Rain

"Okay, Mr. Suraj, it's our last question to you."

"Have you ever felt a feeling of love at first sight?"

"Umm... Okay, Nehaji!!!! Yeah, I did experience it. Maybe most of you will say that practically, it doesn't exist. But it does exist. It's just that not all people have enough luck to experience that feeling of first sight in love.

"Let me share a small experience from my side where I met a sweet woman who became a part of my life."

I still remember that day when I finished my work earlier and was returning to my home. It suddenly started raining out of the gray sky filled with clouds. So I had to run for shelter, as I didn't have an umbrella with me. I ran towards a tea stall that had an extension of tarpaulin to provide shelter to the customers on the stall. As I was in a rush, my head got hit by some random person. My eyes were closed, and I wasn't able to see anything clearly because my hair was covering my vision.

I heard a very sweet voice. "Hey, are you mad or something?" I was confused, so I apologized to her for my rush and lack of clarity. I took my handkerchief and wiped my face, then set my hair back. When I opened my eyes, I saw a very beautiful face in front of me. She had long jet-black hair, beautiful brown eyes, and a height of around 5'7. Her skin tone was a bit darker, and she had a cute face. Her lips had a very soft texture, and she had very smooth skin. When I saw her, my mind was blown. I was silent and still stood there for a minute and kept listening to her while she was scolding me about being reckless.

Now, she made me snap out of my dreams and ask, "Hello, mister, Are you even listening? Or are you just dreaming about me in your thoughts?"

Then I answered, "Yes, I'm listening to you." in a very scary tone.

After seeing the reaction on my face, she suddenly started laughing and said, "You were scared. Weren't you?"

I answered, "Yes, I was scared, though your furious tone and angry look made me a bit scared."

She said, "Chillax, I was just testing you because I thought you were chasing me, but now I believe that you are a good guy, and you also ended up under this roof like me."

Then I got calmed down and said, "Oh!!! I see, I might look like one, but I'm not like them who chase a girl who is alone in the road."

She said, "No, no!!! You don't look like any of them. You seemed fine to me; it's just that I misunderstood you at first sight."

After listening to that, my reaction was, "Bruh!!!!! How could someone have this kind of misunderstanding?" But after that, suddenly, she and I started laughing out of nowhere. She was also enjoying the conversation with me.

At first, I thought I should ask her name, but I was holding back as it might sound creepy to her, but instead, she started introducing me to me. She said, "Hello, I'm Nikita. I live in the 4th district of this town, and I work for a company named Balaji Electricals. What about you?".

With that kind of introduction, I let my guard down, and in a flow, I also introduced myself to her. "My name is Suraj, and I also work at Balaji Electrical under the marketing department. I also live in the 4th district of this town." After giving my introduction to her, I didn't realize that we live in the same city and work in the same city, but we both don't know each other.

She was shocked to hear that we were working for the same company but in different departments, and we both also lived nearby. She said, "Oh!!! So you are Suraj. I have heard your name many times in my department. People always talk about you being very hard-working and honest with others. We have crossed our lines in company projects and meetings many times, but I never knew that it was you. We also live nearby, but I never thought that I would get an opportunity to converse with you here, like in this situation."

Meanwhile, she was talking about all of this, and I was cursing myself for being ignorant and stubborn like this. A beautiful girl who is talking to me works for the same company as mine, but I never thought that someone could talk to a person like me.

She said, "Mr. Suraj, can we please exchange our contacts?"

I said, "Yes, we could exchange numbers." I put my hand in my pocket to take out my phone, but my pocket was empty. Then I checked my bag, and my phone was not there. I realized that I had left my phone in the office while leaving. When she asked about my phone number, I didn't remember it. So I was like, in what kind of misery am I stuck, god?

She was standing there and waiting for an answer. Before I could say anything, she said, "It's fine. You don't have to push yourself for these small things. I think you must've left your phone somewhere in the office, and now you are having trouble finding it."

I was shocked that she guessed everything just from my expressions and gestures. I honestly said, "Sorry, I was in a hurry, so I left my phone there."

She said, "It's okay. People can be stubborn sometimes, but you don't have to act like you are fine. If you have your Instagram, then we can have a conversation there."

Luckily, I remembered my Instagram ID, so I said yes to her. Then she followed me on Instagram.

Now we were having fun, and our conversation was getting deeper, and we were getting closer. I thought we could talk even longer until the rain stopped, but fate wanted something else, and the rain stopped. When it happened, her mood was a bit down, and before I could say a word to her, There was someone's call. She picked up the call and said, "Hello, maa, Yes, I'm coming back soon. It was raining here, so I took shelter to avoid getting wet. Yes, maa. Don't worry. I'm fine, and I will be back home in an hour." She hung up and said, "Sorry, I have to leave now. I wish we could talk longer."

I was also a bit down, but I said, "It's fine, and it is also almost getting late. We have already spent enough time talking to each other.

Then she asked me, "Do you have plans for this weekend? We can go out together and have some fun."

Hearing this shook me, so I said, "No, I don't, and yes, we can go out if you are inviting, then I would like to come."

Then she said, "Okay, then I have set a reminder for this weekend. Meet in the Palace cafe this weekend. The rest of the day will be planned together there." Now she waved a hand sign of bye and said, "Bye, I will be meeting this weekend, so please be there. I am looking forward to it. I said, "Okay, I will follow you up." After hearing this, she left, and I was also going back home.

But after walking a few meters, I realized that I had to go back to the office for my phone.

THE END