"Want-'a'-Boyfriend"

“Enough! I also want to get committed”, Lisa said seeing a couple walking hand in hand in the railway platform. Roma, Lisa and I planned to visit elephant caves and Lisa and I were waiting for Roma in the platform. I was surprised for the sudden outburst because Lisa was a kind of girl who runs away from commitment. She was not like this before but after three heart breaks someone inside her was afraid to trust in guys.

“But you never wanted that!” I said closing the book I was reading.

“Well you know, I am really afraid to get into one because I cannot handle another break up. Why is it like I always fall in love for the person who turns out an asshole later?  I am tired of loving others. Now I want someone to love me. Buy me flowers, take me out for dates, spend time with me, care for me, confide in me, respect me and for god sake do these things without restriction”, she said in a single breath.

This was not new. She gets this "want-a-boyfriend" attack once in a while. I did not speak a word. I kept the book in my bag because I knew she was going to continue.

“Say something”, she stared at me with a curved eyebrow.

“What should I say? It’s not that you do not get guys hitting on you. But you are too afraid to go out with them.”

“Come on, You also know, they are hitting on me just to have sex. I don’t understand why men want only that!” She sighed.

“Don’t you want that”, I winked.

She burst into a laugh. She knew I was playing around.

“I want him to be romantic. That’s it. I am tired of being a grown up. I want to live in the teenage dream again”

“Okay”

“Mmm and about that, I want to make love and not sex”

I had no idea what she was talking about. A strange relief came when I saw Roma coming. At least I would not be alone to handle her craziness.

I took a step forward and waved to Roma.

“Hey guys, I am so sorry, since when are you waiting for me”? said Roma hugging the two of us.

“That’s ok, we were not bored, Lisa is again in the trance of "want-a-boyfriend” I said nudging Lisa on the shoulder.

We three laughed.

“Okay, we gonna get a handsome romantic guy for you, mumbai is full of them, Don’t worry sweetheart. Look, as the three of us are single, we are able to hang out. Or else who knows you would not get time for us and be “romantic” with him the whole day and night of course.” Roma said teasing Lisha.

“Now come on, Let us not get late further”, I said reading the time of the digital board.

It was one minute left  for the arrival of the train-CH.

I was happy to have friends as crazy as me. We understood each other and take a good care when any of the three fall under this kind of stupid trance.