The One I Love

Winter Night

I think Veronica likes him , I can say that by the way she looks at him and I've seen not twice or thrice but many times in these five months. what do you think ? Does he like her too ?, I asked Rachel on the phone .

Don't think much about it Jess, I don't think Austin would like her ,you know what kind of person she is and I don't understand what makes guys go crazy about her .But if he does like her then he is an i***t, She replied .

Veronica ,Austin and Justin are of same section . I don't know much about her , all I know is that she is talented and beautiful .Many boys like her character little do they know that she is not like what they think about her .She is a beauty with a black heart, says girls of her class. But no guy believes it , especially Justin .

Why does your reply sounds like you are talking about Justin?, I said in a teasing tone.

What makes you think that I was talking only about him ? , I was talking about all the guys not him specifically, she replied .

Why don't you accept the fact that you like him ?, I asked with a giggle .

Because I know , he will make fun of me and .....I don't want that to happen, she said in a low voice .

I replied with a hmm and asked her if she was coming to the Christmas party to divert the topic . The Smith family , I mean Justin's parents hosts Christmas party every year where all my uncle's business partners and family members are invited .

Yes I am ,but I might be late because Mom went to attend a meeting , she replied .

Oh okay , try coming soon, I said.

Sure Jess , miss me till I come .

I will obviously miss you . Okay bye I have to get ready, I said and ended the call .

Rachel's mom, Clara. Is a CEO of Q industry, a very hard working woman. She is a sweet person and treats Rachel just like a friend . She divorced Rachel's father when Rachel was 10 years old and never got married because she wanted to be only with her daughter.

I wore lavender colour gown with long sleeves and a simple necklace leaving my silky black hair open .

It was around 9pm when I reached Justin's house with my dad John Olsen and my mom Lucy Olsen . My dad and my uncle ,Steve Smith are business partners and good friends too .

As soon as we entered inside the hall ,we were welcomed by my uncle . My mother hugged her brother Steve and asked about his wife as she wasn't present there.

She told me she'll come in ten minutes when I asked her an hour and a half ago, he replied with a shrug .

Haha!! , that's alright ....let sister take her own time to get ready, my father said .

They started to talk something related to their business holding a glass of wine .

I went towards the balcony as I was bored . The cold breeze of the winter night made me stand there for a long time and look at the sky filled with shining stars .

When I looked down , I saw kids playing . I gave Justin's cake to them without letting people know about it . They were the children of the workers here .

The place where I was standing , it was silent yet a perfect bliss. I saw the moon was shining bright and the stars twinkling in the sky , the roads were empty with flickering streetlights and children were playing . I could hear the sound of breeze and the trees swaying in a rhythm , it made me feel euphoric .

What are you going to give them this time ?, came a voice from behind which made my heart drop a beat .

I was startled by hearing a voice from behind , it was a voice which makes my heart flutter . And in that silent night hearing his voice made me feel like a morning coffee which was deep and addicting .

I knew who it was , I turned back and looked at Austin. He wore a black shirt , his thick black and light brown hair was shining as always .

Holding two glasses of orange juice, he stood near the door.

What are you going to give the kids this time he asked me again while walking towards me and giving a glass of juice .

I came back to my senses and I replied with a Aaahhh? . As I was surprised and was speechless to his question .

I thought to myself , was there any chance that he saw me giving Justin's cake to the kids or was it Justin told him as no one was there at that time when I looked around .

He said that he saw me that day .

I turned my head towards him ,looking into his eyes I asked him with curiosity , ..whenn?

You are a curious one , aren't you ?, he said .

Yes...no ,I mean ...how did you...

He gave a chuckle.

On Justin's birthday ....I was standing right here and saw you giving his cake to the kids ,he said before I could complete my sentence and then he took a sip of juice while looking at the children .

Of all the people why should it be him , I thought .

Pausing for a moment ,he continued . Justin called your name out loud enough for me to hear while running towards you to save his favourite cake which I ordered especially for him . And that is how I got to know your name, he said and looked at me with a smirk .

I closed my eyes out of embarrassment and apologized .

He took another sip and asked me why was I standing alone in the balcony diverting the topic.

I was bored inside and thought of coming here ,I said .

He replied with an okay .

As the wind blew through my hair , I tucked it behind my ear .

Beautiful , I heard him saying and when I looked at him I saw him looking at the stars .

Indeed , I replied and finished my juice in one gulp .

He was looking only at the stars and admiring them while I was looking at the stars and at him .

We didn't talk for few minutes , I broke the silence asked him if he liked his new school .

Yes, he said with a grin and drank the remaining juice .

Do you have any close people other than Justin , I asked .

Are you asking about best friend or crush , he asked me looking into my eyes .

Both , I replied without breaking our eye contact .

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That night Jessica finally spoke to him looking into his eyes . Even though It happend when she was in eighth standard and wrote her diary when she was in tenth standard , Jessica was able to remember every single minute of that night and she still do , because each and every moment with him was very special to her.