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Reynolds Road Signal

by Gopinath Thangaraj   

Monday evening, Now am in Reynolds road signal very hectic zone in Trichy, traffic often happened in this area nearly 20-minutes more to clear, Now the time is 6.40pm exact time in my watch and my mobile too. Good evening, Good Climate, Feel good, Feel very cool, Feel very better now, compare to just before probably 10 minutes around 6.30pm it’s happened. I don't know why I feel good and feel so happy. But there is truth in this.

My lover who named Agalya, sorry she is not my lover now. I got break up with her. That's why I feel very happy, Still I loving, not Agalya my love, but break up didn't give me anymore sadness or something feel bad., 10-minutes back 6.30pm my life's path got cleared no traffic, no commitments, no worries etc., I just got break-up with my lover but it’s happened like yesterday., This Reynolds road gets clear from the traffic almost will take 20minutes., I want to tell my sweet story to this universe with true heart.,

Four years before no special on that day morning 5'O clock my mom who name called Mrs. Devi Ragunanthan., often use a bucket of water to get me from deep bed sleep., Same she did that day., I shouted "ma you often do this see I am not in more all time same., Please ma you have hands, legs., you can use that why you do this, who said to you to do like this., Its annoying ma.,My mom replied "Mr. Raj have to go college know., don't ask any more questions get ready soon., I preparing breakfast for you and your dad, then prepared lunch too”., I didn't replied anything., But murmuring "you are loose ma"., And took bath., then get ready for college. My dad who name called Ragunanthan he is working as clerk position in collector office, Trichy. We three are the family.,

My dad dropping me daily at my college while go to office., Same that day my dad dropped me at my college., my problem is from my 6th standard itself I studying in boys higher secondary school, even it is continuing in my college too., I don't know this might be the reason or not. I don't have close girl friends, not a single girl friend too. I have a best friend who named Ramesh., he is my one of the best friend since my schooling 6th standard. I was studying B.Sc chemistry in that St. Paul’s College, Trichy. As usual class starts with 1st period., very boring., time runs., that was a third period English., English lecturer is very good person he looks very smart his class never gets boring., I thought daily about this lecturer why this person won't gets married because he looks very young and he didn’t tell his personal life., that day my doubts got revealed.,

My lecturer had one daughter looking gorgeous I can't believe., brown skin., sharp nose., a white in a dot eyes., pure Tamil girl., no chance., that day I realized myself and proud to be gentlemen, why means., I born as a boy., I thank to God that second itself without making any more seconds for made me as boy, Actually that day she came to my class room for giving his dad mobile to him. Nearly 42-Boys in class all eyes watches her arrival., but I watch her in 5 - 6 seconds only., after that I watching all the boys eyes in my class room except my lecturer. She too is studying in same college. I don't know her name but that whole day I feel was in the heaven. That day comes to an end all my periods got over, nearly 5'O clock I told my extraordinary desire to my friend Ramesh regarding that girl. He replied' See Raj we are coming for the future., These things would be never possible., Just leave it., And I tell you now., don't make any kind of things in your heart., love is stupid thing., This is just infatuation that’s it.

Raj please close this chapter here itself please Raj I say for your future. I said with small smile "Okay Ramesh I will try my level best". He replied, "Raj I am not joking". I said, "So what Ramesh, okay what do you want I have to leave this matter now that’s your need right, Okay I leave it". He replied with small smile "Raj, you are great., Shall we have some juice". I replied him with small smile "Okay". And we had juice then we went to our home.

Night around 10.30 something I ask myself., I want to know her name., so what I have to do Raj., see tomorrow you will go to these college, I guess she will be in English department only because her father is English lecturer and ask her name directly without any shyness". After that I had my dinner with my mom and father. We all went for sleep., The day gone next day I woke up by 4'O clock itself., I thought how this hormones working in my body cells., I bath earlier get ready and went to pilliar temple near my home., Then I am coming on the way to my home from temple., there My mom getting the bucket of water for me. She suddenly saw Me., She was stubborn and she replied "Raj today any special. I said "Yes mom I come to know the truth why I born as boy". She got something from words and getting smiled. She replied, "Okay Raj, get ready i will go for preparing the breakfast. I think this bucket water technique will not use for the future, I hope so (smiled). Then my dad gets ready, as usual he dropped me in my college.

That day my friend Ramesh didn't come to college. So I thought the God give this wonderful opportunity, I said thanks to God suddenly. Unfortunately my English lecturer saw my arrival., then he calls me and gave some work., Actually He left his mobile in his car itself so he gave the car key., And he asked me to get his mobile from the car., Suddenly i see the arrival of his daughter with mobile., God give the chance to ask her name. She was coming towards me its far distance from me nearly 40 to 60 meters only. That time I realized the value of seconds. My hands and legs got chilled. I felt like some kind of fear. I don't know what’s happening to me. She came, but she doesn’t know the matter what her father told to me. Suddenly I called "Excuse me, actually I have car key, and I have to take mobile, so u had that mobile. So., I blabbering something, suddenly he replied "What you want". I replied "My English lecturer gave the car key to bring his mobile. Yesterday I saw you in my class time during English period. So that I Am., She interacted suddenly "Oh sorry may I know you name please", at that time I feel so happy. And I said with small smile my name is Raj, doing B.Sc Chemistry." She replied. "Nice to meet you Raj, I am Agalya, doing BA English (I thought my guess didn’t fail), okay get it this mobile give it to my dad, Will see bye". Then I gave the mobile and car key to him. That whole day I enjoy each and everything, in eat, in walk, in speak, in read, in all, etc., I fall in love. That day I passing with full of joy, Next day I started earlier and ready to go to college,

As usual my father dropped me in college on that day. My father often said one thing "This world creates for us. We have rights to take our things, for any causes don’t leave your things until you get, either it might be the object or the person or something else". So that I planned to tell my love to her, that day Ramesh came after his leave, but my heart told me that "Don't tell to Ramesh about your love matter”. I always believe my heart saying things; I never minded my thought saying things. She daily comes with her father only, My heart told to me, "if time goes you couldn't catch again, So just go to her tell your love., That time Ramesh near with me., I said,"i feel bad like stomach upset, have to go rest room Ramesh". He replied, "Okay go, but Come soon". I said "Okay". Suddenly i left from that place and going towards of seeking her in English department. I saw her near lawn in English department., I just directly go to her, I said "Agalya I am in love with you, I want to marry you, I found the meaning why I born as boy" She didn't replied, She got an angry., I saw her red colored face., nothing she replied and left from that place. Then I came to Ramesh, he asked me as joke "why suddenly came, Mind upset?” I didn't tell anything simply smiled to him and that day gone with full of sad, Again the day has gone. Next day same thing, my father dropped me in my college. I went to cafeteria in morning to take breakfast. There I saw Agalya in idly counter. I already bought 4-Idlies, one Vada. Fortunately I am having my breakfast alone in the table, it contains two chairs only one I occupied, opposite chair is free. Unfortunately she came and sat on that opposite of the chair. I was stubborn., Before her arrival I am so hungry., After she came I couldn't feel that hungry, I couldn't feel that idlies, sambar, vada taste., I thought that hormones are working in progress in that time., Everything has gone. She faced me "why you loved me because of my attire or attitude" asked clearly. I said "Attire or good looking common to all even I too good looking, smart so. I can get the girl friend better than you. But first impression is best impression, I want to live with first impression, so I love you Agalya ". I saw her face amazing., she just smile and she said "You words might be impressed but really apart from your words, some what I feel I love you Raj., That second I got real hungry had all idlies with sambar and vada with great feel.

Then our love goes like a clock. She asked me to hide our love from My friends, My parents and My surroundings because she was feared. And she told me to hide our love till our marriage. As a lover I do what she said., Years gone final year came, We have the common farewell day for the whole department., I feel sad because of missing my friends, lecturers (except Agalya 's father), securities, librarian, my class, college etc., Evening 6'O clock Common Farwell comes to an end. We all 42-People of my classmates together in one place, Share our feelings among us. Ramesh came with me and he said "Raj life is not constant, since from our school days we are friends, I seen you, I care you and Treated as my brother, we got placed now in good company, but we are going to different place for job. I don't know whether the person like Ramesh is there or not, But our sweet memories never dies. Then He cried more and left the place. The Common Farewell day comes to an end. After that I joined in my job and Ramesh too joined in his job. Agalya was in hometown only so often I went to hometown for see her., Almost 2-Years gone we both of them planned to get married.

Today Monday, I reached my hometown Trichy; I took the leave in my office for this whole week, because I planned to talk with Agalya parents and my parents about our marriage. Unfortunately my parents have to go to our uncle's son’s marriage they come back by evening only. So I have chance to tell tonight, so before that as usual I go to meet Agalya in one Murugan temple. We met often here only. We went to temple by evening around 6.00pm I came in my bike and she came by his scooty., then we sit inside the temple it’s often place we sitting., then we started to talk and I said "I will tell our love to my parents tonight. Suddenly she replied, "Why you urge this matter. Wait let we tell later". I don't know why she said., She gets hurt more because I asked again and again., She shouted "Raj sorry I am not in love with you now, you are very genuine but I am not please understand me.," I asked her, "Agalya what you said even we talk very well in morning but now., what’s happened to you is anything wrong., Why you say like this"., She replied, "It’s not your mistaken its mine". Again I asked, "What is your mistaken please tell clearly". She replied, "Since from our college days we are in love, I mean”., She stop saying and she murmuring., Suddenly I shouted "What do you mean"., She replied, "Me and your friend Ramesh we both love each other since from our school days two months before he talked with my father, and he conveys my father engagement on next month., "I was stubborn, I didn’t speak for 10 minutes., no words to say that time., It was like a dream I asked God what she said., I could say I lost my hope and everything., I thought that “Ramesh didn't reveal the single thing even we are the friends since from school days”., I try to shouted Ramesh., Suddenly she interacted., “see Raj don't get an angry on Ramesh., He doesn't know anything, some what I attracted by you. You have good attire and good attitude so that I loved you even I tried to married you but the time changes everything, Sorry Raj please leave me, Breakup is better for us”. (Simply Smile)Hey Agalya “I didn’t believe you why you did this but some what I have more profits, One is my friend never be cheated, I could marry a girl who decided by my parents, I never lose my friend. Three profits, only one lose my love not you, finally I have to tell one thing Never tell our love to anyone please, Good Bye. I didn’t wait for her reply”. Then around 6.32 something I left from the temple with my bike, she left from the temple by her scooty.

While in riding, I thought that which means I just asking question with myself, mistaken is on me or God or Agalya, Suddenly I stuck with traffic around 6.40pm., got red signal at Reynolds road. This signal release will take at least 20-minutes. Universe, Really I thank you for giving this great heart for me. And got the green signal around 7.00pm everything has been cleared, I started my clear journey with hectic traffic.


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