Mind Magnet – Episode 5 - The Last ride – beginning of end

It was getting into groove as the talks were getting serious about her marriage.

Gautam Helped Sherly in Shape up her career, lend a helping hand in case of every dilemma, maneuvered her through every crisis, may it be personal or professional, even in her relationship between Rohit. Now there was one more time she was seeking Gautam’s hand for this very situation.

Gautam’s first reaction was “Are you insane?? You father don’t even know me. How do I help, he would kill me, first you rejected me now you want me to get killed?” Somehow Sherly convinced him to talk, you know you can’t get away from the girl’s secret weapon. Any which ways  Gautam was never  going to compromise on Shery’s wish. Hours of planning and talking between them and then they made a plan.

Gautam went Kerala with Sherly to talk to her father. He never felt that skittish before, needed somebody to hold up his nerves. Sherly was busy explain do’s and don’ts where he was searching for washroom. He went there and rehearsed several attempts in front of mirror. After a while he came out, bit shaky bit edgy in his approach walked through the passage of uncertainty, nearing Sherly’s father and said “Hello Sir”.

“Yes” hearing the heavy voice made the stream of vibration flow through him like electric current fluttered him completely for a second.

Somehow he managed to gain some energy back calming his veins he started again, “Sir I have come up with proposal for Sherly”

Sherly’s father was as adamant as Sherly, Gautam concluded immediately, unreasonably outrageous in proving his every point. He was victim of narcissism with attitude of I can never go wrong. Carefully listening to everything Gautam plunked a point “Sir all you want and your efforts are to make her happy isn’t it?”  This had obvious reply “All I want does not differs even by cent with your notion. Just believe me I want to tie hands for common cause, she is and will be happy forever. I guarantee you, trust me”

Her father turned back, feared Gautam closed his eyes that was all he prepared and if it would take any more efforts Gautam would be in scarcity of words.

Hopeless was he totally with dumbstruck face went back to Sherly, and she started crying. Gautam started to roar with laughter and informed her about her father’s agreement, to which Sherly hugged him and kissed him. This was the first time when Gautam had Sherly by his arms and he just wanted the clock to standstill in that moment for forever.    

It’s been two years now, Sherly got married. Well, miracles don’t happen in real world. She has been happily married to Rohit, but she is still best friend of Gautam. He silently plays crucial role in her life. Sherly and Gautam share everything fearlessly between them that sometimes boys are frightened off.

Gautam choose to go onsite with remainders of Sherly to settle himself but she would never let that as now Gautam was her habit now. Gautam was happy as he got what he craved about, that is togetherness with Sherly, may be not exactly as he wanted but this was more than enough than he ever expected.   

Gautam is 32 now still waiting for someone from God’s Secret vault to spell out her Sherly . He still looks the same with little more white hairs.

While reading a novel “Brida” initially loosely resemble the title girl with Sherly only to have little chuckle at the plot while he was relaxing at his desk.

It was than a message came and he went quickly to parking lot to meet someone. There he found a bouquet with red roses, card in nicely wrapped bag when the rain was outside making perfect romantic ambiance. Name on letter was mentioned as Shreya who had proposed Gautam. She was close clone of Sherly and  knew her for about 2 months but never noticed her or even the fact that she was getting intrigued to him.

While reading through it Gautam had the same scoffing laugh he had while he was dejected by Sherly. He had the same expression to express joy or sorrow for anybody to understand him. It ended with loud sound of “HAHA” by Gautam.

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