16th, December 2007
The day was really unforgettable for me. I can still feel the lay hand of breeze that blown to my heart when I entered into Mysore campus. It was a dream come true feel when I saw the building written in blue words, ‘Infosys’. I am stepping into one of the world’s most dazzling companies, place where they provide excellent training for newly graduated fresher’s, Infosys Mysore Campus. I could see lot of young budding talents with new hopes for their destiny all around. It was one of my precious moments in my life which I would do a CNTRL + S in my heart if I had an album there for my memories in heart. But my heart was still skipping for something else. An unseen face whom I desperately in thirst of seeing it. Excited! I was there with Anoop and Rency. We were meeting Gayathri’s parents. We all were much energized to reach this wonderful world, experiencing it for the first time. My mobile rang in my pocket and it was she whom made me excited.
'Where are you? I am here in building number 1 with my parents. Soon I will be shifted to Urban Oasis where they have arranged our stay'
'Oh!.. I think you will get stay inside this campus. So what time will you leave? I need to see you'
'No idea.. I think, they will make us leave shortly'
'Its ok.. I will be there in few minutes'
I disconnected the call and looked at my friends. They all were having fun each other. I asked,'Hey Gayu, Rashmi reached here and she will be going to some hotel outside since her stay has been arranged over there'
'Is it?' Gayu asked. 'We need to see her'
'Who?' Anoop and Rency asked together. 'Deepika Padukkone', I don’t know from where the reply has come. But I am sure it could be me!
While I was walking through the short road from FC1 to building number 1, I could hear the whistle blow of securities insisting us to walk through the foot path. I hardly had conscious of the whistle blow as I was walking backwards for two months.
Some or the other days of November...
After me back from Sutherland, I spent most of my time by surfing net and TV. I rarely went to city as it take much time and traffic to reach there. Till the time I joined in Infosys , I considered laziness as a gift from God to some unique people and I believed I was one among them. So, most of the times I I was in front of the PC. It doesn’t mean that I was surfing and reading net all the times, but :). Life was so adventures for me at that time since I was 24/7 on net as some fools (Doctors and Physicist ) has told that it would damage our health. Is that true? One day I happened to saw a post in Infosys 2007 batch community of orkut, clarifying some doubts regarding Infosys campus connect link. As I had this information handy, I replied to that post. Then I saw one picture of Gayathri Joshi, famous hindi actress and name written, ‘Rashmi Gopinath, young talented girl from Bhilai who got placed in UST, WIPRO, TCS, Infosys and Tata Eleksi’.
CRAP GAL !! I told myself. How can somebody boost so much ?
Since the point of time I got the reply from her, I made my mind, ‘On your mark.. Set.. Go..’. I was having a lot of chat friends at that time. As I told early, I couldn't find any more time other than internet to spend my slothfulness. I started.
'Hai Rashmi, this is Midhun Hari. Hope you got the reply for your query. How did you get select in Infosys’? Through SHREDS or Campus ?
'I got through SHREDS, what about you'?
'Even I also got through SHREDS. I am from Narayanaguru College of Engineering. It’s in Tamil Nadu, Anna University. And, I am from Trivandrum. Where you staying and from where did you complete your engineering'? I started my race.
'Ok. I am from Bhilai and did my engineering from Calicut university college, Kohinoor.'
The answer was a mixed double for me. One was heart-breaking and another was mind-blowing!
What shocked me was, she is from Bhilai and probably she won’t be a mallu. Even I am hearing Bhilai for the first time. And what made me happy was she studied in Calicut Engg College which is very near to St.Paul’s EM High school where I spent my beautiful high school days for 4 years.
For my further chat I desperately need India map and I could find it easily since google was in front of my finger tips. Otherwise I probably would had quit my chat since I haven’t heard about Bhilai ever before. I searched for Bhilai in google and found it is in Chattisgarh. I conquered myself, it was really a new piece of information for me.
I resumed my chat.
'Oh Bhilai… It’s in Chattisgarh right? Hmm.. So you are not a mallu. Good!'
'Yes, basically I am from Kerala and I was born and brought up in Bhilai'
Here comes my second struggle where I had to keep MS Word open to find the meaning of English words thinking that she doesn't know Malayalam.
'Your college is very near to St. Paul’s right? I know all those places'. I raised my approach as if I am a genius. But it was really a good shot from me as she was much embarrassed by thinking I knew her college.
'How come you know my college'? Hiding her embarrassment she asked.
I explained my school days and many of my friends were known to her since they were college mates. We had chat for some more time on that day and quite often we continued that chat for some more days.Later, every morning around 8 am I took a seat in front of my PC expecting her to come. I don’t know the reason why I did so. But now I realized that, for me she is the right person to share my life.
One day I saw some cameo of chats though scraps between Jisha and Rashmi. I was not having a good rapport with Rashmi at that time. This happened in the early days when we started talking each other. Jisha was asking lot of questions regarding the date of joining to all of the community members as if a child was curious about the opening day of her school. In between she got a chance to have some time with Rashmi.
'Why did u changed the picture in orkut? Now this Aishwarya Rai’s picture is so beautiful. So you look like Aishwarya? I think every single person looks like their profile picture. Are you beautiful in appearance’?
'mmm… What do I say? You decide after seeing me'. Seeing this reply I laughed a lot. I was meeting this kind of person for the first time in my life. Normally people wouldn't reply that, but her reply was really astonishing. To be frank I liked that. I know, it’s not because of her arrogance but because of her innocence. But that was weapon for me to make her fun. I called her Deepika padukkone because of that. She was much irritated and more loved by me, unknowingly.
That was the beginning of my love. Since then I was having an urge to see her, at least for a glance.
'Dude, come fast. What are you thinking'? It was Anoop who asked that. They were about to reach building number 1. My heart-beat increased rapidly. I am gonna see her for the first time. Though we had a wonderful understanding, seeing for the first time made me much tensed as I was notorious for my inferiority complex.I was wearing red T-shirt and blue jeans in place of Black one which I had promised her that I would be wearing on our first meet day. The unexpected stay of her in hotel could not give me enough time to change my dress. After all, it’s my heart desire to choose the unexpected luck into my life. So I didn't feel any weirdness with that dress.
I looked into my dress. It was ok. I adjusted my specs with black frame which she suggested to wear when I bought a new one. I walked slowly into the crowd. Heart was reverberating like anything as if it’s gonna participate in a 100 meter race. I looked around the crowd. No body was striking at me. I searched for Anoop and Rency. I saw them behind Gayu where she is talking with some girl along with her parents. Yes. This is she, who catalyzed my heart-beat till this time. I slowly looked into her eyes. Are they searching for some one? May be I felt like that. She was beautiful. But her eyes were more beautiful than her. Though her eyes were more beautiful than herself, it’s her smile which is bit more mesmerizing I found. But at the end her words were more interesting for me other than her smile. A gentle breeze touched my face and soon I was about to dip into a wonderful dream. But I got stunned when I saw six feet man standing beside her. With a long moustache below his nose, he was watching all the happenings outside building number 1. Thanks Uncle for waking me up from the beautiful but dangerous dream about your daughter. I walked slowly near to them. Suddenly she saw me and with some confusion in her mind she smiled at me. I introduced my self, 'Hai, I am ..'.
Her smile became more beautiful when she told, 'Hai, ... here'. And she turned back and told her mother about us. Within a short time, she left for her stay to the hotel which was outside the campus.
But, before she leaves the bus she turned back and gave a smile for me.
I still remember that smile … which opened the door of my heart, and without asking any permission it penetrated into my heart.
That music of Love is now playing a wonderful melody in my life.
Later, all my life in Mysore campus was bonded with her smile.
But that mist in December, where I saw her for the first time in building number 1, is always a precious gift for me in my life.
Love doesn't take a long time to realize it, but it’s a spontaneous emission of emotions from the core of our heart. What say? :)
