Francis was the best friend of Louisa and their friendship was pure. In University of California both of them were completing their management degree when a particular incident got them closer,,
A professor suddenly got fits in the campus and both of them rushed him to the hospital in cab.. Francis saw Louisa tensed in the cab..
Francis ‘Louisa, never saw you so tensed, so caring”
Louisa “Me too.. Life is unpredictable.. I had this experience for the first time.. “
Francis “Do you know his wife and my father are very good friends.. But Professor Lobo changed that equation..
His wife Kim used to get nervous interacting with my father in his presence..
Louisa begins smiling..
Louisa ‘Don’t worry we will remain friends even after we have other persons in our life’
6 years latter,
Louisa is married to a start up CEO Chris and Francis is in live-in relationship with Carol.
Francis and Louisa have always been in touch through face book.. and Francis is going to be in Amsterdam where Louisa stays.
Francis ‘Can me and my friend Carol stay at your home’
Louisa ‘Hey I am very sorry, my husband wont be comfortable..’
Francis looks surprised..
Francis ‘Hey we are so close friends as always but didn’t you inform your husband about our friendship’
Louisa ‘Didn’t feel the need to.. What if he would have doubted’
Francis ‘Fine, I will make my own arrangements.. Smiles now’
Francis visits Amsterdam and calls up Louisa
Francis ‘Can we couples have dinner together?’
Louisa ‘Let me check with my husband?’
Louisa informs Chris and they all visit a hotel..
Chris looks at Louisa’s nervousness and begins laughing..
Chris ‘Louisa – I fail to understand why girls get nervous seeing their friends from the college.. Poor Francis, he will be left wondering with this changed equation. Do you feel all husbands doubt their wives? I experienced the same with one of my closest friend Dimple
Louisa’s eye pops up..
Louisa ‘who is she?’
Chris ‘relax, I too were great friends to her till she married Tom and almost forgot me. She even blocked me in face book’
Louisa ‘Do you feel we humans get tensed, nervous, uncomfortable unnecessarily.. Even if someone chats decently and we know that individual we take precautions and..’
Chris ‘and when you see a very handsome or beautiful girl, you even go an extra effort to be friends., but discrete, nervous and scared’
Chris ‘All relationships need not end to an affair.. Mere friendship for healthy interactions is fine’
Louisa ‘What if a sudden gush of attraction comes in for the other person?”
Chris ‘No Dear – If a relationship has strength of love, care, affection and bonding, such attractions can be just a thrill, but nothing to arrive at it.. You can explain to the other person to choose between friendship and an eventually to be ended broken affair which will not have future..’
Louisa ‘I am proud to have you as my husband’
Chris ‘And am sure, you would not have invited Francis to our home’
Louisa sheepishly agrees
Chris ‘Francis – stay with us and if you need any help for a job or for even Carol.. am there to help you’
Chris ‘Carol – why you not marrying Francis’
Carol ‘Nervous, I need space and what if Francis?’
Chris ‘If you have stayed so long with him, why you doubt him.. Am booking a Church.. Both of you will be couple next week’
Carol looks at Francis
Francis’s eyes are having drops of tear..
Francis hugs Chris
Francis ‘You literally changed equations of relation’
Chris ‘One thing I learned in business – to be successful you need to stop doubting’