So tracing back to the beginning where I spoke about
the Bollywood intro to love, you must be wondering what was all that about!
Well, it happened in the beginning of the second year. There was no wind, no
sparks, and no thunder in the sky. It was just a guy meeting a girl. In fact I
don't even know, how and when it hit me. I did not even see it coming. It could
have been attraction or as they say infatuation.
When I heard the name Aksha
for the first time, I smiled to myself and thought, weird name. But little did
I know that, my life would revolve around that name for a long time to come.
Aksha was just an another girl, there was nothing extra-ordinary about her. She
was cheerful, always full of energy. Many girls are like that. Even her
dressing was quite normal, she used to dress up in salwar (a traditional dress
worn by women in South Asia) all the time. She had a small forehead with her
ring finger larger than her index finger. She was mostly into regional films
and loved everything about them. Aksha had a wonderful smile, the kind of smile
which would let you forget all your problems. On the other hand she was quite
loud spoken and mischievous as well. As far as I remember, she would always
hang out with two of her friends and the three of these would be in a world of
their own. I don't remember my initial interaction with her but we
eventually started as acquaintances.
I have never mentioned before, but I have
always had in me a romantic and a flirty side. I do have the initial hiccups
but once I find my feet, the going gets really smooth.
Anyways it all began with me
talking to all three girls giving equal attention to all. Probably it was the
initial desperation that I wanted to be with some girl, immaturity personified.
:) I do remember one incident in particular, Aksha's birthday, I gifted a bar
of Dairy milk, a big one actually. She was surprised as we both were not such
good friends for me to be giving her a big bar of chocolate. I too was
surprised because there was an insatiable urge in me to gift her something. I
did believe that my liking towards her was special but never listened to my
heart initially. But eventually I did! I slowly became mad about Aksha and the
liking grew exponentially day by day.
I spent a lot of alone time
with her at the engineering college fest, we spoke a lot of things that
evening. That meeting with her confirmed my liking and I had a bold thought of
wanting to propose her. Deep down inside, I had a feeling that even she liked
me as I did, because we used to talk all the time, exchange messages all the
time. The messages had all the sparks of a romantic affair in it. There were a
lot of hidden meanings for each message we exchanged. The most exciting part of
a relationship according to me is when both people in the relationship like
each other, yet he/she waits for the other person to confess it first. There is
a lot of curiosity, expectations, constant urge to hear the person and to be
with the person. Adding to that tension, there are so many unanswered
questions. Is she the one for me? Does she like me? Will she message me back?
What must she be thinking? Will she accept my proposal? So many questions!!
As I think, this is one such occasion,
when uncertainty brings about a smile on one's face, because the adrenaline
which flows with this tension is amazing. Finally
I decided to propose Aksha and one fine night I said to her on the phone "I
Love You".
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