" JaB wE MeT ..... "

" When would he come?
How much time would he take?
Was I  supposed to call?
Would we recognize each other....?
What should I say?.. "
All these questions were pulsing through my mind.....

I never liked waiting....
But TODAY
Today it was different....
Infact.. I was praying for more time...... more time.. to calm down...to think..what to say....

He was late.Ten minutes late

Somehow.. I just had a feeling that he would come late. Intuition you know....
And see, I was right.


Have you ever met someone, whom you've never seen before..... But, only spoken to? Someone, who is like you're very close friend.... who knows nearly everything about you... who can litrally predict all your answers.. ( Mind reAder..! :P ).... Understands you well... someone you just love talking to.....and time always seems less when you start talking...
                      
You sometimes have nothing to say... but still want to talk..
Even  silence seems to speak a lot between you'll.... which makes the friendship even more special....
Even one smiley less in a message, or a short 'bye'  conveys many things..... Saying bye..lasting a  minimum of ten minutes...
Not talking for a day...  seeming like ages....
 But, you haven't even met him.  And then, comes the 'Big Day' when you decide to meet each other....

It was something like this for us...
Speaking was a different thing... and so was chatting...
But meeting in person.... was something completely different..

This was something we were waiting for since a long time.....
AND
that day finally arrived..

I was waiting at the airport...
AND
He was late.

We had decided to meet near the caffeteria...
People around me... were all busy... some with luggage.. and some engrossed in talking....
And I was lost in my own world....in my own thoughts...
When, I was suddenly interrupted.......
BY .....

........

..........

.............

Oh! It was not him. Some random guy just banged into me by mistake. He apologised... and went his way...


And then....
Then I saw him.
My mind froze.....


He was wearing a blue T-shirt.....with faded denims...
A brown jacket under his arm, and glares in hand....
He saw me...
And then....
Everything just clicked into place.......

We both saw each other...
And then, there was a huge smile on our faces...
It seemed so instictive.... and we hugged each other.
It felt just perfect to meet each other there......
The very place....from where our lives would take a new turn.. a new beginning to our careers and lives.....

Before actually meeting him.... I was a little nervous...
As to, how it would turn out...
Would it be the same?
Would we be formal?
Or too casual? And I was hoping nothing changed......
I had imagined... that the first thing I would say to him would be.. " Hiiiii!! How are you.. And we finally Met!"

But, to my surprise...
And to his amusement...
The first thing I said to him was...

" Sleepyhead... I hope you don't plan to sleep during the flight..... Because we have LOADS to talk....  "