One Hour Crush

Location - Chrompet bus stop

Date - 9-Mar-2012

Time: Around 7 PM

                                                   

A tired boy was returning home from college hostel after a hectic week. He was waiting for the connecting bus (M52) for about 45 mins and was getting increasingly frustrated. That is when a gorgeous looking homely girl appeared. She was dressed in a glorious White Salwar. Our boy cant help but to sight her without her knowledge. She came and sat at the very section where the boy was waiting. Having stood all the while, our boy sits carefully at an angle from where he could glance the girl. His heart started beating fast. He hoped that she would board the same bus as he and the bus would be delayed for some more time. Suddenly the wait is no longer frustrating. Every minute he turns his head left and right - left to sight the girl and right to see whether bus is coming. The scene continued for another 15 mins. 

Every other bus except the one the boy was waiting for passed. The girl didn't board any of them which convinced the boy that she also waits for M52. Is it going to be a Meghna - Surya first meeting in Vaaranam Ayiram kind of  thing, the boy wondered. The boy started day dreaming for a while which was halted briefly when the girl started running towards a bus. But the bus which came was a extension service of M52 which goes elsewhere. So she stopped and our boy was relieved. The girl sat again. And the same left right movement of his head continued this time though with an increased frequency - once every 30 seconds. He was loving every movement of hers, especially the way she adjust that single lock of hair that pops in front of her which she tries to rest on her ear. She was attending a phone call. There was no BGM or bell ringing like in movies. But the boy's MP3 player randomly played Oru ooril Azhagae azhage from the movie Kakka Kakka. The song was very apt for the occasion.

  

After a hour M52 appeared on boy's view. Convinced that the girl would board the same bus, our boy runs and manages to find a seat. The bus was already crowded. The boys starts a 360 degree search to find the girl. He managed to find the white salwaar. Our girl was still talking on the phone. Another guy attending the phone in front seat waived his hand towards our girl. They both cut the call, pat each other and sit on the same seat. Our boy was shell shocked. No thunder sounds. The boy's MP3 player was playing 'Marudhaani' from Sakkarakatti. Though it was one of his favorite songs he was humming a different one - 'Kaadhal Seidhaal Paavam' from Mounam Pesiyadhae.

P.S: Inspired by a true story and no guesses for who our boy was ;) No reels only feels :)