She typed "Sid, I am missing you a lot, I want to
see you tonight, please come home!" This was the first time Aksha said
something which meant she too loved me. When the phrase “I miss you” is used in
a general context, it could mean a lot of things, but in this context and given
the circumstances, it conveyed a deeper meaning. I replied back if she wanted
to see me right away. I was a freaking 600 km away from Bangalore, with what
guts I asked her if she wanted to see me, was something I never understood. As
it turns out she said yes, which left me with no other option. So I took the
next bus to Bangalore and made it home eventually the next morning in one piece.
Does a girl really have the ability
to change a guy's plans? Or is it that, the guy is so completely blindfolded by
the girl that, he leaves his plans to her choice. I guess it is something for
which I have no definite answer. I was happily enjoying my vacation at my
aunt's place hoping to catch the newly released film that night and to spend
some quality time with my little cousins. And within few hours I saw
myself stranded in the middle of the highway at 2:00 AM in the night.
There was no direct bus to Bangalore. Adding to that, I did not have any
reservation as the whole thing was totally unplanned. So I boarded the
available bus which took me just half way, I did not even have any connecting
bus from there. The only thought in my mind was that,"300 km away from
Aksha is better than being 600 km away". That was the extent of my madness!
I could obviously not meet her that night but did meet
her the very next day. I was really excited to see her as I was hoping that she
would shower me with her feelings :) and was hoping to be rewarded for the
journey I undertook the previous night.
They say hard work pays, it did! Aksha
deeply fell for that act of mine and later I was rewarded that night. Now now!!
Do not get your dirty minds to think. :) She messaged me that night saying,
"The girl, who marries me, would be a lucky girl". This was my reward! I
am like an "alpa santoshi" – one who becomes happy for little things.
As days passed by, we shared a lot more
things and Aksha even mentioned one night that "She was beginning to love
me, as my love was too hard to resist". The moment she uttered those
words, I was literally jumping with joy. It was like, there were 100 guitars
playing in my heart at the same time, my joy knew no bounds. But the very next
day, that joy was snatched away from me. The next morning she said that,” She
was not in her right mind the previous night and asked me to ignore whatever
she said”. Can you just believe that! Why are girls like that? Why??
I don't want to generalize,
but I din't understand why she did that? By then I had got used to the periodic
disappointments, so I recovered quickly. I was wondering what stopped her from
expressing her love, but strongly believed that, one fine day she would be mine.
As days moved on, I was
wondering where the next ray of hope would come from, I was waiting for an
opportunity to knock. On a Wednesday afternoon, while we were in the middle of
a class, Aksha received a message from home, asking her to return home
immediately. Her house was very far from the college and she asked me to
accompany her. How could I turn down an offer like that?
It was a long journey and was accompanied
by long gaps of silence. I guess she was wondering why she was called home on
such a short notice. On the other side, I din’t quite know what to talk. So I
chose the silence.
I broke the silence after a
while by offering her a piece of chocolate. What came next was a sweet
surprise. She asked me to feed her! That left me confused and nervous.
I mustered some courage and did eventually feed her. The interesting
twist here was that, the chocolate had melted completely. How I managed to feed
her in spite of the melted chocolate is left for the reader to
imagine :).
That journey was special for
the obvious reasons, it laid the foundation for our love. As days passed by, we
spent a lot more time talking on the phone. In spite of all that talking, those
three magical words never came out. So there was always a certain degree of
uncertainty involved. This probability of uncertainty eventually faded away day
by day, and even before I knew it, I kissed Aksha for the first time!
It was truly magical when my
lips touched her lips for the first time. She seemed tensed initially, but her
nerves calmed down after few seconds. I could sense our hearts beating a lot
faster. I felt as if the time had slowed down. It lasted for quite some time,
it felt just amazing! I am telling you guys, the first kiss is definitely
something.
The after effects of the kiss were as
sweet as a candy. Love definitely made my life beautiful. All of a sudden smile
became an un-detachable part of my face. Life looked in all glory and smiled at
me every single day.
