Love: A short story

It is a big day for him, looking in the mirror he is desperate to see his face filled with black spots and pimples. But he is confident that the girl he is going to ask to love him is gonna say yes. She is beautiful, loves books, kind to poor, he can make her laugh, and he enjoys being with her.

While he continues to groom, he looked back to find the moment he fell in love with her. He can't find any. It was natural, his classmate, then friend, Maybe he realized it when he realized that he couldn't stop thinking about her. Whenever he closes his eyes, he saw her. Checks his text messages to cheer up when finds her's. A romantic song brings her to his closed eyes.

Michael, the 16-year-old boy, is very confident about today. "I will tell her; she will say yes and Love forever!"

He dressed up in his favorite shirt, a 2K priced coffee colored Allen Solly with two yellow stripes, "So elegant" and a Van Heusen cream trouser. "This makes me mature and handsome."

He plans to say it after the Physics tuition, a small walk to bus stop, in the middle of the bridge, that’s the spot. The only soul who knows about this, apart from him is his best friend Arne. The three are on the same tuition. Ever since Michael realized that he is in love with Diana, he shared it with Arne. But Arne always discouraged him. "you look like an as*hole, she won't fall for you" And after a long thought, Michael decided to ask her. He asked Arne not to come for tuition to get some privacy.

The phone vibrated its Diana's text. "Meet me at the bus stop at 11" It's only nine, but he rushed to the bus stop. She came late; they talked usual talks, him half listening with his erratic dreams.

At the class, she was looking at him like a way she never did before, he saw it as a sign. Both of them are not listening to their teacher, a retired college professor. The professor knows what was happening, but he ignored it and continued Gauss's theorem. The time drifted like a warm wind.

On the way back, she was speechless, looks like she is expecting something and she doesn’t want that. They entered the bridge. It was a beautiful scenery, the river is filled with algae, and a traditional Kerala boat is passing. "Diana, I have been in love with you for some time" He paused and looked into her eyes. There is no surprise. "I want to marry you someday, you are perfect for me, and I am so into you too. Will you marry me someday?"

"No"

He felt like the bridge collapsed and he is drowning. And she continued, Michael half listening and half on his lost dreams. "We are kids; we are immature, it is just an infatuation. And besides that, I don't believe in love marriage and I will only marry someone my parents choose. Sorry, think about it, let's be friends." And they walked forward. At the end of the bridge Arne was waiting for them, after she left Arne dropped him at his home. "you don’t worry man, you will get someone more beautiful and intelligent than her, she is too dumb not to see your love."

Arne came back to his place and dialed Diana.

"Is he OK?"

"OK or Not. It went well sweetheart, love you"

"love you too"

(The story, all names, characters, and incidents portrayed are fictitious. No identification with actual persons are intended or should be inferred.)

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