A conversation to remember.. ?  NOT..!!

Guy ( whispers shyly ) : I love you.. I miss your smile.. Will you be my gF? When can

                                      i see you again??

Girl (who has a tiny crush on the guy) : Umm, i'm sorry but you've gotta give me

                                                              some time, so we can get to know each

                                                              other a lil better.. Why the rush anyway?

Guy:  .........

* an uncomfortable silence that lasts a few minutes ensues..

Girl: Hello? Are you still there? Its not that i don't like you or anything, i think you're

        really nice, but... it's just too fast.. Do you understand what i'm trying to say?

Guy : Umm, well, why can't we get to know each other after you say yes? Don't

         worry, i have one day off per week. I'll travel by bus to visit you then..!

Girl: I'm really sorry, but i feel that we should definitely not rush things.. How bout

        taking things slowly,  okay?

Guy:  Yeah, sure. I'll think about it.. Umm, ya know what? i think i've gotta go..

          Sorry kay? Take care, Bye!

* End of phone conversation..

       Bewildered girl is left staring at the phone, wondering if she made the right choice by rejecting the cute guy who asked her.. Cute, yes, but he was still someone new, a virtual stranger to her! (i.e, someone who hadn't gained her trust yet )

         As she lay awake that night, she thought of her decision.. All she wanted, was to know if his heart was as good as his looks, and how far would he make the effort to get to know her better as the weeks went by. ( After all, the wait would be worth it if he was really as great as he seemed.) The first few weeks, he called occasionally and she managed to get a glimpse of his life..

         What she saw worried, and even confused her, however. There was just too much intensity, and no moderation what-so-ever! The guy seemed to live by the old proverb, " Work hard, play hard ". ( When he wasn't working hard, he was partying hard..) He didn't seem to find anything odd about coming home at dawn, or finishing a box of cigarettes a day..

         After a while, the girl began to wonder, if his actions really were the norm of the people where he lived. Perhaps her own standards were too high, then? However, she had made her choice, that is, her own values would come before other's, and so she tried to forget him. It shouldn't have taken her such a long time to do something as simple as that, (since his sudden coldness and lack of calls hurt and confused her even further), but it did. The worst was, he kept alternating between pestering the girl for her answer, ( as he didn't accept her "No" the first time he asked her ) and ignoring her completely.

         She couldn't take it anymore, as it was slowly driving her mad. And so, with the help of her best friends, she began to forget the past, and let go. It wasn't easy, but soon her bitterness faded away, and she began to laugh again. She also learnt ( the very hard way ) the invaluable lesson that talk is cheap, as actions speak louder than words.. Sometimes she wonders, if most of them out there are jerks just as he was, and she lapses into cynicism and dry humour once more..

THE END

* DISCLAIMER: ALL CHARACTERS IN THE STORY TOLD ABOVE ARE

                         COMPLETELY FICTIONAL..! THEREFORE, ANY RESEMBLANCE

                         BETWEEN THE CHARACTERES ABOVE AND PEOPLE IN REAL

                         LIFE WAS PURELY INTENTIONAL. THANK YOU FOR READING!