Arnav, he is synonymous to the words like stupid', psycho', foolish' and all the words in the English dictionary that confer the meaning mad'. In a routine life, I would maintain a distance of 100 yards with someone like him, for you never know what he might do any second. He may start to laugh out of nowhere, crack all the ugly jokes and even embarrass the shit out of you sometimes.
But what happens when someone who is so devoid of laughter for a tad long time that she has forgotten to laugh?
Well, the answer is Arnav would make that person laugh.
For all the crazy antics he possesses, he can make anyone laugh; no one can really escape his infectiousness! Neither could I!
Hearing his non-sensible talks from a distance, I would laugh. Hiding behind the doors, I used to hear him talk and a laugh used to escape my mouth. For hours I used to stand there and hear him, soon it had become a ritual. Sundays had soon turned into a melancholy, when I couldn't hear him talk.
I often wondered what made me do it, standing behind the doors; it not only sounded but was actually insane. Who does that? And that too for hearing the uttermost stupid shit any person can ever talk!
That person who had forgotten to laugh was me, and Arnav he had managed to make me laugh without even knowing. Even I, without any knowledge, had fallen for him. That egoistic haughty girl, who couldn't even stand that nonsense of a person, was now in love with him.
Being sure that I won't be able to voice my feelings to him ever, I found solace in just hearing him from a distance. Following this daily routine I had found my own happy corner without any expectations.
Until, I received a letter in my name saying,
Miss. Khushi Kumari Gupta
'Snobbish' that's what describes you!
Really people are so correct calling you arrogant. I wonder the amount of ego it would take you to come and make a confession. To confess that this time you fell for someone.
Com'on don't be a smug. It's been hefty four months now, ever since you've been standing behind the doors and listening to me.
What did you think, I won't notice you?
I know you don't consider me as one of the sharpest creatures on this Earth, but I had noticed you when for the very first time you had paused by and listened to me.
I saw you again the next day, soon a week went by. And really after one week, all my agenda was to make you laugh. All the jokes I cracked were to make you laugh, to see you smile. And somewhere each time you laughed, I was the one who fell for you. With your each toothy laugh, I fell more for you.
Never ever I had thought I will fall for such an egotistical girl.
But here I am saying I love you.'
I've done my part, now will you? "
My life really paused in that moment! His confession! His love! Soon I shifted gears and set myself into action, as my part still remained undone.
Its been ten years now, ever since we are together and he still eats my head each day, with his sheer nonsense jokes and antics and each day I fall for him even more, just this time no doors, no spaces, it's just me in his arms!
If I could give you one thing in life, I would give you the ability to see yourself through my eyes, only then would you realize how special you are to me.
-Manika S
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