The light of Love

They were enrolled in the same branch, his roll no. was 12 and her was 21. Jyoti was a normal looking girl, the Indian beauty, long straight hair, black, big, sharp eyes, the face was beautiful enough to notice and common enough to forget.
Snehil, too was a face next door, a 5 feet and 11 inches smart guy, spects made him look studious.
The story took place in the beautiful mountain series of Aravali, Rajasthan.
R.I.E.T., these were the initials of the college- Rajasthan Engineering Institute of Engineering and Technology.
The ambiance was good, the windows of hostel displayed the scenery of natural beauty.
The campus was small. yet occupied with all facilities.
The story started back in 2002, when in chemistry lab, Jyoti broke up test tube.
and she was so scared that she started trembling and crying, The boys by nature..( to impress actually) helping, Snehil came forward, and consoled her, and they got a narrow escape from the lab- assistant and went directly to the cafeteria.

The things kept going in between. They worked as a group in every project. and it was end-semesters of third semester, when they felt that friendship is turning into something else. 'whats that'.. both of them were afraid of accepting it as Love..... The thought made them doubting themselves.
But the things certainly were changing. The exams were over and it was a five day gap before last practical. The winters were at peak, the wind was hitting like arrows.
Although they used to talk on phone almost everyday, but today the needs were different.. she wanted to talk something else, wanted to know him personally, The sleep was off from eyes, the whole night went in his thoughts.
At the other end also the situation was same from last 3 months. He could not talk Jyoti properly, which ultimately drew her attention.
anyways .. today she called him for the first time, they talked banal and the phone was cut, The urge to talk was not satisfied. These five days turned in the most difficult days of their life. Whole days were gone only in thoughts of each other, dreams, brains, souls all were en captured in the same thoughts, the body felt dumb.

anyways,, the semester ended, The exams went good as both of them were good student. and they were gone home.At home also they could not depart themselves thinking of each other, rather more they thought of coming out of it, more they drowned.
New year when they were back to college, The ambiance was aesthetic but they were lost, They used to talk almost everyday, although both of them thought that 'from today I wont talk, better to stay in friendship only' but ..they could not stop themselves.

finally the valentine day came, a thought' to confess what was there in their heart' swapped .. but the fear of loosing an understanding friend held it back.
and hence the valentine day too went, although both of them came to know by now , that it was love and nothing else, for they cared each other, accepted each other as it is, and both were ready to improve for other.

Anyways it was 14th of march when he called her, and while they were talking banal, he got all the courage needed and said . that Jyoti,, there is something different about us. whats that I am still trying to figure out. Can u help me a bit.
It seemed as if she too was waiting for the same moment, she (like a Don) asked him to see her in evening in the park.

The winters seem to pink this evening, sky was all rainbow. They met in park, it was getting dark, she was looking exceptionally beautiful today, and he became pale.
They get seated on a bench. not knowing what to say. the heartbeats already high.

She said- yes, Snehil ,, say, what u had to.
He said .. No , u called me here..I thought u had to say something.
she said.. well ..I don't have to.

finally he said.." OK! Do u agree that there is something.. something else" ..
she said. yes, agree.
and then he said .. then you will tell what is this something else. she spread the cores of her eyes, and then narrowed back. she got pink with this unexpected proposal and nervousness slowly made her furious.
She said -- No ..I will not.
he said-- yes, you will. you will have to. well you called me here, u seriously have to.
she said ..all right, if I called .. so now i am saying that now let us leave for our hostels. b'bye.
and ah ,, what an attitude.. both of them left, wanted a lot to sit back, but they did not.


but the whole evening went uneasy .. she could not bear waiting- saying and listening those three words ..he also could not, but it was she who called ..and Snehil bounced back to his life.... finally both of them accepted what was there in their heart, brain and soul.

Its 6 years completed to this love story, last months Snehil was in Canada and Jyoti was in United States and Now both of them are finally settled in Bangalore with their jobs.
This 23rd November they are going to marry.

Sh@lini
9 November 2008.