“Love you too, yaara”, I said as I disconnected the call. My friend, at my doorstep, was looking at me with notorious eyes and frowning face.
“Ahaan… So, you got a BF” – she said teasing me.
“BF ??? Yeah, he is my BF for the last 6 years”
“WTF… You never said me… You always said you are single… That’s so rude… ” – she scolded me.
“Anyways… Now, tell me everything about your relationship with him. How far have you guys gone?” she exclaimed hitting her shoulder against mine in the most mischievous manner.
“OK, come sit…
“He is the best guy any girl can have in any possible form of relation.
“We owe our chemistry to our physics teacher. It was then when I called him to notify him about the physics lecture being canceled that our numbers got exchanged.
“We have had the most disgusting fights. I have told him so many times that this is my last message to you – but he still holds on to me keeping everything aside.
“With the growing age and physical distance, we have become mature enough to understand each other’s busy schedule and it has been years I haven’t fought with him. He has always been my savior and my best guide when it comes to guys.”
“So, you talk about other boys with your boyfriend?” – my friend interrupted…
“Yes, because he is my BF… My Best Friend.
“BTW I forgot to tell you, he has a very pretty crush in his college.” – I said while being lost in the awe of our bond…
“Wait? What? He has another girl in his life??? But, I just heard you said ‘Love you too’ to him on phone?” – my friend inquired in a confused tone.
“Yes, because I really love him and so does he. We love each other in a form, difficult for most people to appreciate, in a form which is more felt than showed off, in a form that breaks the stereotypes of ‘एक लड़का और एक लड़की कभी दोस्त नहीं हो सकते (A boy and a girl can never be friends)’”
“So, has he friend-zoned you?”
“No, we have the zone between us where nothing other than pure friendship exists.
“And lastly to answer how far we guys have gone… We have gone far enough that I can ask him to take me out on a candlelight dinner, that I can call him up on a rainy morning saying that see outside how beautiful the weather is, that I can call his mother and say ‘Aunty, I have to eat Handwa and I am coming home’, that we can make fun out of any possible talk.
“We have gone far enough for me to ask him to be my backup if we don’t get a partner till 35 years of age and for him to agree on it.
“He is my best friend, not because we have known each other for this long, but because he has been serving love to me without any expectations and making me feel that yes even I am special to a guy other than my father and brother.”
