I dint say nything, dint move at all…..after a few seconds he opened the door n came in….treaded softly towards the window where I was standing…..n there we were, together, quiet, at complete loss of words, at complete loss of actions….!!!...I was still looking out of the window n so was he..!!

“y dint u say nything…??”  it was he who broke the silence….

“I dint say wat…??”

“u kno wat….u very well kno…..all that while I kept talking to u n u dint say even a single word…!!!”

“wat shud I hv said Adi…??  that hey, Adi, don’t u remember me…..I m rini….ur best frnd…dint u recognize me…??.....there was a time when u said, u wont forget me na rini…..so, may be, I expected better than this from u….!!”

He sighed n finally turned towards me, “I’m…..I’m sorry….!!”

I took a deep breath, turned towards him n said smiling, “ u needn’t be….Its ok..I understand…!! ”

The air relaxed a bit n so did we….!!

.....there was a lot to say, a lot to ask, but we jus dint kno where to start from…!!......

“so….basketball coach haan…??.....nice”

“yeah……n congratulations, I always knew u wud mk smthing big…!!”

that was a futile attempt on my part to start a talk…..!!.....we were blank again….

After a long pause he said, “u have changed a lot..!!”

“so have you…”

I cud sense a restlessness arnd…!! Yes, I knew he wantd to say smthin more or may be confess, but I also knew that he wudn’t….!! men will be men u see…!!!!!

“did u ever miss me Adi….??”…….that was ‘me’ at last….!!

to be cont…

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