Is it really hard to write a mail? Is it really hard to say “Happy Birthday”? It shouldn’t be hard as I’m writing to a friend. Then, what’s the problem? Only problem is that I’m not in-touch with her. If you aren’t in-touch with her, why do you care to wish her? ‘Coz she’s a good friend.
I have been waiting for this day for very long and even planned the birthday gift well in advance. Last night I stayed up till the clock struck 12 but only just then I remembered that it takes another 10:30 hrs for her clock to strike 12. I was feeling anxious, I want to write her this mail and I want to send my gift. I couldn’t write. Well, I could postpone the writing and go to sleep, but I couldn’t even sleep, I played minesweeper for another couple of hours till my eyes turned red and I could no longer see clear. I turned-in hoping to get up early in the morning and write the mail.
How could I get up early if I had gone to bed so late! I woke up at 12 in the noon. The first thing I remembered is the mail but I woke up just then and a visit to the bathroom was warranted. Soon, I made myself busy with my daily activities and got done with pooja by 2 PM. Then, I was too hungry to think of anything but food. I skipped cooking and along with my brother raced to the nearest restaurant. I ordered Veg-manchuria. That required special mentioned as it’s just a starter and I never order it. I couldn’t think of anything, man, I need food; I hadn’t had anything in the last 15 hours. While we waited for the order, my brother looked troubled as it’s his turn to pay the bill today. I just remembered that it’s her birthday and said, “Today’s Sarvani’s birthday and the treat’s on me”. We ordered the main course and ate happily for the next half an hour and totally forgot about who’s paying the bill.
After we came out of the restaurant, we thought of drinking some juice and went to the nearest place and ordered two apple-milk-shakes. Then my bro remembered something and said “Annayya, Sarvani annav, birthday-treat annav, naku endukannaya sarada teerchestunnav!” we chortled at it and it’s turning out to be the happiest day. Woke up at 12 noon, ate in a restaurant, jokes and gleeful laughs.
After reaching home, I remembered about the mail. But my brother invited for a game of chess. I thought of a sec and convinced myself that it’s 5 for her in the morning and she wouldn’t be checking the mails yet. We played just 2 games but for 2 hours and after the games, I had horrible headache and its tea time. After tea, it’s already 6 in the evening, the bath-pooja time, and my headache was excruciating. I showered, applied oil and performed pooja for the next 1 hr.
Then and just then when I switched on my laptop, a friend of mine called and talked for about another half-an-hour. It’s about 9 in the night and yet I hadn’t done with the mail. I sat with the laptop and started thinking of what to write. Man, I couldn’t write anything. Would it be just enough to say “happy birthday” and send the link. I want to speak, speak some more.
I opened the word and started typing this:
“Hi, happy birthday. How are you? I am good. Here’s something (a web album) that I want to share with you, and this is also your birthday gift. In fact, I have been waiting for this day for two reasons; one is to wish you and second is to share this album with you. I have been longing to share these pics with you ever since I scanned them and just waited for the right day.
You might ask how sharing an album could be a birthday gift. Recently, I saw some of your pictures in the Facebook. It’s been a long time since I last saw you and I was delighted to see you again. Man, you were so beautiful, particularly in the “prom” album, you are truly gorgeous. I couldn’t comment there, as I’m not in your Facebook friends’ list. Then I realized that you like pictures. And if pictures make you happy, then I am going to present your childhood picture album as your birthday gift.
Then again, you knew your childhood; possibly, there might be a large number of your childhood pics with you. Then, how to make it special! I thought and carefully went through a lot of pictures in our grandparents’ albums and picked these. These are the common pictures of you, me, Sirisha and my sis. The Sarvani in the pics is you as I know you. Hope you enjoy the pics and hope you enjoy your day. Many happy returns of the day.”
Yes, I am done with the mail. No, it’s not that hard to write a mail and no, it’s really not hard if you are writing to a friend.
