In the end…

I missed you.
I miss you too.
You still don’t listen.
You have stopped listening.
Doesn’t matter.
Doesn’t matter?
Didn’t matter!
Does matter.
To you.
To you too.
You wish!
I do.
It doesn’t
It does.
Not anymore.
But not any less.
Always late
I thought you would wait.
I didn’t.
I wish you had

You wish I was

I am less complicated than you think I am but not as simple as you wish I was.

Even if you were half as simple as you say you are, you would still be more complicated than I wish you were.

That would be too simple for my taste and still be too complicated for yours.

A simpler you would be easier to understand.

But maybe my complications are my defense. And also my weapon.

A defense against what? And a weapon against what?

That’s for you to figure out. If I told you everything, I would not stay complicated.

Articulation

Umm..how do I explain this. I cant.
Rubbish. I dont believe it. You dont suffer from articulation problems. If you said you have framed the thought in your mind I can understand. But if you saying that you are clear about what you want to say but are short of words, I dont believe it.If you dont want to, just say that!
Haha. There you go. Hence proved. Yeah we are both the masters of articulation!
Umm… well masters and all I dont know. But we definitely dont lack the skills.
There..there you go again.
Yes I know I did.

Ambiguous

So, do you have doubts about my ambiguity?
No I don’t.
I am ambiguous? Tell me where was I ambiguous?
I said I didn’t have any doubts. I know you are not.
I am not what?
You are not ambiguous.
Why do you give such ambiguous answers?
Because I don’t have any doubts about my ambiguity.
You mean you are or you are not?
I thought you were not ambiguous!

Hmmm…..

Don’t ask me why…..
But these are the type of obtuse conversations I have ….almost everyday. I dont know why but most of them end with a ‘Hmmm…’

He: Hi. What happened? Didn’t like the new city?
Me: Not that..sexy hai. just main pak gayi. mujhe mumbai chahiye. pani puri chahiye. juhu beach + prithvi chahiye
He: hehe. so u quit?
Me: no no. not yet
He: I thought u were happy to get away
Me: I was. I never denied. I am just tired of being happy. Now i want to be sad
He: strange
Me: hmm..Not really…..

He: where do u get the photographs for ur blog..they r v interesting
Me: have u hear of a website called google.com?
He: google….gooooggglleeeee…i guess i hv. is it the one that was our best friend during our summer project and most of our MBA days
Me: yes same place.
He: and still comes handy when we want to flick a readymade report on something
Me: they throw up images also at you if you ask nicely
He: hmmm…

He: Why did you move countries?
Me: more money + good profile + another culture +another country + run away from shaadi + opportunity to travel. just exactly like everyone else. am not very different from most ppl.
He: Its only a myth that we are different, we r all same, the sooner we realise this the better it it”
Me: (In my mind) yeah..I wish. Hmmmm….

He:…blah.blah.blah…And that was the joke. Ha Ha.
Me: U r crazy.
He: I was sane…u made me crazy.
Me: lol…..i dont apologise….
He: Hmmm…..

Me: ok. byebye. love ya. tata
He: birla
Me: horrendous sense of humour
He: heheheh. thnks you
But dont you think it is super fun when you ask ppl dum question with sincereity
Me: of course it is. its very funny
He: Hmmmm..

Simply Complex

He: Don’t do it. Don’t freak the poor guy out.
She: Why should I not do it?
He: Because I am saying so.
She (one eyebrow up): And you think I will agree?
He (laughing at the ceiling): I wish. If only you would, life would be so much easier.
She (jauntily): But then, I wouldn’t be so much fun either.
He (sighing): Yeah, but life would have been so much simpler.
She (still jaunty): What do you want to do with a simple life?
He (simply): Live it.
She (laughing): But it would be boring. You wouldn’t enjoy it.
He (one eyebrow up): Of course I would.
She (smirking): I don’t think so. You like complexity. Everyone does.
He (frowning): That’s rubbish.
She (laughing): Everyone does. We just like to pretend that we do not. And that in itself is our complexity.
He (laughing): Whatever….

And they stride towards the lunch room…..

Hopes

She: Hmmm..I wonder what it will be like to have sex with a Non-Indian!
He: Yeah, he probably will have herpes and AIDS.
She: You are so POSITIVE!
He: Listen babe…why don’t you have sex with me instead of ogling at all these firangs?
She: You are SO positive!
He: Seriously! I am sure you will enjoy!
She: YOU are so positive!

Study leave…Study leaving…Study Left

A: Hey whats the plan on Saturday?
M: Why?
A: Party on saturday?
M: No. I wont come. I am on study leave.
A: Ha! Your studies left the day you joined kindergarten. Now dont bother. Just come on Saturday.

Fight with me!

Why don’t you ever fight with me?
Why should I?
So that we can have fun making up.
But if we fought then would you enjoy all the apologising that you will have to do after the fight?
Hmm.. it will be painful, but it will be fun.
Thats your idea of fun?
I mean, wont you enjoy when you apologise.
I wont.
You wont?
I wont.
You wont enjoy or you wont apologise?
I wont apologise.
But I will?
Yes you will.
That cant happen!You have to move ahead too!
Thats why I am refusing to move backward at all.

Dont be mine

I love you inspite of knowing that You can never be mine.

You love me because you believe that I can never be yours.

If my belief wasn’t true, I would not have fallen in love with you.

I believe you.

Sometimes I need you.
You dont.
Thats true.Actually, its this way. Sometimes I feel I should need you.
But you change your mind.
Yes.
Because you are afraid to.
Yes, because I am afraid to.
I respect that fear.
I nurture that fear.
Why?
Because I need it to keep from needing you.
But you want me.
I have always. Will continue to.
I have wanted you too. Always.
I know.
You know that I sometimes need you.
You do?
Actually no.
Then why did you say that?
I lied.
You believe your lie?
I do.
You are trying to.
Just as you are trying to believe your fear.

Spaced out

Have you thought about how much space do you give each other?
Oh yes! loads.
Why do you say that?
We meet only once a week! Isnt that enough space?
Space is not what you give to someone when he is not with you. Space is what you give to someone when he is with you.

Will you stay back?

I am leaving.
All right. Bye.
Won’t you ask me to stay back?
No.
Do you want me to stay back?
More than anything else.
But you won’t ask me?
No.
Why?
Because I dont want you to stay back for me.I want you to stay back for you.
But I want to stay back for you.
Nothing stops you from doing it.
Something does.
What?
Not being asked to stay back.

They asked..I gave

Someone asked me for my time. So I gave them my watch.

So if someone asks you for a date, will you give them your calender?

Who won?

Happy Anniversary darling
Wow!
What?
I didnt expect you would remember!
I didnt expect you would forget.
Met your expectations..didnt I?
I knew you would.
You didnt meet mine though!
Aren’t you glad I didnt?
I am!
I know.
So how did you remember?
Just put it down in my diary.. a long time back.
Really? Like how long?
Really. Like the first time we met.
You knew then, that we would celebrate an anniversary together?
Honestly, no.
Then why did you write it down?
I would rather take a chance and not regret it than regret not taking a chance.
I am glad you took the chance… or wait a minute..you didnt!
Either ways.. I won didnt I?
No. I did.

Will you?

What would you say if I said I loved you?
Are you saying it?
Maybe I will
Maybe you wont
Yeah, maybe I wont
Or Maybe you will.
Either ways…what will you say?
I will say ..I love you either ways.
Really?
No.
Why?
For the same reason that you might not say it.

Uh huh?

“My brother was dating this girl..She was weird man!”

“Weird? Why?I mean,weird in what way?”

“Oh..she used to cry and all if he hung up the phone on her..even if he was expecting any other important calls, she would insist that he talk to her and not take any other call… he just wasn’t allowed to hang up!

“Ha ha… She might as well have strangled him! Would be the same thing!”

“How? Then how would he call her ?”

“Exactly ….. Solves her problem right? That way he would never hang up on her!”