71 Days to Go

"Aren't you something to admire,
'cause your shine is something like a mirror
And I can't help but notice,
you reflect in this heart of mine"
- Justin Timberlake, Mirrors

I just remembered what you named our car – Lajwanti. I don’t know where you get these names for, but Lajjo is something of a memory generator for us no? Our cars have been with us throughout, giving us some of the best memories. I especially cherish the memory of when we started dating, and I used to pick you up from your college. We would always plan that I would drop you to the Connaught Place metro station, but you would fall asleep almost immediately – tired from your day as the Editor of the college magazine, but also because the car was like home to us. I wouldn’t have the heart to wake you up so soon, so would keep as quiet as I could and try to drop you as close to home as possible.

I love how you know my love for road trips so well. Let’s promise each other that we will try to come up with at least one long road trip every year. I will on my end definitely promise to let you prepare and manage the road trip music mix. And, I know you mentioned you also want to have a car if you ever need to go to work in Delhi. I promise to teach you how to drive, if that’s something that you want to take up.

These six and a half years have passed by in a blur. It seems in no time we have graduated, finished our masters, and gained some experience as well - you more varied than me. Similarly we have gone from Maruti 800 to Wagon R to Ciaz now. While I can't speak as to what is waiting for us once we tie the knot, I can rest assured that through all the changes in life and cars, you will be my constant, my north star.

Ps. Naan unnai nesikkiren.