JUST THE TWO OF US
“Cary and I were part of the same social circle but never really interacted with each other. Cary was a VJ and was all the rage back then, almost every woman in South India had a crush on him! On the other hand, I grew up without cable so I didn’t know who he was! For many years, he hosted shows that I was modeling for, but even then, we weren’t introduced. Fate finally brought us together for a freelance writing gig with a magazine he was a part of. What was supposed to be a 10 minute call went on for an hour. We’d then meet up for editorial meetings, lunches and dinners for a year. Later, he told me he liked me, and me being as oblivious as I was, I friend-zoned him! I was even trying to set him up with a friend of mine. When he finally confessed his feelings for me, my response was ‘good to know!’ I was still processing it. I asked if he’d want to do something more casual, but he was very clear he wanted a relationship. I told him if it doesn’t work out, we better go back to being friends. And
