Hey…
I hope all of you are doing well…
Let me take you on a journey to my schooling years and my first crush…
A hot summer day,
A new admission she was,
A little while later,
She entered our class,
She didn't just enter in the class,
it was my heart that she came into...
A hot summer day it was...
Fixed seating for girls it was,
As she sat in the middle row,
right next to mine,
greeting everyone around,
and asking their names,
all of them replied with theirs,
as she turned around facing me..
It was magical,
she shined,
her face glistening,
with little specks of sweat,
above her lips,
and her cheeks,
which she cleaned with a handkerchief regularly...
Those eyes,
it felt like I took a fall while sitting in that seat,
her eyes,
bowl of honey,
and in sunlight they turned amber...
A hot summer day it was...
As I spoke my name,
and she repeated it,
within a fraction of a second,
something that I carried for my entire life,
My name,
which wasn't appealing,
sounded mesmerizing from her mouth...
As the Roll call began,
On answering mine,
I just waited,
looking at her,
shyly,
not to disturb her,
or creep her out,
But,
to make her feel at ease....
A hot summer day it was...
As the lectures began,
and she keenly listened to all that was being said,
penning down occasionally,
what she thought was important,
into her notebook,
on seeing from afar,
she wrote in cursive,
and that too fast,
Impressed beyond the skill,
I began,
penning down that the teacher said,
but,
my mind went blank until I looked at her,
how she wrote,
so beautifully she wrote...
A hot,
hot summer day it was...
After a few periods passed,
and it was the time for lunch break,
all of the friends that I had,
came to my desk as we opened up the tiffin,
that we brought,
staring at the group she asked her bench mate,
"What happened...?"
And she just told her to get up,
And move to that seat,
as everyone opened their lunches,
our usual routine,
a face popped within the crowd,
it was "H",
Her bench mate and a good friend of mine,
she asked me what did I bring for lunch today...?
Before she could say anything,
she pushed in and took a bite out of my lunch,
She told me it was delicious,
As she slyly picked up my lunch and took it without anyone noticing but me,
she took a spoonful and shoved it in her mouth,
telling her,
how does it taste...?
Tell me isn't Waakiye's mom the best cook in the world isn't it...?
As she chewed it slowly,
savoring each bite,
as the flavors mixed in her mouth and gulped it down,
her eyes sparked,
it was a common dish that was prepared in every household,
but,
there was something different about this one,
as she took another bite,
and then gave it back to me,
as I raised my hand to take it from her,
Our hands touched briefly,
enough to as she was handing me the box,
a soft and delicate touch,
as she pulled me closer and told me,
they are absolutely delicious...
A hot,
hot summer day it was...
As she opened her lunchbox,
it was just plain jam sandwiches,
as she began eating them in peace while sitting in her seat,
I got up and walked towards her,
Man,
I never get sandwiches when I ask my mom,
Can I get a bite,
as she handed me a diamond shape that was precut,
before making the sandwiches,
as I took a bite and told her,
it was amazing,
as she looked up in hope,
Thinking,
how can something this simple be,
delicious...?
As she looked at my face,
as I enjoyed each and every bite of it...!
You can have lunch with us,
we all share and have what we like from other's tiffin,
as she got up and thanked me,
as I made space for her,
and she began eating with us,
from that day on...
A hot,
hot summer day it was,
And I found someone,
who looked like an Angel in a human form...
As she sat in her seat,
And thanked me for the lunch and the invitation into the group...
OH,
on seventh heaven I was,
As I spent the whole day,
adoring her,
watching her quirks,
as she smiled when our eyes locked...
A hot,
hot summer day it was,
all the while I felt a winter breeze as she looked at me,
The best,
one of the best days it was...
Cheers 🥂
Love Waakiye 🤍
Waakiye 