What do we call it when we meet someone only at a specific period ?
When we meet them unexpectedly,and then they change our feelings for them...
From hiding to smiling
From hesitating to stealing glances
How this journey even start like this?
Start of semester Exam. Sitting at the end of row. Humming myself.
A familiar figure sit beside me. Curiosity raised.
I look up. Eyes met. I quickly look away. Pretending as if i didn't just wounder about that person.
He smiled.
I look at him from the corner of my eyes.
Hair falling on his forehead. Thin layer glasses. Slightly beard covering his jaw and chin. Teeth uneven. Smile like an angel.
My heart fluttered. Cheeks turn red.
I look down at my desk. My hair hide my face perfectly.
Question paper started distributing. He tap at my desk.
I look up adjusting my own glasses.
He hand me Question paper. No word use. No smile passed. Just a quiet politeness stole my breath.
My heart felt warmth of the way his eyes lowered and the way his hands gesture while handing me those papers.
First i avoid.
Then it happened again.
He ask me for help. His words, so polite. I couldn't stop thinking of his respectful voice. The way he lower his head whenever he talked.
Finally i dare to step out of my shyly and ask him for help.
My hands trembled as I tap on his shoulder with my pen.
He lowered his head again. Not to talk but to hear my voice clearly. My voice was too small. I tried my best to not show him my nervousness. But maybe he already sensed it.
He smiled at me and started to speak. I almost forgot to pay attention to his words, too lost in his deep voice. Not deep dramatic but deep enough to make me feel his presence.
I wanted to say thank you but i missed. Too shy to say another word with my trembling voice.
So i just let it go.
On the last day. He sit beside me again like always.
I tried hard to stay calm but i couldn't.
After the exam he lean forgot and speak near my ear 'i don’t want you to not score what you deserve cause of me.'
Enough. Those words were enough to make my heart burst out of shyness. But i froze.
My cheeks bright red.
He smiled and squeezed my trembling hand before walking away after submitting his answer sheet.
Without wasting time i also left.
To confront him? No No No.
To calm myself down somewhere alone but he didn’t let that happen.
He tug my hand closer to him the second i step out of exam hall.
I was about to yelp but he cover my mouth with his hand.
I couldn't take all these.
First he smile, then help me, then whisper in my ears, then squeezed my hand and now covering my mouth???
How am i supposed to function now?
Before my clumsy mind could do anything he speaks up 'i wanna talk to you.'
Not thinking much. I agreed.
He nod and remove his hand from my mouth before apologizing.
His voice sounded so genuine that i couldn't stop myself from forgiving him.
I wasn't upset either, right? How could I be when he made me feel this good?
I asked him to say what he wanted to.
He took me to college canteen and sit with me before starting.
'I think we should be friends, don't you think?'
I look up at him. Friends? Bro I'm crushing over you what the hell crush?
'Friends? Yeah sure. I don't have any problem to be friend with you'
Hia face beamed. Like he got his favorite chocolate.
He smiled like a child the whole conversation, making me fall for him harder than i should fall for a crush.
