SIP - 6

The lyrics of JB's song was in sync with my lips. It was neither a chill nor a sweaty morning. It's warm day with the rejoice of something in her heart. She sensed an indescribable joy and some kind of ESP within her saying that someone who is heavenly going to meet her. With the flash of the thought he entered the cafe. A gray tracks matching the pale green T-shirt and a clumsy wet hair which will be the best looking when dried and combed. Just with a look it was seen that he jogged a minute ago. He took the third table which was not under my section and drowned into the 'NewsDay'. The girl who is in-charge of that table got the order from him which is Espressino. A glance at me, she felt like she lived an era with him. The time was like the time to flip a coin, but she could see the days she spent with him, the words she shared with him and in simple the love he gifted her.

"Excuse me mam. How much is it?"It almost took few seconds to get back her to this world. "Mam.." he knocked the deck.
"oh!Sorry sir. It's 80 bucks". He threw looks as if he could read the thoughts of her,those things that started creeping inside her.
Closing the door the final peek at her, nothing was visible to her.Everything was blank...dark...peaceful...

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If it was me..sorry he is mine...it would be...it will be...

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"Can you hear us??? hey...wake up..." my dear co-workers woke me up from my gudiness. I was not happy for waking up. I was angry at them for making me wake up from the most beautiful dream in my life.
 "yah! I'm normal. No worries. Chill!" saying so I asked them to move away.

Once everyone spaced from me, I saw the same soul that touched me. But this time it is nearing me. "Hey angel. Are you okay?".

Fascinated I am. My breath was pumped out totally. My words cheated me. Whom to blame..ha ha..I was having no consciousness a moment ago and now if I badly want to speak, how can I.
Still, I want to. He lifted me by holding my hands gently. The touch was so caring like a mother who hold her child's hand tenderly.
 "Yes I am" I said gaining the left over energy somewhere in my body.
"You look so weak. Come on have something."
"No. I'll be fine. No problem."
"How can you be? I'll order for you.What do you want?"
OMG! he is asking me what I want. It was actually it was his love I want. "Nothing"
"You won't listen to my words. I'll order by myself."
I stopped him. "I'll do that. Aadhira, get me some lime juice please."I said though I like him taking order for me. That's hat every girl like,her man taking effort to make her feel like princess. I was served with the U'Smile's lime juice.

 Me taking the first sip, he said "so you are working here since?".
"No I own this cafe actually. I didn't want to sit ideally at home. so I'm being an employee here."
"Oh! that's good." He really seemed to be impressed.
"So Miss.Owner, you are such a workaholic that you didn't even have your breakfast?"he giggled a bit. Like a baby, for me.

 "No.It's not because of it I guess."
"Then?" He waited for an answer. But I wasn't ready to tell him the real one."Don't know"with a blush I looked down. Where does this blush thing come to me? I'm not that type anyway.

"ha ha..okay..Miss.Angel" Oh! it was Owner and it's Angel now.Cool.

"I think I can leave now.I have to. So..catch you later. Take care Angel"

He completed his sentence. But his eyes didn't stop staying words. He left the place without taking away his heart from me, which he has given me now. Then came a guy with a worried look on his face. Sitting opposite to the third table, He asked me "Hi..1 cappuccino please."

 I went and served him with that. I know he had a story behind. But by then, it was not the actual me who wanders in her own world. By then it was not me who has my own story to imagine.

All because it was love.

Writing so, she closed her diary.....

SIP - 5

The rays of sunshine tenderly touched the door of the cafe. The warmth it had spread was like of
the mother's.Just the look of her turned the ambiance to a city life. She was dressed in a very formal way, with Jazzy Ben white shirt and a grey zovi cotton pants. Highly raised pony and perfect make-up displayed her as a bold and beautiful woman. Ordering for a hot chocolate,she was calling someone in her mobile. The time when she was served, a guy who can match her in all ways entered and sat in front of her. The angel couldn't even guess what the scenario could be. Patiently the lady started the conversation.She handed over him a letter thing."Oh!! cool. You got selected.Congrats!. I didn't even think that the company's standard has come this low."saying so, he gave a sarcastic smile. "Oh..so now the company's standard has gone low. Fine.". They shared cold looks.

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If it were the lady, it would be....it should be...

"Sana, Why is your selection always for third rated quality. You select anything only after checking the price tag?"

"Why Arjun doesn't this look good on me?"

"That's what I'm saying."

She looked her dress again with a doubt. It was her favorite costume among her collection. Besides being hurte, she talked with an excited note.

"Hey, I forgot tell you this Arjun. You know na, the guy from my team- Simon. He proposed me yesterday da. It was so romantic. A card and a dairy milk chocolate with a teddy bear. A big
sized one.Wow!! But I said no.Because I have you with me."

I'm very much proud to have him by my side. These kind of information are shared with him by me only to make him feel possessive on me. Whenever others ask me how could I manage with him with his dominating character, that doesn't seem like a domination on me. I see him as an angel in my life.

"Why did you say no?. You could have said yes. I still wonder how can guys are admiring girls like you and proposing"

"Why can't they? you are one such. Don't forget it."

"Yah. I do remember. That would be the mistake done by me."

The talk like this was usual with arjun. So I didn't consider it as a big deal. But that day, it was quite different.

"Mistake? oh!! mistake?? them why are you still staying? You can leave me. You have all the freedom."

Even when I was saying this I didn't loose my temper. But when he replied,"You are the one who is clinging to me. And why do you think your parents agreed to the marriage? It's because I earn more and I'm holding a decent designation.If they marry you to me, they can stay happy that their daughter is settled well."

The moment came where he pierced my family. I couldn't control me.

"What? What was that? It's not that in the whole world you are the one who is earning more.Even I'm getting a fair salary."

"Yes. You are earning a fair salary. But why do you think you are retained in your company. And specifically, in your team?. It's not because of your skill. It's only because of your look. You are not sound in your technical knowledge.Are you thinking like that baby?"

When he said that with a mordant smile. I feel like showing him what does slap mean. As my family taught me what manners is, I didn't do it.

"Enough is enough. Okay. So you say, I didn't get my job for my skill and ability. It's all because of looks right?".

"Exactly. You are sharp dear."

After a few moments of silence, just the waves showed its presence.

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"Did you see the package?"

"Yes. It is 2 lakhs per month."

"Nah.That's not what I asked.It is more than yours. And I hope you know that the company doesn't mind about the looks. Its completely because of my skill, my ability and finally my attitude."

He was angry. It was obvious from color change of his face to red. Still he tried to be normal.

"Okay Sana. So what? I don't value that difference. Does it for you? Anyhow we are going to get married and be in the same house."

"ha ha!!!" with a vihasita(gentle laughter)she said,"And yes. The next news for you is I'm calling off my marriage. I want someone in my life who respects me, values my love and takes me as such and definitely it's not you.Bye".

She stood up with a proud and paced towards me. "Here dear. Have this hot chocolate as my treat to you. Today I proved who I actually am."

There is a saying that 'There is a life after love failure'. But here, she found a life only because of the love. When he was about to leave, instead of her, the cafe girl went to him and said "Thank you".

                                                                                                         Writing so, she closed her diary.

SIP - 4

The blankets of white snow coated the sidewalks and was about to cover the porch of U'Smile. The angel was cleaning the pathway of her cafe when she noted a charming cute girl of 20 entering her cafe. Once she was done with her work and entered her heaven, she found the girl sitting without anything on her table. So the cafe girl approached her for getting the order.

"Hi mam! can I have the order please." The blink rate was faster than normal. She seemed to be tensed. "Am waiting for a person. I'll order later." She took her mobile and typed something. Confused with what's her situation the angel went back to her usual position behind the desk. Then came another girl a bit more cute than the first girl and had her seat. Just with the exchange of their looks it was seen that there was a cold war between them.

"Shruthi.." said the second girl but was  stopped by the loud words of the first girl

 "I should talk. Keep quite". With some kind of guilty feel she sat silently. The first girl continued, controlling the hatred

"What did I tell you when I left for my studies?. I asked you to be a good friend for him. Does it mean to take him away from me?. How could you do this to me?.  If you really considered me as a good friend, you would have informed me the moment you felt it. But you didn't. It's not he who betrayed me. It's you Sanju".

Since there was no one there in the cafe and also because of their silence, even the ticking of the watch was heard.

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If I were Sanju...it would be...it should be...

"I know what I'm saying is wrong and what I'm doing is the worst of all. Still I couldn't hide it from my heart Sanju. You yourself know it, how much I loved Shruthi. But at present it is in past tense. The way you care, the way you speak, the way you see me is taking me closer to you than to her. Please try to understand sanju. I love you."

"Just stop it Vishwa. It's absurd. I talked to you in a friendly manner. I cared for because Shruthi asked me to. She trusts me. You can betray her. But I can't."The roses in the garden were so romantic but

this doesn't suit the current situation. He has gone mad. Shruthi- She will do anything for him. She loved him and lived for him. What has made him to decide like this.

"I'm not betraying her. It was her. When I needed her she wasn't there to wipe my tears, she was not there to hold me in her palms, she was not there to comfort me in her arms. You were there. You consoled me when I was sad, when I felt blue. She didn't even had time to spend with me."

"How dare could you blame her for not being with you. It's you who asked her to pursue her dreams and said you will wait for her how long it can be. Only because of that she left. Even then with all her exams she came to meet you on your birthday. But you, you didn't even wished her on hers. Such a cheapo you are. Now you are saying that you love me. Okay just answer this. Just the distance for few years can kill your first love, anything can make your second love to change. What guarantee can you give me on

this?".

He was of no words. How could he! I shouldn't even stand at that place after listening to him this much."Don't ever get back to Shruthi again. I'll talk to her. Please..You don't worth her love. It's a sin to break a true love. And am feeling sorry for her blindly loving you."

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"Shruthi please. Listen to me. You believe what  he said and suspecting me?".

 "Only because of your proposal he is disturbed now. He want to stay away from me,thinking like a fool that it's because of his fault you got feelings for him.I don't want your friendship anymore Sanju. I lost him because of you."

Ending her friendship in that table she left her. She felt the tearing of heart for the love she is missing and not even gave a thought of how much it will hurt when friendship breaks.

After a few moments of inner mourning, sanju came to the angel to pay the bill.

"shruthi didn't realize it. Maybe one day she will understand the lose of this diamond and the real shade of that worthless metal and come back. Or might not."

"Whatever happens I'll not leave her. I can't let my angel to get into the hands of the dark." With all confidence Sanju bid bye to the cafe girl.

Not just love has feelings and pain. Even friendship does.

Writing so, she closed the diary.