Monday, August 10, 2009

My Late Date...

I had imagined it’d be like this but never could have imagined it could be this great. The weather was just apt. Slight drizzle from the sky, a hint of hum through the wind... This moment had been long time coming but somehow the forces were against it. Today I decided, come what may, I’m not gonna miss the chance – no matter what the world thinks – the GRAX boards could keep rolling... my date was gonna happen today. I decided 2245 hrs would be the meeting time.

The restaurant was quiet... the last of the diners were leaving. Slow instrumental music filled the room... The light was just right... The diffused yellow light gave a snug feeling to the room... The setting was perfect. I took a few moments to prepare myself for this... this was definitely not an everyday thing. There I was, sitting on the corner table of Regent, waiting.

And then... she arrived.

The waiter escorted her in. Instantly and involuntarily, my lips parted and my tongue rolled over. The whole world came to a standstill. My mind went numb. She was dressed in a dark overall just as I had asked; So beautiful... So sensuous... Looking hotter than ever... Did I just see a few wisps of steam rise from her... I was sure I could devour her just with my eyes... My heart started racing... Should I get up and take her to the table? Or do just sit and wait for her? Would the waiter get a wrong impression if I looked too anxious? Would I be judged? Oh so slowly the waiter moved... painstakingly slow... She was shown the way to my table. Was anything in the world worth this feeling – of a quiet corner in a restaurant with your true love? I could’ve exchanged anything in the world for this moment. I was sure the waiter could’ve too.

Slowly and courteously, without moving his eyes away from her, the waiter asked, “Anything to go with the Bull’s Eye Sir?”


P.S.: Regent = One decent place to dine; Bull's Eye = One decent Chocolate Dessert
P.S.2: This story is inspired from true events of today and doesn't involve any living person other than me and the waiter. Any coincidences are purely coincidental :)

7 comments:

skhajone said...

ROFL ROFL ROFL HA HA HA really nice one - might say my eyes were rolling instead of reading to reach the end...... you got me ;).

Puneet said...

:D
And trust me... the description was not really exxaagggerated... Bull's Eye is something we look forward to in this sleepy town of Jamshedpur :)

Shruti said...

and all this time i was like...aha ...finally puneet too :)

Puneet said...

Gotchya... :D
Waise bull's eye ki description hai ki nahi... :P

MangoMan said...

Miss Bull's eye :(

Puneet said...
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Anonymous said...

Phew... That def had my eyeballs... And at the end, the tastebuds :D