The waves washed her feet every now and then…this was where the most beautiful moments of her life had been spent.. this was where he had asked her.. this was where she had her first kiss.. this was where she had the first love of her life…image kept coming in Ria’s mind one after the other as her life flashed across her eyes like a slideshow.
A sharp pain in her leg brought her back to the reality.. she bent down to see blood gushing out at the point where the broken branch had pricked her…this pain didn’t matter to her .The vastness of the ocean seemed to engulf her …it was ready to accept her after everything that had happened …she felt at peace after a long time.
Life had always been good to her …when did things go so awry ?
She could still remember the first time their eyes met in college…it was not love at first sight but yes there was a spark that flew from both sides..she liked him for the personality ,the way he interacted with the crowd and there was something else she couldn’t put a finger on but it attracted her. He had told her later that her eyes were what took his attention.
The conversations started when Prateik became the coordinator for the college fest and she was a part of the main team. Ria couldn’t take her eyes off him and listened intently to the way he talked, dealt with situations …she couldn’t still tell what was that one thing that made her go back to him for even the smallest of problems and he would solve them happily. He would say “ Don’t worry , I got this covered” and then would give her a smile that made her go week in the knees….yes she had her answer ..it was that smile ..a smile that made her believe that all in the world was good.
Anu told her it was one more addition to my long list of existing and vintage crushes. Ria conceded after all Anu had been her friend since she could remember. Anu was the only one person other than her parents who knew Ria through and through. So whenever she saw Prateik she thought about Anu’s advice and tried to keep his thoughts at bay. Somehow this time it was just not working. She couldn’t not think about him. And then when he asked her out, she could not say no….
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