A DREAMY BIRHTDAY

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Today is my birthday. People say this is a most special day for them to cherish further. But for me I understand value of this birthday just five years ago. But my most special birthday was last year because I met him last year on this particular day.


Our home was designed like a bride for my birthday. In morning my parents took me to temple and did other traditional worship, took blessings from god. Later in evening there was a small party organized. Shimla nights were mostly snowy nights between mid October to January.


Our neighbour com our family friend Mr Rakesh Das found a person for us to stay as paying guest. Yes, I forgot to tell you we are just lower middle class family, only earning came from my father. Addition my parents spent too much for my health problems. So we had many debts at that time. Papa decided to rent one part of our traditional house, its inherited. But finding a suitable person was not easy. But finally Mr Das managed. A guy worked under Indian government, at census office.


Our small party was going on full swing with some of my friends, neighbours. We organized it in front of our house, on a government play ground. We put a tent and enjoyed inside. We all knew, it was forecasted a snow fall gonna happen that night. So we were excited. As snow started to fell, we all went outside and danced happily. Suddenly out of nowhere I felt someone's patting my shoulder, I turned and I swore my heart stopped at that moment or it pounded hard. Whatever, but fact was he was the most handsome guy I ever seen. But, wait, strange, why he looked through my eyes deeply like my eyes were belong to him. I felt irked. " what??", at least I could utter this.


" ooh...I am really sorry. I just feel I saw those eyes before", all he could explained. But it's completely visible that he was uncomfortable.

" it's okay. No problem", I replied uninterested and turned.

" can you please help me out, ...mmmm....who is Mr Das here. I already went to home, but they said he was here to celebrate", finally he spoke after a moment.


After a while I was thinking to tell him or not, Das uncle came hurriedly and spoke to him," so, Arjun. You are here, finally. And this is your to be owner's daughter Radhika." He pointed towards me. I was stood like a dumb when he smiled and wished me ," happy birthday ".


" thank you", I replied as I ran toward my parents.


My friends started their enquiries once my parent left to talk with him. "You hit a jackpot radhu, a paying guest and such a hot person, don't let him go?" One of my friend said. I also enjoyed their teasing. But my dreams gonna shatter so soon after returning my home, who knows?!! After my dad show him his room, he went to organize his stuffs. He was one clean freak. I just crossed his room, I heard him talking with someone," I love you too darling...miss you". And I thought my story ended before it started. Poor me!!!!


But I must say he was a decent and sober guy I ever met. He had no one after his mother passed away. My parents always praised him for his behaviour & nature and started to treat him like their own kin. We too got to know each other and become friends. But I always noticed him to stare my eyes, god knew for what??? Whenever I asked him about it he just gently avoided it by saying 'nothing', he just felt some familiarity in my eyes.

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