Story 2 (Complete the story contest)

My love story started when I turned 16.The lucky girl's name was Soniya,only she didn't know that she was 

all that lucky.Cause to Soniya we were 'just friends'. I was the guy she turned to when she had problems in 

Maths. But to me she was..well,she was more,much more.

'And if I had my way,someday she would be mine.'

Her bunglow was just in front of the apartment where my father had a one bedroom flat in the fourth floor.I used to stare at her for hours from the small window next to my study table when she sat on the terrace swing and chat with her friends on the BBM. I was not even on her friend's list as with my little pocket money I could neither afford a blackberry nor the monthly BBM service charges.

Every day my love for her just grew more ,until sometimes I would forget to breathe ! I know this may sound strange,but I pictured us and the places we would go. It didn't matter to me if it were Goa or Kashmir or some hot sweaty jungle somewhere.You see the feeling was always the same because I was with Soniya and she was  with me .

Well.. looking back now,it was all so simple then.And that's when it all went wrong.

I am Rahul and this is my story .

I am writing on behalf of Rahul, who is the main lead. Who fell in love with Soniya.After we finished our high school, both of us wanted to make it to IIT. 

She joined a posh coaching centre in the city whose fees was beyond my father’s reach. My father had to take care ofstudies of my sister as well. I had to work on my own to get through the entrance test. I was good atmaths but still I needed the expert tips to crack the entrance exam. This changed the whole thing, now I was at the mercy end. I used to go to her house to collect the notes which her coaching center provided.She was more than happy to help me but 

her parents didn’t like it much. I understood this fact. I decided to keep a distance for her for a while. I kept working hard, my only aim was to take admission in same institute in which she manages.

Months passed and the results were out. She had made to IIT-Roorkee in Computer Engineering.I was happy for her. Despite of all my efforts I had failed to make to IIT. It felt like all my dreams haveshattered, my only hope to get her was diminishing.

Now I watched her only at weekends, our long chats were reduced to only small ‘hellos’. I got myself enrolled in local college in BSc. I waited hours and hours just to catch a glimpse of her.

 After few months, she pinged me on FB and we chatted for almost four hours. Slowly, we started to chat more and more and almost shared everything which we ate, which saw etc. The bond was stronger than ever. I don’t know when I spilled all my inner feelings that I love her and when  . All happened over the virtual world. I asked her to meet at some coffee shop many times but every time she had an excuse. I thought she was bit scared of her family. We slowly started discussing a few intimate things as well. With amount of virtual hugs and kisses we shared, the love inside me had started taking a slow turn towards lust.

Two years passed. It was my sister’s wedding. Sonia’s family was also invited. I was damn busy in the preparations that I hardly managed to greet her and her family properly. The Sangeet ceremony was going on. Loud Punjabi music was being played. Everybody was dancing and enjoying the food. I was just standing near the cooks area, when she tapped on my shoulder.

“Seems like you are ignoring me” – said Sonia in a very light toned voice.

“No” i said. “ i was just busy...” 

I didn’t have anything to say.The noise was too much over there, we decided to move to her bungalow which was just a few steps away. It was not the first time I went to her house; she took me to her room. She had a surprise small gift ready for me. I opened it and it was a small teddy saying ‘I love You’. We looked through each other eyes for few minutes. The loud music had turned into stun silence. I slowly moved near her and kissed her. She also gestured back with a light kiss. All of a sudden we hugged and kissed each other for almost five minutes. Before things could go out of control, I got my senses back. She was also surprised. I hurriedly moved out of her room. But her dad saw me coming out of their house. The color of her lipstick was still visible around my face. I went straight away to washroom.

She texted me that her father didn’t notice anything fishy between us. That encounter had triggered something inside. I wanted to desperately complete what was left behind. It was almost 3 AM in the morning.

I Texted her “I want to meet you”

She sportingly replied “Come home If you have got guts”

I went straight to her bungalow. She assisted me entering. We went to her room.

I desperately wanted to kiss her and hug. She was not ready for it and refused even to hug me. She just wanted a romantic chat with me. The Lust had completely taken over me at that time, and I didn’t appreciate her feelings. I tried to impose myself on her.

“This is all you need” – She asked in a angry tone.

“Yes, make love to me” – I said

“but i am not ready for all this” – she said “sorry”

I was damn frustrated and abused her a lot. She asked me leave. I left her house.

Next day, I was feeling guilty about my act. I texted ‘I am sorry’ almost a hundred times. But she didn’t reply.

We never talked after that. Well.. Looking back now, it was all so simple then. And that's when it all went wrong.


- Sumit Verma