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First time, I’m making it Public.
My Story – My Life – My Day of Love
It all started from School. We were part of the same school
and same class. He had always been the rank holder of our class and I used to
admire him, not because there was any attraction but because of his
intelligence, honest and humble nature. Needless to say, he was good looking
also.
Well even I was quite good looking, in fact more than him
and intelligent too but less than him.
Till class 9th we were just batch mates but in
high school we actually became friends when fortunately we both were nominated
as School Captains. He was Boy’s captain and I was Girl’s Captain.
Slowly and slowly we became Best Friends. Every day in
school we used to be with each other and after going home talk on phone for
hours but only as ‘Friends’.
Our school friends started noticing it and told us that a
boy and a girl cannot be just friends; they are always boyfriend and girlfriend.
We use to laugh out on such comments and decided that we will prove that a boy
and a girl can be just ‘Best Friends’ also.
After inter, it was time to get into an engineering college.
We prepared for the entrance and luckily we got placed into same engineering
college (sometimes, I really wonder how beautifully God writes our story called
life).
Our friendship continued in college also. In
fact it had grown leaps and bounds by now. We were like open books to each
other. We could understand each other’s problems and feelings by just hearing
the voice or by looking at each other’s face. Words were not at all required to
express ourselves to each other. But still we were just “Best Friends”. We used to spend our maximum time with each
other. Have our meals together, talking for hours and studying together had
become part our daily routine.
Our friends tried a lot to convince us that we are in love
with each other, but neither had we realized nor we agreed to it. We were
extremely happy being best friends of each other.
The funny part is that being so close to each
other we always use to feel proud in saying that how great our friendship is
and didn’t realize that we have already started walking in the serene woods of
love.
In the final year we both got placed in reputed
organizations but this time we were not lucky to be part of same organization. We
were happy for each other’s job but at the same sad that we would no longer be
together as we got jobs in different cities. I got the job in Delhi itself but
he had to travel to Mumbai.
Then the day arrived when he had to finally fly to Mumbai. I
and some of his other friends decided to spend that entire day with him before
he finally takes his flight at night. I
had some strange feelings that day and could notice the same with him. I found
him very restless and noticed that he was looking at his watch every now and
then. I asked him why he is checking his watch so often but he didn’t replied.
I kept on asking him the same thing and finally looking into
my eyes he said,
“I am checking how much
time is left for my flight and wishing that the time starts running like a
snail, very slow, so that I can spend some more quality time with you”.
I
smiled and then I said “we will always
remain in touch on phone calls and video chats”. He smiled and again looked
at his watch and said “5 hours and 30
mins left”, to which I smiled again.
Surprisingly after a couple of hours I also started looking
at my watch and started feeling restless. Something strange was happening with
us but we didn't realized it or may be didn't want to.
Finally, it was time for his flight and we all reached
airport at 9 pm. He said goodbye to everyone and then it was my turn. We said
good bye and then paused for a moment. I think we really wanted to hug each
other but could not do in front of his parents.
Finally he headed towards security check and left. That night I felt as
if I lost some part of my soul.
As the days passed, we started missing each other a lot. We
use to talk over phone as usual but this time the feeling was not the same. Every
day I could recall our friends saying that we both are in love. Deep within me I
knew it but could not agree to it.
When he said that he is coming to Delhi for Diwali I was
super excited and started counting the days. After coming home he called and
asked me to come out for a dinner before Diwali.
He took me to a 5 star hotel where he had booked
a table near a pool. The entire arrangement was like a dream. A bouquet of flowers
was waiting for me and a vanilla candle was placed at the table.
I could sense the dinner to be really special and all this
arrangement was making me feel shy and blush. I had so many dinners with him in
the past but I never felt like this before and blushed.
He ordered all my favourite food and there was a live music performance
going on that day. Everything was just perfect.
He then asked the waiter to bring 2 glasses of white wine
and 2 ice cubes. There was something unusual with the ice cubes that he brought.
They were not ordinary but a big heart shaped ones. I was very excited to see
it and with lot of appreciation I asked him why the ice cubes are heart shaped,
to which he replied with a tone full of intense love,
“There are few things which comes out of heart only when
the heart
melts for someone”.
The moment he said that there was a complete silence between
us; we were just looking into each other’s eyes as if lost in each other. After
2-3 minutes he asked me to put the ice in the wine glass, pour some wine and drink
it. At the end of it I will realize what the heart was filled of.
My heart was bouncing like a basketball but I loved it. We
slowly finished our wine but during the entire period we were just looking at
each other’s eyes.
Finally, when the drink got over and the ice melted, what I
saw was the most romantic and the most creative display of love a boy can do
for a girl.
My wine glass had a platinum band which came out of that
ice. I took it in my hand and I asked him what was that, to which he said,
“My love, the glass you had was having my
heart which you melted to unleash love for yourself. Now, that heart has
produced a symbol of love for us which is as
pure, eternal and everlasting as
my love for you.”
These were the most
romantic lines I had ever heard.
I was speechless with tears in my eyes. He had a similar
band in his glass. He proposed me and said,
“if
you accept my love and would like to marry me, can we then exchange these bands
tonight?”
I didn't know what to say. I just stood and moved towards
him and quickly hugged him and said that I'm so lucky that my best friend is my true
love. We then exchanged the love bands (as we call them) with each other.
This was my day of love which resulted in our
marriage. This platinum band is still very much part of our lives and it is
even more important to us than our engagement rings, because it is the symbol
of our first moment of love which will remain special forever.
Later when I asked him why did he chose Platinum ring to propose me, he said
"Platinum is very rare, pure and eternal just like my love for you.
It is perfect for everyday wear and will actually grow stronger day by day, as our love for each other will.
It is the most precious metal, as you are for me.
Platinum does not wear out or looses its radiance, same as our love which is everlasting."
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