:OK fine, dude.Hope it becomes a turning point. And yes, I won't be telling him. But, he surely deserves something for his CRAZY ACT yesterday and he will get it within a short time.

[BOTH OF THEM CONCLUDED THEIR CONVERSATION WHILE RETURNING FROM THE HAND WASH AND HURRIEDLY WENT AND STOOD ALONG WITH THEIR OTHER GANG MEMBERS, Late-Cate's , WHO WEREN'T ALLOWED TO ATTEND THE CLASS AND WERE MADE TO STAND IN THE CORRIDOR]

{AB DEKHENGE AAGE KYA HOGA...} 

#8--- A MINE UNDER ARJUN’S FEET...

[A DAY AFTER SOMEONE CAME TO MEET AASHRITHA...]

Knock. . Knock...

"Come in, please"

"Good morning ma'am!” said Aashritha.

"I thought you were supposed to meet me yesterday in the evening, right?” said Sanusha Ma'am.

"For the matter of fact, yes madam. But what happened yesterday was something which could not be ignored either and I felt it was momentous to me at that time"

"The faculty coordinator is Sanusha, so you felt it would not be a big deal and you would have thought you could manage me and all. What if, you were ordered to meet someone else of your faculty?"

"Ma'am, I did that thing keeping you in my mind and the rapport we guys have with you. So there would be a definite change in the plan, if the coordinator weren’t you"

"OK, fine. Keep that aside. What happened? What was that momentous thing to occur?"

“Actually Ma’am, I became friends with a guy named Arjun recently. We became ‘very good friends’ in the very short period of our meeting”, said Aashritha shyly.

“VERY GOOD FRIENDS, right? OK fine, continue…”

[AASHRITHA TOOK A DEEP BREATH...TAKING TIME TO RECOLLECT THE THINGS...WAITING TO SAY SOMETHING...]

{MEANWHILE AT ARJUN'S PLACE... LAST RESORT of PAPA ROACH WAS PLAYED DEAFENING ENOUGH TO PENETRATE THROUGH YOUR EAR DRUMS DIRECTLY TO YOUR BRAIN.}

'Grrrrr... Ggggrrrr...’ his mobile phone vibrated against his computer table's smooth surface. The mobile phone was already trembling to the tune of LAST RESORT. This vibration made it even more close to the edge of the table. Just when it was about to take a dive onto the ground, the green colored phone symbol was pushed aside by the right hand thumb finger of the person owning the hand.

"Yo! Man, Mahesh, tell me dude, what's up?” said Arjun.

"Bro, I need to talk to you, I have very important news for you. Meet me at the college canteen without meeting or talking to any our gang members. Is that clear?”

"OK fine. Then I bet it is surely an important thing. COLLEGE CANTEEN AT 8:45. DONE"

[AFTER THE CONVERSATION, ARJUN GOT READY FOR THE COLLEGE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE... EVERYTHING OUT ON THE ROAD WAS VERY CALM. THIS WAS VERY NEW TO HIM AS THE USUAL TIME HE WOULD GO TO THE COLLEGE WAS 2 HOURS LATER.]

{PLACE:AT THE COLLEGE CANTEEN; TIME:8:45 AM...

ARJUN AND MAHESH WERE SITTING ON A TABLE OPPOSITE TO EACH OTHER...}

Arjun: ”What happened dude? What's the matter?”

{[(MAHESH TOOK A DEEP BREATH...GOT READY TO TELL THE IMPORTANT THING....

JUST THEN THE ARRIVAL OF THEIR IDLY-SAMBAR AND MASALA DOSA, STOPPED MAHESH FROM STARTING THE STORY...}])

{AB DEKHENGE AAGE KYA HOGA...}

Over to you

Did I miss anything? Or any extra tips would you like to add here?