JAB THEY MET

Disclaimer- All characters in this story are fictious and any resemblance with any real life incident is merely coincidental.

One Sunny morning, in the month of July 2005, He was sleeping in his hostel. His friends came and asked him to wake up. They were shouting “Are you mad, don’t you know today is D-day?” He could not understand, and then He was told that today is the day of Counseling. His friends were happy, but He could not find any reason to be happy. It was an ordinary day like any other day of his life. Except his and few others everyone in the bus were humming romantic songs.

It was a festive moment. Love was in the air but not for him. Known for his bulliness, He was contemplating tricks to rag the fresher. After all today he was going to become senior. When He reached campus he saw 50 odd faces.

He caught few faces and started taking intro. Suddenly He encountered a face which caught him unawares. A strange but pleasant shock ran down his spine. It was a weird feeling. He realized, He was getting distracted. What’s happening…….? He closed his eyes to decipher it. Flash! It appeared again, this time with much more clarity. Confused, he immediately opened his eyes and looked at the same direction. But the face was gone! He felt restless. His heart was giving a mixed feeling-a feeling he went through for the first time in his life. He cornered himself from the rest of the crowd so that he can have a better glance at the face that was tearing him apart. After a fanatic search of about 5 minutes, he finally spotted the face near the preamble.

Yes, that was it!

SHE……..her blonde hairs were like cascades which was flirting with her forehead. Her dove eyes were like an ocean - blue and mysterious. While She was smiling away, a sweet dimple created a ripple over her hilly chicks. When She opened her mouth those rosy lips seemed to kiss each other in love….He was mesmerized. He could smell her divine fragrance in the air.

He was so engrossed that he forgot that they were merely 10 feet away and He was continuously staring at her. Suddenly She glanced at him from the corner of her eyes.

Shit! He was caught. He felt embarrassed and shy but couldn’t remove his eyes from her sight. He remembered all his macho deeds and gathered courage so as to start a conversation. He realized that fighting 10 people all alone was a much easier task to accomplish than to talk to her, but then he was a man. He started to take short steps towards her, each step seemed to be a mile and just then when they were barely 2 feet away, it happened!!!!

A lady crossed their path, apparently her Mom; she said something to her and took her away. He stood there waiting.

Never mind….this was just the beginning, he stretched his arms, took a deep breath and enjoyed the fragrance she had just left by. Life was never the same as it was. It changed …….albeit in a wonderful fashion. He thanked God and threw a kiss in the air…

This was how they met.