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Fifteen days hols, after four months, i will get to eat moms food, meet my brothers and sisters. I was very eagerly waiting to go home, who would not. Faluknama is the worst train i have even been in. Never seems to be moving at all.

Brothers have got exams, no work for two more days what to do. Nizamabad down down, kothur zindabad.

Hah, the pleasant sights of fields, kids running around, the all familiar huts, pits unfilled for years. Hanging on the jeep, smiling at everybody on the way, the feelings are indescribable. This is where i belong. Grandma is waiting outside as if to receive me. The radiance in her face on seeing me never misses me. Year after year i come here to see just that.

"Hello grandma! howz life out here"
"Arey beta here things dont change every year. We move at snails pace when compared to urs". But believe me granma you are anyday much more happier and contended than i shall ever be. That’s our life, the faster life, the prosperous life.
"haan beta what do you want to eat. Laddu, karappusa, katteppalu, paalalu, atukulu, garelu what do you want". I laughed, laughed and laughed. I remember days in cal when i used to go to mess and ask them "dada please kuch khilado. Bahuth bhukh lagi hein" and invariably got the reply "just got pyaz and tamatar"

"why are u laughing so much. Did i speak something wrong!!! Reminds me, these days i have lots of girls parents asking for you. I told them yes from my side, now its your ball game". Thanks grandma you are the only one, perhaps, who understands me better than anybody else. For years now, it has been yes from my side and if possible tell it to more than one!!

"NO, NO I am not going to marry now. Got to do PHD". For the nth time i regret the good boy image.

tanhayi ke iss aalam mein ek sunehara pal aa jaaye
meri veerane si jhindagi mein bhi ek gul khil jaye

I hear some one at the door. Guess some one was listening to our conversation
"aayi!, got some milk. we have guests in our house". A beautiful girl with a sweet voice was standing at the door. Not wasting my time i shouted.

"grand ma my email id is surjithr@yahoo. I am ON 24 hours".

Before i could see her "properly" grandma gave her a glass and she "ran" off. For the first time i cursed granma for being so prompt and agile. With as much indifference in my voice, as was possible i asked her

"who is she?" thud came the reply
"why?"
"!!" didnot pursue it further, lest it should be construed as some thing else. Darpok sala tera kuch nahein ho saktha. Waited for her for two days. I went to jog three times a day. Went to library twice. Went to meet all the neighbours, I haven’t seen for years. No luck! Grandma was also surprised.

"what happenned to you? suddenly you have become very active".
"!!!"

Brothers came, had nice time at home for 7 days and again back to jokaland. But could not forget her. Campus life is hectic, makes you forget everything else. Started fighting with the case studies, contests etc.

Suddenly one day i get an invitation. miss_online2k invites u. Here bloody IIMCians dont have any work to do. They keep on playing pranks and that too sade hue. But...……. without any further thoughts i add her in the "dont know" section. (newly created)

Two days later she comes online surjithr (12:58:56 AM): do i know u.

miss_online2k (02:44:37 PM): hai
surjithr (02:44:46 PM): hi
miss_online2k (02:45:13 PM): how r u?
surjithr (02:45:20 PM): fine
miss_online2k (02:45:53 PM): then?
surjithr (02:46:25 PM): so tell me!
miss_online2k (02:46:50 PM): tell u what?
surjithr (02:46:57 PM): mmmmm
surjithr (02:47:09 PM): who r u
miss_online2k (02:47:32 PM): iam a female from chennai
miss_online2k (02:47:32 PM): where r u from?
surjithr (02:47:49 PM): thats interesting
surjithr (02:47:54 PM): i am from cal
miss_online2k (02:48:12 PM): ok
miss_online2k (02:48:21 PM): what r u doing
miss_online2k (02:49:04 PM): r u bc?
surjithr (02:49:26 PM): I am writing a paper......
surjithr (02:49:32 PM): no probs......
miss_online2k (02:49:57 PM): paper?
surjithr (02:50:17 PM): research paper......
miss_online2k (02:50:45 PM): ok
surjithr (02:50:47 PM): nothing imp
miss_online2k (02:50:59 PM): what do u do generally
miss_online2k (02:51:13 PM): means
miss_online2k (02:51:13 PM): r u working or studying or...
miss_online2k (02:52:08 PM): i have not yet go the answer for my question
surjithr (02:52:20 PM): mmmmmmm
miss_online2k (02:52:44 PM): then?
miss_online2k (02:52:51 PM): r u married
miss_online2k (02:52:57 PM): how many kids u have?
miss_online2k (02:53:04 PM): what is ur wife doing
miss_online2k (02:53:10 PM): what r u kids doing
surjithr (02:53:14 PM): forget it
surjithr (02:54:03 PM): where did you get my id?
miss_online2k (02:56:04 PM): i wont tell u where i got the id from
surjithr (02:56:14 PM): hahahah
miss_online2k (02:56:30 PM): ok bye surjith
miss_online2k (02:56:38 PM): got to go.
miss_online2k (02:57:21 PM): seriously i dont know who u r
miss_online2k (02:57:22 PM): what u do
miss_online2k (02:57:36 PM): nothing at all other than ur id
miss_online2k (02:57:36 PM): ok

So that was the end of first day of my chatting. Shall continue in the next part