She was my schooldays crush. She was the prettiest girl in the neighborhood. I was the gangly bespectacled nerd who couldn’t believe his luck that she didn’t mind being seen with him. She told me that she liked me because I could make her laugh. I thought that was why I loved her.
She had gifted me ‘Sunny Days’- the memoir of my idol, Gavaskar. That’s why I thought I loved her.
The block cricket match was on. An indifferent but enthusiastic player, I was picked as a fast bowler on account of my height. The girls were in a bunch watching from a balcony. She was among them. I had to perform.
Anxiety to impress made my form disappear, and trying to bowl faster only made it worse. I was sweating profusely. Disaster struck. Sweat and desperate effort made the ball slip from my grip and fly off, and the spectacles fly off my nose and smash on the pitch. This was accompanied by mortifying rolls of laughter from all around, but what killed me were the peals of feminine laughter from up above.
Then I heard her voice, clearly trilling over the sounds of laughter – “So what! You should watch him play football! He plays itl so well!”
That’s when I knew why I loved her
What a great story. Your experience sent tingles up my spine. Thank you for sharing your humiliation, and then the uplifting moment at the end.
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thanx a ton Francene.you made my day.pl check a similar post https://soumyamukherjee8.wordpress.com/2013/12/28/not-so-funny/ which you may like. pl try out the other posts on this blog. would love your feedback
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It’s an absolutely super cute post that made me smile coz I was one such nerd. Superb, dude.
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thanx Vishal .you may like a similar post https://soumyamukherjee8.wordpress.com/2013/12/28/not-so-funny/ pl check out the other posts through the link and give me feedback
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She does sound lovable. Short yet sweet piece.
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thank you Alka 🙂 chilhood sweethearts usually do. memory plays this trick 🙂
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Interestingly touchy. From the heart buddy, just the way one loves.
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thanks a ton
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True love!
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but soon lost
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I’ll just say – Awwwwwww : )
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Short and sweet..
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Like the lady in my life 😀 On 9 Feb 2015 09:04, “Idyll Dreams of an Idle Fellow” wrote:
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Aha! Reminds me of the mushy days of innocence:)
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I’m still there 😀 On 9 Feb 2015 10:49, “Idyll Dreams of an Idle Fellow” wrote:
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Classic !! This kind of feeling is vanished from this planet ! I don’t find any contemporary love affairs stating this kind of feelings ! Loved it .
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Yes 😊 but it was over soon after as we relocated to different cities 😊
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Absolutely adorable!
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Thanks
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I think she also loved you.😊😊😊
The story remind us of our child hood.😊😊😊
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Shukriya
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