Kathmandu:

I was in school, and Namita was my first crush. I don’t know when this infatuation turned to love, but then I drowning in it. She seemed interested, but as neither of us ever spoke to each other we never got to know how we actually felt about each other. We used to smile at each other and exchange meaningful glances.

I am a shy person and I never could express my feelings for her. My love for her remained just that — a silent love.

Years passed, we finished our school. Soon it was time to part. And without saying anything to each other about our feelings we moved ahead down our own paths.

However, this parting was very painful for. But as they say time dulls all pains, memories of Namita slowly faded away.

I completed my graduation and started working. Seven years had elapsed by then.

One day I was on my way back from someone honked his car horn from behind me. To my surprise, it was Namita’s brother. He offered me a lift and on the way, he told me that Namita had completed MBA from Australia and had come back only a few days ago.

I didn’t take much interest in the news as Namita was in the past now. I was even convinced that what I’d felt for her was just puppy love. However, I saw Namita in our colony market. As she drove past me, she blew her car’s horn and smiled at me with a naughty twinkle in her eyes.

My heartbeat automatically quickened.

The very next day, her brother and mother came to our place with a marriage proposal. They wanted to know whether I was ready to marry Namita. Simply unbelievable!

I kept on thinking about her the entire night never even in my wildest thoughts ever imagining that I would one fine day get my first love. The flames of love were rekindled. A meeting was arranged and I was surprised to know Cupid’s arrow had also struck her during the school days itself.

Initially my mother had some reservations about the match, but later she gave us her blessings. We have been married for five happy years now.

And I am glad that my first love turned out to be my last love too.