Meeting people online is nothing new these days. Although I
don’t prefer making romantic relationships online, I still end up having a
crush on someone or the other whom I meet through different forums. I have been
a member of Chennai travelers’ groups since three years, and have met a few
amazing people through the road trips that this group organizes. However, my
last experience with meeting a guy last month turned out to be horrible.
I was on my road trip with a group in a bus to
Mahabalipuram. I found myself attracted to a guy named Shreyas, who worked as a
civil engineer in Bangalore. Although I did not initiate any conversation with
him, I wanted to listen to him as he talked with his friends. I knew that it
was quite objectionable according to the Indian standards to act romantic with
a stranger, so we decided that we will meet in Chennai once the road trip was
over. Did I forget to mention that he looked very handsome?
We met at a fancy fine dining restaurant, and I showed up
wearing my best outfit. While we waited to take our reserved seat, we had a
pleasant conversation. When the waitress asked us about the order, he ordered a
cocktail for me and a glass of scotch for himself. I told him that I don’t take
alcohol, but he dodged my opinion saying that it is a mild ladies’ drink. Even
though I did not like what he did, I still preferred to ignore it thinking that
it might ruin the meeting. Probably that is why; he assumed that I would not
mind anything he ordered.
While we were scanning the menu to order the main course, he
ordered mutton kebab for me as I was
going through the non-veg section. I told him that I don’t like mutton, but he
again gave his logic that there is no difference between chicken and mutton as
both are meats. So he decided that he would order one mutton kebab and mutton
biryani for us. He argued that it is no use being so picky about meat unless
someone is vegetarian.
When the waitress showed up, he snatched the menu card from
my hand and placed the order as he wished. I looked at her and asked, “I had
seen a sign board of Self-Drive Cars in Chennai,
can you book one for me?”
He was perplexed as I said that and asked me, “Why do you
want to book a Car Rental right now?”
I could not resist being blunt and said, “I don’t like your
company and the way you are imposing your opinions on me. You are no one to
decide what I should eat or drink. Thank you for your company, but we are not
meeting again.”
I picked up my bag and left the place without bothering to
look at him again. Thank God I did not hear from him again.
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