4. The Guy with Weird Brows

I struggle with remembering names. They all sound so similar to me but I memorized his name the very first time I heard it. We had all laughed at his name, not because it sounded odd or was weird but because a teacher made fun out of it, the very first day of college. I didn't bother to turn around to look at his face. That is why it didn't start with his name because his name wasn't a problem.

The problem was his eyebrows. I had borrowed his scale not realizing that he was the same guy from the previous day. A bench mate pointed it out to me just when I was about to return his scale. Instead of a 'Thank You', I tried to crack a joke referring to yesterday's incident. He looked confused and raised his brows in a way that I didn't quite understand what he was trying to say.

He looked scary. His heavily build body complimented his weird brows and I pictured him as the beast from the story "Beauty and the Beast". I must have exaggerated about his looks a little but his brows was enough for me to not talk to him again, for weeks.

Maybe he didn't like the joke, it crossed my mind only after weeks. I tried to talk to him again. Surprisingly, he wasn't scary at all. His weird brows contradicted his personality. He was rather funny and friendly.

One day, I gathered all my courage to let him know that I found his brows weird. He raised his brows again. 'You look scary when you do that' I told him, this time laughing. He must have heard it for the very first time because he looked rather confused.

This was the day when we danced together. He promised me to teach Salsa and dropped the idea later that day when he realized I wasn't much of a dancer.

It has been almost five years now and this guy with weird brows has been my best friend. A lot has happened in these five years but he has always remained by my side at the best and especially at the worst. He has seen me cry and curse like nobody else.

Sometimes, I wonder why didn't he run away but this is the question only he can answer. All I know is he is one of the best things that has happened to me and I am glad I made a silly attempt to be funny and was impulsive enough to crack the joke at the moment.