The meaning of Love

Mumbai - 1

I was a small kid when I first saw her. I was around 15 years old and even didn't know what was Love but felt attracted towards her.
I used to walk back home from school and in between my home and school there was another school, Education Society. It was a girls school and the beginning of my attraction started here.
Once, I was walking on the footpath connected with the school and as soon as I reached the main gate of the school a girl nearly of the same age came running towards me. I tried to dodge her but my shoulder collided with hers.
She dropped a pen which she was carrying in her hand. Inspite of this, she kept running. 'Stop.....plz stop' she cried for the school bus to stop but the school bus didn't.
In this time I had picked the pen and was waiting to see what was going to happen next.
She turned towards me and her cute face kept me staring at it.
She looked pretty in the school uniform. She wore a hairband which made her look more cuter. Her eyes were brown and had a feeling of frustration. Her height was almost the same as mine but the most important thing which killed me was her nose. It was small, cute and was perfectly aligned.
She came towards me and started getting angry on me.' The reason I am left behind is because you came in between. Do you have any idea what have you done. Now how will I go home?' she said in a very rude tone.
I kept quiet. 'Now tell me how will I go?'she shouted. I camly asked,'Where do you stay?' She replied after two seconds,'Vijay Nagar, Dadar.'
'So you can take a taxi there', I replied immediately. 'Yes but I have no money'.
I removed a 20 Rs note and offered her. 'Now is it okay?',I asked. She replied immediately,'No, its not,I have never taken a taxi alone'. I asked her,'So what can I do for you now?' She replied,' You must come with me'.
'Are you serious',I asked. 'Yes, I am',she replied. Now I lost my temper and I said in a little loud voice,'First of all it was not my mistake, You came running, You didn't see left or right, You were just running and now you are blaming me, I gave you 20 Rs for no reason but still you are not satisfied'.
She started to cry and I felt guilty for my words. I agreed to go with her and she stopped crying. We took a taxi and reached Vijay Nagar. I paid the fare and stepped out of the cab.
I said,'Can I go now?' She replied,'No, you have to come home now, you helped me so much'. I said,'Some other time, I am getting late, by the way whats your name?'
'Shruti', she replied.
'Surname?'I asked.
'Kulkarni, Shruti Kulkarni,'she replied. ' I am Arjun, Arjun Naik'.
'Nice name,' she said.
I ran home and my Mom was waiting for me with a belt in her hand. I made an excuse and was saved that day.
The pen was still in my hand. I kept it in my cupboard where I keep things which I love.