Derp, standing a tad bit short of six feet, flaunting his recently reclaimed paunch sat at the center of the isolated restaurant in a penchant mood. He was accompanied by his parents who were busy sipping hot filter coffee. The beauty of sunset got accentuated by the blue tint on the windows. Derp kept staring at the sun till it fully set and the moon-lit clouds replaced the sun to maintain the beauty of the cold evening. This hasn't been like any other ordinary evening. He didn't realize if it was due to the sparkle on the clouds, the orange tinge on the sun or just the butterflies in his stomach. It has been 1 month since Valentine's and he's for the 26th time passed the valentine's day dreaming of an angel in an alternate universe. she was supposedly clad in white with sparkles of red here and there glowing in tandem with her blue eyes. Just when he was slowly slipping to the thoughts of his angel in an alternate universe, he's felt a bump in his sensory perceptions. He stared at some one who's passing by the window. He kept on staring at her till she passed into what seemed like oblivion and kept staring at nothingness long after she's gone. In a minute, from the other side of the room, the door opened and a cool breeze accompanied by a beautiful face swept the place. Mesmerizing was the beauty, it swept him off his feet though the chair stood intact. His now extinct hairs tried to sway in tune with his heart as he saw her for the first time. It was rather the 2,594th time, but it felt like the first time. It was the first time after 22 years, 3 month 5 days, that was the last time he's seen her
~23 years back:
Khajipalem is a beautiful pristine village on the coastal belt of Andhra Pradesh. Close to the sea with agriculture as the primary occupation, the land is home to abundant crops, good people and great times. Towards the northern tip of the village were two homes sharing a common wall. Atop the wall would be transferred a 1-year old bundle of cuteness everyday. From her home to her neighbor's. She'd soon be accompanied by a 3-year old who'd play with her, tease her (not sure if he beat her :P) and take pictures with her once in a while. Little did they knew what future had in store for them!
Back to the future:
As she entered the room, Martino Soldado, the resident poet who slumbers deep inside the mind of Derp woke up with a jolt and hurriedly penned the following lines:
The mighty hills stared at her in petrified silence
The sky clears the clouds for a clear view of her face
The trees tries to capture her beauty under their shadows
The breeze sneaks through her hairs to steal a glimpse of her face
The whole world feels better for a moment
There she stands soothing the rocks under her feet
energizing and revitalizing them with each step she takes
Her smile adorned as a gorgeous arc on her lip
Her eyes, bright and expressive
showcasing the world all that's good and happy
all that's worth to live for!!
Her face, a personification of perfection
fair, elegant, captivating and full of grace
A sense of eternal beauty and peace prevails
prevails forever, forever in her presence
In the meantime, everyone was seated at the table, the parents had exchanged pleasentaries and left Derp and Derpina all by themselves.
Being taken over by Martin Soldado, the ubiquitous shy poet, Derp kept staring at Derpina, writing poems, rhyming words in his mind, but no words every flew off his vocal chords. Derpina,being the good shy girl she always was stuttered with words but couldn't utter a word. The waiter walked in with two soft drinks. Derp's tummy has been longing for calories for quite sometime now. He's gone on a crash diet and starved himself of all that he likes (read: all the stuff that has excessive fat content). Without even a customary note of "have it" to Derpina, he lifted the bottle and finished it all in one go. Derpina in the mean time felt thirsty but was a little shy and was waiting for Derp to offer her the drink. Derp - Naaah!! All he managed to was a long loud burp that symbolized his contentment. As the silence continued barring the burp, Derp finally started off with the conversation:
Derp: So, watsup?
Deprina: Your tummys up.. It's moving up and down so rhythmically.. It's so funny. Derpina said to herself as she continued to keep her head down starting occasionally at Derp and his tummy from the side of her eye. Nothing much, going on is what she's managed to utter
Derp: Hows college?
Derpina: College is good
Derp: Hows life?
Derpina: Life is good
Derp: Hows Pepsi?
Derpina: (you drank the entire thing and you are asking me.. what an @#$#@).. It's good
Derp: So, what are your expectations?
Derpina: (That you atleast offer the drink to others before you gulp) hmm.. nothing specific, just wanted to be like good friends
Derp: Ok.. and
Derpina: No and.. it's a full stop
Derp: No No, no full stop. You should say more
Derpina: No more.. you say more if you have any more requirements
Derp: I've a split personality. Farmer, Thinker, Poet, waste fellow etc., are you ok with it
Derpina: (I am feeling scared now). Nods in confusion
Derp: Ok... blah blah blah
Derpina: Nod.. Nod... Nod
Derp: More blah blah blah
Derpina: I don't think that any shit that he says makes sense.. but all that i know is he talks a lot, and i kind of like him for some god forsaken reason that i can't understand
Derp: So, you know my friend Eric Broflovski
Derpina: Eric who?
Derp: Never mind, tell me your phone number
Derpina: No. Ask my parents
Derp: No. I'll ask Airtel (Derp can't resist PJs for long)
Derpina: Strange stare..
and then as they say, the rest is history, happy history rather :)
