Off Topic

1st August : After a long day and finishing up my blog, I finally got into the bed. I checked the time - 11.55 pm. I got into my bed. Aaah ! So cozy. Soft mattress. Feather soft pillow. Fluffy blanket, that provided a perfect mixture of warmth and comfort. Megan Fox staring right at me from her poster. I wished she would crawl out from there and join me. Just the combination I need for a long sound sleep. I plugged in my earphones. Put on the music. Maroon 5 - Payphone.

Suddenly music stopped for a second. BEEP. I checked my phone. Text Message : Aashi. I checked the time - 00.21. I opened the text.

Aashi : Hey awake ?

Me : Yup.

Aashi : Dude, what if I die tomorrow ? Like something sudden. How would that affect you ? Apart from loosing your most faithful Blog follower.

Me : Don't ever think anything like that. I can't afford to loose you.

Aashi : Ya, but still. Tell me. I want to know. I just asked you, because my girl-friends are sleeping. I can't talk with Rohit and I was surfing through my contacts and you were the closest to me.

I had a smile on my face.

Me : You were, you are and you'll always be my first. Even-though we are just friends. But you have a special place in my life. Don't know if you know that. But its true.

Aashi : I know that you ass. But would it affect you ? Me not being around ?

I gave it a serious thought. My heart started pounding. Smile on my face was gone. My eyes went wet. My whole relationship with Aashi flashed in front of my eyes. Her smile got stuck in my mind. The smile, that I used to die for, wont be able to see it anymore. There was a worried expression on my face. She is really important to me. Probably my closest female friend. I shared every single fucking thing with her. Whenever I got depressed, I used to text her. Whenever something awesome happened in my life, I texted her. She was the first one to know everything about me. Every single smallest details. Probably what sort of clothes I was wearing to what shampoo brand that I used. This was just an exaggeration, but you get my point. I had experienced her in almost every possible mood. I had this unspoken connection with her. If something did happen to her, I'd be crushed. Broken. A void would be left that no one can ever fill. She is irreplaceable. I had even wrote a poem for her.

This is how I fell for you,

Thought it was too good to be true,

It was the first day of school,

The class was pretty full,

Everyone in the class was a stranger,

My eyes searched for a friend like a ranger,

There you sat, so quiet, serene, mischievous, cute, but with some attitude,

My heart said "this has to be your friend, dude."

It started with "Hi, Hello, How are you"

And grew to be "bhaad mein ja bey tu!"

Years passed by and we grew mature and stronger,

Your life was rocked by a complete stranger,

We continued to be friends but it was never the same,

It became somewhat like a 'Hide-n-Seek' game,

Some more years went by and we grew more apart,

That's when I realized, you had a special place in my heart,

From innocent notes to late night texts,

With faltu talks and silly bets,

Now that I have got you,

From friends to partners, its a great switch,

It feels too good to be true,

As you said "That's called love, Bitch"

A pathetic attempt at poetry !!

Me : How would that not affect me ? Whenever I am in the lowest or the best of my mood, the first thing I do is to text you. You're the first one to know everything about me. Something even my parents don't know. But what happened ?

Aashi : Its just that this Bronchitis going worse. Dad is a little bit worried and have even called up Mom to come back tomorrow itself. But I'll be okay. Just need to follow all the precautions. I want to see the blogger in you write a novel someday. And I won't die before that day.

Me : Do follow all the precautions necessary. And you think I'd let you go this early ? I still owe you half of my property.

Aashi : You are very sweet, Chintan. Stay the same. You know how to keep relations intact. And you respect other's feelings. Don't ever change for anyone. People like you make this world a place worth living.

A couple of weeks back. Her relationship with Rohit was a bit rocky. We met one day. And we were just talking nonsense. That's when she came up with THE IDEA. She said that she'd marry me and then make my life hell. I'd get tired of her and divorce her. And she'd take half of my property as Alimony. That explains the property. Haha.

Aashi : Hahaha. Ya exactly. I still got to bankrupt you.

We bid each other good night. I had a smile on my face. That's when I felt that I wasn't that bad a person after all. Despite all the screw-ups in my life, All the bad habits, Causing disappointment to my parents, Heartbreak to many girls. I was a good person. Sorry for going Off Topic, but she is very important to me.

This one is for you Aashi : "I hope we'll be friends forever, together we'll always be. I don't think you understand just how much you mean to me. And one day when we part our ways, we'll think back to the past and think about how happy we are because our friendship will always last."