The wedding where i fell harder

After that last incident, we were still secretly chatting. Online friends only.

Then one day he asked me - "Your neighbour's wedding is coming right? She is also my relative and I will be there."

He told me himself that he will be there. I didn't even ask. He wanted me to know.

So I went to that wedding with my heart beating fast. I knew he would be there somewhere.

And then I saw him.

Black shirt. Black pant. With a white necklace.

God. He looked so pretty. No, handsome. That black shirt was fitting him perfectly, that white chain shining on it, his hair set so neatly. He was not trying to show off, but he was shining in the whole wedding hall.

I froze.

We saw each other unexpectedly in the crowd. And he smiled at me. That same childhood smile from Andhra pradesh, but now more mature, deeper.

I got butterflies in my stomach. Real butterflies. My hands started shaking, i couldn’t even hold my phone properly. My heart was beating soo loud i thought everyone could hear it.

I couldn’t take eyes off him that day. My friends were calling me, my cousins were talking, but i was only looking at him. Every time he laughed, every time he adjusted his necklace, i was watching.

That is when i fell harder.

Not the small crush from his deep voice notes. This was deeper. This was the “I am gone for this boy” kind of fall.

I went home and his image was stuck in my head on loop. Black shirt. Black pant. White necklace. That unexpected smile.

And i knew - i can’t forget him.