She: so it is long 3 years na?
Me: yeah 3 years
She: so how are you now? What brings you here in such a remote area?
Me: photography the same. One special type of hornbills is here in forests. Now it’s breeding time so I can shoot them peacefully.
She: ok
Me: when did you get married?
She paused a little
She: its 2 years now. Do you remember on that kudajadri day I have told you that one guy is coming to meet me at Hyderabad?
Me: yeah
She: that’s my husband
Me: oh ok
She: yeah. After the trip when I returned back my whole family was there in Hyderabad and scolded me a lot. Then after 1 year I got married.
Me: ok. I have searched for you a lot after the kudajadri trip
She: is it? How?
Me: At first I have searched for the name Lakshmi in Facebook, but as you know Lakshmi is a common name in keralites and tamilians so it’s very hard to trace out someone without knowing any details other than the name and place
She: ha ha.Thats cool. But why didn’t you ask my phone number on that day
Me: shit. I have thought the same on that day. But what I thought is that if I ask your number, you may think like that I am someone who goes behind every girl na? I was totally confused.
She: God is so cruel. I have waited throughout the jeep journey back to kollur just thinking that you will ask my number or else you will give me your number. But nothing happened. So I have decided to give my number. But when the jeep arrived kollur suddenly you go away talking in your phone. So I thought you are not interested. So I left
Me: what the fuck…. That was my mom in the call, and after the call I have searched for you in the entire kollur bus stand. I have enquired to the jeep driver and he told that you both were gone away.
She: fate
Me: I have searched in facebook first then after that what I have done is something unimaginable
She: is it? Tell me then
Me: for the last 3 navarathri’s I am a regular visitor of kollur. Since it’s a special day I thought like that you will come again so I will go to kollur and will wait near the jeep. I have done it for the last 3 years.
She: holy shit. I don’t know what to tell you Rahul
Me: hey leave it. It is God’s plan that why we met now na?
She: oh yeah. It is his plan. He is running a private finance in our how town, but he is in some troubles now police is also involved in that case. So we have moved from Andhra to here. We have come here only 2 months before. His friend having a transport company here
Me: ok
Me: can I ask you one thing?
She: of course
Me: how’s you now
She: ha ha. Difficult question. I’m fine to some extent
Me: hey don’t lie
She: why did you ask so?
Me: nothing, on that day you have told me na? that you are also very interested in photography especially in wildlife photography and even owns a SLR Camera and planning to buy a tele lens for it? And you have told me that you want to be wanderlust and have to travel a lot. Don’t want to be homemaker etc etc
She: ha ha
Me: why are you laughing?
She: no no. You remember all those talks?
Me: yes I do
She: all those interests and dreams were gone in vain.
Me: but how.
She: See I am a home maker now. I don’t have time for those like things. I have to do things for my kid and rest of the time I will have work in the kitchen. Even I have forgot how to keep a camera in hands
Me: mm.
She: hey I forgot to ask did you get married.
Me: no
She: why?
Me: not yet find the perfect one
She: oh so you are in searching stage na?
Me: exactly
She: ok ok. What is your next plan then?
Me: I have to find the address of my location first. Then I will move to there.
She: why can’t you stay here Rahul?
Me: how it is possible? Naveen has told me to find the address and move na?
She: no no. I will manage it. I know that he will return after a week or so. He will go in the Truck and will be back after some days only. I can’t tolerate the silence over here
Me: are you sure
She: yeah. As you said it is God’s plan. We have met after long 3 years; I am fed up with the dead silence here. Being alone in a big house is very bad for me. So at least for a week I will have a company na?
Me: I am double ok
She: thank you. I will tell naveen that you have left in the morning to your destination address.
Me: ok
Me: Then I have a plan
She: what plan
Me: can you come with me tomorrow for the shoot to the forest area
She: what?
Me: yes I’m serious. We will leave from here at 6am and will return by 9am
She: but
Me: oh I forgot. Baby is here na?
She: yeah. But
Me: but what?
She: no I think I can call the lady living adjacent to our house tot ake care of my baby. She is like a helper here. So I will call here whenever an emergency comes
Me: great then you please call her
She: are you sure
Me: yup.
She: ok then