Cotton Candy Love

I am really confused with the eyeliners! Everything says smudge proof and last for 12 hours. But that is not true; it easily gets fade away from my eyes. My name is Nikitha and I am a Fashion designer for a big apparel company. Being a female I love this job, I get to design for movies and ads. Creativity is the key, I see so many things, and I pick many things from nature, from creatures to clouds. I capture everything in my iPad. Life is very interesting and colorful for me.

Just one day I got a random thought, is there anyone who do not have creativity as part of their job. I wonder how they show their uniqueness. First thing ran in my mind is IT! I heard they do procedure oriented job. I wanted to peek in to their life and see how it is like without creativity. Having this concept in my mind I could not sleep for days. I know it is an aberration in my mind but I could not live with it. I decided to track an IT guy life.

One my friend’s brother is working in a big MNC and I thought it is good to track that guy. I checked Facebook and found his profile. Oh! Gosh he is very transparent. He even updated what he had this morning for breakfast. What is wrong with this guy? Why he had to document his life with pictures and videos? I checked his friends list it is 450 WOW!! I think he should have spent good amount of his life in Facebook.

He looked handsome! I saved couple of his photos in my iPad. I created a document and named it as Project Akash. Added his photos and noted all his likings. His cover photo is with roses, and his profile pic is leaning on a wall. Everything indicates me that he did not have a girlfriend yet. I added my plan how to approach him and talk to him. I see he accepts any friend request from any one. I altered my name and added one of my photos where my eyes are only visible. That photo had good eyeliner which was not smudged.

As soon as I sent friend request, he accepted. WOW! He is super-fast! He started the chat and we started to chat. After couple of days, he asked for phone number. I was very much hesitant to give my number. After long conversations I finally gave my number. The moment the number flashed on his screen he called me I guess. I got the call and his voice was very sweet and had very soft tone. For a moment I fell for it. Then realised that I have to be strong and spoke with stubborn voice.

Nights went in calls and days in Whatsapp chat. My phone was so thirsty so it was always plugged in for charging. I completely deviated from my plan. He was asking me for an evening coffee. I said yes, and I met him for the first time. Boy! He came in some sports bike, with blue shirt which was skin tight and a good denim pants. The folded full sleeve reviewed his hands and a steel strap Fasttrack watch, gelled hair, semi beard but properly groomed grabbed my attention. He wore a good perfume which was very macho!

My fashion brain told he is fashion lover, the way he flipped his phone in his hand, only boys can do that in such a style! I do not know why I see so many things in him. Do I really love him, or is it just curiosity! He came closer and said, Hi Asha! I said actually my name is Nikitha! He never minded that, I was annoyed by his behaviour. I thought that would be a big issue for him. But I was wrong. He also said first date is on me.

Slowly I fell for him, I forgot the creativity part, and took the love path, one day I wanted to go to T-nagar for doing some shopping. He wanted to go in bike, and I wanted to go in sub urban train. He accepted it. I wanted to hold his hand and say, I love you. I dressed for the occasion and reached Tambaram station. He too came with good coolers and sneakers, everything looked very rich. We reached the place and did few shopping, he never bargained in any shop. It is crime to buy things without bargaining in T-nagar. We started back in train and my heart started to speed with the train. How do I start it? Train reached Meenampakam, a north Indian kid was selling cotton candy. I said love cotton candies.

Akash jumped from the train and bought one cotton candy and gave him 50 Rs, the train started moving, Akash did not finish the business with the kid. He did not collect the change. I shouted come back Akash! He started to run towards the train, train started to speed. My visuals started to move along with the train, I could not see Akash. I thought of stepping down, but surely I will die if I do that. I saw a hand grabbed the main iron pillar of the train, and I know who it is. Akash!!! He shouted! He managed to get in and gave the cotton candy and said “I love you” I do not know what to do.

I grabbed him and embraced him. I burst in to tears and said Yes, I too love you so much. It is just cotton candy! Why you risked your life for it? Akash smiled and said baby it is not about cotton candy it is about you! You loved it! I decided to give you the love! We both opened the packet and started to eat it. The cotton candy melted in my mouth but the memory lasted ever.

That day I realized creativity is all over, not only in work, it is in relationship it is everywhere. Akash thought me that! We are getting married soon! You know where? It is in a sub-urban train! Height of creativity ah!