New Jersey - Old Bridge Facebook & One Night Stand http://kirandet.sulekha.com/bl... Sep 24 2009  | Views 73 |  Comments  (14) Tags: short story fiction eyc76   Buzz up! ShareThis   Facebook   Kirti’s Home Page (1) New Friend Request from Jay Mehta Hi Kirti I am not sure if you remember me but I am Jay Mehta from St. Thomas High School, Year of 1995, we used to be in the same Math, Science and History classes, I used to hang out with with Akash and Vicky. In fact saw you through Akash’s friend’s list. In case you are a different Kirti, please accept my apology and ignore this request. -Jay   Jay’s Home Page Kirti has accepted your friendship request You have one new message   Hi Jay I can’t believe it’s you – WOW isin’t this Facebook a great thing? And WOW again, you look really good, I can’t even tell it’s the same Jay with glasses and nerdy look from High School. Anyway what are you upto? I got married last year – no points for guessing who I married – Yes of course my boyfriend from High School Rohan – you remember him don’t you? He was two years senior to us. Are you married?   Over time the messages on each other’s Wall was replaced by personal messages to emails to chat and phone calls. It just so happened that Jay had to attend a business meeting in Kirti’s town and they decided to meet for lunch.   J “It is so nice to meet you Kirti after such a long time”   K “I know, you know since I got married I hardly get a chance to meet up with friends from our school.”   J “Same here, I mean not due to marriage but my business keeps me busy”   K “Oh the shy Jay, I have a secret – in school we used to make fun of you behind your back for your shyness, you would literally sweat in the company of girls and look at you now a big shot businessman!”   J “In business I am ruthless but in when it comes to girls I am still…..a very shy person”   K “Oh come on, any woman would love to be with you, you just need to be more confident around them”   J “Yeah but the one I liked…is…….What would you like to eat?”   K “ohhhhh so there is someone…….you naughty boy!! Tell me, is she from our school?”   J “Yes, but she is married”   K “Awww…so sad, tell me her name at least”   J “Forget it Kirti”   K “Oh Wait!!! Were you in love with me?”   J “ Well if you really must know, I was in love with you from the moment I saw you, I admired you for far and one day I decided to profess my love for you, I wrote a poem and put it in an envelope which I placed on the desk where you normally sat. I did not write my name on it since I wanted to see your reaction first but unfortunately for me, Rohan sat on your desk that day, he saw the envelope and gave it you and you thought it was from Rohan. You guys started dating and I lost interest in life. I moved away to a different city and ever since I have never been able to love another woman, I started my software company and right now I am here attending a seminar”     K “WOW!!! I had no idea….I am so sorry Jay…….I ..I don’t know what to say”     J “That is ok Kirti, this was perhaps not meant to be”     K “You know what……I want you to see Rohan again, he would love to see you, it will be a big surprise, let us go to my place, he should be home around 7”     J “That is ok, maybe next time”     K “I will not take no for an answer – you ARE coming with me”     At her place they have a few drinks and talk about each other, Jay could sense that Kirti is not very happy in her marriage, she fell in love with him thinking he was the romantic one who wrote the poem but in he turned out to be a guy who is more worried about his business than his wife’s feelings.     Her phone vibrates – Kirti reads her message, she looks like she is about to cry but she composes herself – Rohan will not be coming home tonight, looks like it is just the two of us.     Kirti opens up to Jay and in no time they are in each other’s arms and they spend the night together.   The next morning Jay leaves early as he had a plane to catch, Kirti thanks him for a wonderful night     “Jay, I know what we did was wrong but it felt so right”     Jay sits in a taxi and asks to go to the airport and Kirti hugs him   In the taxi he opens his diary and makes another entry, he could not suppress a smile   The entry reads   Victim #48. Thank you FaceBook, this ‘old class mate who was in love with you routine’worked again!!!     He calls his wife “Honey I am sorry but the meeting lasted until 3 AM and then the foreign delegation had to catch the flight so I dropped them on, I am on my way home today, really missed you” he talks some more “I know Darling…….but I promise no more out of town meetings for another month”     At the airport he scans the webpage and notices Seema from St, Mary’s High School.   Time to send her an invite – Hi Seema, This is ……. He will be back in a month!!!   Rohan “Kirti!! Was someone here last night?”   Kirti smiles “Yes Business Partner Rohan, some loser was trying the ‘old class mate who was in love with me routine’ and the gullible me fell for it”   Rohan smiles “That is all fine but you managed to get evidence right?”   Kirti “Of course. All the hidden cameras did their job and I could tell this loser is married so let’s just say we will not have to work for a long long time” Last edited: 25-Sep-09 10:24 AM