Chapter 84: chapter 84

I thought, “Is she insulting me? Am I really an outdated guy? Do I really not know how to talk to a girl? Why is she not getting impressed by my statements.”Hemlatta - What are you thinking my dear nerd? Be creative, say something. Aman - Okay, I am going to try again. Hmm… you are the heroine of my life. You look more beautiful than Bollywood heroines!Hemlatta - Hmm…not a kind of super romantic! Aman - Oh shit! I am failing again and again!Hemlatta - Yes, you are failing! Do something my dear nerd, you can’t lose!I was perplexed now. I said to myself within my mind, “What does she want me to say? I am not getting it.” Out of confusion and nervousness, my tone changed and I began to lose confidence in my voice. At once, she sensed my losing confidence and she said, “Don’t strain your brain. It’s okay. Don’t worry, slowly slowly you will learn.”Aman - But where do I lack? She said sarcastically and in a funny way, “My dear nerd, you don’t lack anywhere. You just need training.”Aman - Then please give me training. Train me!Hemlatta - Stupid! It’s a girlish thing. You can’t understand!Aman - I can understand everything. I am very intelligent. Please try to explain. She said in a very polite voice, “My stupid nerd, I have already told you it’s a girl’s thing. I can’t explain it to you.Aman - Oh…Hemlatta - Don’t worry, let’s talk normally. I didn’t understand what she meant. I had also understood it’s useless to ask her again and again, I will look stupid too. Then we started talking about normal things. I started telling her about lord Krishna, Lord Rama, Jesus and she was listening to me but not responding that much. Perhaps, she focussed on listening to me more. I said to her, “You know what, I really love Bhagwad Geeta. I have read its many translations. Very wonderful work. I have learnt a lot from this holy book. One must read it. Have you ever tried reading it?”Hemlatta - Hmm… No, I haven’t tried it. You can tell me about this book. Obviously, I have seen my mom reading this holy book many times but I don’t know about its meaning. Aman - Oh gosh! How can you miss its meaning? Please buy some books explaining Bhagwad Geeta. It will change your life. Hemlatta - Yeah, sure. I will buy one day. (Yawned.)Aman - Did you yawn? Hemlatta - Yes. How do you know?Aman - I heard your yawn’s voice. Hemlatta - Haha! Oh my God! You are hearing everything of mine!Aman - Yes, hehe!Hemlatta - Can you hear my breath? Aman - Yes, I can hear your breath.Hemlatta - How is my breath? Aman - Hmm… means? Hemlatta - Tell me something about my breath. Aman - Your breath is just air. That’s it. She mumbled but I heard what she said, “How silly?” It was kind of a negative sign for me. But I was not getting where I was going wrong. We continued talking until 12:15 a.m. I was telling her about spirituality, self help books and other good things. But all of a sudden, she said, “I am feeling sleepy. Can I sleep now?”Aman - Hehe! What happened? You said that you could talk for the whole night!Hemlatta - Yeah, I can. But don’t know what happened, suddenly I started feeling sleepy. I wanted to clear my doubt, I asked, “What happened? Am I making you bore?”Hemlatta - No, no. Nothing like that. Your talks are very interesting. I would love to listen to you more but I am feeling sleepy and my brain is not working enough to interpret the meanings of your words. Hehe!Aman - Haha! Okay. Hemlatta - And the concept of your talks is very deep. It needs an attentive brain to understand your talks. Aman - Okay. But I am not feeling sleepy right now. If you are feeling sleepy, you can sleep. No problem. Hehe! But I will be always there for you for the whole night. You can call me at any time. Hemlatta - Okay. If I happen to wake up in the middle of the night, I will call you. Okay, my silly nerd! Hehe!I said smilingly, “Okay. Love you.”Hemlatta - Love you too.  Okay, bye bye, tc, sweet dreams my sweet nerd!Aman - Hehe! Good night. Take care. She closed her eyes and slipped under the sheet. In excitement, I was not able to sleep until 3 a.m. I was waiting for her call but she didn’t call. I didn’t even realize when I fell asleep. Even in my dreams, I was thinking, “Was I making her bored?” This questions rang deep in my ears throughout the whole night. The Next EveningI was pacing the floor of my room and thought, “First, Hemlatta told me that she wanted to talk to me for the whole night. But then she changed her mind. I also felt that she was not liking my conversation. But what was the reason? Where did I lack? Who can tell me the answer? Oh yes! Paras and Amit may have the answer to my question. I should meet them today.”I texted Hemlatta, “Now, I have to go for daily chores and to a temple. I will talk to you tonight.” Her reply came, “Okay.”I telephoned Amit and Paras and asked them to come to the park where we can talk while walking in the cool air under the trees. Fortunately, both of them were free and agreed to meet me. I kicked my bike and reached the park within ten minutes and I was surprised to see both of them were already there! I bought ice creams for all of us and handed one ice-cream to Amit and the other to Paras. And our conversation began. Paras - So, how’s going on, Pal? What about your marriage?Aman - I think I am nearing marriage. Amit - Nearing marriage? Hehe, what does that mean? (It will be so nice of you, if you leave at least a single word comment 🌺❇️🌹🌺❇️)