FOREVER AND EVER (ONE SHOT SHORT STORIES)

Love like this!!

happy belated birthday to my dearest thena. i know i am not a writer like you, you are classic. but accept this late birthday gift , as its your fault. lol...see i am complaining here too. any way once again happy belated birthday, sweetest friend, thena. i wish you all the happiness always.

warning: use of few hindi words .

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" if I did anything right in my life, that's when I lost my heart to you. If I know what's love and what is to be feel loved, that's because of you . I didn't plan to accept anyone, rather its you who accepted me. I can't even express how much lucky I am next to be with you. You taught me to love imperfections as flawless is imaginary. I love you more than the word 'love' itself."

The first ever time I met her, more appropriately I saw her at Japan. I was furious before visit to Japan because I was forced, that was true. I was not much of extroverted or happy-go-lucky type of person neither even a introvert. I was settled well at Zurich in a Automobile company.

'Arjun, we have to leave for Japan in two days.' My colleague friend Edward said to me literally throwing a bomb on me. I was allergic to travelling during holidays.

' And I know you have your hand on this. Stop dragging me with you everywhere.' I grasped him when he was about to escape. In other time I would have annoyed, but I was angry on him that time. He had a habit of poking his nose in my matters and dragging me unnecessarily to any meeting where he went.

' Don't glare at me. Its just a meeting. But my purpose to take you with me, so that you can let yourself free for sometimes. You always close yourself within.' He explained innocently as if I would leave him alive.

After a good session of our Tom n Jerry fighting and a lot of argument, in the next day I found myself sitting on business class seat in flight to Tokyo. What a punk he was? Although I cursed him, fought with him ;he was my one gifted friend who tried to make me happy and relieve. We justified the friendship motto, that it's not important to know someone long time rather how well you know each other in short span. I would definitely be grateful to him for that trip, always. He indirectly gave me what I craved for long.

It was a week trip. After three days of our business conferences and contracts, we headed toward Sapporo. Edward got that the snow festival was going on and he was an ardent worshipper of any festival in any country. Like always I was dragged with him unwillingly. We already booked our hotels, so there was no worries about timing to reach or run like jet. In midway we parked our rented car and went for food. God knew from where that idiotic head got the sudden idea of snowboarding. This guy had surely some guts to got on my nerve every time. Whenever I scolded him or fought with him, he only answered me one thing 'happiness lies in little things, Arjun. Try to get in. Don't push away yourself too much that happiness leaves you forever.' This man, aargh...

We played and threw ice on each other. Well he was right, I felt relieved, though a little. But I did. While playing for last round, Edward crossed me. I was following him fast when fell down , obviously after banged by someone. Before I could say anything , I heard in Japanese might be 'Gomen'nasai'. What that person said? I was looking at that direction incredulously.

Next moment few more people came forward and gathered around her. Yes, her. As her face disclosed after her friends got rid of her goggles and ear cap. I clearly see , she was neither a Caucasian nor a Mongolian. Her complexion and texture told she was a middle east or west Asian people. Though I got little distraction by her contradictory talking and appearance, I was irked with her absurd behavior. No sorry , nothing and went away. Girls and their manner.Well at that time I didn't know she just said 'sorry' in Japanese.