The Discounted Soap

Recently, I was at a bar in Delhi. There was a salsa night happening that night. That is when I saw her. I have seen people doing salsa sometimes, both on and off screen. But the grace with which she was swaying her body, was something which I have never seen before. I don't know whether it was her dancing skills or her gorgeous looks, but it felt quite magnetic. After some time, she went back to her table. I went up to her, complimented her amazing dancing skills, and asked her if I could join her. She didn't have a problem, so I pulled a chair in front of her. She shifted in on the cushion she was sitting on, and I joined her on the cushion.


We were talking, and it turns out that she is a doctor doing her MD from quite a well-reputed school. Because of my accident, I had a lot to talk about with her. (more about the accident at http://ihavenothingelseto.blogspot.in/2015/04/statement-of-purpose-for-iim-bangalore.html). She told me that she came from a military background, I immediately told her that she could get me some soaps at discounted prices from the military canteen. She said, "Yeah,  that is the sole reason why my brother is guarding the nation at  -10 degrees Celsius". I guess she was sarcastic.

The music was quite loud inside, and she suggested we go out and talk.  We were out in the open, and the weather was quite chilly. Now, I know that the protagonist in this blog is way cooler than me. I made quite an unusual move never used by anyone to impress a girl at a bar. I opened the browser on my phone and asked her to read one of my blog posts. I assured her that our talks would get way more interesting once she reads it. The conversation surely did a lot more engaging in a couple of minutes, and we exchanged numbers before parting ways.

I called her up the next morning (6-hour rule), and told her how I am not a big fan of texting. She said that even calling is quite a put off for her. There was a salsa night at the club near to her place that night, and she suggested that we go for that. I told her how I have two left feet. She jokingly said, "don't worry, I will make it one left and one right."

Now, this happened in the morning, all day long, I was lying around and daydreaming about the night. At 6 in the evening, I called her up to confirm the plan. She was up for it but was planning to bring a friend along who was visiting her. I didn't have a problem with that. Five minutes later, I got a text saying that her friend wasn't feeling well, so she had to cancel for the night. Now, this is where the most crucial disadvantage of texting comes in with me. I got agitated because of the build-up, sent her a couple of texts. From the cool guy in a bar, I became a desperate loser. The entire power distance relationship goes haywire within a few hours of no replies. And this is how 'the discounted soap' slipped down the drain.

Later
Sidhant