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Chapter - 11 : First meet

Every morning I have to attend online classes just to give attendance. Study doesn't happen online. I join the class in Zoom and then go and start to scroll IG, chatting, listening to music etc. And guess what, today's the day I will finally meet Jeremy. Wait wait wait, why am I being so excited to meet him? I should be excited to see my portrait. Sometimes I become confused. Well, throw it away.
Me : I will go to school at 9:30 am. And it will take 5 minutes to submit. Another 20 minutes to have a little chit chat with friends. Then I will come to meet you. So be present at the Park street near school by 10:10 am. Got it?
Jeremy : Okay, ma'am.
I hearted the text.
It's easy for him to come to the Park street because he lives in the area where my school is located.
I wanted to look nice today. But it will always happen, when you want to look nice then you don't look nice at all. My everyday outfit is jeans, a top and a scarf around my neck. I tie a ponytail maximum times. Today I also tied a ponytail. But still I am not looking nice. I put on some light-coloured lipstick.
It will do.
I am going to school with my dad, carrying a zipper bag in my hand.
Submission done. I am seeing myself in the selfie camera of my friend's phone. As I don't have my own phone. It's the 1st time I am going to meet a boy, but I am not looking good. Why? Why God?
Then exactly at 10:05 am. I am going to park street. I am looking around. No, my dad isn't here. I am walking so fast. It takes 5 minutes to reach Park street from my school. But I am walking so fast that it takes me only 2.5 minutes to reach. I am in Park street now. Yeah, I can see him. There he is. He's wearing a black t-shirt and jeans. He is also holding a school bag on his shoulder.
Jeremy : Hi, how are you?
Me : I am fine. How are you?
Jeremy : Yeah, I am also fine.
I am feeling super uncomfortable as I have never spoken to a boy so senior than me. But Jeremy seems so friendly. So I start to feel comfortable. We talked for a while. But I am in a rush. So I have to go as soon as possible. I hope my dad doesn't find me missing in the school compound. He opens his backpack and pulls out a paper. Yeah, that's a sketchbook paper. It has my portrait on it. I can't express how much I loved it. But I am not showing it in front of him. I take the paper and immediately put it in my bag. Then I say bye to him and leave the place. I was afraid of my dad. But everything is fine. He didn't notice any of these. I am going home happily.

[In the evening]

I don't get a chance to touch my mom's phone frequently. I couldn't touch it all day. I have it now. I am texting Jeremy.
Me : Thank you so much for your gift.:)
He replies immediately. It makes me so happy when he replies immediately. It seems like I waited all day just for his immediate reply.
Jeremy : You're welcome :)
I put the portrait in my story again.
Jeremy hearts the story<3
Jeremy : How are you feeling now after meeting me?
Me : Yeah, that's nice. But I ruined it. I was in a hurry.
Jeremy : Haha. I know. You are a little kid.
I don't like it when he calls me a little kid. Nowadays I think I feel something for him. But I guess it's all for my hormones. Like normal crushes, whom we forget after 1 month.
Jeremy : Where's my gift?
Gosh! I actually forgot to draw him.
Bella : Sorry. I will draw tomorrow. Wait for a day please.
Jeremy : It's okay.
I can't express how happy I was to see him. I don't know why. He is no one to me. Just a social media friend. But why I am feeling so happy at this, I really have zero idea. And every minute of tonight, it makes me happier. I note down the date.
Mine and Jeremy's first meet : 11 November, 2020.
And I have no idea why I kept this note. Just....I really don't know why.

And surprisingly today our conversation stopped! Usually I don't say bye to him. I go without telling bye so that our conversation never ends. But today we didn't even say bye to each other but the conversation has come to an end. Last message from Jeremy was, " Hmm". I don't know how to reply. So I am not replying. It makes me so sad. I want to chat with him even more.
I usually don't message him because of my self admiration. I think if I message him everyday, he would think I am a shameless girl who only disturbs strangers or maybe I am a girl who only does long chats with guys. Maybe my thoughts are not right. But still I don't feel comfortable.
It becomes gloomy.