My life was miserable. I was all alone, no girl-friend, lot of work to be taken care of within a short deadline, thoughts of Preeti constantly hitting my mind and no clue as to what to do about her. Meanwhile, Preeti got her first cell phone. Surprisingly she sms’ed me her number with a warning note of not to call her, unless it is very much important. The reason being, in those days, incoming calls were also heavily charged, almost 6-7 rs/min. I asked, what if I wanted to talk to her about something which is not so important?, and