Digital Love

The hall was brimming with people when I entered. Oh, God! What a pleasant sight it was looking at my old buddies. We all thanked our school for this reunion as we got a chance to be with our friends. The hall echoed with laughter as we all remembered our great old days.

Ours was a batch of thirty students of which almost everyone was there except one. My eyes were trying to search for him but he wasn't present. I asked my classmates but no one had any clue about him.

"We tried to approach him but unfortunately couldn't connect with him."I got disappointed as Mrs.Kala our librarian told me about him. He was my first crush but I never told him about my feelings. Somehow I was scared of rejection as he never talked to me. Even he asked for notebooks from my friends. After school, I joined Arts College while he shifted to a new place. It was during nights that I missed him. But gradually drifted away from his thoughts with time. Then my job, marriage, and responsibilities made me forget him completely. But today I wanted to see him. I was unable to control my feelings. On reaching home I was feeling insomniac so opened my Facebook page. It showed much notification which was rare so I started checking all. My schoolmates have posted the pictures of the reunion and tagged me in the post. As I was going through the comments I found his comment too.

I don't know what happened but I quickly checked his profile. Oh God! my heart skipped a beat as I saw his deep eyes. Suddenly a message popped on messenger

'Hi'

It was him. I was having butterflies in my stomach. It was the same feeling what I felt a decade back.

'Hi,' I replied.

"I never thought I would find you here.Thanks Facebook for connecting us with our old friends."

"Friends?As far as I remember we were never friends.You never talked to me in school."I smiled as I typed.

"Because I never had the courage to speak to the most beautiful girl of the class. I was afraid if I got drowned in those deep eyes."

I was stunned as I got this message.This was unbelievable.

"I don't believe this. Anyways why didn't you attend the reunion."

"I didn't get the tickets for Delhi. Post covid International flights are still banned.So how could I reach school from London."

Our conversation went on when my alarm clock rang and I was shocked to realize that it was six in the morning. I told him that I had to leave. He too agreed and we exchanged nour phone numbers 

After suffering from the trauma of a failed marriage it was difficult for me to restart. He would call me every day and we both used to talk for hours. I told him about my marriage and my decision to live independently. He told me that he was fond of me during school times but never had the courage to disclose it. But I never told him that even I had something for him. Once I had to go for a tour for five days so I asked him not to call.

But as I was on the plane I missed him a lot. I was not able to concentrate on my woerk.After the first day itself, I thought of calling him but my colleague barged into my room.My restlessness was at its peak after three days when I got a call from the reception to check the leakage in the balcony.

The slided the door and heard a huge blast.

All my schoolmates were standing in the garden and there were roses and balloons everywhere.

I was shocked and couldn't understand when he appeared with a mike in his hand.

"Hey beautiful, these three days without you made me realized my love for you. I wasn't able to tell you in thr school but I won't miss a chance now. My lady ...will you marry me?"

He was on his knees and I ran downstairs towards the garden. I hugged him tightly and he lifted me. Never knew this dream would ever come true.