I have a friend, Manjeet. He is the most creative person I have ever met. He holds a professional degree in accessory design from the very reputed NIFT (National Institue of Fashion Technology). He has a good sense of humour too and is really a nice fellow.
There is one thing which he doesn’t like about him. He is pretty thin. How thin.......? Let me tell you a story.
Once, Manjeet had to go to Vadodara for some design project. So he took a bus from Ahmedabad to Vadodara and reached there at 9:00 am. He had to work there from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm on that project for that very day. Co-incidentally one of his seniors was also into that project. And fortunately, she was a girl. That girl was very pretty. Manjeet was delighted to see this. Soon they started enjoying working together. He was having a great time with her.
They never realized that how did the working time pass and for Manjeet, now it was the time to go back to Ahmedabad. It was evening and his watch was showing 6:30 .
“Hey Manjeet. So we are done for today” the girl, Shikha said smiling.
“Yeah” Manjeet said thinking that he had to go leaving her behind.
“So, what’s your plan?” asked Shikha.
“Nothing, I have to go back to Ahmedabad now.” Manjeet replied.
“Really” she said with a wide smile on her face.
“Why are you smiling? What is so great about it? Did I trouble you so much all day that you are happy on my departure” Manjeet said with an artificial smile.
“Nah, stupid. I am happy because I am also going to Ahmedabad. Actually, I am staying at my uncle’s place who is in Ahmedabad” said Shikha. “And now I’ll get a company for this journey Vadodara to Ahmedabad” she added and giggled.
“Vadodara to Ahmedabad, yeah” said Manjeet with joy as he had calculated that for the next two hours also he was going to be with Shikha.
Soon they boarded a bus. Shikha sat by the side of Manjeet. They were happy talking about their college NIFT and various other funny things. But Manjeet was totally occupied with the charming face and beautiful smile of Shikha. He was just enjoying the moment. Soon, Shikha started feeling sleepy. And in no time, she fell asleep and Manjeet got this million dollar opportunity to behold the beauty without any interruption
Suddenly Shikha unconsciously started inclining towards Manjeet’s shoulder.
“Ouch” she said as soon as her head touched Manjeet’s shoulder.
“Oh boy, you are so thin; it seems your bones are coming out of your body. Seriously, no girl can sleep keeping her head on your shoulder if she wants to ” she said and tried to manage her head against the back-cushion of the seat.
Manjeet was taken aback. This was totally a brutal murder of the love which was just budding. Manjeet never hated his thin body so much before.
