This is dedicated to my cousin, my dear brother - Karthik.
Hey, you were, are and will be one helluva. Unique :)
From the time I remember you have always been the most caring, loving fellow ever. I remember the time when you were teaching me how to ride a bicycle in Kumarapark Bangalore house. The best time that we had was during Chetana’s Marriage right? How about the Satyanarayana Puja at our place? Nice right? Hey, remember I jumped on my bed and it actually broke? You know what, it’s still not repaired and I can’t sit on that side of the bed anymore. LOL.
You know what, all my friends remember you too. They know you as the cool dude though with tattoo and all. ;)
What happened to you man? You were so good. What happened?? Out of control life? I am gonna miss you. Who is going ping me “Hey chinni” now? Who is going to get puliogre for me in all the functions by stealing it from the kitchen when still some puja is going on? Remember Arjun’s thread ceremony? LOL. I still remember being scolded from amma for actually eating puliogre while sitting on the mantap. The next time I make puliogre I will eat it in your name. For Karthik.
In that function only, you thought my friend was me and you hit her on the back. Remember? LOL. Good times yeah? She is not going to forget the pain. I am so happy that I was not in the receiving end that day
I guess its one year back. I had come to Bangalore in search of a job; you took me to some training cum placement kinda thing. It was such a bogus institution. LOL. I went there for one day. You knew that right? LOL. The one unforgettable thing is, around that time only I had come to Bangalore with a friend to attend some interview which turned out to be a Call centre job. Later I went with her friend all over Bangalore applying at some consultancies. Remember? You scolded me so much for going with some unknown guy. You spoke with me for so long that my ice cream melted in my hands. LOL. I don’t know whether he knows he was being abused for taking me out, but the situation was horrible. I was holding the ice cream which he had got in one hand, phone in another and looking at his face while he was being abused by you over phone and thinking what will he say if he knew what you were telling me. Who is going to tell me be careful from now on? I am seriously gonna miss you.
Its not easy losing people. It’s definitely not easy to lose a brother. Still harder is losing you. Monday night (10th of May) – worst night ever. So with broken voice and teary eyes, I want to tell you – “You are a gem of a person. Will never forget you. I hope you at least got some peace of mind now. Have a great time up there. See you in few years. “
