Wednesday, August 8, 2007

UNAGI!

so...this was around the time when kiran and me used to have these mental psychic thingies(observe how i call it "thingies" since we hadnt found a word for it yet back then)....its like i'd be thinking of a song......two milliseconds after which kiran will be singing the xact same song(she's less embarrassed about her bad voice and hence she is more vocal abt her thghts).......not exaggarating(i normlly do).....and then it'd go like
(scene shifts to kiran's balcony.....i on bean bag....she on stool like chair like dresser like thing)
nishad: what song are you singing?
kiran: summer loving....grease...."summer lovin...happened at laast.."
nishad: kiraaaaaaannnn....i was thinking of the exact same hundred percent ditto same-to-same
gaana(eyes are wide to their limit by now)
kiran: yesssssssaaaaa?....i'm so impressed by our....you know....you know...unagi!
nishad: unagi?(i start recollecting..eyes lost to faraway...hands grazing my chin..cut scene!)

unagi, i recalled later, was this word they used in one of the episode for friends for smthing tht i cant remember now(neither cld i remember then).....but did recall enuf to remember it didnt mean....you know....you know......our psychic thingie.....scene shift.....close up of the serenely quiet and peaceful screen of kiran's mobile.....then one second of silence....silence before the explosion....the mobile explodes with a single but loud beep!....thr is a fraction of a second to notice the time on the screen(2.30 am)...before the screen says "1 new message".........screen shift to a list of names....with an open envelope logo to their left.....names whirr by..."taru"..."suze"..."bob".....and above all these....one unique one....an unopened envelope to the left....it said "nishad".......she opens......"ungi dsnt mn wht u sd it mns....u usd it in wrng cntxt.....it mns smthing else......frm frnds no?".......a quick click on reply option.....and in the background....sound of keys being punched rapidly and mercilessly......."dnt cre......it snded lke an ungi mmnt.....yez....frm frnds wnly ya".......i think.....she's right(like she always is)....whats wrong with using a word if it feels right and it helps you get rid of the pain of not having a word for smthing....its like a fishbone in the throat.....if a dog feels like the word "cat" to me....who's gonna stop me....plus we werent being as mundane as calling a cow a shark or something....we were using a word tht doesnt have too much of usage in the daily vocabulary of people of india....plus this was more like an inside joke.....i have all justifications....hence....the mental psychic thing was thus christened....unagi....we also stole ross' hand action while saying unagi.....funnily enough...the unagi cases started dropping....i became a little upset...then.....a day or two before kiran left.....the scene shifts to kiran's bed room.....kiran...eka....me...waiting for karan to come....
kiran: how was the play?who all went?
nishad: twas okay...it was in manipuri or smthing....me karan and sowmya went
eka : we saw 'arry potter..
nishad: yea?...who all ya?
eka : me,kiran,karan,sowmya
nishad:.hm...gr8...listen.....thrs smthing i need to talk to you guys about
kiran: yes...shit....i was also thinking the same thing
nishad:how can you-?(i look at her eyes.....she knows)
eka :wait wait....whts this about.....oooo.....wait wait....dont tell...that thing?
kiran :...yes darling....
nishad:.....she knows too?
kiran:...its waaay too obvious.,...
(enter karan)
karan:hey.....wats up
nishad: nuthing....waiting to start the part-tay
karan:....we need to buy pepsi...
nishad:....before that.....the three of us need to talk to you about this thing
karan:.....shit shit shit shit....i knew this was coming.....i can understand abt nishad...how did
you girls know.....
kiran:.....its waaaay too obvious
karan:......shit!
i think....unagi!