I am falling for him.

Love at first sight. I always wondered if it was possible but now I know it is. If a guy like David exists in this world who is as gentle and charming in their hearts as they are in their appearances than any girl would consider it to be a blessing to be falling for them.

Question is can I risk myself with that?

It would be painful because I know destiny has other plans. I have to go back and he has to go away for long. I felt a sharp pain in my heart. My mind alerted me to stop here, I shouldn't let myself fall. Enough for memories, but my heart was greedy for more.

My eyes softened thinking all that. Isn't it too soon for my heart to react like this? Then something in me answered : Since when love worked as per plans. It comes unsought, unasked and can happen with anyone, at any point of time, anywhere.

My heart nodded with agreement and I knew I was in love with David.

He was observing me as I stood quiet right beside him and stared at oblivion.

"Emily, it's ok, if you don't feel the same. I just wanted to be honest with you. I didn't wanted to upset or hurt you anyway. I can never hurt you, Emily. You are the first girl I am saying this. I don't know about future because its all a matter of fate. I don't know if what I feel will grow or die but I know about my present, this moments that we are living together and what I am feeling since I saw you yesterday as you came inside the main gate of my house. I was so lost staring at you that I almost slipped in the pool and on hearing the splash of water you looked towards me."

Recalling about the incident of yesterday and hearing him what he said about him slipping would have had made me laugh at other times but the depth with which he was expressing everything to me, so honestly and purely, was making my heart reach out for him. Can i risk saying I love him? Will it be okay? What if i never get to tell him again?

"Yesterday, I wanted to see your favorite movie with you " he said it now, surprising me, When I least thought he would."

"You know why?"

"Why" I said in a small shaky voice.

"Because I think I having these feelings for you but I know summer will end. You will be gone and so will be me. I was thinking about you whole day, sitting alone in my room. I tried to divert my mind, tried to distract what i had been thinking and feeling...bringing up all sorts of reasons and excuses to my notice but I couldn't fight them and that's when I came down deciding I will live for the present and not worry for the future and I wanted to keep it to myself and spend time with you watching the movie but you refused and then I was sitting by my window, watching you. I saw you singing Taylor Swift's Love Story, it's my favourite too but never had it felt so special before, I could connect it like you were singing for me and I took my guitar and rushed outside playing it as you sang."

I felt a lump inside my throat at the truth of his words. He came for me....my heart felt like dancing. I don't know what future might hold but I can't let this moment go, this feeling to be ignored without telling him....

Looking straight in his eyes - "David..." Her voice barely audible. Almost a husky whisper but he heard her.

He came forward and said : "Emily...I sat down by my window all the time watching you from there, smiling, laughing and then lost in your thoughts. I wanted to come down, grab hold of your hand and bring you with me but I didn't because I didn't wanted to impose myself on you, I didn't wanted to do something I shouldn't do and then regret and losing even the friend that I might have in you."

"Friend...." I couldn't even question him, he cut in saying.

"But It will be a lie if I tell you I want you just as a friend. You know , i told you it's my favourite song too when we were discussing music, the other day"

"Taylor Swift's Fairtytale?, Yes, I know" That was my reason to choose the song. It was our favourite.

"It was just fitting in the situation I found myself stuck in. You are just 15, I know your dad will not approve of us and then we belong to different cities. I made myself reason it will be hard to maintain a long-distance relationship but Each word you sang was giving me hope, making me let down my defences I was using to keep myself away from you the whole day. I was worried you would take me wrong. I feared I might rush and make a mess of everything."

"It fits..." I said that almost to myself but he heard.

"Yes, it does. Why is it Emily that we have same choices and isn't it just too much for coincidence that in the song, the lovers were in fear to lose each other, of going apart like we will..." His voice almost sound as a cry. "Why you even came? why I was made to feel like this...was all I was thinking until sleep came but when I got up this morning or you can say I hardly slept..I was certain I would not let these moments go without living them to the fullest."

"David... I...I don't ....."

"I know Emily, it's okay if you don't feel so, it's really okay. I could envision what might happen if your dad knows, I know he is protective of you. It's so ironic that our common favorite song voiced the same words as I fear in my heart. Though it's stupid to think so, I know..." He paused a little as if thinking something and then he said : " No....I am not sure....I feel there is something between us but I need to hear from you...Do you feel anything at all, Emily?"

"I...David...."

"Emily....it's okay. It's really okay if you don't...."

His face was raw with emotions but he was trying to stay strong. i could see it and i knew that moment no matter what happens later, now i know what i should do, its now or never for me to tell him...Its the best that i could do in this moment for me, him and our memories.

I touched his hand and he let me hold it up to me as i circled it with both my hands, looked into his eyes, my heart beating fast in my chest as i said : "David... I.... I am...I am falling in love with you, David"

He smiled, the brightest and the happiest smile of joy I ever seen in anyone's face and his eyes lit up and was shining. Looking at me and putting his hands on my shoulder - "Really Emily... How I tell you how I was wishing to tell you and hear you saying it? I was scared it's too soon and you are just 15. I kept telling myself it's not right but my heart just wouldn't listen." He said as if it was so unbelievable for him.

"What has age to do with love and you are not so old compared to me anyways so stop being stupid over my age. I am a grown up girl and I hate being treated as if I am a kid!" I made a mock-anger face.

He laughed and I punched him in his stomach. "Don't laugh at me like that."

He ran away from me laughing - " What if I do?"

"I will kill you if I catch you." I said as I ran after him.

We both were laughing and running across the field for quite sometime but I couldn't catch him. He was a great runner. I stopped to breathe and he came by my side.

"I give up. No more running and trying to kill" he said while panting

"Not so easily, David. No one gets away teasing me." I said as I tried to punch him but at the same moment he caught hold of my hand and I slipped. He was taken off-guard and we both fell down.

I was lying on top of him and I was dying of shame but then I looked at him and his eyes were closed. He didn't showed any reaction. I panicked thinking what if he got hurt badly on his head. I called his name as i tried to stand but his hands gripped my wrist and I saw his eyes open and pulling me to him and smiling at me he said "What does Emily do if someone teases her?"

I blushed as I peeped into his eyes lying on top of him, so near to his face. i could feel his breath and i am sure he could mine. The position we were in was making me feel shy. I was embarrassed actually. I tried to get up again but David had full grip on my wrists. He left one of my hand and brought it near and was removing the strands of my hair away from my face.

"Emily, you know, you are as beautiful as the rose. You remind me of my roses."

"David...let me go...please" I was feeling to shy and I wanted to run-away.

"Are you scared of me Emily? You think I will take advantage of you? He asked simply.

"No, David but this..." I said referring to me lying on him "...is so embarrassing for me. Please understand."

He let go of my hand and said "Sorry..."

"No, I should be sorry. It was me who pushed you."

"I am not sorry about that nor I regret or mind you pushing me"

"That's what happens when you are with someone you love. Time flies, without being noticed."

"You say it so simply David. Are you not worried about the complications?"

"What complications Emily?"

"Being hurt. We know we have to part ways."

" Yes, I know but let me tell you Emily when you walked inside of my gates yesterday it felt like you were walking out of my dreams into my life and yes. I am not sure about the fate. To what it might lead too but if our feeling is true and real then I know we will find a way back to each other. But talking of the present I want to live and cherish them."

"Even if you know it will hurt" I gave my fears a voice for him to know whats bothering me.

"We have this present to live Emily. Soon it will be just a memory , a memory to live with for the rest of the life if we didn't met again. Not that i don't want a future with you, we will try to see what can be done but i dont want to worry of future now. I want to live my present well, future will take care of itself if we really are meant for each other. I want to make my memories worth looking back to and re-living whenever I remember you. "

"You know it will hurt, still..."

"About hurt? - life will roll the way it wants Emily, no one knows what it will bring. Sadness, hurt, pains are as much the part of life as happiness and good times. In the end , things you do should be worth whatever you be feeling that moment. So if this feeling that I feel for you will bring a little pain with it, I will embrace it too because it will be a reminder of what I felt for you, it will be a part of you, a part of the memories made up of this moments we are sharing together. Do you regret this moment Emily?

"No..I definitely don't regret it."

"Then why should you mind if it gives a little pain someday?. It's all about how you see things, Emily. If you take what we feel as a destined thing and accept it without expecting much then you will learn the art of being happy with what you got instead of crying for what you didn't"

He is so wise and so true. His words opened my eyes towards life, love and to myself. He is right. It's destiny and if we are destined to be together in future then we will always find our way to each other even if we go different ways now and if we didn't then atleast I will have good memories of my first love and it might hurt me for I can't have him in real but he will be in my heart and that feeling is bitter-sweet but so amazing it makes everything meaningless Infront of it.

"You are right David, you are so right." I said tears swamming in my eyes as I couldn't hold my emotions anymore.

Love is such a bitter-sweet feeling but it's so wonderful. The happiness of being together over-rides the sadness of going apart and vice -versa like a whirlpool and even then it's so wonderful.

"I want to hold this moment and make it evergreen so it be in our memory forever, Emily. Can I ?"

I knew what he wanted to do even before her saying "Yes" and I ran into his arms as soon as he opened it.

We were so close to each other now, hugging each other and feeling so emotional. Both wished time stops now. Both prayed the summer to last longer or better still forever this year.

"Promise me, this summer is Our's." He whispered in my ear's.

"Yes, David, it's Us...this summer is Our's"

In his arms, I knew I did the best thing for myself and him. It felt so right. Like I was meant to belong here. I didn't wanted to expect more but i prayed inside my heart "Dear God, I don't know iwhat your plans are but will it be too much if I ask you to let my first love be my only love?"

David's P.O.V

'I love you, Emily and i am very sure about my feelings for i never felt this way ever." He said while hugging me.

"I love you too, David and i was never been this sure for anything else in my life as i am for what i feel".

The hug grew crazy. Both of us not willing to let go, as if they wanted to melt into each other and disappear to where nothing can set them apart.

I was feeling like I finally embraced what I had been waiting for. My Beauty. My Emily.

The one i could go to any lengths for and i will I hugged her tightly like something is taking her away from me. Holding her close to me and she eagerly let me crush her to me. This is what love feels like?This feeling of oneness, of togetherness, of not willing to let go? 

My heart shuddered at the reminder Let go? The word hit sharply in my head and slowly i opened my  arms and moving away from her , peeping into her misty eyes "Let's go now Emily. Everyone must be awake by now."

"Hmmm" i was feeling sad.

As She was turning away, I catch hold of her  hand : "We will meet here again, tomorrow.

A smile came to her lips as she said - "We will"

We walked hand in hand, without saying a word, looking at the days to come, that we will be spending together. A satisfying look in our faces and our hearts filled with hope that our love will find its way.