I think it was not actually love at first sight, as it usually happens. It was a casual fling but seems to have grown stronger over the years.
I belong to a tribe who have been brought up in a south indian family, where the emphasis has always been on studies. Also the fact that nobody in my family had ever been involved in any love affairs- of- my-kind did not help my cause. So for a considerable period of time, almost 8 years, i kept the affair very secret.(To be honest, i myself was not aware of the love till much later someone else made me realize that)
My non-exposure to personalities indulging in these affairs also did not help my cause.
In 2001, i moved to Mumbai, made lots of friends, among them was a girl, M, who re-kindled my love. From then, and more so after i started earning, we started spending more time together. As i had found a long-lost-love, i was like infatuated, much to the amusement of my friends(boys) who did not understand. I lived days and nights like a possessed soul. Holidays were spent together, only getting irritated by the constant disturbances on the door or friends calling me for a game of cricket.
The emotions can not be expressed in words, it can only be felt( i am too lazy to think about adjectives to describe them). I realised that this love is for keeps when i started going to bed with them...oops her....oops it. I was hooked on to books for ever.
I want to thank:
- Shantha Madam (English Teacher in my 5th, 6th & 7th)
- Meenu Madam(English Teacher in my 8th)
- Pushpa Madam(English Teacher till 12th Std)
- M(Friend in Mumbai)
- Crosswords & All those second-hand book vendors
- Last but not the least, My Dad, who encouraged me to read....
My First Story Book(not in the school curriculum): Chacha Chaudhary / Tinkle
My Last Read Book: Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie
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