CHAPTER V: THE VALENTINE DAY

CHAPTER V: THE VALENTINE DAY

It was the month of February. The month of love. Love was in the air. It was my first valentine’s day so it had to be special. Till then Valentine’s Day was just another day for me. I was very excited and so was she.

As Valentine’s Day neared, I thought and thought about a perfect gift. I wanted to make this day very special for her. Finally after a lot of brain storming I zeroed upon a ‘bracelet’ which I thought she would love wearing it. It was a token of love. I bought the gift and wrapped it in a heart shaped box but then came the biggest question. “How would I give her the gift?” 

Since our relationship was a secret, going on a date was out of question. Then how? Again my thinking process started. Any person would like to exchange gifts in some romantic atmosphere but for me that did not happen. We met near my building about an hour before the class. As we met we started walking casually on the road as if we were strangers to each other and suddenly while walking I handed over my gift to her and she did the same thing. We kept on walking. I looked around anxiously and with a bit of fear in mind just to make sure that no one had seen me doing that.

I felt myself in the place of a drug supplier supplying drugs to the youth. He is scared of the police but instead we were scared of the people around. This is how we celebrated our first ever valentine’s day.

Post Valentine’s Day, life continued with the flow. However in the meanwhile, it saw a massive transition. Suddenly from school going kids, now we were in college. From closed and disciplined school compounds to a more liberal and free college campus. Life was awesome.

The admission process started. Both of us were allotted different colleges. Different colleges meant there was a virtual separation. There were new friends as we tried to acquaint ourselves with the new environment. Slowly as time progressed, we got very engrossed and busy in our respective colleges and as a result our frequent meetings turned into rare ones. Only chats on the phone prevailed. We didn’t meet each other for days on end. In fact I remember the time when once we almost met after six long months. Now that’s destiny. Though we couldn’t meet regularly still we were connected by heart and soul.

One fine day, I finally met her. The sight of each other gladdened our hearts. Though the meeting was for a few minutes, it left a long lasting happiness in the minds of both. I realized that there is no need to meet someone for long time to love them, even a glimpse can create magic.

I had never taken her for movie. So one day I decided a movie outing. Going for a movie together was nothing less than an adventure. Though it looked simple but it was difficult to manage all things and go for the movie without getting noticed. We successfully overcame these obstacles and had a fun experience watching our first film together.