It was the first day of my college. I got admission in the second topmost Engineering college of Mumbai. I was very excited to meet new people from different cultures. The moment I entered the classroom, a boy attracted my heed towards him. I was sure it was not due to his physical appearance, it was because of his positive aura and on top of it, I felt that I have met him before and there was some sort of connection. I grabbed my seat and the lectures began.
During computer programming lectures, we both were very active in the class and that's when he noticed me. The first time we talked to each other was on whatsapp when a doubt was being discussed on the class group and then we felt it was appropriate to discuss it on personal chats so as to not disturb the entire group. The amazing thing was though he noticed me giving answers in the class, he didn't know my name. So on the chats, we decided to meet the next day in the class and sit and solve the doubt together. After that, we started completing our writeups together and then we started sitting with each other on the same bench and till date when we completed Engineering, we were together.
The final semester of Engineering went in lockdown and so we had online lectures, but that didn't stop us from being together. We used to have video calls and we have literally done everything together. Even the professors knew that if an internship is taken by any one of us, the other would definitely join. It was not only on academics level, but we were together in every personal difficulties, whatever come may. We both knew that this relation is beyond friendship,infact it is love. Finally the day came when we met to clear our locker stuff and take stuff back home. That day, trust me , was very hard for both of us. When we opened the locker, we saw how our books were mingled with each other like us. They didn't want to be taken out just like us. But we both knew, life has to move on and we will still be together even after college ends. As we took out books and our other stuff one by one, each and every memory associated with each other just flashed across our minds. It was as if the things were admitting our love but we weren't. Because we both knew that we have different plans and we want each other to be happy. We both knew that it's true love, which was spoken by our feelings but still unsaid.
© Yukta Rane