'I'm coming! I'm finally coming to London' Prateeksha was shocked out of her wits after reading the message on Yahoo. She shrieked, and then looked around her to see if anyone had heard her. Luckily, everyone was busy in their own conversations. 'He's coming! I'll finally see him.' That sentence had enveloped her thoughts.
'No way! Are you serious?! I'm so excited, can't wait to meet you!' she replied back eagerly, already racking her brains out wondering what he looks like and what his reaction will be upon meeting her. Deciding that there is no use to think about this now, she sighed frustratingly and leaned against the oak tree, her favorite place in the whole campus. Her heart was racing at what seemed be 100 miles per hour at the thought of meeting 'him'. It was time for her next lecture, so she stood up, packed her laptop and made her to the classroom. As the professor was lecturing about Thermo chemistry, Prateeksha's thoughts wondered back to that fateful day when she had first talked to Shashank.
- 4 Years Ago -
Prateeksha sat at the oak tree chatting with one of her buddies when a message popped up on her main screen.
'Shashank has sent you a friend's request' 'Is Shashank your friend? '
After trying to recall who Shashank is, she arrived at a conclusion that she would ask him. So she accepted his request and started typing. 'Um...Do I know you?' 'Know me?... you don't remember me? I'm Shashank, I sat next to you all through high school yaar!' amused at the way he was questioning her, she replied back saying that she went to an all girls' school so there is no possible way that he had sat next to her. He had apologized so many times that she scolded herself for ever saying that to him. She should have said something better instead of a 'No I don't know you' poor him, she must be feeling so sorry. And so began the journey of Prateeksha and Shashank's chatting.
Ever since then, a day hasn't passed when Prateeksha and Shashank hadn't sent each other a message. No matter how busy one of them was, they always found time to talk, be it at 3 in the morning or 12 in the afternoon. She didn't realize when, but she had started falling for Shashank. Falling hard. It seemed that her love increased when he mentioned that they should send each other's pictures, because their relationship was beyond just looks and words. It was the way her understood her so well, he wasn't judgmental, and Shashank listened to what she had to say, gave his opinions and never forced her into talking to him. It was beyond just a buddy-buddy relationship with him, she felt loved when she talked to him, like someone cared for her. Even thought she knew that what she felt for him was love, she had no clue if he felt the same way about her. She never dared to ask, thinking that it would risk whatever else they had. It was one secret she had kept within herself.
-Present-
That night, before going to bed, she sent him a message inquiring about his flight's schedule arrival time in London. She plopped on her bed, thinking about the day to come, she dozed off into a deep slumber.
The next morning was hectic for Prateeksha. First she woke up later because of her alarm, later she couldn't contemplate on what to wear. Picking up a pair of her favorite jeans and a white shirt, she sped her way out of the house to the airport. 30 Minutes later, she arrived at the terminal in the Heathrow Airport. There was a jambalaya of emotions storming through her; nervousness, excitement, eagerness to see him and fear of what he will think of her. Being late at a time like this didn't help her poor soul much either. She walked up the terminal and initiated her thought process once again. 'What will her think of me? Does he like me the way I like him? How will I recognize him? Pratz your so stupid…stop thinking all of this…etc' So lost in her thoughts, she didn't even notice that the passengers had started coming out of the gate.
Suddenly, she felt a flutter in her heart. The pattern of her heartbeat altered. She felt someone, someone close to her. "Prateeksha?" She turned around and there he was, standing right in front of her. 'Just as I imagined' she thought. His eyes, his chocolate orbs were making her melt like an ice cream in the hot summer sun. What she loved the most was the look of innocence mixed with a tint of question on his face. He was definitely a wonder.
Elated beyond words, she ran into his arms without thinking once. When it finally registered, she quickly pulled away and started looking everywhere but him. For a moment, there was an awkward silence until he spoke. "Uhh…Hi! Finally, after 4 years, we're finally seeing each other!" he sounded so casual that all thoughts of nervousness disappeared. Soon, he took his luggage and they headed outside when he stopped her. "What happened?" she asked. "I want to show you something" saying this, he pulled her towards the announcement sign. "Where are you taking me?" "Just wait…you really don't have patience do you?" She turned to look towards where he was pointing and a gasp left her mouth.
'Je t'aime' (I love you)
She saw him kneeling and it seemed as though it was a dream, just another one of her day dreaming days in class. But no, this was reality, there he was, the love of her life, asking her to marry him. "I know, we don't know each other a lot, but what I know of you…I fell in love with. It seems as though you complete me, I feel full when I'm talking to you. You've become a part of my life that I can't let go, I want you to be with me forever. I've been waiting four long years to ask you this, and I don't think I can wait any longer. Prateeksha, will you marry me?
- Now is the moment
I've been waiting for
When dreams they come to life
No hesitation, only open doors
You pushed those doubts aside –
-Westlife
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