“Yeah, great coffee.” It was really awkward of me appreciating the taste of coffee at that time. It was my first date. It was already three hours but there was no sign of her. I was meeting Sneha after almost five years. I wasn’t sure whether I’ll be able to recognize her or not. I tried recalling her face and jumped back six years when we both were sitting as teammates in one of the Science Quiz competitions. We had divided sections amongst us. I chose Math and Physics and she took care of Biology and Chemistry. We lost the quiz, failing to answer a simple question in Physics. She was really pissed with me. We didn’t talk after that. We never met after 10th board exams, but somehow I never forgot her. In my third semester, I came in touch with her through Orkut and then, finally after all those chats, here I was, waiting for her at CCD.
“Hi, Amit” I was suddenly taken aback by a sweet familiar voice. My heart started beating faster and I never felt it more difficult to turn around. I was finally going to see the girl after five years and all the dreams I had, flashed before my eyes. Whether I should keep looking into her deep blue eyes or give her a handshake or just smile …I never knew. Finally I took a red rose in my hand, closed my eyes and turned around. “What?” As soon as I heard this I opened my eyes and saw Snigdha…!!!.
Snigdha was a classmate of me and Sneha, and lived close by my house. She was a nice girl. We had been good friends and I had a hunch that she had feelings for me .I never expected to meet her this way. I had not told anyone from our school about me and Sneha. So the presence of Snigdha was inappropriate at the time when Sneha could show up any moment. “Are you waiting for someone? Hmm, probably a date?” she chuckled. I didn’t know what to do. Out of courtesy, I offered her a seat. She continued, “I feel as if it’s a date-day. First I saw Aman with her girlfriend Swati, then Sneha with her boyfriend and now…” “Did you just say Sneha?” “Yeah,” “How do you know if he was her boyfriend, he could have been her brother, you know…” “Sneha has no brother.” Sneha has no brother…it was her boyfriend…Oh my God! She has a boyfriend and I am waiting for her like a stupid. Was she just goofing around with me?
I got up to take off. Snigdha joined me. I don’t know why, but I told her about all that stuff. After walking for a while, we reached the corner of the road where our ways separated. She looked at me and said “Maybe there is someone better waiting for you”. I looked into her eyes. Her eyes were enchanting- like glowing pearls; a glow which put me under a spell. The rest of the world ceased to exist. Her eyes were all that mattered!! It just felt like something passed into me. I could have never better understood the meaning of wonderful, affection, attraction, love………yes love..!! I slowly caught her by her waist and brought her close. We were but a breath apart from each other and I could smell her scent as it gently wafted up to my senses. Closing my eyes for moments, I could feel her body and soul wrapped around me without even a touch. Then I leaned in as she pulled both her hands to my face and pulled it closer. Briefly, our lips brushed, a whispered hint of a touch like a butterfly’s caress. Then I leaned over her …I could feel her lips. I held her more tightly. Slowly, the kiss softened but our breaths were deep. I felt like everything had changed. Stars seemed to be closer, the breeze felt more gentle and moon seemed brighter but there was a first like no other. I was smiling…and so was she ….
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