The Call

It was 2:00 AM, and the night was quiet, for some reason I was in a state of insomnia, maybe Friday night effect or something else I just didn't know what it was. Like a robot was scrolling the phone for something, after a while I also forgot what I was looking for, just scrolling aimlessly.

In the midst of my aimless scrolls. A call popped up, the number, was familiar but for some reason, no caller ID was assigned to it, I answered the call with lots of "W's" in mind.

"Who is calling?

"Why this late?

"What happened, Is everything OK?

"Why the no. seems familiar?

I was still processing the question, the caller spoke "Hello, Remember".

I know this voice, "PS is that you?"

Caller "How you always recognize my voice "

It was really PS on the line, PS is what I used to call her, I made up that by combining the initials of both of our name "Priya Sunny". The lead character of my unfinished love story my PS. Although we broke up we were on talking terms, we used to call and talk about life and what going on.

But suddenly she stopped talking to me, I remember like it was yesterday, she called me with tears in her eyes and said from today we won't talk and hung up.

S - "Why won't I recognize my PS"

P- "maybe it been 5 years that why"

How can I, even a million years aren't enough to forget her. How can I forget my first love, the warmth of that first hug, that kiss on the rooftop, her childish voice. BTW her voice is something else, it was so sweet, just like a baby who just learned to speak. Every word that came from her, was like sweets in a sweet shop, even the harshest word would feel the same. And when she gets annoyed, the voice would be sweeter. " I know it a lot, but what can I do, I can go on and on talking about her sweet voice."

After all, how can someone forget her 1st love, so why would I forget my PS.

S- "So long? where are you these days? "

P- "Kolkata, "

S- "So, after so long, that too in the night, is everything all right"

P- "Ya, Ya, actually I was missing you so thought I would call you."

S- "Oh ho, missing me :P,"

P- "I am getting married " (a brief moment of silence)

Wait what she called in the middle of the night, after 5 years saying she was missing me, then shot me with a bullet that she is getting married. Then why say "she misses me", why even call me. I was OK until I heard that, the smile from my face just fades away after those words, somehow these sentences weren't sweet at all, they pierced my heart like a javelin was thrown at me. I know we aren't together this is going to happen someday. Then why call me and say "I miss you " and then "I am getting married". What the hell, what going on, why I picked up the phone.

P- "What happened? say something you have gone quite. "

S- (reconciling all my the thoughts and after calming my my-self )

S- "That great news, so happy for you, who is the lucky guy. "

P- "Thanks, what about you did you get someone."

Someone is she kidding me, how can I get someone, when I already love her. She doesn't know but after her, I haven't even talked to any another girl after her it was so hard, she had set the bars to high.

S- "You know me yaar(friend)", no one can handle this lunatic. Aaacha, leave me, are you happy with the marriage"

P- "MAA and other family members are happy. "

S- "What about you"

P- "They are happy, so am I"

S- "What, why, what about your dreams at least you are pursuing them."

P- "Let's see, after marriage."

S- "Let's see, means "

P- "I don't know."

S- "What happened Priya, are you really happy with the marriage what about your dance. "

Her dance, she was a talented dancer, no no, a prodigy dance choreographer would suite the best for her talents. I would still remember the day I was mesmerized by her dance, she was flawless it would feel like the god of dance Natraj recedes in her. She had a dream to be the biggest choreographer to start her Studio. And I would be the manager of the studio, we had that dream together. You know she was such a phenomenal dancer that won the interstates dance competition and was selected for national but wasn't able to go. I don't know why is she giving away her dream for something so foolish. WHY PS WHY…

P- "Yeah dance will continue but I don't know whether the dream we saw will or not!!! "

S- "PS, do you wanna run away with me?" (in a funny way)

P- "Aap Nahi sudhroge, Abhi Bhi flirt maar rahe ho shaddi hone wala hai mera. (You are still flirting with me, I am getting married.) I remember how you use to flirt with me, those are the most precious days of my life when you was flirting with me. And the way you treated me like a queen. My king.

S- "That why I telling you, let's run away."

P- "You are insane you know that but you always make me feel good. Always be like this I love you, bye take care." (phone hangup)

I wanted to call her back but I didn't. And the thought that why she had called me so late in the night was still in there...

Oh man I am a goner.....