I was sitting in a cafe waiting for my friends. it's been 2 months since I shifted here. I’m glad I chose Pune. cause at least I’ve 2 friends here. that way it's less lonely. but I’ve to admit it's bit difficult to adjust in another state and in another culture. it's difficult to connect with people here. mostly all of them speak Marathi (language spoken in Maharashtra state, India.) and I speak Hindi. and that too being introvert it's more of task for me to get connected with new people and that too because of my computer engineering background I didn't get much interaction with girls. and I want to get more friendly with woman population. I mean if I’m away from house I should definitely try being in relationship. Heard about how being in relationship gives you that butterflies in stomach and that warmth in heart. I want to experience that.

As I was thinking I heard someone calling my name. it was Kunal.

“When you got here?“ Asked Kunal

“10 mins back, I like it here. The ambiance here is really soothing” I said

“oh, really it’s nothing like you want to come early and get a table for us” said Kunal

“I giggled, hey common. I like this table so I just want to be on this table when I have coffee” I said

“Call Aarav again, check where he’s now” I said

As Kunal was talking to Aarav to know why he’s late. I sensed someone was looking at me. I tried not look in that direction directly. I acted as my neck is stiff and was rotating my neck as I’m easing up the tensed the stiff neck. It was a girl on window side table. She had a faint smile as she looked at me. I averted my gaze just to make not her uncomfortable.

Her, I’ve seen her plenty of in this cafe. The way she walks and the way she talks radiant confidence. I remember one time, it’s unusual to have power cut off here. And we were all waiting for power to come back. And she walked in through door and power came back. She looked at the guy who sits at payment counter.

 And said “I walked in and power came back; aren’t I’m lucky charm.” The guy at counter chuckled.

And then she said, “that’s why I deserve a free tea” the guy at counter laughed out loud.

she was joking, and the guy at the counter said, “madam you should sit here for whole day then, that way there won’t be nothing wrong here”.

She chuckled, and said “so for free tea I should sit on table for whole day. Hmm not so bad. But I’ve to be other places to bless those places with my lucky charm. So I’ll say no.”

Then she talked more with him. And sat on her favourite table. Had her tea sat by herself. Did nothing just enjoy her tea. I saw her once in a while and think I wish I could be more confident like her with my conversation skills. Then Aarav arrived.

“Hey Kunal, hi Shaurya. I guess you guys missed me too much gave call and all.” Said Aarav 

“I chuckled, yeah, we did. Cause there has to be someone who has to train us. I’m glad you’re here. The love guru for us.” I spoke

“Well Shaurya, you’ve to show some Shaury (bravery), it’s not like girls bite. You just have to talk to them,” said Aarav  

“I would like that more than talking to them. Cause I don’t know what to talk to them,” said Kunal

I chuckled. and we went back to talking to about this and that. And I felt her gaze once again on me. Why she’s keep looking at our table? Does she know one of my friends? Or did I chuckle weirdly? But she has a smile on her face. Ohhh she must be zoned out.

As I was thinking Aarav noticed my silence and asked “what happened? why you’re so quite?”

I shook my head in no gesture, and said it’s nothing. What were we talked about? And we went back to talking. After having our coffees we paid for our order and walked out of the café. As we walked out, I saw she was still there. And Kunal saw me looking at her. And he nudged me and asked “your crush?”

I shook my head and said “naah, I’ve seen her sometime. That’s it.

“Really, that’s it. Nothing else.” Said Kunal

I walked back to my PG room. And I saw one of my roommates was talking on call with his GF. And when I left for coffee he was still on call. I smiled by myself as I walked in room. And was thinking what they were for talking. For more like than 3hrs. I guess it’ll be difficult for me to keep an conversation with my gf in future. Cause I don’t what to talk about. Why am I being stressed over it when I don’t even don’t have a GF. I changed my clothes and laid down on bed as I was scrolling through the phone then I thought I should go for a walk. I walked out and was enjoying the evening breeze and then I got this fragrance of freshly fried kachori. So I followed the fragrance and I bought one and was enjoying the kachori. Thinking about my schedule for tomorrow