Black Love.. part 1

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Bhaskar

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They were saying their goodbyes to each other.. lip to lip.. (so the message was not lost in transmission ?!) The americans at the NorthWest Airlines counter were initially amused by their display of affection and later, amazed at the obvious love. They sensed the deep sadness engulfing the young couple. Before I tell you why these two were sad this day, I should probably tell you how they got here in the first place...

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Rahul got to meet Nisha about a month back, when he joined the company. His manager was taking him around on the customary introductions to the team. It was definitely not love at the first sight. In fact, they hardly noticed each other. He probably was nervous, this being his first day at his first-ever job and wanted to get over with the introductions as soon as possible. And she was a year senior in the company and had her project deadline looming over her head.

The next time they met, it was over lunch. Rahul had gotten close to Imran who was in the same project as Nisha. And now, when Imran was going out for lunch with his projectmates, Rahul got invited too. During the ensuing conversations, Nisha came across as this simple and caring girl with no airs about her. And that he noticed. Well.. he then got to have more coffee breaks with the group and her, in particular.

They both had quite similar backgrounds.. middle class.. determined to make it bigger in life.. He went to the IIT... She went to one of the top engineering colleges in the state and finished with a gold medal. Both were quite forward-looking in their outlook inspite of their orthodox upbringings. They were meant to be friends. And they did get close. Thats when it happened...

[to be continued...]