QUORA DIARIES

THIRTEEN

@SHREYAPAUL

Nandini's POV.

I believe in love at first sight.

I didn't find it.

I had a rejection at first sight.

Almost 4 years back I met a high school senior, Manik Malhotra with an excuse of lending me his literature notes.

I had almost flunked in literature (for a reason still unknown to me) throughout high school. I tried borrowing notes from various sources, I tried to study that damn subject everyday as a daily chore but nothing seemed to work.

So, this guy! It was a date, we knew it but wouldn't say it out loud.

He made me wait for 1 hour that day.

Finally when he did arrive, he walked towards me swinging his bag from left to right, wearing a jeans that would even fit me and with a haircut that a poodle would look better in.

To top it all, he wore a bumble bee( black and yellow striped ) t-shirt.

Mentally I had rejected him 10 times already in his 5 second walk towards me.

I got the notes, I didn't want the date.

The "date" ended when it was raining heavily outside.

Then something clicked.

He shared his food :3

Tied my shoes because I kept tripping on the long laces.

He held my hand while crossing the road, got drenched in the rain to cover me with his stupid bag, waited in the rain till I finally got an auto(ride), helped me in and stood and waited in this heavy downpour till the auto left. Called me up to check if I had reached home safely.

I was an inexperienced Indian teenager but I knew hardly anyone cares this much for an individual on the first "date".

I was 17, he was 19.

I decided to give him a chance. I kept mentally rejecting him for atleast 6 months but i didn't give up. I held on, waiting..

We evolved over the years.

We're planning on going on a trip for our 4th year anniversary after our graduation :) happy together.