Rare Book

She was cute and smart,

    She was standing in queue 

Waiting for bus towards Dadar 

  He looked at her and 

At the book that she was holding

  He thought of asking her 

But was hesitant to ask 

 What if she thinks that 

I am interested in talking to her

  He kept quiet.

Bus arrived she took the bus 

  He too got into the bus 

She was standing holding a handgrip

  And a book in one hand 

He could easily read the title 

   And author of the book 

"Falling in love again " by

  famous author Ruskin Bond

Now he was curious to ask 

  But both were standing at distance 

She purchased a ticket from conductor 

 The same destination that he was going

He looked at her and smiled,

    She turned her face and 

Now he could see only her back 

   He felt misunderstood 

Now very few passengers left in bus 

He went ahead towards her seat 

 She got up and stood at door 

Bus was going to stop at destination

 He too went to door and stood there 

Bus stopped; she got down 

   And he too.

He gathered his courage 

   And put his hand on her shoulder

She turned back and screamed 

 He told her to cool down 

  And told her "You are mistaken 

I am a student at Mumbai University "

  She looked at him and smiled 

I need to write abstract of book 

And have only two days to find the book 

   That you have hold in your hand 

Now she understood and said, 

" Ohh so you are following me? " 

   He nodded positively 

"Can you lend this book for 2 days?" 

  She agreed, she helped him 

Handed over book to him 

They exchanged phone number

  

They met again on bus stand 

  He returned book with thanks 

They became good friends

  quite often they met 

One day he surprised her 

   By gifting her a rare book 

And a certificate of first rank 

   He dedicated to her of 

Writing abstract of Ruskin Bond's 

Book " falling in love again " 

A rare story of a rare book 

That compelled them for 

" Falling in Love again "!