The Chocolate Wrapper

Dawn of the morning

"Will you be my valentine?" asked Suraj to Shitija.  She was about to reply but.... but.... what is suraj's mother doing here? And Suraj panicked and another fairy dream was broken by his mother in the morning.

Suraj is cute, tall, shy boy. Shitija is the topper of his batch and is kind but extrovert. They were like exact opposite combination. Like cold coffee and hot masala tea , like ice cream and hot tomato soup.

Suraj always had a thing for Shitija. He would always try to get her attention, find excuses to talk to her, go early so that he can sit with her. And what not.

Today was a different morning . He had made up his mind . His eyes are blazing with determination. You can feel the confidence bouncing in his body. That smile and that brightness on his face. He was all set for today . It was his big day . He planned for it for long time.

Suraj who used to get ready in 10 minutes was now taking 20 minutes and still wasn't sure of the clothes he wore. Finally after the struggle of half hour he choosed the blue striped shirt and black Levi's jeans. He never cared for the perfume he used . But today was special. He had bought special perfume today . Applied it , took a glance in the mirror, smiling went off to school.

Today is going to be special for him. He was rehearsing every word he had prepared. One time he got almost hit by a car but he was still smiling , no anger , nothing . What was so special about the day? He reached the school. His best friend Raj was waiting for him. He and Raj had been best friends since Suraj's family moved to the quarters from Vadodara . Raj too was confused to see such bright face of Suraj. Even he couldn't think of a reason that might give Suraj such confidence and happiness. So the day started.

Raj asked Suraj, "oyy why have you dressed up so much? Shaadi hai kya kisi ki aaj," then he bursted into laughter. Suraj smirked," You just wait and watch. "For the first time in their 6 years of friendship, Raj was not able to predict what will Suraj do next.

So Suraj was all prepared. It was lunch time and he, gathered all the strength he could, chanted some mantras and took his steps forward to the first bench. Right there was sitting his goddess, the crush, love whatever you say but only his , Shitija.

He went near her, excused her and gave her a chit. It read, "Can we meet after school?". Shitija was awestruck by such question. But she handled herself and politely told yes.

Finally the preparation that Suraj had done were coming true. He was successful in his first part of plan.
The next 2hrs of lectures were like 2years for him, he was so eager, so desperate but also nervous. He never did such a thing in his life. He can't go wrong on this. He needs it to be done nicely. He had prepared for this. And finally amidst such weavering thoughts, the school was over. Shitija had to get some notes so she was little late. On the other side, Suraj was bouncing, his heart was thumping not beating , it felt as if heart may come out any second. With each minute his desparation increased. Finally Shitija appeared. She came and asked , "what's the matter, you called me here ?" Sitting on the bench of garden they usually would sit on weekends.

With controlling desperation and perspiration, gathering the strength and putting those words together to form a sense, recollecting his speech that he made , Suraj kneel down and proposed Shitija, "Can I hold the horizon(Shitij)for the times that may come till my last breath?" Shitija was starstruck , she tried to interrupt but couldn't . He went on, "Will you share the light (life)of this Suraj?". Yes he said it. Finally he did it. It was Valentine's day. And he did his job. But what about Shitija.She stood there starstruck. She couldn't believe his ears and eyes. She felt faintness. Then she handled herself and  said, "Suraj, really is this what you want?". Suraj nodded yes. She told him that she need some time to think but will surely answer him. They exchanged chocolates and hugs.

Today, after 7 years of that day, Suraj, seeing the Shitij(horizon) still awaits her answer . With that wrapper of chocolate, he still awaits for her.

Next part after 3 days.thanks for support