"You should definitely tell her." Said one of his roommates.
"No, I can't . I don't want to ruin what we have right now . " He said in exasperated voice.
"C'mon dude!! Don't be a pussy . Just man up , and make the first move."
"But , I don't have the faintest idea how to tell her ."
"Just call her and ask her out on a date . It's that simple."
" What if she doesn't feel for me the same way I feel for her and ended up breaking even our friendship."
" Oh boy , if you don't tell her, you will regret this your whole life."
He picked up his phone and dialed her number .
" Hey , you free to talk for a moment. ?" He asked courteously.
" Yeah!! totally. " She replied .
" Ahhh.. I called you to ask if you have any plans tonight ? "
" Okay !!Great . So, would you like to join me for a couple of drinks ? "
" Why not ? , I'm always up for a drink you know ."
" Okay then , I'll pick you up at 7 . "
He hanged up the phone and was stagnent for few minutes. He never thought even in his wildest dreams to propose her. But the die has been casted and there was no going back.
He felt so nervous for the first time in his life .
But still he screwed up his courage and went to pick her up at her place. They drove off to a nearest lounge .
" You look strange today, is everything alright?" She asked.
He had to have a couple of stiff drinks for the dutch courage to confess .
He looked at her and said ," You're looking so beautiful today ."
" You're saying this 50th time straight ". She chuckled.
It's time for the evil hour of the day. He started having a lot of anxiety and his forehead started to sweat as he continue to look straight into her eyes.
" Did you know that holding hand is a natural stress reliever?" She broke the silence .
He immediately hold her hand into his.
" I need to confess something to you ,my lady".He said kneeling down .
" I don't know where to start . I know that we're just friends but i am here to confess that there is something between us and it is the most beautiful thing I've ever felt. I have fallen for you from the very first day I saw you. You make me so love sick that you are the first thing on my mind and the last thought before sleep . You're the passion I crave , the desire I dreamed and the love I always wanted . I know I may be not the Mr. Perfect you're looking for but no one else can love you more than me . If I could, I’d hand you my beating heart on a platter. All I wanted to say is I LOVE YOU . I love you and if I could stay here with you forever, I would." He said while tears started rolling down from his eyes.
She pulled him up and brought him closer to her.
" I knew it, I knew all of it." She said .
A bit of tension occupied the space , they continued looking at each other, saying nothing. But it was the kind of nothing that meant everything.
His heart beat faster and faster as her face came up to his own . He knew that when he kiss this girl, and forever wed his unutterable visions to her perishable breath, his mind would never romp again like the mind of God. But the best kiss is the one that has been exchanged a thousand times between the eyes before it reached the lips.
"Can I kiss you?" He asked.
"Close your eyes." She said.
She tilted her head, and he felt her hair brush his elbow as their lips met .
He moved his hand down her face, resting it on the back of her neck. She wrapped her arm around his waist as she moved her mouth against his, anxiety and worries making way to numbness.
It was the kind of kiss that was so intoxicating that his brain couldn’t handle thinking about anything else.
" We are in a public place." She interrupted his flow of emotions.
" Oh !! Sorry if I make you feel uncomfortable." He said restoring his mind back to his senses.
He sat their in a awe felt like a stupefying spell was hit on him.
" My head felt heavy, could you please drop me off to my place ? "
That night , he felt like he was on the top of the world . He could not believe that what happened was true. He got her, he got the girl of his dreams . That was the most delighted feeling he ever felt in his heart.
He went to the college next day waiting eagarly for her. He just couldnt wait to see his lady. He sat on their usual place and vacant a seat right next to him. He waited so long but she didn't arrived.
He tried calling her but she was not picking up his phone. He panicked.
"What happened to her. ?Why she is not picking up my phone .? "
After a while a text message arrived on his phone which says
" Please stop calling me , I just don't want to talk anymore."
He kept wondering why she did that .
" I am coming up at your place . We'll sit and talk" .He texted back.