This isn’t made up; it hasn’t happened either

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She glanced at the clock.
9:00
I looked at my watch with anxiety.
11:30
Ugh, it’s not yet time.
She went back to her Ananda Vikatan magazine. Sujatha’s story was proceeding at a very interesting pace.
I looked at my “A History of Communication Study” and stared at the chapter about Carl Hovland. My eyes were just scanning at the text: nothing went in, I made no effort to try to register the text.
I looked at my watch again.
11:47
I sighed. There was still time.
I opened my blog and started reading my older posts. This would be the only way to keep me occupied for some minutes.
She put the Ananda Vikatan down and picked up the newspaper. She laughed. She was reading the day’s newspaper when the day was almost over.
“Oh! The day is almost over!” she thought again, only that this time it reminded her that she had to do something else.
She looked at the clock.
9:27
She went to the phone.
She dialed the numbers.
My phone rang.
I looked at my watch.
12:00
I leapt up with joy.
I picked up the phone.
“Hello..”
“Ei kutty, Happy Birthday!”
I smiled widely. My eyes danced with laughter and happiness.
“Happy Birthday to you….. Happy Birthday Vani!” sang amma over the phone.

26 comments:

Cogito said...

wow ! Telepthy huh !

Anonymous said...

Happy B'day
DR.........

Harish said...

Hey...Happy Birthday Madam
U must be having a blast...

Anu said...

Happy B'day deee!! Even I called, you didn't mention that..:(..

Kasi Alagappan said...

That was a very good one ;-). Really enjoyed reading ur posts.
BTW, if today it is ur birthday, i wish you many more returns of the day

Kasi Alagappan said...

That was a very good one ;-). Really enjoyed reading ur posts.
BTW, if today is ur birthday, i wish you many more returns of the day

Sriram said...

Happy Birthday Vani! To commenters.. refer to her sister's comment. it IS her birthday and it isn't a story :)..

Once again, hey Vaalu,,happy birthday!

Anonymous said...

happy birthday..
good luck for the exams..

my mom has become a fan of your blog..and she tells me..of the latest blog update
..take care..nitez

Unknown said...

hey happy bday di!! Neeyum oru buthisaali Libran-a, good :D

Subramanian Ramachandran said...

iniya pirantha naal nal vaazhthukkal :) (thamatha vaazhthu)

ada-paavi!!!! said...

happy birthday, neengalum libran, hmm

cvraman said...

appy birthday to you

Vani Viswanathan said...

cogito,
telepathy? cannot understand! i was waiting for the call!

DR and Harish,
thanks a lot! :)

anu,
thanks ya....this was written before you called, but posted after you called! :P

Vani Viswanathan said...

kasi,
thanks! yup, it was my b'day yesterday.

sriram,
thanks for the wishes! btw, what did the title of the post say?
"this isn't made up; it hasn't happened either" there's the clue! :P

Vani Viswanathan said...

ntu sathya,
thanks, man! haha..ur mom updating you about the posts in my blog? wow, i'm flattered!!

praveen,
thanks, man...yeah, librans rock!

Vani Viswanathan said...

rsubras,
thamatha vazhthukkalukku manichuten. :P nandri!!

vatsan,
yeah, so u're also in the kewl librans' group? great!!!

cvraman,
thankoo!

Harish said...

damn! misseeten!! :(

Belated wishes, Vani.. hope u had great fun!

Art said...

Happy Birthday...

Vivek Vaidyanathan said...

Good post. Your story has happened to me.

saranyan r said...

happy birthday vani. hope u had a great day :)

radiantbear said...

may this day always return~nanyaar?

Vani Viswanathan said...

harish,
haha...paravailla....thanks, man!!

art,
hey! thank you!! :)

vivek vaidyanathan,
haha,this happens every year, and will happen every birthday when i'm not at home...but it's very sweet, isn't it, mom's wishes??

Vani Viswanathan said...

saranyan,
hi, thanks...yup, it started on a bit, let's say, shocking note..but ultimately ended in a blast! :)

nanyaar,
wow..thanks for that different wish! :D

Krish said...

Happy B'Day :-)

Ram said...

hey Vani- belated bday wishes! :)

very very very good title for the post!

Vani Viswanathan said...

thennavan,
thanks!!

minimal ego,
thanks! :) and the title - really???