Being a strong-headed girl, I always liked sticking up to the real people in the real world. But this net addiction was really like getting onto me these days. It was like I had to sit and chat with strangers sitting thousands of miles away, chatting about some random stuff, without actual sense or meaning. It was like the real people and this new virtual world were coming together for me. I would talk about my real life with these unknown creatures I met online. Some I met were good, some were okay and some didn't really make an impression in my mind even to think about them at present.
Computers were the new "in" thing in all of our lives. It started like this weird craze for all the children and the adults. Even our schools started giving computer lessons. There was a time when no one had even heard of a computer but now people had started getting access to it. If you had a computer at your place, damn, you were supposed to be rich. And then there were other factors too. Since it was becoming the new in thing, its importance in future was realized and foreseen. So one had to know about the computers.
I had initial computer classes in my school and moreover by now, thanks to Mom and Dad, we already had a computer at our place. I even joined a computer course and was doing really great in it. It was all fun. After computers came the internet. An absolute substitute for telephones telegraphs and letters. There were so many things you could have access to with the net. Sitting at home, one could talk and chat with people far away from you. Share pictures, watch TV and videos, get information instantly, and then e-mailing. With the rise of craze for internet, rose a craze to be a member of the social networking sites where people from different states, countries and religions could come together, interact and talk, discuss, do whatever was possible by the internet. It was great fun.
Initially I was a little apprehensive about this whole internet thing, but then I started enjoying it. I had never expected people online to be their real self whenever we chatted and interacted. I soon became a registered member of some of the social networking sites and started with my life online. It was cool to get to see real people actually chatting with; each of them had their own different thoughts and personalities. It was fun to meet new people without actually meeting them.
But my love story isn't all about the fun and frolic one can get out of the net. It is even more than that.
By now I was a part of this virtual world for almost three years. And in real life, I was having a great time. Even though I had met a lot of guys, both in the real and in the virtual world, I was still looking for my prince-charming. I too wanted to fall in love and to have someone real special in my life. I too was after all a normal girl at heart. Even to others I was this tough nut who wouldn't crack and could scare the huge creatures. But I definitely had met someone special. In fact there were quite a number of specials in my life by now.
Well, it was true that I met my sweet-heart online. Thanks to this specific social networking site where we interacted for the very first time. And soon we were out of the online scenario and were calling each other (mostly he would call me up, because I was and I still am a big miser), exchanging messages and laughing at silly jokes, sharing our thoughts, feelings and our selves. Initially I definitely was a bit apprehensive about this virtual relation turning out to be real, but then the happiness I gained from all of this, the smile which automatically grew on my face whenever I saw his name flash on my cell phone was definitely making me feel real special. I have no clear recollections of our very first phone conversation, but as he says, and yes I do believe him, I appeared to be this arrogant snob who was really difficult to handle. But then also we both were talking over the phone almost all through the day. One fine day I was sitting all by myself and thinking is this something special. And to my surprise I did feel special. I purposely made him propose to me because I wanted to see how this would work out. There was this eagerness to know how a virtual relation can become real and also I for a change wanted to feel special. After he proposed, I wasn’t exactly serious for the initial months where he grew possessive about me. But within a couple of months I realized how very special and precious he was to me and everything else didn’t matter. That was the moment I started giving my 110% to our love relationship. We were officially dating for about a year, when my birthday came and I so wanted him to be here with me, but unfortunately he had to go out for some work. However he kept promising me a surprise gift, I so wanted him to be here with me.
My birthday came and left, but the package hadn't arrived yet and Ronie, my cuchie-poo, kept on saying that because of some postal problems the package wasn't coming. It was over a week now, when on a Sunday afternoon, on the call of the doorbell I got up and opened my door. To my utter surprise, it was Ronie standing in front of me. I felt as if I was dreaming but then could it be real? Oh my God! What am I supposed to do? How should I welcome him? Should I kiss him or should I hug him? What should I do? There were a thousand questions running through my mind and seriously I was absolutely clueless about what I should be doing. As I unlocked the collapsible doors of my house, I just couldn’t help staring at him. I wanted to scream and shout and say so much to him and yet I was speechless. All I could do was stare at his eyes and see him and make sure that it wasn’t a dream. That is when he pinched me hard on my hand and I realized it was real. God! It was all real and it was actually happening to me. He was here and yes he was mine. I was smiling and yet I realized that tears were there too when he brushed off the tears from my cheeks and that was the first time he touched me.
I can feel the warmth of his hands on my cheek even today. Well we are getting engaged today and yes virtual love stories do come true. Who said there has to be love at first sight? Love can grow naturally, take its turns and twists and then come to you. I was so much in love and whoever met me, said the same. Initially both of our parents were a little apprehensive about the marriage, as he is a Gujrati and I am a Punjabi. But our love passed the tests of our families and it was the day for us.
I saw Ronie entering the hall, smiling at me and looking so damn handsome in his blue sherwani. I too was in blue; we both had coordinated the dress for our engagement day. Even though marriage was due two more years, both the families had decided that a small engagement ceremony should be performed so that even when both of us go out together, the society will have no qualms about it. And both of us were more than happy to perform this ceremony as well.
When Ronie stood beside me for the ceremony, all I could do was stare at him. I even forgot about the ceremony and it felt as if there were only two of us there in that hall. But my sister tapped me gently on my shoulders when I came back to my senses. After the ceremony was over and everyone went back home, Ronie called me and asked me to join him for a long drive. Even though I was tired I went out with him, moreover I had no other option left, and he was already standing near my house, waiting for me. I tiptoed out of my room and left the house all in silence.
Ronie came out of the car and hugged me so tightly I felt I would crumble in his arms. I saw there were tears in his eyes and it made me feel so special. The entire drive, I kept staring at him while all he could do was smile back and even perhaps blush a little. Ronie is not a man of speech, but his gestures are enough for me to understand that yes I am special for him. At the almost end of the road, he parked his car and asked me to come out. I did so and to my utter surprise Ronie held me closer to him and kissed me so passionately I felt like a candle melting with the heat. He hugged me tighter and held me close to him. It was the first time I could feel his sexuality coming out so strong to me. Ronie had always liked hugging me but today there was something different about him.
“Today, you have made me the luckiest guy alive. I never knew what the actual meaning of love was until I met you. I had a past with girls where in my mind I had held them close to me and uttered the praises of love, but today when I am with you I don’t feel like speaking at all but only holding you tight close to me. This has been a special day for me and you don’t know how very special I feel today. I have never felt so much love in my entire life which I feel from you. You are my strength, my support, my love, my life and everything. I shall promise to always stand by your side and never to leave you again. But today I must ask something from you.”
This last statement made me wonder what he possible could want now. Was he going to propose marriage? But then isn’t the date already been set after 2 years? Was something wrong? Did anything happen at the home? I was full of questions, when Ronie broke his hug and looked straight into my eyes. I knew whatever he was about to say was something really serious. And so he continued,
“I know I shouldn’t be doing this to you but then I have got this offer from my office. They want to send me to France
I looked into his eyes and saw the love and trust he has for me. I so wanted to say no to the trip. After all we were supposed to get married but then I shouldn’t also be stopping him from following his dream and be the successful person he wants to be. I knew what I had to do and so I asked, “When do you have to leave?”
Ronie, “By tomorrow night, if I do not want to be late”.
I had no words at all to say to him. He had made up his mind and I could see he wanted to leave, not because of the success but for us. So I asked him to pack his bags and leave and I would take care of my parents and my relatives.
The day he entered the check-in counter of the airport was the last of what I saw of him. Initially there were a lot of problems managing the time for talking and stuff. But soon we gave in to talking once in a week as it was expensive too. Slowly a lot more things changed and things came and went away but thankfully we both were still together. At least that is what I thought.
As he walks out of the arrivals alley, I see him smiling back at me. He has changed so much over these three years. Grown a lot more mature and manly I guess. He hugged me tightly and got down on his knees. He proposed to me in front of everyone right in the middle of the busy airport and all I could do was nod a yes and blush a little.
After four years of our engagement, Ronie and I were finally getting married. The preparations were made, the flowers arranged properly, the hall decorated, the food ready and everyone eagerly waiting for the moment. But more than them, I was eager to be married to Ronie and be with him forever. The time had finally come and we have had our share of fights, distance, love and everything else. But now was the moment of utter truth, the moment of our love when everything else ceased to matter and all what mattered was that we are going to be together forever.
Ronie over the years we both have been together and have witnessed the best and worst of life. All I can say to this day is that you are the one for me and no matter what… life and love both are incomplete without you. Love you so much my baby.
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I know this story has some changes and some assumptions of the future but you know what baby, with you around me everything else doesn’t matters. I just wanted to write something inspired by us and even though I had started writing this story long back, it was only today that I found an ending to it. An ending which shall be remembered by everyone. You are the special one for me and no matter what, I know God has great plans for both of us together. Every time you look into my eyes and cause me to blush, every time you hug me a little tight and kiss me on my forehead and my nose, tells me that we are made for each other and as many believe, “Our love story has been written by God Himself”. Love you now and forever and it is not just for the sake of saying, you know it too that all of it is true. I know we both have to a little more patient but with someone like you by my side I know life can be so easy going and filled with happiness. Love you…
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