Shuruat me jaise hi maine socha, main bas dosti jaise baatein karungi, par ab kuch alag sa mehsoos ho raha tha. Har baar jab vo coaching ke time road pe aata, meri dhadkan tez ho jaati. Aur har baar, jaise hi meri nazar us par padti, main apna face chhupa leti. Par ab ek ajeeb si curiosity bhi thi—maine notice kiya ki vo sirf muskaan ke saath hi mere andar ke sharm aur excitement ko samajh leta.
Pehle hum normal friends ki tarah reels share karte, ek dusre se halchal puchte, bas wahi dosti ka maza. Lekin dheere-dheere, vo mere aas-paas aane laga. Road pe, coaching ke time… jaise vo bas mere liye hi wait kar raha ho. Suru me main sochti, "Shayad coincidence hai," par jab main use dhundhti aur vo saamne aata, meri sarm control se bahar ho jaati.
Ek din, vo mujhse directly bol gaya, "Tum mujhe dekh ke sarmati kyu ho? Face pe haath rakh leti ho, chhupa leti ho… main tumhe dekhne hi aata hoon. Ab jab main aau, to mat chhipana."
Mere dil me ek ajeeb si khushi thi. Jaise vo meri feelings samajh gaya ho. Maine socha, "Shayad main utni confident nahi, par shayad vo mujhe waise hi pasand karta ho."
Us din main puri tarah ready thi. Red kurti, black bindi, khule baal… pull se neeche aati main, aur achanak se mere baal ud gaye. Mere andar excitement aur nervousness dono ek saath chal rahe the. Tab vo aaya… bas ek muskaan ke saath.
Mainne apna face nahi chhupaya. Bas uski aankhon me dekhti rahi, aur dil me socha, "Shayad vo meri nervousness ko notice karke hi itna pyaar de raha hai."
Usne notice kiya aur bola, "Tumne aaj face chhupaya nahi. Tum kitni pyari lag rahi ho." Mere andar khushi ki leher daud gayi. Ek smile naturally chehre par aa gayi. Ye pal… bas perfect tha.
Coaching se nikal kar, Instagram pe maine use message kiya. Thoda hesitate karke, par excitement ke saath. Usne turant reply kiya: "Tum kitni pyari lag rahi thi bindi laga ke… sach mein."
Meri sarm dheere-dheere kam hone lagi. Har baar jab vo saamne aata, ab main naturally dekh sakti thi. Uski muskaan, aankhon ka spark… bas naturally feel hota.
Ab hamari baatein aur personal hone lagi. Pehle jaise halchal aur reels se shuru hoti, ab thodi flirting aur teasing shuru ho gayi. Main thodi embarrassed hoti, par ander se khushi mehsoos karti. Uske messages me ek soft tone thi, jaise vo hamesha bas mujhe smile karane ke liye wait karta ho.
Ek din, coaching se aate hue, vo mujhe mila. Mere andar ek ajeeb sa nervousness aur excitement dono thi. Maine socha, "Aaj main confident rahungi. Face chhupane ka time nahi hai." Aur is baar, bas naturally, main uski taraf muskurayi.
Vo bhi muskuraya aur bola, "Tumhari muskaan… bas dekhne layak hai." Mere dil ki dhadkan tez ho gayi. Maine laga, shayad yehi pal hai jab hamari dosti ek nayi stage me enter ho rahi hai.
Har din, jaise hamari baatein aur dekhi ja rahi thi, meri feelings aur clear ho rahi thi. Sharm ke saath excitement bhi badh rahi thi. Har chhoti si muskaan, har ek nazar… sab kuch mere liye special ban gaya tha.
Ek din, usne casually poocha, "Tum mujhe dekh ke khud ko chhota kyun feel karti ho? Tum bilkul waise hi ho, jaise main hamesha pasand karta hoon."
Meri saanse thodi tez ho gayi. Vo directly meri taraf dekh raha tha, aur mujhe laga ki vo sach me mera confidence aur feelings dono samajh raha hai.
Aur bas, is din ke baad, hamari baatein aur bhi close aur personal hone lagi. Ab na sirf dosti thi, balki ek chhoti si romantic tension bhi har pal saath chal rahi thi. Main dheere-dheere realize kar rahi thi ki shayad ye feeling sirf mera nahi, balki uska bhi hai.
Ab har din ke moments… coaching se aate waqt, road pe milna, Instagram messages… sab ek nayi kahani likh rahe the. Har glance, har muskaan, har chhoti si baat… bas hamari kahani ko aage le ja rahi thi.
Aur phir ek din… jaise har story me hota hai, kuch aur bhi hone wala tha. Kuch aisa jo hamari dosti aur pyar ke beech ke thin line ko ek clear direction de dega.
Mujhe bas lagta tha ki ye journey abhi shuru hui hai. Har pal, har muskaan, har nazar… ye sab hamari kahani ke chapters ban rahe the. Aur main ready thi, is journey ke liye… apne emotions ke liye… aur uske liye jo ab mere life me ek special jagah le chuka tha.