Umm... okay, this is a secret, alright? I knew your didi long before I actually met her. I used to see her in pictures with Nikhil when she was in Class 11. Back then, I was in my second year of college. She was just this pretty girl in my younger brother's photos, and I never thought much about it.
Then, two years later, she came to our house for a project with Nikhil. That was our official first meeting.And I still remember it so clearly.
She was wearing a sky-blue dress, her hair was open, and she looked... beautiful. Really beautiful. Cute too. Honestly, she still is.
What I remember the most, though, was how shy and nervous she was around me.
She could laugh with Nikhil and Ritik, tease them, and talk freely. But the moment I'd walk into the room, she'd become all quiet and awkward.
And for some strange reason... I felt a little sulky.I just knew I wanted her to talk to me the way she talked to them.
After that, I started making excuses to see her.
Then one day, Ritik was working and had Sun Mere Humsafar playing in the background. I don't even listen to songs like that, but then one line came
Muskurana bhi tujh hi se seekha hai
And I smiled A proper, stupid smile.
Because the only person who came to my mind was your didi.
Whenever I closed my eyes, I saw her.
Smiling.
Talking.
Tucking her hair behind her ear.
Looking nervous around me.
Looking completely raw and real.
I started noticing that my mood changed because of her. Seeing her happy made me happy. Seeing her upset bothered me more than it should have. And somehow, without realizing it, she had quietly occupied every corner of my mind.
I don't know when admiration became affection and when affection became love.
I just know that one day, I couldn't imagine not seeing her, not talking to her, or not having her around.
And that's when I knew.
I was gone.
Completely, hopelessly, and irrevocably in love with your didi. And honestly? I still can't put into words how much I love her.
