Love at first sight!

                Last week when I went to the newly built Phoenix mall in Velachery I happened to meet Saravanan, a very close friend during my college days. He came to the mall with some of his friends. Though we did not have much time to talk, we shared our mobile numbers. It was a pleasant surprise for me to hear that he is residing at Madipakkam which is very close to my resident. During the weekend I met him in his house and his family was very happy to see me after a decade. After a few minutes of chit chats with his parents, we both left to the terrace to have some private talk. After sharing all those sweet moments happened during our graduation, he shared an emotional story which happened during his post graduation. As I wasn't his classmate during post graduation I was keen to hear his story.

During his post graduation his family was residing at a busy part of North Madras. It was a congested locality and people can talk to their neighbors from their own home. It was one evening when Saravanan came back from college saw his mom chatting with a neighbor. His mom then introduced him to the neighbor lady and told her, “He is doing his post graduation in Maths in Loyola College". The lady then smiled and said, "That's nice, my daughter too is doing her graduation in Maths at Stella Maris College". After few seconds Saravanan left to his room to spend some time to study.

Later that weekend the neighbor came to meet his mom and she had some notes in her hand. She handed a notebook and requested him to solve a question from Complex Analysis in which her daughter had some difficulty. However it was not as challenging as he thought, he was able to answer it within 5 minutes. She thanked him and left to her house. Saravanan has never seen her daughter and was eager to meet her.

In a few days his sister became a good friend with her, but Saravanan was yet to see her. His long wait came to an end the next day evening. He was watching TV and suddenly his sister came inside and said, "Anna, there is a guest in our home". She then turned towards the door and said, "Please come in, it’s only my brother". She raised the curtain and entered the house holding his sister's hand. Saravanan was dumbstruck looking at her. She was the most beautiful girl that he had ever seen. She was like an angel from unknown skies. She was wearing a blue churidhar and held a small wallet in her hand. She had a little blue bindi in her forehead and looked gorgeous. She had very sharp eyes and when she looked into his eyes, he got electrocuted for a while but realized that his sister was there; he acted normal and smiled at her.

His sister introduced her saying, "Anna, this is Saraswati, our neighbor aunt's daughter". She then turned to Saraswati and told her, "Saraswati, this is my sweet brother, Saravanan". She then turned to him and said, "You both talk for a while and I will prepare tea and come". He thought to himself, "What a cute little Sis I have, she has given me the best time of my life". There was silence for a while and Saravanan started the conversation by asking about her graduation. She was hesitant for a while but became normal in the next few minutes.

While she was talking, he was just looking into her eyes and said to himself, "Oh my God, I am sitting next to an angel and listening to all her sweet talks". She realized that Saravanan is looking at her all this time and felt a bit uncomfortable. She was blushing when looking at him and tried to avoid looking at him. Soon when his sister came in they started to chat and had a good time that evening.

In a couple of weeks they started to talk and became good friends in the course of time. Saravanan's love towards her grew stronger by each day. He did not share his feelings to his friends but felt like he could share it with his sister. After much hesitation he revealed everything to his sister however he was much surprised to see his sister's reaction. She was not shocked or surprised but smiled at him and said, "You are my brother, I know what is bothering you". She promised that she will definitely help him; her consoling words gave him some encouragement.

The next day she and Saraswati planned to go to Marina beach but lied at home that they were going to a nearby mall. However Saravanan knew it and got ready to meet her at the beach. It was 5.00 pm in the evening and Saravanan was already there at the beach. He saw them both coming towards him but acted unnoticed. His sister created a fake panic by looking at him and asked Saraswati to walk alone and that she will hide in the nearby park for the time being.

Saraswati got panicked as well but promised that she will save her. She started walking towards Sarvanan and smiled at him. He was so happy to see her while she was all blushing. She lied that she came to visit a friend who resides near the beach and that she was about to leave. Saravanan looked at her and asked, "I overheard you girls talking and I came early before you, I know my sis is hiding somewhere here, I need to talk to you". She looked at him and said, "Yes, we can sit here".

The Sunset was beautiful, the beach was charming, the sea was calm and there's an angel sitting before him. He took a deep breath and pulled out his emotions, "You are the most beautiful person I have ever met, I lost myself when I saw you first, its you and only you I have been possessed with, and I am in love with you". She did not utter a word but sat there for a while looking at the calm sea. After few more minutes of silence she got up and started to walk towards his sister.

Sarvanan was heart broken at the reaction that he received. He doesn't even want to go back home as he did not had the guts to look at his sister. He came late in the night and soon fell sleep. In the morning he woke up early and wanted to go out somewhere but his sister was waiting for him to accompany her to a nearby temple. His parents also left early in the morning to see some relatives. After much hesitation he accompanied his sister to the nearby temple. After few minutes they started again and reached home within the next 10 minutes. His sister waited at the entrance while he rushed towards his room.

When he entered his room he could not believe his eyes. His room was decorated with roses and on his table roses were arranged saying, "I love you too!" Saravanan rushed towards the living room only to see his sis and Saraswati laughing at him. His sister noticed that they were staring at each other and said, "Okay, let me prepare some tea"; she left the room without waiting for an answer.

Saravanan looked at Saraswati and held her cheeks. Like always she blushed and tilted her head towards his chest. And that's one of the cutest proposal I have heard in a long time.

When he finished his story I looked at him for further answers. He seems to understand my reaction and smiled at me and said, "We got married 5 years back and she is on an onshore project in US and will be back later this year".

I was so happy for my friend.