A bliss in the kiss

Some things in this world can only be felt and beyond anyone’s imagination to put in words. If anyone could define being happy, falling in love and hatred; I guess humans would never need a feel of expression to others. This blog is to all those who had experienced their first kiss and to those who are yet too! Happy read.

It was a painful day back from office; I still wonder why college was done so fast! Wish if I could go back to college again, it is just 6 months in IT (Information Technology) industry and I already miss it and realize how valuable was every moment when I had to think about my college days.

I still remember the final year of college and the date was Dec 26. 

Day:

It all started on the first day of fresher’s(new joiners) entering the college and we eagerly waiting with our claws open like an eagle to hunt down the prey of fresher’s. While our group is known and nick named as VAT ( a noun which is a big empty vessel)  for some reason which I still cannot accept cause we were never empty in anything but full in all! Some called us Anti-Girls race too, which is not a point of discussion right now so moving on.

While we were waiting at the Nandini café having samosa and waiting for the fresher’s to come out of college and me trying to snatch and throw away cigarettes from my friends hand, Hitesh trying to grap those last two pooris from Ranjith and others busy in their dramas; I see my friend’s father driving the same old Bajaj chetak making terrific sound as if a goods train is coming towards you with full volume on its siren but what caught amidst this big siren was a soft melody of violin music coming from his behind with bass, treble, stem and other musical notes

 emerging out of the moments of the dupatta from her salwar kameez by the swift breeze across her.

It occurred to me like a filmy style from top of my head but I just pushed those thoughts away with my left hand and trying hard to see her face which was covered by her silky hair so shiny and bright as a black cobra well sounds too poetic but better be or else how would you know I am a poet too!

I forgot to tell my friend that his father was coming as I was busy finding someone else on his father’s bike and my friend Rahul was still smoking, and guess what! The moment of triumph my friend was letting circles out of the cigarette smoke and was caught by his father, he did not know what to say and stood with the cigar still in his mouth like a frozen Buddha Statue in Hussain Sagar! I immediately pulled out the cigar from his mouth and went closer to the dustbin where his father’s bike was present put it there and finally looked at her!

Her eyes covered by a thin line of black color, lips as if rosy as newly born pink rose petals so pretty was she that I forgot that I was gazing at her! And she had to sigh that uncle was coming back then I smiled and said hi to uncle and he started speaking to me saying to educate his son and be like me!?

Be like me?! Oh god please never say that uncle I thought cause my father used to say same thing when Rahul comes to my home I uttered within myself and said sure Uncle and said bye!

I had to rush behind Rahuls father following his bike to see which group she belongs to and which section! I did not think I just followed my heart as always. I was shadowing her and came to know she is joining electronics stream which is my own stream! I was happy for some reason and left to café again.

My friends already could figure out what was happening. 

Day:

All of us had been waiting at the Nandini café again the next morning waiting for the freshers and I had caught Champak Lal, name itself sounded so good we could not stop pulling him in the middle of our circle , made him do break dance for an old sad classical, made him have navaratna breakfast (mixed all nine varieties of breakfast in hostel with hands mixing up chutney, curry, curd and sambar) and made him finish it off in 3 minutes then made him do sit ups! And finally took him for a sponsorship of movie tickets for nine of us to Guru Movie.

On way back from movie I saw her and asked Champak lal to tease her saying he is her senior or else we warned him we will make him have navaratna lunch this time! And so he went and I was following him without his notice, he started teasing her after a while I interfered saying Champak she is my relative leave her and I said lets go! Champak had this question and exclamatory on his face and just joined me with out a word.

I then asked Champak, did you ask her name he said yes.

I asked what is it? He said her name is Chinniben Patel

Chinni? What kind of a name on earth iswthat I thought but whatever it is, it is good I thought Chinniiiiii what a nice name! then I thought whats Ben? and I could hear my hidden voice now when you are in love even the most horrific name of the pretty girls sounds like an octave to you!!! I again pushed away my hidden voice with my right hand this time and I googled  her name to find meaning and which region in India is from and found out its something like girl  in gujarati, how sweet Chinni is Telugu language is cute and girl …cute girl! Nice meaning I laughed with in

I saw her coming behind us and she stood beside me and Champak on my left. I looked at her smiled and she smiled back and this happened till she boarded the bus, without my notice I left Champak and boarded her bus without seeing the bus number!

Its really hard to get seat in Hyderabad metro bus but somehow she got it that day and I just stood beside her, giving her company all the way till she got down and returned in the same bus again. Meanwhile my friend Hitesh was still waiting for me at bus stop and it was already an hour I left. So he started speaking to Champak whom I have deserted in the magic of Chinni.

Hitesh is always cool and did not complain about me letting him wait this long instead started smiling! Champak meanwhile left as his bus has come and I was asking Hitesh for the reason but he said I would not but will wait till you figure out yourself!

I still could not get it!

Day 21, Dec 26:

The same exchange of smiles since past 20 days and I do not know how to say I like her so much. Hitesh knowing what I had in my mind told “Abhi, today she has some dance program for the freshers day celebrations, you can meet her and spend some time with her in the theatrical room as she is practicing alone” I hugged Hitesh and said I shall call him once I give her company till her home and shall return to bus stop. He smiled and I went to our college dance practice room.

I saw her dancing and she was so good at it obviously I thought as I was told by my juniors that she knows Dandiya and does it very well. I wish if I knew something like that I thought but anyways she knows it I smiled with in.

She know I was watching her but she was so much into dance that she was not caring who is around. I was there till 5PM evening 4 hours extra and Hitesh dropped by to say he is leaving and I said stay with me he said idiot you better be alone! And left

After she was done she came to me and said how did I dance I said fantastic, she replied you always appreciate me! I said if you had to watch with my four eyes you would surely take my appreciation. She smiled for my quit wit of humor. I asked If I can join her for a walk she said yes. We were walking and she said she is feeling hungry and I asked we can go to Priya Restaurant and I asked if she likes spicy food she said yes, so I ordered Mirchi Bajji (An Andhra dish made with All gram flour and Green chillies deep fried)

She liked it so much and had 3 of them out of 5. I then asked her if she it so much she said thanks a lot for introducing it and I mentioned please do not ever be sorry or thanks to me and she smiled.

She asked if I know Champak I said yes he is my friend, she laughed and she said really? I said yes! Then she said so you have friends who are in first year apart from me! For a moment I was stuck then surprised then shocked and she smiled and so did I.

She then said I have never seen a person like you so witty, naughty and smiling all the time, I said that was something everyone says but its sweet to hear from you. It was dark already and I asked her I shall come along to drop her at home and she said of course I can. We were alone in the bus and I sat beside her and she asked me to look down as she felt something fell from my pocket so I had bent and she kissed me on my forehead while returning back.

For a moment I did not know what to say and react but I just smiled and had held her hand tight with mine and after getting down on the way to her home I called her name and she turned to me and I held her face in my palms and kissed her on forehead. For that moment it seemed the whole world has come to a halt with calmness around us, the place we were standing felt like the center of universe. I still could not forget the feeling of feather light on my lips on to her forehead and the immense bliss I had in heart!

My first kiss so wonderful and so sweet that I could ever forget in my life time.


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