To speak or not to speak!

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 After completing one of the toughest assignments at work recently, I was convinced that I needed a break. I informed my managers (not one, not two but three!) and booked my tickets to Kathmandu. The harsh reality about travelling from Bangalore to Ktm is that there’s no direct flight for the same (Air Asia, are you listening??)  I was on the Blr- Del flight and placed in seat 21F, busy detangling my earphones when I see an amazingly good looking guy walk in. He looked like someone who just stepped down from heaven.  I was instantly captivated by his fluoridated teeth and flowing hair (I seriously don’t know where the breeze came from). Yes, he certainly did have the looks to kill. He stopped at 20D and looked at me (I think he did). In the pursuit of not acting all super excited and desperate, I pretended not seeing him at all. Gosh! He looked amazing. After taking a few glimpses of him during the flight (I was not staring), the plane landed at IGI and I got down with a heavy heart.

Life works in a mysterious way- when you least expect things to happen, they do happen! At the boarding gate to Ktm, I saw the guy again. I wanted to sing Pharrell William’s “Happy’ and clap my hands but instead gave him a ‘I have never seen you look’. To avoid further embarrassment (and hunger), I thought to take a quick bite and went to a coffee stall. Suddenly, I hear a voice say ' Hey, you travelling to Ktm?' My heart started spinning and my heart was beating faster than ever. (It’s proven time and again, hunger and love is a bad combo!). I see the guy standing right next to me at the counter and smiling at me.

 Heart: OMG, I ca't handle it! I am beating at 200+
Brain: Shut up! Act normal!!
Me: ‘Hey, yes I am. What about you?’
Guy: ‘Yes, I am going to my hometown’
Heart: Did he just say that he is from Kathmandu..way to go girl! Guys from Nepal are hot! Told ya!!
Brain: Have a calm face..don’t giggle!
Me: ‘Ohh..thats nice..even I am from Kathmandu’
Guy: Wow.. what a nice co-incidence!
Heart: OMG..can you see the tattoo in his hand..It’s just too cool!
Brain: It’s ok! My tattoo is much better! Dragon and fire, what does that even mean- Mario??
Me: So, what do you do in Banaglore?
Guy: I just completed my Masters. What about you?
Heart: Aww! That’s cute!!
Brain: Just completed! He is a kid !!
Me: I work in Bangalore. How was college?
Guy: Jhyau!! I was super bored in Bangalore. I so wanted to quit.
Heart: Poor you!
Brain: What! You wanted to quit..are you saying that u are a quitter?
Me: Why? Bangalore is super interesting and I bet college life must have been fun
Guy: It’s no fun. They make u work so hard. I didn’t like anything.
(And then the guy talked or should I say complained for the next 15 mins about how much he hate studying, poor services which flights offer, traffic problem in Bangalore, electricity problem in Kathmandu, how bad his coffee tasted and etc etc)
In the meantime…
Heart: What’s happening!!!
Brain: I need an escape plan, too many sad stories for a single day!
Heart: May be he is in a bad place now, don’t be too judgmental!
Brain: How can someone be so pessimistic in life!
Heart: Can’t you just shut your ears and open your eyes
Brain: I wish I could do that! But, I can’t take it no more!!
Me: Sorry, to interrupt, but I think we should head towards the gate now
Guy: Yes! Let’s do that. Btw, what’s your seat number?
Me: 2B.You?
Heart: Say 2A/2C
Brain: Please don’t!!
Guy: 13C
Brain: Thank god!! Heart, you are done for the day. I am listening to you no more.

I never saw him again. Had he not spoken, I would have probably written a blog about my belief on serendipity.  Why did he have to open his mouth and let the dementors out?? Call me mean but some people should never open their mouth. If we don’t have anything good to say and we are gonna talk and act miserable, it’s better to hold peace and remain silent. We speak our thoughts and vice versa.  By watching our words, we can keep a check on our thoughts. Life’s too short to be sad and pessimistic.  Time for some introspection now-  To speak or not to speak!

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