A LOVE THAT WAS OR WASN’T MEANT TO BE FOREVER…

 It was first year of grad school and boy, was I madly in love with you! Your open hair, your toned body, your crafted lips and your graceful eyes that stole it all! Only if I had the courage of going up to you and asking you out, but all I did whenever we met was just crossed our paths, blinked our eyes snd say ‘hi’.

 

Years passed by and now it is our final year of grad school. Our professors like every other year had organised a trip to the Miami Beach. It was summers and yet the sea was cold with cold breeze, surfing and an enjoyable view of the ocean. About 20 of our classmates paid to visit there and 2 of the professors accompanied us.

 

When we finally reached, We came to know that we would be staying in the resort; where I would be sharing my room with 2 of my friends, and you will be down south of the resort sharing your room with your friend, a cheerleader of grad school football team, who doesn’t even keeps quiet in her room and will probably be chasing after men on the beach!

 

Out of 20, about 5 of us woke up as early as 4:30am at dawn. Eager to see the sea how it shines in the moonlit night.  I didn’t wake my friends, quickly tied my shoes, buttoned me shirt and went up to the beach. I don’t know where the rest of the grads were, but I saw 2 of them drinking beer at the shacks and one boy surfing. You were on the sand under an umbrella waiting for the sun to rise. The sea breeze was tickling your hair to move and the moon light shining at your face was embracing your beauty. You were constantly looking at the stars, waiting them to fade away by the first ray of the morning sun.

 

I remember every detail of that morning. Soon the sun started to shine and you took out your sunscreen from your bag and started rubbing it on your legs and ankles. There was no one to be seen around, and when you saw me, by the first glance, you asked me if I could help rubbing sunscreen on your back. I sat beside her on the sand, and she unhooked her bra; I poured the lotion on my hands and they were shaking. I slowly and gently started rubbing your back and I was enchanted by your beauty, your two moles beneath the spine, your tanned skin and its shine, your sharp ankles and smooth long legs, everything, everything was perfect.

 

When I was rubbing your back, I accidentally slipped my hands down to your hips, I was embarrassed and was about to say sorry, but then you held my hands and directed them to your hips, you slowly lifted my arms and placed them all over your body, you took my fingers and made me touch your breasts… I did know what was happening, I wasn’t read for this, I have never done this before.. is it right? Is it not? Does this mean she likes me?…

 

She pulled my neck, turned her head and whispered “Why did you take so long? Why didn’t you ask me out in our first year?

 

I just shook my head and said “I didn’t know you felt the same way for me and I di want to rush into anything without knowing what you wanted…”

 

She whispered “I always wanted you, you stupid… No one is awake, my roommate is with her boyfriend at the shacks… Do  you want to take this to my room?”

 

We walked hand in hand, and went to her room and made love for the first and sadly the last time… 

 

Because some things are meant to be for only one night and some things don’t workout for ever… 

 

But all I know, is that we both will never forget the night, our night!