during the night with your girlfriend is romantic. We walked till the rickshaw stand. She left. I reached home. Submissions were going to be the worst, I said to myself. Good start to engineering life. All that made me happy was that I had met Riya. Nothing else was good. It was terrible.70 write-ups in 5 days.
TOO FAST TOO CLOSE
L ectures were over. We had leave. Study leave. We call it PL.Submissions remained. Classes had to finish the prescribed chapters. It was already mid November. Exams were declared on Dec 7. I was writing all the assignments for Riya and me. Riya was also helping me. We had classes almost every evening. It was difficult for us to meet now. Our classes were different. Therefore, we decided to bunk classes and meet in the evening. The syllabus had been almost covered. Not many important topics remained. We decided to meet in central garden near our class. Not everyday but alternate day atleast.
Central garden was one of the famous grounds in central Mumbai. During the daytime all kids played cricket and football. Mostly cricket. And it became lovers point in the evening after sunset. Couples used to hang around, used to get close to each other. People who used to walk on the roadside could not see anything on the ground clearly due to darkness. That made couples go beyond their limits.
We also decided to meet there after 6:30pm. She came by rickshaw from Aerol,Navi Mumbai. I must say she was looking most beautiful since I had known her. So hot that any one could lose control. She was wearing a black top that revealed her cleavage. And, a white long skirt. I appreciated her beauty. She gave me a naughty smile. We went to the ground. We sat there and talked. I asked her about her family and where she had studied earlier.
“Ameya, my brother is in 7 th standard. He is in Xavier’s School in Aerol itself. We shifted here a few years back due to my father’s business. I do not have many friends here just 3 to 4 friends.1 is from our college. The rest are from my neighbourhood. Actually I really hate staying in Aerol.But I do not have any option. I got admission in this college through management quota. It’s a boring life here in Aerol. Western Mumbai was much better. We used to have a lot of fun there. All my friends are there. We used to go shopping, for movies and had an awesome life there. But due to dads business in Navi Mumbai we are here.”
“Ok.I must thank your dad that he took the decision to settle here in Aerol.If he had not taken that decision we would not have been sitting together here.”
She smiled and I kissed her forehead. She asked me about myself.
“I have one sister Ketki.She is very sweet. We have the same bonding that you share with your brother. My family is very open with me. My dad is an engineer and works on ships. He stays away for 2 months and then is on leave for 2 months. My mom works in a government office. It’s a normal life. Nothing special. Nevertheless, I love my family a lot. They mean a lot to me.”
“Do you smoke?” she asked me.
“Sometimes. Not a chain smoker. To be frank I smoked my first cigarette 2 months back with Sameer and Anup. I had never smoked before that. I don’t drink also.”
“You never told me before that you smoke. You should have told me”
“Jaan, I don’t smoke regularly.”
I went close to her. I kissed her on the lips. Maybe it was the right time to kiss her to avoid a fight on smoking. It was better than the first kiss. This time it was more passionate. My hand was out of control. It was dark. No one around. I looked here and there. No one was around us. We were alone at the centre of ground sitting and getting cosy with each other. She held me closely as I kissed her. She opened two buttons of