"UNITED---> WE FELL",A SHORT STORY...

August 29:
"Grand Central Last stop.." the speaker box in the train yelled out.Tom woke up suddenly from a heavy sleep and got ready to get down from the train.O can this journey extend a bit more was his call...he wants to sleep badly..since the night before, he slept only for 9 hrs...Tom was an indian software engineer who works for an american company.Don't get misguided by his name..he is Thamodaran and his friends call him tom...Tom ran for the escalator and jumped into his apartment.Threw the bag to the corner and jumped into the bed.For the next 12 hrs he was in another world...Tom woke up from his bed and he was reluctant to get out of the bed...rolled in the bed for another half an hour and started to office..He is a typical desi software engineer in the sense,his routine day goes like this...wake up,go to office,come back,either sleep or see a rajnikanth movie and then go to sleep.Sat and sun either go to florida or freak out with friends...But above all he is a very nice person to be with.
Thursday August 30:
Again there came the sun clearing out the earth's black screen ...O god office again..was his call..Took a shirt and pant (not even taken bath)worn it and heavy dose of perfume(even he fainted while spraying) ,started out for office..He entered the train station and unwillingly swiped the card in the train station.
"There she stood in the doorway" of the train like the Eagles song and the first sight was enough for him to fall in love with her like an indian movie.The only charm in life for him in that place (NYC) is to chase girls.He then went and stood right beside her.He went into a dream dancing with her in the mysore gardens.
The train came into the station like a big fellow searching for something with a torch light in his head...He got into the compartment along with her and he certainly had to sit somewhere else and jus enjoy her beauty.
But all of a sudden due to space congestion,Kart(the girl chased by tom,BTW she is not karuthamma from gudvanjari who had changed her name ,she is an authentic american)came and sat exactly next to Tom.Tom had a metro Newspaper(he got it for the only reason that it was given free of charge)in his hands and was seeing pictures.The train stopped suddenly due to some signal problem."O god i have an important meeting today",said Tom(looking at the sky)."It happenned yesterday also",said kart.Tom got what he wanted..he wanted to start a conversation and it happenned."O really..i dont know,You see i drive to office daily..and today my car had some starting problems and so i got into this",said Tom.There was no reponse from her."By the way i am Tom.."."I am kart".
Friday:
Tom woke up before the sun woke up.Took bath for 83 minutes.Previous record was by roger mckelly(82 mins).Got of the shower and sprayed the deoderant.Got into the train station really early.Missed three trains as he was waiting for kart.She dint turn up.Something told him that she is goin to be his girl and he can do anything to get her.Afterall he has got nothing to lose in chasing her.
MOnday(Sept 3)-->Office of Tom:"I am goin to introduce you to our new staff member",announced Matt(tom's boss).
Tom was glewed to his monitor and he was in total concentration reading CineSouth(its an indian cinema portal).
Everbody got introduced to that new staff member and it was not the turn of Tom.
"He is Tom",said Matt(Tom's boss).
One right hand jumped out to shake his right hand.
He stood and saw a face that was familiar to him.
Yes it was Kart.He shook hands."Do u remember me???",was his question.
"mmm...no",before finishing it tom started,
"no that day we met in the train..".
"mm O Ya..u r right...and u have a good memory...haha"..
There started the thing and they talked a lot
"Could u show where we will have to go for lunch..""I will take u to the cafeteria...",said tom.
Sept 4---Lunch:
"Yesterday's lunch u were not talking that much and u went early yesterday.." ,said tom.
"Actually i had an appointment with my boy friend..and so i went early yesterday.."
It was actually curtains for Tom...Lots of efforts in vain...
"So wat is ur boy friend's name.."
"Jack.."came the answer..
"How long have u been in love???..""right from his birth..." came the answer..
"what..."
"Ya Jack is my dog's name..hahah.."
"Tom was unable to laugh..he was almost struck with a calamity.."Kool...do u have any real human boy friends???",was his question
"Had some but not now.."
"Thank god i am in the right track.." was his thought
Sept 6:
"Did u take a leave yesterday..."
"I was sick...",kart
"Les go for lunch..",said tom.
This lunch was the tunring point in their love story,,,,He told all the good sweet things about her and she was really impressed..
Sept 7(Lunch):
"Can i ask you something?????",was tom"Go ahead..",was kart
"R u free tonite???",was tom"mmm....ya...",kart
"Can we go out for a..i mean....""a date??""not exactlyuyyy..but...a date.."
Sept 7(nite dinner):
This nite was the one in which these two enjoyed like anything and they explored a lot about their inner selves.."What do u want for desert???",asked kart
"mmm i will take chocolate cake...""o god even i like chocolate cake.."
"I dont know how our taste matches..." was kart..His homework has paid off..he had worked till midnight in researching her likes and dislikes from her blog..
Sept 8
"I want to take you to an Indian Restaurant today.."
"Ok..should be kool..but u will have to order dishes cause i dunno any dish there.."
"Deal..",said tom.
They went to the indian restaurant and as Tom had already decided to tell her that he loves her.
"Can i ask you something..",tom
"Sure go ahead",was kart...
"What kind of person u want as your husband??..",by asking this,Tom behaved like a typical indian who asks for these sort of silly questions as husbands and wives during a date.
"I think he should be good to me..in short he should be like you...if a person like you proposes to me then i will immediately marry him..",was kart.
That was the breath taking moment for Tom..."Man i am marryin kart.....",was his inner voice...
"Ok kart i am goin to boston tommorrow..and then Los angeles after that...as i have meetings in boston and LA.",told tom.
Sept 10:
Called his house and kajoled his parents for marrying kart.He then went to a big shop and bought a beautiful ring for Kart.This is goin to be the proposal
ring.I am goin to do that on 12th when i return to NY was his inner thought.
Sept 11 (6:00 AM):
The cell fone distrubed tom for three times and he picked up the fone..."Hi Kart"
"Hi Tom...how r u..",asked kart.
"I am in the boston logan Airport...flight @ 7:55...I am goin to los angeles and i will be back tomm to NY",said tom.
"I wanna tell u something tom...i think i am in love with u...",blushed kart.
"mmm...great,,,Really awesome.... don worry...i will be back tomm and i have bought something for you...and i am goin to give it to you tommorrow...",said
tom.
"Actually this is my luckiest year..",continued tom.
"How do you say that..",asked kart."mmm which year is this?",asked tom.

"2001",said kart .
"Count the digits...",said tom.

"3",said kart

"mm...dont u know that 3 is my lucky number???",asked tom.
"O ya kool..."really eager to meet u...tom",said kart.
"i want to give this present by all means...i will redirect the flight to the twin towers and i will jump into our office to present this...wat do u
say...hahahah"
Kart said,"Ok jokes apart .. bon voyage...call me when u go to los angeles..btw wat flight r u travelling".
"United 175..."

P.S.The morning flight from boston to LA (United 175) on 9/11/2001 was the second flight to hit the tower(southern part) of WTC.