Love Struck - A Journey Redifing Love

Prologue

8th July, 2017

Knock - knock....

Somebody was knocking on my door at 12 in the night and I was wondering who must that me at this hour of late night. I checked the door only to find my new friend and business partner Krish on my door. He was looking sour and drenched. I took him in and made him comfortable. He took some time to adjust with surrounding and realize where he was. I was surprisingly alone on that Saturday night as my wife had gone to her native to spend some time with her parents.

Krish settled himself first and then looked at me as if he had something to tell me. I knew he needed some time to gather some confidence to share his feelings with me. He looked distraught. The look on his face suggested that he must have lost something very important in his life. Then after allowing some time to him to settle down I spoke to him

"Krish mate I hope everything is fine with you. You look very distraught" I said

"Mate I don't know what I am feeling right now" Krish replied

"Why do say like that what happened? You went to your college reunion I guess?" I asked

"Yes I went there and I met her after 9 years. She is still the same. She still captures my heart in a second" Krish replied

Now I was little surprise Krish never actually chatted about any girl for last 5 years I know him. He always sticks to his work and he never gets interested in any girl no matter how others feel about some attractive girl. But today something was unusual as Krish was talking about a girl and that too mentioning that she captures his heart. This was getting interesting "She?" the only thing I asked him

He knew that I was wondering who she is. So he replied straight on mark "She is Radhika Tripathi, the only girl who ignites feelings in me I don't know why this happens. No matter how hard I try to avoid her or make myself understand that she is way ahead of me and there can be nothing between her and me" Krish Replied.

Now that was really confusing. For the first time in all this, I have known him he was confessing that he liked someone and that someone happened to be a girl with whom he cannot get along.

I really did not have any idea on what to say to him because it was this awkward situation where I was happy to know that my friend did like someone but also sad to know that he cannot be with her. I mean didn't know what to say. But out of blue, I ended up asking him "is she married?" I asked

"No" the answer came from Krish with a straight face.

"Oh is she dating someone else?" I asked again

"I don't really know. She is famous and may be dating someone or may not as news channels may fake sometimes" Krish replied

What? He was talking about news channels making a story about affairs of the girl he liked. Wait a minute was she that much famous? Now it is really time to know who she was. "Who exactly this girl is Krish?" I asked

"I told its Radhika Tripathi. How many times do I have to repeat that?" Krish replied angrily

Wait, Radhika Tripathi, what was there in her name that I should know her by name only. Who was she? Now I was getting irritated with the suspense. "Who the hell is this Radhika Tripathi and why news channels would be interested in stories about her affairs?" I asked angrily now

It seemed like he found that offending. He looked away from me for a moment and then turned around and said: "Radhika Tripathi the anchor of celebrity talk show on national television"

Oh my god. The girl Krish liked was this famous anchor who was renowned for anchoring many hit fiction and nonfiction shows and live interviews. The news of her link ups and affairs always did rounds in all the gossip corners like newspapers, social media and news channels. People did find her very attractive and were dream girl for many. She was one few women whom people found attractive and were not an actress. Her dresses at various places were also subject to more controversies than her link up rumors.

She was the famous naughty Gujarati girl who had started her career with famous Gujarati travel show and went on to many shows in different languages. She was a celebrity in her own rights. Over a million followers on twitter and face book and Instagram she was quite a rage.

But it was more confusing or rather surprising that Krish and Radhika had studied in the same batch in the same college. And more over Krish for the first time in his life had confessed to like her.

Oh god. Too many shocks at late night were really pretty tough to handle and now knowing that what Krish felt about her, it made me curious to learn about their story more. Krish was no mood to sleep and his revelations made me sleepless.

Now being not able to sleep with that, the only thing left was to know the full story of Krish. I bought some cold drinks and snacks. We sat comfortably in my lounge. And started talking

"So now tell me, Radhika Tripathi, when and how?" I asked. Generally when we boys talk we ask each other like this only.

"Well, it's a long story. Keep it for some other time" he replied

"I am all ears to you; we have a full night to talk about so technically there is no better time than now. So shoot" I replied

"You are not going to leave me without hearing the full story right?" he asked

"Of course" the only thing I had to reply as he knew I won't let him go without detailing the story now.

So he started....