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In the dead of night, a serene world with a pleasant atmosphere. The beautiful full moon was beaming its rays onto the earth. Everyone fell asleep, waking up in their dreams.
I was lying on my bed. I couldn't sleep. I opened my mobile phone. An advertisement for a dating app popped up on my mobile phone. I found it very interesting. So, I installed that dating app and created an account. I logged in. I had not found anyone interesting, so I was left swiping everyone.
Suddenly, I saw an interesting profile of a man named Ayaan. The man on that profile was very fascinating. I felt like, "I saw him somewhere." I right-swiped him. It was a match.
The very next second, I got a text from him.
He messaged, " Hey, Shreya, you look gorgeous. And, damn, your eyes".
I was blushing while reading his text and replied, "Thank you! My cheeks have gone red".
His very next message was, "Why don't we go on a date?"
I wondered how he could hear my inner voice.
I replied, "Definitely. Where and when are we going to meet? "
"Dinner tomorrow at 7 pm at Celini," he replied.
I was on cloud nine. I replied, " Okay! I am waiting to meet you. "
Then we ended our conversation. I fell asleep thinking about tomorrow.
I woke up in the morning by listening to the melodies of the birds when the sun's rays embraced me from the windows. I remembered my last night's conversation with Ayaan. There was a smile on my face when I remembered his name. I opened his profile to see his picture. I was blushing again and again when I saw his picture. I loved that feeling. I had never experienced that feeling before.
I got up from my bed and got ready for my office. I went to my office, but I couldn't concentrate on my work. Every second, I was thinking about him. I was also very tense about the evening date. I stopped all my work and came home from the office. I was waiting like hell to meet him. The hour hand of the clock was at a snail's pace. My heart was beating fast when our meeting time was coming close.
I started getting ready. I wore a red midi dress paired with black sandal block heels and very light make-up with loose hair.
I got ready for "My first date." I had mixed emotions; I was excited, tense, and scared.
I started from home in my car. At sharp seven o'clock, I reached the place. I got out of my car and went to our reserved table. He was already there.
He wore a black t-shirt with a black leather jacket paired with black jeans and black shoes. He was stunningly attractive. He was a charismatic man. Seeing his beautiful face, my lips said, "Wow!"
His eyes had some magic. I couldn't take my eyes off of him.
He received me by hugging me. I could smell his body's fragrance. He smelled like love.
He said, "Hello, Miss Beautiful! "You look drop-dead gorgeous". His voice was sensual.
"Thank you, Mr. Handsome," I replied.
We sat down in our chairs and started talking. We ordered the food. We were talking about our jobs, our favorites, and our lives by eating food. When I was talking to him, I felt like I had known him for many years. I liked his conversation with me.
We had our dinner and stood up to go out. Suddenly, in front of me, he sat down on his knees, holding a red rose and my favorite chocolate.
He said, "I love you, Shreya. I am Arya"(his childhood name, he changed his name to Ayaan).
Oh, my gosh! I was in shock.
Thirteen years back, when I was eleven years old, I and my family used to live in Bangalore. Due to my father's job, we moved to Mumbai City.
Arya was my neighbor in Bangalore. He was my childhood friend. He was my 'first crush'.
My mind was blown away.
That movement, when he proposed to me, was the best in my life. My eyes were filling with tears of happiness.
I replied, "You were my first crush, Arya."
"You were my first crush too", he said.
Stars in my eyes! I was walking on air.
I replied, "I love you too", by taking the red rose and my favorite chocolate from his hands.
We hugged each other tightly.
© Shilpa Rani@02