Chapter 4: Story till the Tea Break!...
Kevin
turned towards his mother with a tight grip on the seat and the front dash. “Ok
you are telling me that you both are martial artist. No Way!”
“You are joking right!!!...”
“Then why didn’t you teach me yourself? Why didn’t you help me get stronger?
Why didn’t you tell me anything related to this Episode of your life?” Kevin
exploded. He was angry, sad and slightly irritated. He leaned back on the back
rest of the seat really hard with his hands tied looking in the opposite
direction to his mother.
“Oh!
Look you have a frown, just like the one you had 3 years back when you told us
you want to study kung-fu; I remember that very clearly!” mentioned Geetha as
if she had recollected that incident then only; “ Not that it was bothering me
then or any day after that, but you said you found a great kung-fu class and
you wanted to join. I remember you saying something that goes like, ‘I KNOW WHAT I AM DOING I WILL ASK WHEN I
NEED HELP’ Maybe you should’ve let us tell a you a bit more that; ‘hmm
maybe we do something like this; instead of that why don’t…….’ Maybe then you
would have heard what you are asking me now” Geetha was quite casual about it.
The
frown was gone and he swallowed his anger with a sprinkle of regret. He was not
sure what to say, as confused sad angry and all those emotions coming at him
all together he had mind in a state that could be called a blank slate. “You
could ha told me later, sometime you know like in our tea time” Kevin said in a
kind of really low voice compared to his normal volume or the volume a moment
before. Regret and sorrow is really a big baggage to carry. “That would have
been like pouring tea into an already full Coffee cup” said Geetha she had her
sweet voice in a low base tone on. Kevin felt a bit better when he saw her ‘The
Sweetest Smile Ever’
“I really don’t know how you do that how do you know
exactly what to do to teach me something. Even when I over react you seem to
know exactly what and how to tell what I could do. How do you Do that I am
really really curious” Asked Kevin in his very rarely occurring calm state
“How
are you so calm right now?” asked Geetha. “I guess I am … I don’t know I am confused
and I don’t know what to do…When you relies that you don’t know anything and
that you have a lot to learn, you start thinking. When you realize you have
someone to learn from right next to you, I guess I calm down.” said Kevin still
looking out. The same goes with me, not just me your father too, actually he taught
me that. You grandfather was a great man, He always use to tell us that, When
you tell your children something make sure they are not just learning that…”; “Confusing
as usual” said Kevin interrupting Geetha. “…..he used to say make sure that
they learn it good enough to teach their children and the next and so on.” continued
Geetha with a smile.
“So think you can tell
how, you know how the two of you met? ” asked Kevin curiously.
“Well…..”Geetha smiled
and started, “…….it was in the ring”
Kevin pushed his
eyebrows up with curiosity and nodding his head he said, “OK, Go on..!” Geetha looked
through the corner of her eyes and smiled holding in laugh and small blush.
“We were at the
regional mixed martial arts tournament; we didn’t notice each other till he
entered the ring. He was not my opponent he was my best friend’s opponent. He
walked not to confidence, not with style or anything. He just simply walked in
and stood there.” Geetha took joy in recollecting, Kevin could read that of her
face.
“My friend walked in
all furious and I kept cheering her to fire things up. Then it happen…, He
glanced at me, I don’t know what happen but that felt weird, I went like, ‘What
was that look?’ To be honest till I asked him that was a horn in my foot.”
“What was that look
What did he mean?....” asked Kevin with a hype of high pitch in his voice. “
You will see soon enough” said Geetha. “So as I was saying in the ring he stood
there without moving around much he just kept his eyes on her” Geetha went
blank and there was total silence in the car. “And?” asked Kevin. “Well in the
end He won!!...” Concluded Geetha abruptly
“Ok seriously this is
how you met ? Come on I get it I didn’t ask how you fell in love. I will be
specific with my words and I will teach my kids the same to but what you Just
did was a bit outrageous!” Kevin said with all sorts of mixed emotions. “Who
said I finished I was just taking a breather, To recollect something to you
with all my emotions fit in that takes you know it a rare feeling” explained
Geetha calmly.
“Oh look a coffee shop
why don’t we stop for a drink and we continue afterwards” Kevin said. “You
really read my mind.” Said Geetha with her sweet simple smile, “ Though it is coincidental
that all this happen today, Today is actually the right day to look back.”
“Why is that!?” Exclaimed
Kevin as Geetha parked the car. “I think I will have a “Devil’s Own Cold Coffee’
mm ya my mood is tilted towards cold coffee now” said Geetha stepping out.
