A BOUQUET OF STORIES

ALLIANCE

I entered the cafeteria , it is a new experience for me , I will be the only metropolitan resident who has never visited a cafe. Café are the first choice for hangouts in a metropolitan city . But I am a man who hates beverages so Café is in my NEVER TO VISIT list .

But today I have to convince myself to do this for my stubborn Dad . Don't think I am conservative , old fashioned man , I am just the other end. I was the coolest , stylish man in my school . In the college I was the cool headed , jovial dreamboy with chiselled body and striking appearance . Many boys were jealous of me as I was proposed by many girls .

There were many wall painting and wall sculptures hung . I was admiring them . I totally forgot that this is a cafe, the ambience made me feel it was a art museum. The architect in me is like that.

My brain suddenly snapped all these thoughts , after my eyes saw the girl in the mirror . She was far , behind me , this face .... I have seen so many times but I couldn't remember who she was , I wanted to look at her again to get a cue to retrieve my memory but I was afraid , what if she mistakes me to be a pervert . So I decided not to look at her. But I was surprised when she waved her hands towards me . I checked if she was waving at me by seeing behind me , no one was there .

She laughed silently and walked towards me . I scanned her clearly , she is a semi modern girl , she was wearing a kurta with palazzos , her earrings were hanging and dancing as she walked , her small bindi between those arched eyebrows was attractive.

" Hi Karthik " she said tucking her brown boack hair behind her ear , She knows my name !!!!. She had colored her brown hair with dark pink highlights , I think red will suit her more than this. Those pink lips were smiling broadly revealing her crooked incisors . It was cute.

she waved her hand to bring me back .

" Hi" I replied back

" Care to join me ? " She is offering me her company. So she knows me well. Is she my ex girlfriend ... no , I remember all of them Sheela , Celine , Priyal , Hina , Suvi.

" Yeah "I replied . I wanted to know who she was.

She pulled out the chair for me to sit . The first girl to pull out a chair for me after my Mom. She touched my heart. She was smiling at me , it was not fake and seductive but genuine and sexy .

She sat opposite to me.

The waiter came to take order . She ordered espresso with caramel. I had no idea what to order .

" Just water is enough for me "

The waiter left to bring our order.

So she said

You know me ??? I asked her.

" Of course I will not sit and talk with random men"

" No I didn't mean that , actually I have seen you somewhere but I don't remember you "

Her eyes widened and she smirked .

" I am surprised you forgot me so soon. Are you having dementia ?"

" No . Wait so I have seen you in recent years only huh "

" Years ? " She was surprised

" Why ?"

" Nothing , you guess who I am ?"

" Hmm wait I will find now . You are Diya , Harish's cousin we even met on my graduation party in Malins Pub ."

She laughed " No I have never visited a pub "

" Okay , you are Ganga , from K.V.High school , we even met during our Light music competition , you were also participating in that competition."