There was this pretty girl Rimi born and brought up in Shimla raised by working parents both Teachers in a school...
They were a family of scholars and academicians where studying was a priority...
After completing engineering at her hometown she went to Delhi for her MBA...
There she stayed with her Maasi's family for two years again in a safe and sound home set up....
She was good in studies and got picked up in an on campus interview for a job in Pune...
She was merely 24 and a fresh graduate from college with no real experience of staying away from loved ones and hence was apprehensive about taking it up...
However her parents insisted on her going in for this job as they wanted her to experience work culture and make her independent and confident....
She had been a timid introvert young girl who rarely took challenges...
However she gave in to the parental pressure and went to Pune...
There she stayed with 3 more working girls in a rented apartment....
IT industry, corporate culture and new city was overwhelming...
Rimi continued her journey from work to apartment and apartment to work for a few days...
But slowly she started getting bored over the weekends...
Her fellow housemates suggested she'd join them for outings and fun on Saturdays and Sundays...
Movies, malls, dinners, pubs, treks, coffee shops, rock concerts, parties she got used to the perks of enjoying her life....
Happy and single this went on for a few days...
On one side she was approached by many young men to date or to hang out with....
And there were more than one labels to the men that asked her out...casual friends , best friends, mid night call friends, protective friends, crushes but acquaintances, friends who could be prospective boyfriends, husband material etc....
She and her housemates gossiped over boys and had their share of fun and teasing....
Almost all the three of her housemates had boyfriends by then....
But what surprised her that inspire of having boyfriends they still looked at other guys and chatted with strangers and flirted with office colleagues....
These Girls were her bestest friends and truely wonderful humans...
But she wondered if this is how things worked in the dating scenario...
She saw almost everyone around going steady and yet being available for interaction beyond the lines of friendship...
Committed couples had flings, some others had one night stands, remaining few went on dates when their partners were unavailable...
Coming from a small town, she was in for a cultural shock...
She was afraid of committing to anyone....
She had experienced one acquaintance turn into an obsessive stalker and had handled him with the help of her close confidants from work and home...
She had received a few serious proposals directly for marriage...
Rimi liked a few boys and secretly wished to have a boyfriend but was afraid of the baggage that came with the relationship...
While she saw most around in an open relationship she cringed at the thought of sharing herself with someone who she did not have any guarantee of commitment...
For her getting attention from men was very common...
She was used to it since her teens...
But not having someone to call her own was her problem...
She felt lonely... She craved company...
She needed someone to be with her emotionally and physically....
During the Diwali break she went back to Shimla to visit her parents...
They were happy to see a much confidant and outspoken Rimi...
The job and pune had done wonders to her personality...
They asked her if she was ready for marriage to which she replied that she was confused but did not mind looking at some proposals to test the waters as to what the arrange marriage scene is all about...
A coffee shop date was set up with a boy...
Ritesh was a C.A. and worked in his dad's firm in the same town...
He seemed to be a decent guy to talk to in the first meet...
For the second meet he came with his elder sister Nilanjana to Rimi's house...
Nilanjana was a short slim dusky complexioned female with beautiful Kohl lined eyes a pixie cut and a silver nose pin
She wore khaki cigarette pants with a handloom kaftan to go with a raw silk stole...
Her rimless glasses neatly underlined the bright red bindi on her forehead...
Ritesh seemed a bit intimidated in the company of his Niladidi...
She was a renowned novel writer who had chosen to stay single....
Nilanjana had clear understanding about how their family was and explained the nitty gritties to Rimi...
In this meet the only one person who talked was Nilanjana and all others listened....
She did have an aura to her personality...
Her voice was basal with a kind of melody to it...
Ritesh's existence seemed to fade off with the glory that Nilanjana exuded...
Rimi was a delicate girl with long brown hair almond eyes and slender figure....
She made a good match with Tall dark and handsome Ritesh....
A third meet was planned at Ritesh's place...
It was Laxmi pujan day and the celebrations in full swing....
Rimi's presence at their residence in that day was almost taken as a Yes from her side to this alliance....
Nilanjana was at her study writing something...
Rimi came upstairs to call her for the aarti...
Nilanjana told her to wait and finished her page and they started going down just when Rimi slipped from the steps and fell down....
Nilanjana caught hold of her and pulled her up...
As she pulled her up they brushed past each others bodies...
They looked into each others eyes....
Rimi tried pull out of the gaze to rush down however couldn't since her leg had sprained....
Nilanjana gave her support and took her back to the room for applying pain relieving spray....
As she lay Rimi down the chair Rimi caught hold of Nilanjana and rested her lips over hers....
Nilanjana kind of knew what happened and they exchanged a passionate smooch over the next few moments...
It was Rimi's first ever sexual experience with anyone till then....
Nilanjana was sure about her orientation towards girls and told her that she did like women and only women....
However Rimi wasn't sure and it was confusing for her....
Nilanjana asked her of she had any interaction with men before to which Rimi replied yes but never anything sexual...
Both of them rushed down for the aarti which had already started by then....
While returning back Ritesh dropped Rimi back home...
He held her hand and looked at her with a smile....
Rimi retrieved it gently saying that she was sorry and she did not think that they were compatible....
Ritesh was almost heartbroken and shocked in disbelief....
After this episode Rimi told her parents that she did not feel Ritesh was the right boy for her....
They too did not enforce anything on her....
She returned back to Pune and started her routine....
She couldn't get Nilanjana out of her mind....
One afternoon she received a call from an unknown number....
Not knowing whom it might be she picked it up....
It was Nilanjana....
She was in Pune she called Rini to meet her at the Airport....
Nilanjana spoke to her confessing that she was head over heels in love with Rimi and couldn't think of anything else
She had packed her bags and had come to Pune for good....
She had come out about her being a lesbian in front of her parents and opted out of the house....
Nilanjana being one of the best selling authors did not have to worry about finances....
She proposed to Rimi at the Airport and told her to come settle down with her in Pune....
Nilanjana had already got in touch with a real estate broker and booked a one bedroom condo for herself in Pune....
Rimi for the first time ever in life said a confident Yes and moved in with her beloved Nila....
Both of them wrote back to their families about the decision....
Their families never reverted back....
All of Nila's novels since then have been super hit blockbusters in the fiction category....
Rimi and Nila are one happy couple completing and complimenting each other in all ways possible and compatible....
Rimi still works in her old office, and is friends with her old housemates and colleagues while Nila has joined their gang as Rimi's first and probably the most beautiful love ever....
Nilanjana and Rimi are happy together...
Some love stories pleasantly surprise us....
The fact stays true that Love happens.
And it is Universal....
It can happen between any one...
It can never be labelled .
It is one of the most and fewest Natural and pure feelings in life...
Not many tales can move on from being fear based to love based....
Those who do... Create magic....
#notsotinytales
- Prajakta Sathe
They were a family of scholars and academicians where studying was a priority...
After completing engineering at her hometown she went to Delhi for her MBA...
There she stayed with her Maasi's family for two years again in a safe and sound home set up....
She was good in studies and got picked up in an on campus interview for a job in Pune...
She was merely 24 and a fresh graduate from college with no real experience of staying away from loved ones and hence was apprehensive about taking it up...
However her parents insisted on her going in for this job as they wanted her to experience work culture and make her independent and confident....
She had been a timid introvert young girl who rarely took challenges...
However she gave in to the parental pressure and went to Pune...
There she stayed with 3 more working girls in a rented apartment....
IT industry, corporate culture and new city was overwhelming...
Rimi continued her journey from work to apartment and apartment to work for a few days...
But slowly she started getting bored over the weekends...
Her fellow housemates suggested she'd join them for outings and fun on Saturdays and Sundays...
Movies, malls, dinners, pubs, treks, coffee shops, rock concerts, parties she got used to the perks of enjoying her life....
Happy and single this went on for a few days...
On one side she was approached by many young men to date or to hang out with....
And there were more than one labels to the men that asked her out...casual friends , best friends, mid night call friends, protective friends, crushes but acquaintances, friends who could be prospective boyfriends, husband material etc....
She and her housemates gossiped over boys and had their share of fun and teasing....
Almost all the three of her housemates had boyfriends by then....
But what surprised her that inspire of having boyfriends they still looked at other guys and chatted with strangers and flirted with office colleagues....
These Girls were her bestest friends and truely wonderful humans...
But she wondered if this is how things worked in the dating scenario...
She saw almost everyone around going steady and yet being available for interaction beyond the lines of friendship...
Committed couples had flings, some others had one night stands, remaining few went on dates when their partners were unavailable...
Coming from a small town, she was in for a cultural shock...
She was afraid of committing to anyone....
She had experienced one acquaintance turn into an obsessive stalker and had handled him with the help of her close confidants from work and home...
She had received a few serious proposals directly for marriage...
Rimi liked a few boys and secretly wished to have a boyfriend but was afraid of the baggage that came with the relationship...
While she saw most around in an open relationship she cringed at the thought of sharing herself with someone who she did not have any guarantee of commitment...
For her getting attention from men was very common...
She was used to it since her teens...
But not having someone to call her own was her problem...
She felt lonely... She craved company...
She needed someone to be with her emotionally and physically....
During the Diwali break she went back to Shimla to visit her parents...
They were happy to see a much confidant and outspoken Rimi...
The job and pune had done wonders to her personality...
They asked her if she was ready for marriage to which she replied that she was confused but did not mind looking at some proposals to test the waters as to what the arrange marriage scene is all about...
A coffee shop date was set up with a boy...
Ritesh was a C.A. and worked in his dad's firm in the same town...
He seemed to be a decent guy to talk to in the first meet...
For the second meet he came with his elder sister Nilanjana to Rimi's house...
Nilanjana was a short slim dusky complexioned female with beautiful Kohl lined eyes a pixie cut and a silver nose pin
She wore khaki cigarette pants with a handloom kaftan to go with a raw silk stole...
Her rimless glasses neatly underlined the bright red bindi on her forehead...
Ritesh seemed a bit intimidated in the company of his Niladidi...
She was a renowned novel writer who had chosen to stay single....
Nilanjana had clear understanding about how their family was and explained the nitty gritties to Rimi...
In this meet the only one person who talked was Nilanjana and all others listened....
She did have an aura to her personality...
Her voice was basal with a kind of melody to it...
Ritesh's existence seemed to fade off with the glory that Nilanjana exuded...
Rimi was a delicate girl with long brown hair almond eyes and slender figure....
She made a good match with Tall dark and handsome Ritesh....
A third meet was planned at Ritesh's place...
It was Laxmi pujan day and the celebrations in full swing....
Rimi's presence at their residence in that day was almost taken as a Yes from her side to this alliance....
Nilanjana was at her study writing something...
Rimi came upstairs to call her for the aarti...
Nilanjana told her to wait and finished her page and they started going down just when Rimi slipped from the steps and fell down....
Nilanjana caught hold of her and pulled her up...
As she pulled her up they brushed past each others bodies...
They looked into each others eyes....
Rimi tried pull out of the gaze to rush down however couldn't since her leg had sprained....
Nilanjana gave her support and took her back to the room for applying pain relieving spray....
As she lay Rimi down the chair Rimi caught hold of Nilanjana and rested her lips over hers....
Nilanjana kind of knew what happened and they exchanged a passionate smooch over the next few moments...
It was Rimi's first ever sexual experience with anyone till then....
Nilanjana was sure about her orientation towards girls and told her that she did like women and only women....
However Rimi wasn't sure and it was confusing for her....
Nilanjana asked her of she had any interaction with men before to which Rimi replied yes but never anything sexual...
Both of them rushed down for the aarti which had already started by then....
While returning back Ritesh dropped Rimi back home...
He held her hand and looked at her with a smile....
Rimi retrieved it gently saying that she was sorry and she did not think that they were compatible....
Ritesh was almost heartbroken and shocked in disbelief....
After this episode Rimi told her parents that she did not feel Ritesh was the right boy for her....
They too did not enforce anything on her....
She returned back to Pune and started her routine....
She couldn't get Nilanjana out of her mind....
One afternoon she received a call from an unknown number....
Not knowing whom it might be she picked it up....
It was Nilanjana....
She was in Pune she called Rini to meet her at the Airport....
Nilanjana spoke to her confessing that she was head over heels in love with Rimi and couldn't think of anything else
She had packed her bags and had come to Pune for good....
She had come out about her being a lesbian in front of her parents and opted out of the house....
Nilanjana being one of the best selling authors did not have to worry about finances....
She proposed to Rimi at the Airport and told her to come settle down with her in Pune....
Nilanjana had already got in touch with a real estate broker and booked a one bedroom condo for herself in Pune....
Rimi for the first time ever in life said a confident Yes and moved in with her beloved Nila....
Both of them wrote back to their families about the decision....
Their families never reverted back....
All of Nila's novels since then have been super hit blockbusters in the fiction category....
Rimi and Nila are one happy couple completing and complimenting each other in all ways possible and compatible....
Rimi still works in her old office, and is friends with her old housemates and colleagues while Nila has joined their gang as Rimi's first and probably the most beautiful love ever....
Nilanjana and Rimi are happy together...
Some love stories pleasantly surprise us....
The fact stays true that Love happens.
And it is Universal....
It can happen between any one...
It can never be labelled .
It is one of the most and fewest Natural and pure feelings in life...
Not many tales can move on from being fear based to love based....
Those who do... Create magic....
#notsotinytales
- Prajakta Sathe
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