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Hey na, Bala!

Its the first day for Anu at office. My first hire as a Team lead..I am Bala, boring 28 year software engineer, recently turned to be a Team lead..Anu, full of vibes young college passed out, smart girl from somewhere in India...I was sitting at desk scanning through my emails, notice someone standing close by and leaning on my desk... A fresh scent on the air, made me to look up, believe me I saw an angel there, 5.6 feet, little short, fair, not so well combed hair, navy blue t shirt paired up light blue jean...For a minute i forgot that I am at office and staring at her..before I start, she introduced herself...I'm Anu, joining in ECW, technically you are my lead, so I am here say hi to day..I don't remember I how reacted to the situation...but certainly not so cool...

That was a our product's monthly release day, we generally go out for lunch on the release days..

We went to Bakasur, a resturant in a mall, where i generally fill my stomach twice the quantity of what I really need.. Anu also joined us.. We sat opposite to each other ( trust me it's a coincidence) ..While I had already lost my mind, I lost my appetite also...ate hardly anything, but looking at here for the whole course of lunch....Manish , the junior most senior developer in my team, as the question that he asked almost every woman in our to Anu also, "Are you still single?"..Within a blink of an eyer Anu responded " Yes"...Manish was surprised and said , " Howz that on earth it is possible"..Anu has a cute reply ready for him " It needs two people, you know"..and smiled.... .."you know what I am ok with boy or girl, still I dint find that one yet, it's hard to find anyone who wants to be in a relationship..."..she continued...with a small break enough for me to take a deep breath she looked me and said "Hey na Bala"

That words "Hey na, Bala" alerted me that she is somewhere from North part of India..

Coming from Tamilnadu, I am politically, culturally biased towards Tamil language and Tamil culture...Have been like this for 28 years...Now I am ready to cross the boundaries... Butterfly is beautiful, wherever they come from...who will not fall in love with a butterfly 🦋 🦋 


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  1. TanuOctober 20, 2025 at 2:06 AM

    It needs two people 😂... How true...Anu is really very smart in your imagination ❤️

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