My Noiseless Memories

Not long ago…

3 Weeks later…

For the first two weeks we were involved in a competition of shutting our bedroom doors on each other. The most violent wins…The next week involved in just eye contact…’

A week later, my batch mates – Sumanth, Mike and others were planning on a camping trip to Tennessee. It was a road trip and I was excited. Ever since they were planning for the trip, I was desperately waiting for them to ask me and when they eventually asked me, I said ‘Yes’ and started to plan for the trip…

I got some cheap camping gear from eBay, picked up a pair of ‘1 for 1’ trousers from GAP, a pair of trekking shoes and many more… I was all set to go and then something hit me… Almost all these guys will be hanging around their girlfriends (who were also travelling from different universities) and I would be left alone… I needed a partner in crime!

That night, I called up Rajesh and spoke to him about all the stuff that’s been going on in Texas since the last weekend. I spoke on the exams, my new part time job at the filling station (apart from the part time job at Subway), the planned semester breaks, playing cricket with fellow college mates from the university over the weekends and finally about the trip to Tennessee.

‘Dude, it would have been great if you were here… Hate being alone… Even when the Tennessee trip happens, I suppose I would be left all alone when we go to camping as I fear that all the guys would be hanging out with their girlfriends…’

‘I am planning to reapply for the Spring break semester. Hopefully, should get the visa this time… But wait… Why don’t you ask Zoya to accompany you?’ Rajesh said.

‘Nah…That crackpot wouldn’t come.’

‘Why wouldn’t she come?’

‘I don’t know dude, but I can’t stand her! I will go nuts and my entire camping trip would get ruined even before it starts!’

‘I guess you are just stubborn. Let go of your ego and talk to her… She’s a girl dude… and from Karachi!’

‘So what…?’

He said jokingly, ‘I haven’t seen her but I have always heard that the only mistake we Indians did was to send away these good looking beauties away to Pakistan…’

‘That’s true… Had they stayed back in India, it would have demoralised Pakistan from getting separated’, I said laughing loudly.

‘See… That’s exactly what I am saying! They are very good looking and they are worth the risk… What they bring to you is something none of the western lassies can get you… Eternal beauty…!’

‘Are you sure…?’

‘100 percent…!’

‘Hmm…She is good looking and I would admit that! But I don’t want to be friends with her…!’

‘Please! You don’t utter a word about attractiveness and beauty! Saale! Aliens, Science fiction movies ke alava, kabhi tumko samaj mein aaya ladkiyon ke bare me? (Have you ever known anything about girls apart from Aliens and Science Fiction movies?)’

‘Ok Sirji…Fine…What do you want me to do?’

‘Go…Talk to her…Buy her a cup of coffee, ask her out for a walk and for god sake don’t discuss about politics and religion…There is never an end to these topics…’

I paused for long and then agreed in an annoyed tone, ‘Ok…Will try’

Just then, I heard the main door open…it was Zoya. I winked to Rajesh communicating that she’s here.

‘All the best…’ He whispered and ended the video call.

My Noiseless Memories – Chapter 08

Written by Ganesh Raam

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