Friday, August 06, 2004

An so the story goes di da di...

him(10:49:44 AM): did you like the chicken?
me (10:49:49 AM): na na.. i didnt eat
him(10:50:10 AM): should ve tried - they said it was yummy
me (10:50:26 AM): very funny
him(10:50:32 AM): chicken yummy
him(10:50:32 AM): in my tummy
him(10:50:37 AM): dont tell mummy
me (10:50:54 AM): lets play rummy
him(10:51:10 AM): wow! you're no dummy!
him(10:51:41 AM): (think think)
me (10:52:05 AM): cant get anythin else
him(10:52:15 AM): neither could i
him(10:52:36 AM): but i had one last ditch thing in mind just in case you came up with something
him(10:52:47 AM): :p
me (10:52:52 AM): i am chewing something gummy
me (10:52:55 AM): J
him(10:53:40 AM): hehe..
him(10:53:45 AM): too late - lets try another word, what?
me (10:53:51 AM): what
him(10:54:02 AM): power - watt
him(10:54:43 AM): ok , lets try this: story in verse... lemme start
him(10:54:54 AM): I walked to the river one day
me (10:55:39 AM): my feet were hurting from all the walking on coals the previous night
him(10:56:21 AM): (story in verse!)
him(10:56:27 AM): but i could not get my mind off him - try as i might
me (10:57:02 AM): see its difficult as it is to get rhyming words ! uske upar se story diff. lets just make stories
him(10:57:16 AM): hehe...
him(10:57:23 AM): laughing
him(10:57:28 AM): ok..
me (10:57:33 AM): there were things which were so wrong with us, but then again there were things which were right
me (10:57:47 AM): start again
me (10:57:52 AM): an lets just make a story
him(10:57:58 AM): it had been such a dreamy star-filled night
him(10:57:58 AM): ok!
him(10:58:24 AM): backpack in hand, i headed towards the river
me (11:00:32 AM): little did i know about the impending doom
him(11:02:29 AM): the sky was spotless, the waters crystal clear - i walked on unwary of the lurking future
me (11:04:41 AM): all was still then suddenly
him(11:05:30 AM): a dry leaf fell from the tree above and caught my right eye
me (11:08:16 AM): despite the patch on my eye, it made me jump
him(11:08:37 AM): (what nonsense!)
him(11:08:58 AM): a trifle startled, i bent down to gaze at it inquisitively
me (11:12:02 AM): it brought back memories i had shut down deep inside of me
him(11:19:37 AM): Involuntarily, I took out the old diary which I always carried with myself
me (11:19:59 AM): (idiot what happ to the Palmtop?)
me (11:20:25 AM): then on a second thought brought out my blackberry..
him(11:21:13 AM): ( :p )
him(11:22:25 AM): (damn - i thought it was an old time story )
me (11:23:03 AM): No no.. its recent. its being shot at Baden Baden
him(11:23:09 AM): and then quickly, unhesitatingly, just put it away and with a huge splash, simply dived into the cold water
him(11:23:14 AM): wheres that?
me (11:23:28 AM): Germany..
him(11:23:38 AM): ok
me (11:24:00 AM): it was only then that i noticed her. Skin white as milk and eyes blue as azure
him(11:24:10 AM): (wow!)
him(11:24:47 AM): she was standing in knee deep water, not too far away from where I was
me (11:25:35 AM): she looked as if she desperately tried not to get too much into the water less she gets wet. But the almost wet gown was tantalizing
me (11:25:39 AM): (;))
me (11:26:47 AM): (are we makin a pondy story?)
me (11:26:52 AM):
him(11:26:57 AM): (gown - bull - i was waiting for a chance to get to her clothing - she was wearing nearly nothin but long hair!!)
him(11:26:57 AM): (hehe..)
me (11:27:15 AM): (gown adds to the mystery)
him(11:27:52 AM): i caught her eye - the sound of disturbed water had made her look in my direction
me (11:28:46 AM): She instantly reminded me of Arwen from LOTR !! I gasped and realized I had actually stepped back
me (11:29:02 AM): (:P)
him(11:29:23 AM): (you're taking my lovely story apart )
me (11:29:55 AM): (its supposed to be interesting)
him(11:30:00 AM): ...and stumbled over a protruding rock, and fell with a loud splash into the water again!
me (11:30:29 AM): (ok, this is a logical error. if he steps back an stumbles, how can he fall forward in the water ?)
him(11:31:57 AM): (no no - he has dived in, stood up and then walking back - there's plenty of water all around stupid!)
him(11:32:11 AM): (i mean he has swum for a good 5-6 secs)
him(11:33:01 AM): (whose turn - yours right?)
me (11:33:10 AM): She immediately came over to me, by now she was not worried about her clothes getting wet. Her touch was electrifying. It was like time travel. I thought to myself, Michael J fox must have felt like this in the BTTF
me (11:33:27 AM): ( i can't stop laughing)
him(11:33:48 AM): (my god you are fast - no looking business - direct stuff, eh? )
him(11:33:53 AM): (hehe..)
me (11:34:09 AM): (totally..)
him(11:35:01 AM): Even as I was recovering from my surprise, I felt my hand folding slowly around her waist.
me (11:36:14 AM): After all, I didn't want to drown! I had always been petrified of water since I was a kid. She brought me back to dry land an I found myself thanking her
him(11:37:01 AM): (thanking her - we were on the verge of something totally awsome and sexy and you get to thanking her - what a total let down!! i cant believe it!!)
him(11:37:22 AM): (afraid of water - hello! i just dived into it!!)
me (11:37:41 AM): (i am from the camp of directors who have the penchant for surprising the reader/audience at every scene)
him(11:39:13 AM): It was a clever ploy - I let myself be escorted to stable land in her soft, mesmerizing caress. Isolated droplets of water on her soft skin - the feeling was fascinating.
him(11:39:29 AM): (hehe)
him(11:39:39 AM): (but dont surprise your co-authors!)
me (11:41:21 AM): Before my ploy could proceed any further, i found her walking towards the water again. I wanted to stop her but my voice died in my throat and all I could do was stare at the retreating form
me (11:41:27 AM): (aha)
him(12:55:31 PM): She walked on and on, into deeper waters. I shouted at her to stop but she just kept walking on into the depths of the river and soon she had disappeared altogether into its confines leaving a deathly stillness all around.
him(12:55:36 PM): (had to rush away then )
him(12:56:13 PM): (this is a woman-y script: glimpse, touch, no sex, and bye-bye)
me (12:58:23 PM): I was dumbfounded for what i think were a few minutes. I could almost hear my heat beating fast. After I composed myself again I decided to jump in and find her despite all odds. And I dived and swam for almost 10 mins and I realized to my horror that she was not in the water at all. In fact could not have been at all as the depth of the water was just waist level all over
him(12:59:36 PM): (oooh!)
him(1:02:14 PM): I could not believe it so I dived in again. I swum closer to the area where she had vanished and as the sun came out of the clouds, I could see a small black hole in the rocks, just enough for me to make my way through it.
me (1:07:16 PM): But as I reached the spot where I thought I had seen the black hole, it vanished. I had enough of my under water adventures and decided to go back to the shore. Jus when i surfaced, there she was ! Exactly in the same position as I had seen her first. Waist deep in water and seemingly searching for something in the water !
him(1:09:34 PM): (my god - you can really write total bull, cant you! anyway, you deserve some of your own stuff back... )
me (1:10:04 PM): (i know where i wanna take the story)
him(1:15:21 PM): A trifle annoyed, I still headed over towards her, unable to resist her mysterious charm. And just as I was out of the water to walk towards her, the entire river vanished, like in some fantasy story! Shocked, I stared at where the river had been - and instead saw some guys playing tennis instead. Excited, I ran swiftly to join them.
him(1:15:27 PM): (there!)
me (1:15:47 PM): (ok, now u r screwing up the story)
him(1:16:00 PM): (you started it!)
me (1:17:31 PM): And then , Wham ! I woke up . With beads of perspiration on my forehead i realized that it had all been a dream ! I swore to myself . Imagine dreaming about the lake just on the day I was going camping to Baden Baden. I hoped fervently that this should not dampen my camping
him(1:19:34 PM): It was a quick morning. Within two hours, I found myself on the flight to Germany, looking wistfully at the lovely landscape disappearing into The Atlantic.
me (1:22:07 PM): a short drive on a rental car took me to the glorious lake. I pitched my tent and fixed my hammock, looking forward to a week long blissful solitude. It was amazing how life had touched the mundane note. I had not realized that all the stock options in the world will never bring me one thing that i craved for day in and day out. Peace of mind. (and a woman to love)
me (1:22:21 PM): (i shud really take up writing )
him(1:23:53 PM): (haha!)
me (1:27:33 PM): ( I am soo talented )
him: I took out a copy of "Indiscretions of Archie" and started reading - the blissful mountain breeze fluttering musically around me. In the distance, the mountains peeked over the gorgeous blue lake, raising this wonderful day to a state of incomparable perfection. Ah - life! I said to myself.
him: (please dont get the lady out of the lake again!! )
this-is-me: I was secretly thanking my manager whose insistence of complete ling everything a month before its time led to my mental breakdown. I was almost thrilled to tingles when the doctor said I need at least a month off from work. With all these warm fuzzy thought in my head i dozed off.

2 comments:

Rajesh J Advani said...

Hilllaaaarious!

Anonymous said...

:-)))) lol!!!! Rads and Kish....trust you two to come up with something like this ..over phone/chat whatever :-)) lol!! wish we had done such things during those boring project management classes!! miss ya guys...ciao, Meenakshi