Friend in the city!
"Are you sure you have company?" She asked as I called her after finishing my 7.20 pm news bulletin at All India Radio. I had to wait till 8.30 for FM headlines at the station without any company. "Yes, I do" I lied and kept the phone. If I said no she would come then and there. But I could not call her just because I did not have company for some time. But this friend of mine whose name I shall keep anonymous in the post is that person who can be called anytime and she will be there. Younger than me yet understanding my issues well, this friend has opened up new arenas of herself with me recently even when I knew this girl since childhood. You may know people, but it takes time to be friends! It does... Anyway, the post isnt about the friendship. It is about need of people in life especially life in a city. I am not that Konkona Sen Sharma from the movie 'Wake Up Sid' who needs a friend in the city of Mumbai and finds the mate in contrasting Sid. I don...
