Jab mere dost ne coming out kiya, maine galti ki

Yeh kahani likhna aasaan nahi hai, kyunki ismein main hero nahi hoon.

College mein mera sabse achha dost Nikhil tha. Ek din usne mujhe bataya ki woh bi hai. Main khud gay tha, par tab tak kisi ko bataya nahi tha. Aur mere andar ka darr itna bada tha ki maine uske saath hi mazaak kar diya. "Bi? Matlab decide nahi kar pa rahe?" Sab hans pade. Nikhil bhi, par uski aankhein nahi hansi.

Us din ke baad hum dheere dheere door ho gaye. Maine kabhi maafi nahi maangi.

Paanch saal baad, ek Pride event mein woh mujhe dikha. Maine himmat karke uske paas jaa ke kaha, "Us din maine jo kaha, woh galat tha. Main khud darra hua tha. Sorry."

Usne ek lamba saans liya aur kaha, "Mujhe pata tha. Isliye kabhi gussa nahi hua. Bas dukh hua tha."

Hum ab phir se dost hain. Par main yeh kahani isliye likh raha hoon kyunki kabhi kabhi hum queer log bhi ek doosre ko chot pahunchate hain — darr ki wajah se. Agar tumne bhi kisi ke saath aisa kiya hai, toh maafi maangne mein kabhi der nahi hoti.