Anjana was excited as she entered the street full of people purchasing things for Christmas and new year. There was end of the year sale put up in red hoardings everywhere. Her home was nearby the famous wholesale Bazaar in Chennai. So it was a havoc everywhere. People bargaining for discounts on the roadside shops and she was there with her mom to buy dress(es). As she was super sized girl readymade dresses were not an option for her. But even though she knows that all the dresses hanging outside the showrooms can't be worn by her she fantasized of those dresses. Her mom brought her a sky blue colored cloth with dark blue prints on it and a matching cloth for stitching.
Usually Anjana doesn't choose what she wears. Because the best part of shopping is that she gets to talk with her mom freely as if they are the best mom and daughter in the world. So she let's her mom select whatever it is for her (and she chooses for her mom).
Next day it was Christmas eve and Suriya Prakash messaged her. 'hey girlyyy ... Merry Christmas... Hope u r having fun... Between y can't v jus exchange our mob numbers... V cud get to know each other...!! This is my number 8870123456'
She could not believe that a boy texted her his number. She forgot all the kind of barriers that she should have known and was totally ready to give her number. But instead she replied ' O.. come on... U think that I ll give u my number... It's not funny... U r totally playing with me I guess.. I'm fat and I'm ugly.. No one likes to talk with me.. And here u r trying to get my number... That's not good... '
As usual the reply was instant from Suriya 'no problem year... I jus want to be ur friend.. U don't have to give me ur number... If u trust me u cud call me.. U already hv my number... :) '
She did not reply anything and went out from her 15 x 10 sized bedroom which was painted in the light shade of purple and a marble floor to the bathroom adjacent to her room which was 7x7 sized, with an Indian style latrine on left side to the door and shower towards the right and mirror opposite the doorway.
Later that day even though she was at home doing household chores she was thinking about Suriya and was wondering how it will be to talk to a stranger. So she decided to call him.
At night before going to bed she dialed his number with lots of hesitation and there went the ring to him and he picked up and answered "HELLO.."
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