It was that day. We were finally going to meet after months of teasing each other and years of harboring feelings for each other. I had a faint smile on my face as i was getting ready and looking into the mirror. I was so nervous. So very nervous. My hands were almost trembling as i was putting on my earrings. I took a deep breath to calm myself down, looked at myself in the mirror and said to myself - "Its ok babe. You are just meeting a friend. Calm down!"
With that i picked up my handbag and sat in the cab and texted him i m on my way. He responded - "I have left too".
I categorically got down from the cab a little farther way from our meeting point as i wanted to calm myself down while i walked to our meeting point. I stood at the point and texted him "I have reached". He responded "I am already there" and gave me his car number.
I saw the car parked about 50 metres from where i was standing. I started walking towards it. I had reached till here but the last 50 meters of walk where I would finally face him in person was the hardest to cover. My legs were trembling, my heart was beating so fast and my stomach was growling. I reached the car, gained some courage and peeped in. He signaled me to get in as he was talking over the phone. I opened the door and sat down in the front seat beside him.
There he was.. his ever charming face which made me go weak in my knees since i was a teenager.. sitting less than a meter away from me - i had goosebumps all over my body and i was trying hard to hide them. I was sitting is the fag end of the car, leaning farthest from him, crouched due to my nervousness. He hung up his phone and said a chirpy "Hi". I responded back with a "Hi, how are you". (trying hard not to show in my voice how nervous i was). I had played this moment in my mind a thousand times and it had built up so much tension in my mind. I was finally relieved it was over. He started driving and we started to do small talk. My voice was quivering and i was stealing breaths in between as i spoke, tryin my best to show him i m relaxed. Our conversation settled down into topics like traffic and family and i started observing myself getting more and more relaxed and comfortable around him and i settled down peacefully in my seat.
He continued to drive and talk to me, looking up at me now and then. I was appreciating his eyes looking into my eyes... a feeling i had craved for since I was a teenager. His eyes and voice putting me at ease but his killer smile getting my heart to race everytime i saw it.