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 Kudiakose (Kuriakose Cherian)…., can you please come with me"
"No Sreejith, I am busy...you see I am working on a critical project right now, so don't disturb me"...

Sreejith peeped into Kudiakose's laptop. Kudiakose's entire screen was filled with chat windows from Neena, Meena, Teena and Reena.

"Err which of these projects are critical", Sreejith asked.
"Still deciding", Kudiakose replied, continuing with his multi-project management.

"Plz Kudiakose, I really need your help. It's a matter of life and death for me""What is it", Kudiakose asked, getting irritated. Kudiakose doesn't like being disturbed when he's busy with his projects."You see Kudiakose, one of my relatives have brought a proposal to my parents. Now my parents have asked me to go and meet this girl. I am feeling very nervous and I don't want to go alone. Can you please accompany me".Kudiakose suddenly jumped from his seat."Did you say you are going to meet a girl", 
Kudiakose asked with his eyebrows raised and eyeballs almost popping out of the socket. "Why didn't you tell me this before sreeji. Come let's go and meet her. And don't be nervous, I am there for you".

"But if you are busy with your projects, then I can understand. I will go alone"
"What!!!..no no no....how can I leave you alone in such a dangerous situation. After all what are friends for. Just gimme a second, let me dress up and come". 

After an hour or so Kudiakose came out of the dressing room. Sreejith  couldn't believe what he saw. Kudiakose was completely transformed. He was wearing a suit, a tie, formal pants, formal shoes fitted to perfection with ray-ban goggles and his face fully white washed with powder.
"Err Kudiakose hope you are aware that I am the one who is going to see the girl"

"I know I know. That is why I have worn a simple dress".
"This is simple dress?"

"You want it to be more simple? I can do that if you want"
"No no  no this is more than enough simplicity. Let's go"

After 20 minutes or so they reached a garden like place.

"Ok we have reached our destination", Sreejith informed Kudiakose. Kudiakose looked around. All he could see was grass, plants, trees and some dogs.
"Where is your project...err I mean your girl???", Kudiakose asked.

"Look over there". Kudiakose looked at the direction pointed to by sreejith. He could see a boy and a girl standing at a distance.
"Who is this guy", Kudiakose asked

"No idea", sreejith replied
Sreejith  waved to her. Both the girl and the guy waved back and walked towards them.
"Hi you must be Sreejith.  Myself Dhanya and this is my brother Mahesh", the girl said shaking Sreejith's hands. Then seeing Kudiakose, she asked Sreejith "Err and this is?"

Even before sreejith could open his mouth, Kudiakose answered, "Cherian...Kuriakose Cherian"

"Hi, nice meeting you Mr Cherian".
"Please call me Kudiakose.  Friends call me Kudiakose only", Kudiakose replied, looking down, his face blushing and drawing God knows what, on the ground, using his feet.

Sreejith  was feeling very nervous. He didn't know how or what to talk to Dhanya. Dhanya  was smiling at Sreejith. Sreejith, in turn, was looking at Kudiakose for some help. Kudiakose, meanwhile, was busy looking at Dhanya…

"So how was your day", Dhanya asked, trying to start a conversation with Sreejith.
"Oh his day was good, how was yours", Kudiakose replied even before Sreejith had a chance to reply.

"Err it was good", Dhanya  replied, wondering why Kudiakose was answering instead of Sreejith. "So Sreejith, what are you currently doing"
"Talking to you of course...ha ha ha...what a joke what a joke", Kudiakose started laughing at his own "joke"

Dhanya gave a what-is-this-nutcase-doing-here look to Sreejith. Sreejith started sweating. The poor guy did not know what to do. Sreejith wished someone could put him in a rocket and send him to Mars…

Sreejith suddenly had a brilliant idea. He turned to Kudiakose

"Kudiakose, I think Dhanya's brother is standing alone, bored, without any company".
"Yeah, I totally forgot about him. Poor guy".

Sreejith smiled. He could see that his plan was working. Atlast Sreejith will be able to get rid of Kudiakose and have some moments alone with Dhanya.

Kudiakose turned to Mahesh.

"Mahesh, I think Sreejith wants to talk to you". Then turning back to Dhanya, Kudiakose continued "So Dhanya, did I tell you about the time when Sreeji unknowingly ventured into a ladies toilet. No? O god the story is so funny you have to listen to this. Last year when........"
Sreeji meanwhile was banging his head on a nearby tree.
And thus goes the story of how Sreejith met Dhanya.  I guess the climax of this story is predictable, like any  Bollywood movie. Both of them got married and have been living happily ever since :- Sreejith with Soumya and Dhanya with Ganesh.

Last heard, Kudiakose is still busy with his  projects.

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