After searching for an hour on amazon.in, baffled by the plethora of choices, Manav asked Sanskar, "Buddy, can you give me some ideas for a nice gift?"

"Why? Another girl to impress?" Sanskar, being Manav's roommate knew him well.

"Well bro, you know already. Now please suggest?"

Irritated by Manav's ever-changing girlfriend stories, Sanskar asked, "Who is it for this time?"

"Oh, it's for Swara." Sagar replied.

Sanskar stared at him. He was out of words.

"Swara of electrical department. She is in our elective class and sits on first bench. She hardly talks, and looks astonishingly beautiful when she gives a speech. She's that girl you gaze on to all day long, and maybe nights too ;) ?"

"Shut up! I know who Swara is! She's hard to miss. But how did she agree?? More so...why go on a date with a jerk like you." Sanskar was clearly irritated.

"Because a saint like you would never ask her out. Oh, and c'mon, I am not that bad bro."

"She's a very nice girl, why do you want to add her in the list of your girlfriends? She deserves better than you man! Spare her!"

"Ofcourse, why don't you ask her out then?" came the reply.

"Why will she date a shy guy like me? She probably might not even know my name."

"Whatever bro! Since you are not approaching her, I am! Now honor the bro code, help me get her something nice."

Sanskar sighed. He knew he had to help him.

"Well I know her, she wouldn't approve of anything that you can buy online. She loves something creative. So make something for her or better, write something for her. She will love it."

"You know I don't have an iota of creativeness in me. Sanskar, Please please please just this last time, please write a poem for her from my side. Pleaseeee?? Pleaseee." Manav literally started begging him.

After a lot of pleading, Sanskar finally gave in and wrote a poem for Swara. It wasn't for his friend, it was for him. It was his emotions poured down in a piece of paper. He finally penned down how he felt for Swara, the girl he loved hopelessly.

After a few days, Sanskar got a text. It was from her!

"Sanskar, thank you for the amazing poem you wrote for me. Thank you for taking out so much time to know me, no one has ever done that for me, you know! You have made me someone special from a no one. I know you have feelings for me, I know that you gaze at me in class, I know that anonymous poem on my Sarahah account was sent by you. And I also know being the shy guy you are, you will never muster the courage to ask me out. So here I am, the shy girl, head over heels crazy for you Sanskar Maheshwari. Would you like to have a cup of tea with me? You know, a lot can happen over a tea!

Ps: I am terrible with words, but I am hoping, you could make me better?? Will you?

Sanskar was in shock, more so amazed. There was no bounds of his happiness. Before he could reply her back, came another text:

Btw, Sanskar Ji, not all girls are into extrovert guys, some of us still drool over shy guys. I am one among them, hopelessly, crazily into you. <3

Sanskar looked at Manav, and he knew, he knew Manav made this happen.

Bro code afterall!

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Written by
Akriti Karpatne from Quora