Admiration to Love

We Met Again!

Two months later.

"Isn't my life already boring, that God has to make me suffer these inaugural and institutional events!", thought Param. He was invited as the Guest of Honor in an national seminar of APC College, a college sponsored by Inspire. Actually, Param's father, Manveer was invited. But due to health issues, he cannot attend, so Param must walk in his shoes.

But, the problem was that, the seminar was on Science and Param hated Science. The mysteries of Chemistry, the unbearable laws of Physics and the clenching jaws of Biology used to scare him. It was only Mathematics that patted him on the back.

Param went on the event and did a short introductory speech so as to assure the students of the college to go ahead in their lives. He sat on his designated seat on the front row, when a fragrance wafted in his nose, activating all his six senses. He was quickly transported back to the time, when he fell for that blue Anarkali and simple braid of Tanvi.

He thought it was a childish infatuation that will go away in some days. But, he was partially correct. Sure it was a childish infatuation, the only difference was that it was a stubborn one and never left. His mature self reconciled that may be because the desire is unfulfilled, the infatuation is stronger.

He was busy day dreaming, but a eerily familiar voice interrupted him. He looked up to see the owner of the voice. A beautiful girl, wearing a grey and black long kurti with a black jeans. A black watch on her left hand which she was using to point something at the presentation.  Her simple fish tail braid kept on her left shoulder, her beautiful black stoned earring twinkled like a star. Although the lights were dim, he noticed her lips painted in a matt shade of brownish red lipstick and a tiny black mole under her lips. The small circular drop on her nose shone everytime she faced forward. Her eyes had a simple line of kajal.

What the fuck! Am I hallucinating? Is it really her?

He closed his eyes thinking if the dream gets over. He opened his eyes. Fuck. It is Tanvi.

Millions of butterflies started flapping their wings vigorously in his stomach. His heart raced faster than his racer bike. His gaze was transfixed at her face like some fish just out of the water.

Tanvi was also a presenter in the seminar. Feeling the gaze, she looked at his way. As soon as their eyes met, she forgot her line. She completely zoned out of what she was speaking. But soon restored her conscience and continued with her presentation.

Following the encounter, suddenly Param found the topic really interesting. She was presenting about Influence of Folic acid on Pregnancy.

"Only if our teachers taught like that, I would have surely been a biologist," thought Param. All of sudden, the clenching jaws of Biology was smiling sweetly at him.

She was over with her topic within 15 minutes asking if any one have any question.

Some of the crude boys started speaking rubbish just to demotivate and humiliate her. "Ma'am, you just mentioned pregnant women should take proper rest, doesn't that contradict feminism, they should be working at all times right. And if they're staying at home, they should at least cook so that the person who is earning also gets a rest?" Another one commented, "What do you think, when should I fuck a girl, so that I fuck but doesn't get her pregnant?" Another one crossing all limits commenting, "What will we learn from this, tell us if you are virgin or not!"

The questions infuriated Param. "What the hell are they thinking!" Param thought to himself.

But, Tanvi smiled. "First answer, the one who asked about pregnancy, working and feminism. You students study biology right. You have learnt about morphological changes in certain group of animals or insects according to division of labour. Let's talk about bee colony, a queen who is fertile only lays eggs, other infertile females do all the works of a hive. And the drones or the fertile males do nothing except for producing sperm. What happens to them? They gets thrown away once they mate with the queen. If you are unable to mate with queen, you're thrown away too.