Manimekhla
Different people make memories for you in their own ways. However some have their unique ways to stay in a corner of your heart. Manimekhla stays in my memories even after 23 years.
A tall fair lady with a nice athletic build said, "Hello I am Manimekhla. You can call me Mani." I smiled and said, "Wow I will call you Money and extend an invite to you to come at stay at my place forever!!!!" I liked her that moment when she laughed heartily and said, "You made my day. Thank you dear. But I come like a family pack." Both of us knew then and there that we are friends. She and I spend so many shopping days together. As I was not familiar with areas or places where we could get Indian specific food like wheat flour etc. Mani was a blessing as she knew almost perfect as to what my needs would be and the nearest place to reach to get that.
A tall fair lady with a nice athletic build said, "Hello I am Manimekhla. You can call me Mani." I smiled and said, "Wow I will call you Money and extend an invite to you to come at stay at my place forever!!!!" I liked her that moment when she laughed heartily and said, "You made my day. Thank you dear. But I come like a family pack." Both of us knew then and there that we are friends. She and I spend so many shopping days together. As I was not familiar with areas or places where we could get Indian specific food like wheat flour etc. Mani was a blessing as she knew almost perfect as to what my needs would be and the nearest place to reach to get that.
She wanted me to find out about her friend from her medical college in Kerala. However could not give me his details to find. It was so evident that she missed India where she took medical education. She missed Srilanka and her family there. I learnt how the smile with so many things inside you from this dear friend of mine. I thank god every day to send such wonderful humans as my
People who call me talkative must meet her as she would never stop at all. I enjoyed her stories and she loved my choosy ways of enjoying. Crazy ways sometimes. I went to see Scotland and Yorkshire with her family. It was clear that she and I were laughing crazy when we were together. Her son who was 8 kept on asking "What's so funny?" as though we had lost it. We did not care and ignored that. The cheese factories we visited each one, is still in my memory.
The Yorkshire traditional dance we saw and super delighted I just was following 1 guy returning home requesting him to teach me a step or two. Both of us tried doing that and the angry faces of her husband and son did not bother us. Now when I think about all those days, I would say sorry to Siva her husband and her son for bugging them to this extend. Mani cooked Asian style and her husband and son were both born in England. So had no inclination towards her food. Although I have seen many British loving Asian food.
Mani is not the complaining types, I could read her loneliness in her eyes. I hope that was only my thinking and pray that she along with her family will be extremely happy in Hertfordshire.
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