Boards dont hit back. Or do they?

"Boards don’t hit back” That’s Bruce Lee with a straight face.
I was watching Enter the Dragon for the 14th time now.
If given a choice, I would prefer to drench my hanky in tears watching some emotional drama.
But here I was…watching Bruce Lee…Why? Because Bob liked it.

That was the first time I tried liking everything that Bob liked.
There was a sudden urge to let him know I shared his interests…I could easily match with his frequency…
Often he told me “Jane..I get a feeling you are trying to like these things..and not really like them.Why do you have to do that Jane?”
All I would do then is to look deep into his eyes and he would change the topic without another word.

He said Waqar had a unique style. Yes I agreed. Waqar Younis was indeed very handsome.
And I started jumping in joy even when he clean bowled Tendulkar.
But later he told me he mentioned about the style of his reverse swing. I nodded dumbly.

Today, we were at the cafe and I was surprised when he ordered cold coffee.
The order was quite monotonous every time we went to cafe...hot coffee for him and cold coffee for me.
He often asked me how I could call something cold as coffee. Coffee had to be steaming hot...else don't drink it.That was his policy.
And I used to tell him...there is nothing like the sweetness of cold coffee...this was something which I could not compromise for his likes.

May be he was trying to like my likes? I felt a sudden jerk in me.
Bob saw me looking at him in surprise. He smiled.
"Jane...you don't need to stare at me like this! You know Richa?She loves cold coffee...So...I was...you know ...just trying..."
Was he blushing.!
Our orders arrived.
Cold coffee tasted very bitter today.
Sometimes boards do hit back!