The water poured at its best speed as I ran through it towards the auto which was about to take off.

The wheather was just perfect a minute ago and now here it is the first rain of the season, the fresh smell of the mud tickled my nose and somehow watered my mouth, as I looked at the beauty this world created.

The auto moved towards the station, and as the distance to my destination deteriorated my heart started to dance at its own beat.

The knowledge that soon I would meet the girl who as now became my whole world, only made me happy.

Once I was off the train it took me hardly any time to reach the Inox theatre. This day would be one of our best times.

I walked at a much quickened space, the passersby were eyeing me suspiciously but all I knew was there was this beautiful girl waiting for me at the theatre, to which I would be soon confessing my love later today.

As I crossed the road, I could see her standing there, looking at the kids who were playing in the rain, the rain water not at all disturbing her.

"I hope that I am not late?" I whispered in her ear. She quickly turned around and was about to slap me, but thanks to my fast reflex I hi down and was finally saved form that bruising slap.

"voohhh Anika cool down its just me, you don't need to go all ninja. " I said and stood up smiling at her.

I hoped that she would apologize and do so many things but all she did was just waved a hand in front of me and walked inside saying

"than better understand not to do that again next time."

"so you mean to say we might sneak out like this again?" I asked trailing behind her like a lost puppy.

We finally reached the av room and with a lot of difficulty I finally made out of that stupid movie.

"I think its getting late we must go home now." Anika said, smiling to herself.

We were seated at the marine lines, the sun was shining, it was just 4 though I know it was getting late yet I didn't want to let her go just yet.

She stood up and was about to go when I took hold of her hand

"Anika ... could you please wait for a minute, I wanted to talk to you about something."

Anika sat down beside Me looking straight at the sea. It looked so calm and silent. The waves fighting their own battle to reach something – may be the banks.

I looked at Anika, her hair moving here and there because of the air that was surrounded us, the waves were getting more wild now, as the clouds now started to cover the sun in its blankets.

I stood up, and asked Anika to stand as well. The waves had now started to bounce back from the buildup wall so harshly that some water would splash on us now and then.

"I wanted to tell you something... I – ac- tuall-y I "

"I like you sameer." Anika said all of a sudden. All the things that I had wanted to tell her got stuck in my throat.

We stood there staring at each other; I waited for her to laugh, for her to show some sign that she was just kidding. But that didn't happen and then as every time she surprised me yet again... she turned around and started to walk off.

The retreating figure of hers told me only one thing- she wont stay, she would go away and if I didn't worked now I would lose my life.

I quickly got down on my knees the rain all of a sudden started to fall on us, as if telling me that the god was there with me.

"Anika!!" I called her. The halt in her foot had got my heart beating louder, the two voice ad wanted to show their presence, the knowledge that I was seen by thousands of people was seeping in me. Yet I did what I had wanted to do since such a long time.

I looked up at her, in her eyes to be precise " Anika won't you listen what I have to say?" I asked and waited for her to come a bit closer. The water from the rains as well as the waves had got me drenched, yet I was sweating profusely as if I had just worked out or maybe it was the best of the month of May.

"Anika, since the first day of our college, I had known just one thing, that there is this girl who hangs around with a bunch of stupid teenager and act as stupid as she could, but deep inside she wants to feel what true love is, she wants to feel how it feels to bid bye to that special person whom she loves while travelling in the train, she wants to know how it would feel to die while saying I love you to the person whom you love... all I want to ask you is Anika, do you think I am worthy enough to be that person, if yes than you Miss Anika would you , please do the honors of being my first and the last girlfriend?"

The force by which I was tackled down on the ground, I wished I had not tried and been that filmy.

The small frame of Anika's started to tremble in my arms as she started to cry and said "yes... you idiot!"

I was happy, I was soo happy that right now if the world would have asked me anything I would have given it to them.

Just the condition was that I too live longer, to savor this moment as much as possible.

We stood up as I saw a few passersby giving us the most hateful glances. I wonder how they tolerated me for this long as well. But they weren't as important as the person in my arms and hence I did the most important thing, and the most aviated thing.

I cradled her face in my hands and kissed her... the first kiss of ours, just the way she had wanted... as the god gave us blessings through the heavy rains and a few people who grunted, had almost called up the police for indecency and a few looking at us in awe.

We stayed there for god knows how long but it was just 4:30 when we had boarded the train from churhgate to borivali.

We sat in the same compartment, Anika was supposed to change and sit in the ladies at malad station as I would be getting down at that station.

The window, we had kept it open, we wanted to let the cool air kiss us, Anika's hand was in my hand the whole times, it felt as if I was at home. The feel of her warm hands would tell me how much she loved me, it felt as if the warmth was only for me.

As the air would hush time to time her beautiful smell would fill warmth in my heart, as if to tell me how special she was, how unique she was, and she was now just mine.

Mine to befriend

Mine to understand

Mine to know

And only and only mine to love

I held her hand tightly at the last statement, I leaned in a bit near her ear and whispered

"is it really okay if I want to dance?"

"It is really fine by me, but trust me that uncle sitting there would really mind, it seems as if he would just throw you out of the train, so if you want to be alive and let me be alive as well sit properly."

I wanted to protest, I mean who the hell was he to decide what I did with my Anika?

But the look that he gave me... it only made me sit erect with Anika's hand still clasped in mine.

As the stations passed by, my heart would beat even louder, I knew that it would soon be time to let Anika go... and that was something not at all in my mind.

The train soon started from the Andheri station, as I stood up and asked Anika for her hand. The sad look in her eyes, she tried to hide it at her best... but when the two hearts know each other, they were bound to know what they felt.

And our hearts, they cried, they cried to know that not after just a few minutes they would be physically apart.

The train came to a halt and like every time we were deported from the train by the huge crowd. I quickly helped Anika to get into the next ladies compartment.

A whole lot of disturbance was there around us, people were running in a panic state, there was a lot of security around the station asking people to vacant the platforms as soon as possible. Some people were bickering some were smiling and the rains were at its peak, for what none knew, one had never seen such rains ever in Mumbai, and the weather only made my heart sink to let Anika go on her own.

"Anika why don't you come with me, I will take bhaiya's car and drop you off, see I think there is some problem, a whole lot of security is there and the weather is bad as well, please come-

"Sameer its okay I will be alright, and as soon as I get off from the train I will give you a call." She smiled at me, her smile was so breathtaking, something that would light even the day of a blind.

"and even after you reach home safely promise?"

"okay promise... now go the train would leave soon."

I was about to tell her something. I wanted to tell her so many things when all of a sudden I was pulled by an officer.

It felt as If I was losing everything, our hands wanted to hold each other yet we were forced to let them go, our hearts didn't want to yet leave each other's presence, and our eyes could only see each other... we kept on looking at each other as if remembering how we looked how we were – so that we could live until the next time that we met.

I don't know what was wrong with me, my head wanted told me to let go of the officer, yet my heart just kept on seeing the beautiful girl who stole my heart with the very first smile of hers.

She smiled at me, shaking her head as if I was the most hopeless case in this whole world- while I kept on looking at her like a love struck puppy.

I was sure were out of the platform, but at a hearing distance from the train, and then all of a sudden I screamed... not at all minding this close minded people who called themselves Indians

"I LOVE YOU ANIKA!!!"

She smiled at me, as the officials let go of my hand, saying something, but my ears were strained only on one person – Anika

"I love youuu tooo Sameer" she screamed and as her word came to an end the train moved only to bring my whole life to a halt.

i really wanted to cry when i wrote the last part... who all have how many and what all guesses... pll do tell me and 

i am very much open for what you think abt this chp .... so the silent reader a special invitation for you guys as well tell me what you all think.

okay i know this chapter needs a whole lot of editing, and it will be done ONCE THE BOOK IS COMPLETED 

and a reminder again

my second book "a bubble of happiness " has been started to be updated pl go and read the synopsis/ the summary or much better the first chapter to decide whether you want to read it ahead or not

but please do give it a chance.