THREE SHOTS

liquid's, banjara hills 10:8 pm


boy: hi you look lost.

girl: this is my first time.

boy: can i buy you a drink? a beer may be.

girl: i could do with a shot of vodka. if that's ok with you.

boy : sure.


10: 32 pm

the boy returns with vodka

boy: here you go. the finest vodka available.

girl ( lifting her shot ): so, what are we drinking for ?

boy ( lifting his shot ) : hyderabad


they gulp down their shots and the conversation continues.


the first shot : introduction

boy : you got a name.

girl : sin and you?

boy : vin, what do you do?

girl : what do i do? oh my god this sure is the finest vodka available here. i work with the tcs i think ( all this said with a continuous at times irritating giggle ).

boy: oh you care to know what i do?

girl: sure sure go on.

boy: i dont do much actually, but when some one asks me what i do i tell them i am an engineering student.

girl: how old are you?

boy : two year's less than " you got to be xxx before you can actually sip beer"

girl: you look like a smart ass for your age.

boy: thanks, can i get you an other drink?

girl: this time the drink's are on me.


the second shot:


girl: here's your drink.

boy : tell me something about you will ya?

girl : you first ....what else do you do apart from getting drunk with people you hardly know?

boy: i am a cinephile and someone qualified enough to be called a "book leptotene".

girl: whats that lep..?

boy : the initial stage of a worm.

girl ( giggling, this time it's cute).

boy: and what else do you do apart from the daily labour at tcs?

girl: i am a cinephile and a book worm.

boy ( was about to say something)

girl: make it a leptotene sounds good.



the third shot: movies, music and more movies.


girl : what were your last five movies ?


boy: ah state and main, the informer, turtles can fly , staten island , and carriers.

girl: man are they english?


boy: yeah some of them.


girl : i am way out of your league. i take back my words i am not a cinephile .


boy : listen to that " Gazing through the window at the world outside,
wondering will mother earth survive hoping that mankind will stop abusing her sometime " know who sung this?

girl: are you shittin me? ofcourse i know who sung it. the god himself ozzy osborne.


boy: the last i was here with a girl they played the same song and the girl was like " hey its the back street boys i just love them".

girl: that was tragic.

boy : what else do you listen to?

girl: the courteneer's, my chemical romance, baby shambles, blood surfer, behemoth, children of bodom.

boy: now its my turn i am way out of your league. do you actually listen anything less violent than that?

girl: avril, coldplay, all american rejects , the racounters and ofcourse all the other chick stuff which you wouldn't have heard of.

girl( waving out to her friends ): i think i have to leave now, xxxxxxxxxx is my no and yeah text me your number.

boy: it was a nice chat.

girl : sure, it was i'll give you a call some time.