COLLEGE EVENINGS

those were regular college evenings. it was her third year, and she was fed up of the regular hostel drama that took place in the evenings, so she decided to go outside and explore the campus so that she could absorb the surroundings as much as she can before leaving the beautiful college campus , also she wanted to explore herself as well.
so every evening by 6, she would go out of her room and roam around in the green campus which was full of trees. these 2 hours was the best time. she could listen to her favorite track, could walk at her pace, could judge anyone and be alone with her thoughts.
as the days went by, she started noticing a man who used to play basketball. the basketball courts were in the middle of the walking path, every person could see what was happening on the courts. it was not an instant attraction, because normally she would avoid looking at a person, she was the type of girl that doesn't want to indulge in conversation with anyone. that man was dark skinned, must be in mid-30s, tall, clean shaved with medium length hair. he was not particularly handsome but he was averagely built and must be 6 foot in height. every day, she would directly go to the walking path and observe the man, she started noticing his actions, his gestures, even started to count number baskets he did in a game, etc. in short she had started liking that man. this was the situation she dreaded the most. she didn't like being emotionally attached with many people and her past experiences keep reminding her that. but who can stop the eyes and the heart? the eyes used to find him playing basketball and the heart started beating faster whenever he rests his eyes on her, even though casually or accidentally.
she knew she had to talk to him and know this man. this was again a huge task for her, for one she came to walks to avoid human contact in her hostel. she started contemplating as to how she could find any reason to talk to him. "leave it, I should avoid going to walks ." , she used to say this to herself, knowing very well that as soon as the evening comes, she would automatically go to lay her eyes on the man she liked.everyday, she would make numerous situations in her head , searching desperately ways to talk to him. "how did my walks turned into desperateness to talk to this man ?" , she said this to herself. she was getting emotionally entangled, at one end she didn't want to get emotionally attached to anyone but at the other end, she wanted to know the man she has started to like.
one day she was sitting on the bench alone, and she suddenly noticed the man coming towards the bench, she became nervous and conscious. the man casually came and sat on the other end of the bench. he was oblivious of the fact that the girl he just ran his eyes across liked him and for days she has been wanting to talk to him. "I think God is giving me a chance to talk to him. ", she thought. finally mustering all her courage she said "hi". the man was wearing earphones and her voice could not reach the man's ears. "shit, I guess its better that way, I need to speak something else." she thought.
as all this was happening, the man got a call and for the first time, she heard his voice. it was like a melodious song that she used to listen during her childhood and every time she used to hear that again she began to live her whole childhood. his voice made her more attracted to him. as the man finished his call, he took out his earphones and was just about to get up, she said "may I say something ?", the man stopped form getting up and said, "umm, of course. ". she was stunned, she forgot to breathe, now she could only see his eyes which were directly laid upon her . "you play basketball very good and I come for walks to see you every day.", oh shit, she thought, why did she say that. "oh, thank you, and yes I have also seen you around here walking." there was silence. she was red faced but happy too that finally the words coming out of his mouth were for her.
soon, a call came on the cellphone of the man, and after disconnecting the call, he said "I have my wife waiting for me outside the campus, will catch up later, bye. ". and he left saying this. she saw him leaving the campus and eventually leaving her too.
"what exactly happened here? I was just now sitting here talking to the man i liked, and suddenly he went away and disclosed he was married .'' ''what should I do now? should I stop liking him ? how can one piece of information completely change the way I feel about him? plus now he knows me and knows that I see him every day.''. her thoughts were killing her at that time.
next day again, she came for a walk and saw the man playing, this time the exchanged a smile and she knew that she will keep coming back every day for his smile. she loved her and nothing else mattered for her more than his smile.