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February 11, 20223 Mins read29 Views

I was still in 12th std and had joined a coaching class for Chemistry. There were boys and girls from several other schools.

There was one such very sweet guy, who was throwing glances at me, throughout the class, for the entire period of coaching. It was obvious to the whole class by then, that he was interested, though except for hi-hello, we hardly ever spoke.

A year later, there was a centre at a walking distance near my medical college where various courses were being run. My friend and that cute guy both had joined for different courses. They were bumping against each other and since I was going there every day to pick and drop my friend, we were exchanging greetings too.

I realised soon that mine and Aditya, the cute guy, our names were being linked here too and especially his friends were pulling his leg to tell me about his feelings.

Soon 14 February happened with all its frenzy. That morning I saw Aditya approaching me with a small packed gift. I didn’t know what to do and my throat went dry. He gave it to me wishing me Happy Valentines Day. I refused to say I am just another friend of yours. So either you give this to all the girls here or I can’t accept. Due to wolf whistles and hooting from all around I was barely audible to myself. Therefore I asked him to discuss this at a secluded place, elsewhere. I, Sarika, my bestie, and Aditya, went to a tree-lined by-lane.

Aditya said that if you can’t accept this I will destroy it right there. The moment I refused for the last time, Aditya flung it in the air and it landed on a treetop, inside a bungalow. That was the last we saw each other.

A few months later, I and my friends passed that lane, when Sarika jokingly asked me if I remembered the tree and place. Next, she showed me that the gift-wrapped pack was still there.

The Veerangnaas with me decided to trespass the property and climb on the tree to get the packet, though I pleaded not to.

Inside was a cute teddy bear with I love you written heart in his stuffed hands and chocolate.

Brazen as my friends are, they all enjoyed the chocolate, which still tasted good.

The Teddy kept circulating in my circle until I was given the responsibility of keeping it.

Through this, I wanted to tell Aditya that I am extremely sorry to have hurt you, unknowingly. But there was no point playing with your feelings and dumping you later.

I had seen a guy in my dream when I was 10 or 12 and I knew that he is the one for me. So there was absolutely no point of flings and breaking hearts because I knew the day he would arrive, I will dump any guy at hand, to be with him.

This feeling was very strong inside me and that’s exactly what happened when I met my future husband, years later.

Dear Aditya, my husband too had seen me in his dreams, well before we met. And it’s obvious that it was mad love at first sight and as if we had known each other for ages. There was no need for words and everything was magical. Anything less than this wasn’t love for me.

I hope you to have found the love of your life, someone who reciprocates your feeling and respects you.

Thanks for the chocolate. I and friends relished it and the teddy I gave to an equally cute baby girl.

To all the friends, eager in match-making, please don’t do so. It ruins people’s lives at times. While you might be using your skills to bring someone out of their loneliness and to fill their lives with love and passion, your enthusiasm might prove worse. At times casual romance, flirting, and flings, cost a lot more than imagined. Leave your friends alone, until they plead for help. If two people are destined to be together, they eventually meet. The process need not be catalyzed.