FIKA

"Don't you like Coffee?", my friend exclaimed!
"I love it! In-fact I am a coffee aficionado", I said
We both filled our cups and took a seat in our office coffee lounge. I gazed at my cup inscribed espresso with coffee bean all over it. So why I made this sin by having tea over a coffee mug and haven't had coffee in years.
Memories rolled back.
It was an one fine rainy day. Even the little thing appeared so beautiful in that winter day. I was holding my favourite author's "A walk to remember" in one hand having drunken coffee mug over by my side and gazing at the rain. Suddenly a message blinked in my mobile.
"Shall we catch up today evening?", He messaged.
An adrenaline drove through me. I controlled my curiosity and replied "Yes. I love to!".
We have been friends in Facebook for long time. He is a journalist. So that's the trouble. I have fallen in love with his writings. And finally I am going to meet him up today. "Her every step is an walk to remember", I read those lines ,blushed and closed the book.

There happened our first meet in Cafe Coffee day. I noticed him standing in front of the shop wearing black shirt with blue jean matched a casual shoe. I gave a weird warm smile.
We entered the coffee shop and took a seat facing each other. I gazed at the menu and ordered Cappuccino and he ordered Cafe Latte with Nutty fudge brownie for each.
An awkward silence persisted. In Order to avoid that, I initiated the conversation.
"So you like Coffee?", I asked.
"Well. Yes. I like Coffee. Of Course she loves Coffee more than I do", He said showing his wallpaper to me. She looked more traditional and convincingly beautiful in her yellow colour salwar with those kajal applied killing eyes. By seeing the picture I am pretty sure to admit that he definitely would have fallen for her eyes than more than anything of her and adjusted my nerd glass. Her memories filled the whole lot time with endless conversation. Those two cups of ecstaticism is more than enough to rejoice the moment for lifetime. I checked my time.
"Oh! It is 9PM, I should start now. My parents will be worrying if I get home late", I said.
"Gosh! I din't even notice the time" saying he extended his hand and gave a pleasant handshake. It lasted twenty seconds exactly.
"So bye", I said.
"It is good meeting you. I had a great time", He said.
"Glad you liked!", I said with a intriguing smile and took a auto to my home.
I completed narrating the Coffee tale to my friend and put aside my Coffee bean cup aside.
"You did not talk to him after that?", My friend asked.
"No and It is been 4 years", I winked.
"But why are you not having Coffee?", She questioned.
"I don't know. It is a Coffee thing. It is not letting me to ", I said helplessly.
Days passed.
"Tadaaa! Happy halloween",I checked my bestie's whatsapp status.
"Oh my god! It is November.I have no clue of how this year went so far and finally Winter is here.", I gasped while returning to my home in 570 multi tier AC bus playing "enna sonna kyu" in my headset.
I missed my drop point and went unnoticed as I am busy in tagging my friend in facebook post.
"What the hell", I cry at myself and rushed to the driver to stop a little far from my drop point.
He yelled at me and stopped.
I get down hastily and hit a man heavily.
"I'm sorry! I'm really sorry", I apologised.
I took few moments to realise that it is my Coffee man.
"Hey", I said.
"Hey, My god! Is that you?", He rejoiced and handed me the fallen headset to me.
"I did not expect. Oh my god! How's life?", I asked him helplessly.
"Super cool", He smiled and added"Hey would you like to have a cup of coffee if you don't mind?" He asked.
"The same coffee your girl loves", I said mocking at him.
"Oh Come on! She got married and probably following the marriage rituals as a homemaker", He said with a slight disappointment.
By the time he ends narrating this, we hit a CCD at the corner of the street decorating with bright Halloween lights.
I entered the Cafe shop with warm fuzzies.
The cold breeze and again two cups of wonderment with endless conversation continued.

Yes! She started to live the life she loved. And the Coffee added flavours to it.