TWENTY

 Two decades hv passed within a whisker.While i was at the peak of my teenage life i ws not at all excited about my 20th bday.I often indulged in reminiscence bt the outcome ws pretty awefull.For the past 5 or 6 yrs i never went out of my house on my bday.This yr it ws somewhat heading towards the same until MAM MUKHERJEE brought the cutest twist in the tale.

Friday, the 5th of august was totally wasted because of rain nd it looked as if my bday will be a pretty wet one.I kept my hopes alive nd went to college thinking viscerally the rain wud stop at some point of time.It ws drizzling nd after a while things slowed down.Moulika Mukherjee looked more xcited dan i was.She is a sweetheart.I was in a blue kurta while she came in a green salwar suit which ws inaugurated on dat day itself.From the morning she kept on reminding me that it ws my bday.As the clock striked 12 we started off wid our formalities.I wont call it formalities if dat sounds harsh.My frnds brought my fav cake on my bday.It looked wonderfully beautiful wid candles on it.The cake ws soon murdered nd by the time every bits n pieces hv been swallowed the rain came pouring down again.My girl had planned a beautiful surprise for me which wud'nt have been possible if the rain had'nt stopped.Fingers crossed,a feeling of disgust,yes my girl looked shattered when the rain looked unstoppable dat day.For the time being we planned to visit south city nd hoped for the rain to stop.

We reached south city nd had our lunch nd in the mean time i kept on guessing wat actually the surprise ws.She ws reluctant to ruin her surprise by spilling the beans so early bt she had promised me dat if the rain doesnt stop she'll let me know everything.I became more curious nd my heart wanted the rain to stop immediately.There were two reasons i wanted the rain to stop..1>i ws too curious nd xcited both 2>my girl had planned dis surprise long time back,if it wudnt have striked she wud hv been heartbroken..It was almost 4'o' clock on my watch nd i felt the rain had actually stopped.It ws a blessing in disguise.The happiness in her eyes ws irresistible.We went out of south city nd reached esplanade.She said my surprise ws 10mins away from esplanade.We took a bus nd we reached babughat.i was like "what the hell are we supposed to do here?"..She held my hand nd goaded me through a narrow lane dat ended up infront of a line of boats.A boatman came up nd took us down.

The next 30 odd mins ws the best time i ever had in my life.She hired a boat for the two of us nd i was at cloud 9 when both of us sat staring at each other while the boat kept sailing on.She said it wud hv been perfect if the sun had peeped through the clouds bt then i ws the happiest person nd i coudnt stop but thank her for this beautiful surprise which she had planned to make my 20th bday so so special.It was an awesome feeling sitting underneath the clouds which spared the rain only to turn the planned surprise into reality.Wind ws blowing hard,river water was turbulent and in the middle of everything the water vehicle moved on and the two of us cud'nt stop smiling looking at each other.I will never forget this day ever in my life.THANK YOU MOULIKA MUKHERJEE FOR THE DAY,LOVE YOU LOADS...

And a few other people i would like to thank:-
HIRAK,SUBHAYAN,SAYANDIPTA,SATABDI,SAYAN,DOLA,ABHISHIKTA,POOJA,OLIVIA, SACHIN..


Most importantly -MOM,Thank You for the trouble you took to provide light to my eyes.You're the best..