The 'Mondita' Story...(Episode 2 of 2)

(((Hey...make sure you've read Episode 1...before you start off with this...)))


Aah...that voice !

It had changed over the last seven years, but who could take away that magic from it. Eighth heaven !

I acted smart. Tried to...rather. I asked her to guess who I am. She surely couldn't. Then the hints started coming. I said I was from Xavier's. Lots of names came up. I knew some of them. Finally, I could no longer stand other boys' names being uttered by her....(ahem ahem...possessive !!).

"You remember Ananyabrata?", I asked...

"Yaaa....ABC...why?", my name.... my name....!! These guys in Xavier's used to call me by this name 'ABC'.

"So...You got who I am now...", I said.

"No....you know ABC. That's fine...but who are you...?", she asked.

"Well, I am....ABC himself....Hi Mondita....how are you doing?"

"Cut the crap boy...ABC was a close friend of mine; and I'm sure you would know that. You would also know that guys used to tease me by his name, especially after he left Xavier's. You would also know that he never contacted me after leaving the city........He is gone. He'll never come back. You are not him"

It almost rained...down my eyes. I took her words for her love and thought she was missing me....However, this is what she said next...

"Boy...whoever you are...if you wish to talk to me, you can. But, reveal your identity. Tell me who you are. You don't have to lie to talk to me. And please don't use his name....I request"

"Well...but Mondita...I am ABC... trust me...you can ask  Rajashree....".

Rajashree was a common friend. She was the one who gave me her number. I talked to her for over half an hour. She promised to convince Mondita that I was indeed ABC.

Minutes later, my cell rang. 'Mondita Calling'...the phone looked prettier !

"So...", I said..." Can we talk further....Mondita...?"

"Well, not really....", she said, "I instead have made Rajashree realise that you are faking"

"Holy crap......No..."; I almost screamed. I went on to give her a lot of proofs, but she would not believe.
More so, because I was speaking to her in Assamese. I didn't know her mother tongue, Assamese, when I studied in Xavier's. In the last two years I had hung around with a lot of guys from Assam, including my two committed roomies, who taught me their language. She couldn't believe that I could speak her tongue now.

Well....the use of Assamese was purely done to impress...but it backfired....(true KLPD)

I kept trying to 'prove myself' during the next couple of weeks. Didn't work.

Two months later, I went to her home town. I called her up from a PCO there. Her brother picked up the phone.

"I am ABC, speaking from a coin booth around here, not being able to locate your house. I had come down to meet Mondita actually..."

"ABC...right..? You $^%#&^..", he shouted...

"My sis told me about you....you tell me where you are and I'll take that 'ABC' thing out of you...Did she not ask you not to use that name....and you are still troubling her....Come...Come...I'll come rather...Tell me where you are...you @&$^&^%..."

I banged the telephone down. From his tone, I knew that I was going to be beaten, without a reason. I knew that I wouldn't be allowed to explain. So...I moved out of the booth and fled.

All my love was washed away with this call. I took the train the next day. I never met her again. We never talked again.

However, an hour ago, I got a call...from an unknown number. I picked it up....and guess what...

It was Airtel...customer care... !!! (KLPD part 2)

I know she would never come back. But...I really don't understand why she refused to trust me. Sometimes, I also feel it was her way of avoiding me. I don't know...

But readers....I confess..."I am ABC".

(((This happened. I didn't bother changing names either.Childhood love really has a magic of its own. She was my biggest crush and still is....)))