John grew up and became an adolescent. He could not digest the changes in his body at first. In particular, hair growth in unwanted places disturbed him. A small mustache line under his nose gave his face a new outlook. He became more shy. He had attended a gents-only college in town. He had to take a bus to reach his college. He had to go through a narrow road to reach the bus stop.
Once he noticed a beautiful girl had run and overtaken him by his side. She was in her fifteenth year. She wore the college uniform dress. Her hair was curly and pinned in two streams.
She looked back at me, giggled, and ran. She had taken the same bus John had taken. John was standing as he could not get a seat. John was looking through the windows to see some outside sights. Suddenly, my eyes fell on this girl who was sitting in the front row. She had also seen me. She smiled at John. She opened her palm to show the artwork she had made on her palm using cosmetics. John had put an expression on his face as if he had appreciated the artwork on her palm. She, too, smiled at me. John felt his heart was jumping with pleasure.
On another day John was going in front of her college. John could see this girl and her mother coming out of college. As her mother knows him, she inquired about his well-being. John could see her sparkling eyes while we were interacting. After that incident, his heart started throbbing to see her frequently. John tried many ways to see her, but John was satisfied with the mere sight of her. John started feeling that she was an angel sent to earth, though John knew it was just my feeling. John used to take tuition classes in the upper hall of a church. Once, when John was about to finish his class, he could hear the sounds of footsteps. When John overlooked, he could see this girl and her sister were running.
Most of the evening time John used to sit on a big rock in an open ground of a temple with his friends. Many people used to pass on this way home. As this girl's home near that temple, sometimes she used to pass through that way. John used to feel happy as he saw her passing that way.
Days passed, and John got a job in a faraway city. He shifted but his heart was throbbing to see her. He used to dream about her. Years went by. John had come to his village to spend the holidays. He was longing to see her. He went to the temple ground in the evening and spent time with his friends. he was sharing his experiences in the city with friends. At that time, he could see a lady walking along that way with a small baby on her chest. She pointed to us and told her baby; " See your uncles. Say hello".
John was astonished, as she was the same girl he was longing for.