Monday, June 11, 2012

Sometimes you are simply too late ...

It was a cold night. 
I was sitting in a waiting room. 
My train was 3 hours late.

Time and again I was opening my backpack, taking out something, holding it for a few minutes and then putting it back inside.
"Hi, aap kahan ja rahe ho ?"
Suddenly I turned right and saw a girl sitting beside me. She looked familiar.
"I'm Ritika. I attended your lecture a few months back."
"Yah I remember. That was what I was wondering. I saw you there." [I lied with a broad smile] 
"If you don't mind, can I borrow that book?"
That thing was still in my hand.
"Yah sure."
"How's the book? Have you read it?" - she asked.
"I don't know. I haven't read it." - I sighed.
"Why?"
I shrugged my shoulders.

The book was intact. I had not even turned a single page.
There was something scribbled inside the cover page. She looked at it.

Thankx for making the lib software buddy !!!
from Subhojit
Secy, Hall 5 RR
There was a seal below this text which read Hall 5 Reading Room. 

She was puzzled trying to figure out the crypt.
"Well, its a gift for a dear friend of mine. She once told me that she wanted to read this book. I promised her that I'll get it for her. I couldn't get it online and even searched the entire city but couldn't get a copy back then."
"Oh.." she continued, "Wow, she'll be so happy when you will gift it to her."
"Yup. The day I got it, I asked her if she still wants to read this book. Hoping to give her a surprise."
"And what was her reply.. bataiye toh ?" - I could see the excitement in her eyes.
"Someone already gifted her a copy."
"I was simply too late ... "

3 comments:

  1. Hmm random quote -

    "Sometimes we spent a long time looking at a closed door that we don't see another door opening"

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  2. Kal Ho Na Ho ka "6 din ladki in" idea yaad hai... Its seems that you are much much better than that. You have a book and by not giving it to anyone tum 'ladki in' ka darwaza khol dete ho....aap bakait hai

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