"Calm down what happened"
I heard this as I entered the room. From the phone I can clearly hear a girl sobbing, it was on speaker. Looked at my cousin with a curious face.
"What happened?" I asked with whispering tone.
She looked at me and nodded head from side to side as indicative to i won't get it and smiled like a sad child.
I am now confused and curious. What is it? I don't know who is she talking to all I know that she must be my cousins friend.
She sensed my curiosity and said in low tone
"You know her too"
Okay hold up. I know only 2-3 of her friends and her voice is like none of them. Now I am more confused. I looked at her and signalled her to talk to her.
"I can understand it but what can I do?"
She continued to sob. I was like do you have to say so. Even if it's a lie atleast say that things will be better or something like that.
Then I heard my name from the phone.
What? What did I do to anybody? I don't even stay here and came here to visit my relatives tomorrow.
She gave me the phone gesturing talk to her. How can I? I don't even know her name. Okay so be it, I don't have to say her name to talk to her. I will figure it out.
"Hi"
"Who?"
"It's me (my name)"
Silence followed for few second.
"Are you so afraid of me that you won't talk?"
She hung up.
I looked at my sister.
"What just happened?"
She let out a huge sigh. Nodding her head again saying you big dummy.
"What the hell is going on"
"You can never understand a woman's heart"
"Like hell i can understand, i can barely understand you even when you are my sister"
She let out a sigh.
"If I could understand, then believe me i would never had a failed relationship"
"You are thick head, really. Even after this many hints"
"I am so confused, because everyone of your friends know my pet name but she said my real name. So it must have been someone I spend time with. Here's the twist I don't recollect being this close to any of your friends. To be honest, she said my name while sobbing. What have I done to harm or create problems in anyone's life"
"Oh boy you did made many life's miserable"
I know she is pulling my leg so i elbow bumped her.
"Yeah, yeah but i like to make your life hell"
"Mmmm... Not mine.."
"Come on spill the beans"
"You remember the girl we went on trip with"
"What trip?"
She let out a sigh.
"You were small back then. We all went on a trip with another family"
"Oh yeah I remember to the hill station"
"Yup, finally you can remember something"
" I can remember everything, even those days you used to cry when I had to go"
He elbow bumped me hard. That hurts.
"The other family had a daughter a age older than you"
"Not so in detail but I get it roughly"
"You forgot the incident where she was sleeping on the bed of train and sudden jerk made her fall off it, there you came like a mighty hero to save her"
(The actual opposite of what happened she described to make me embarrassed. I was the one who was sleeping and almost fell she saved me back then).
"Okay okay, proceed with the story"
"Yeah she and her on the phone are same person"
"She is the example of ugly duckling turned into a swan"
"So where did I came here?"
She slapped my head.
"You big idiot, do I have to spell it all out"
I started at her with a blank puzzled face.
"She used to get bullied because of her being overweight. But here the hero you, came and treated her with more care than anyone, talked and laughed with her more than you did with us, spend so much time with her. It made her young heart fall in love"
"What? You are kidding. That's how I treat all the people"
"Yeah and this way not only hers' but many other lives became miserable"
"Stop joking but tell me why did she cried out my name?"
"You gave her the worst pain"
"What?"
"It's one sided love but seeing the person you love getting in relationship with other is quite difficult"
"I can understand the latter part but, it has been years since then"
"Yup and all the time she loved you. She loves you till now"
"So when we talked yesterday, about my relationship you told that to her"
"Yeah"
"You wanted her to cry"
"I am jealous, okay, i am jealous because you get these things like picking up fallen leaves. Just so easily you get a woman to love you like... You just don't understand. I didn't wanted to hurt her, sometimes it's necessary to know the bitter truth than living on a false lie"
"Can't argue with this one"
"So what are you going to do?"
I looked at the ceiling.
"She endured this much I have the responsibility to atleast answer her in front"
"Don't tell me you will be dating two girls"
"Noo... Are you crazy. You really think your brother will be this sleazy"
She rubbed my hair.
"I trust you. Sorry for saying that. I know what you went through with past relationships. Sorry, I didn't mean it. I don't want to be as heartbroken as you"
"You bet! It hurts like hell. It took me more than five years. I mean wow"
"Today at the ghats of ganga let's arrange this sacred meeting"
I was in no mood to joke just nodded.
Time flew by and meeting time came. She appeared one minute before.
"Hi"
Oh shit! After all this conversation I still don't know her name.
"Hi"
I have to manage the whole conversation without her name. I have to, and I will.
I held out my hand to shake.
She shook my hands.
"So let's talk while sitting"
She nodded.
My sister said
"I am going to shop to buy some snacks, the weather is so nice i want to enjoy it what do you guys want?"
She said
"Nothing"
I looked at my sister and gestured something warm and sweet for her. She understood the assignment.
"So how have you been?"
"How much do you know?"
She said holding back her tears.
"Whatever my sister told me, I got to know why you were crying"
"God i must have sounded so pathetic"
Her tears started to fall and she tried to hide. I pulled her close and placed her head on my chest patting her head.
"You are such a... Nothing, leave it"
"Say it, i promise i won't be angry no matter what today"
"You are a sleazebag if you even think of dating me and her. Even knowing this if you say so i won't be able to say no"
I stroked her head gently.
"No I won't say this. You know me better than this"
She got up wiped her tears and smiled.
"Yeah i know"
I pulled her close again had her head resting on my shoulder. From her eyes I could tell she is feeling dizzy. Must have cried non stop from then.
"Well this much friends can do so don't be ashamed of it"
She grabbed my shirt tightly.
My sister entered the scene
"Oh my! Something scandalous"
"Shut up"
She got up. Handed her coffe.
"I didn't said it"
"Well baby girl, someone did for you"
She looked at me and slightly bowed her head to thank me. I smiled back at her and fixed her hair.
"Oh.. okay wait a second. Are you saying her too?"
We both said at same time
"No"
We looked at each other and laughed.
I looked at sister.
"Where is mine?"
"No food for heartbreaker"
"What the..."
"Girls always stick together"
They hugged. Okay so no food for me.
They giggled and with good mood left. Now I am alone. I looked at surroundings. Realisation hits me everyone is looking at me. I need to leave.
On my way home.
"(My name)"
I looked back. She called me out.
She came close to me and hugged.
"Thanks for what you did"
I patted her back.
"You are so much brave than me girl"
She looked at me and smiled, turned her back waved off bye and went.
"This is for better good"
"Yeah, I know. No need to tell me. I wanted this"
"Yup don't worry about her. I will guide her"
I looked straight in my sister's eye.
"Then I am seriously worried about her"
Hits me hard with elbow. Ouch.
I smiled and went back to house. My sister was in awfully good mood.
"So setting her free sets you off from this much burden"
"No saving her from womanizer"
"You are dead"
"Try me"
"I will tell everyone of your boyfriend"
"And i will tell everyone about your girlfriend"
"So you didn't tell everyone?"
"I mean except her and..."
"Look at me... Who all did you tell"
"All the brothers" she ran.
What will I do with her. I let out a huge sigh. I will get revenge you just wait sis.

Hmmm... with this everything is almost back to normal. Guess I will never know her name. I think it will be better this way.

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