The next day I called him up with a lot of hesitation…

but…..all was fine….we spoke into the deep dark night…..and that was the first time we said i love u…. to each other…

for both of us… it was the first time in our lives….the thrill….that came…in listening to someone say I love you…the feeling cannot be described in words…..

soon came our first date…..

our first date was fun….it was a rainy day <pyaar hua ikraar hua hain>….we went to a very nice restaurant…..with a superb ambience and very bad food….hum ek dusre ke chehere se nazar hata hi nahi sake…..we couldnt eat the food though….

that was the day i understood what poets mean when they say eyes talk…….<akhon se akhon mein….>

while walkin together…..well….i was too shy to go close to him….n i was gettin really really wet….

i was shy, scared….well….

at the end of the day…..he brought out his umbrella….[:-/]

as everybody in our neighbourhood feels…i’ll get wet but my umbrella should not get wet…

We had been friends for some time now….was it a sem….maybe two….maybe more…we had gotten along fabulously….like a house on fire…..right from the first time we spoke……

I always had a feeling that this person just considered me a friend….so i was mortified when this question came up….sayin yes could mean the end…..or a beginning…..?

At that moment….I was totally unsure…of what to do….I liked him…..and i was pretty sure it was not just like…I loved him….But would accepting that….mark the end…..? If I denied it maybe I would keep the friendship alive….but I would be just another friend…..and the worst case senario: maybe I would be helping him later on in finding his lady love……..phew….that was something i couldn’t…..well…..think of doing….

I assessed my feelings….and decided to go with the truth…….i said yes……..and wonder of wonders…..the feeling was reciprocated…..he liked me too…..Somehow…I never had guessed it….so I made sure….”u really like me? not just as a friend…..more than a friend…..are u sure….? later dont say u were jokin….i wont be able to take it……..” he said “yeah….i like u…..”

I literally heard fire crackers that day…..that was the 13th of may 2005……