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Classmate
Once upon a time
I met a guy
Just a fellow member
At my university
With midnight-black hair
I caught him staring at me
Then it felt nothing
I avoided it
I felt nothing
Two weeks later
Was my birthday
I partied hard
Wasn't sober when I fell off the bridge
Was balancing on the edge
On my left was the deep river
On my right, my best buddies
Who weren't sober either
I slipped and fell into the river
Which was close to the university
That fellow member of my university
Saw me fall off
From a distance
He was near the bank
So he jumped into the river
After removing his shirt
Glided swiftly and pulled me out
In an Olympic style swimming
He saved me
Carried me in his arms
Wasn't long till my buddies came
He was still carrying me
He carried me to my room
I didn't remember my saviour
As I wasn't sober
Neither did my buddies
We kept it a secret
As we were under age
Just 17
That fellow member of my university
Finally confessed about his feelings
I felt nothing but still gave him a chance
I was his sunshine
And he was my George
I can still picture the fun that we had
But, I liked him still
No more than just a great friend
Soon enough he was my only buddy
For I forgot my buddies due to him
They never cared
Which somehow hurts a lot
14th of the February
He took me to the garden by the sea
For the first time in my life
Which was in fact really beautiful
Set thick with lily and rose
Within it birds sing
There's a pillared house close by
In the middle of the garden,
He knelt to the ground
And pulled out a ring
I immediately knew what was coming
He said, 'All that I am,
All that I do,
All that I have
Is wrapped up in you
All of our future
All we can be,
Rests on this precious moment......
Will you marry me?'
Don't know what I was thinking,
But it was hard to say no to his eyes
Which were like a puppy
So, I said yes.
30th of June
Was the day we got married
Two years later, on the same date
With pale skin, pink soft lips, kohl-black hair weighing 6 pounds
Our Ana was born
Due to great skill in acting,
Which she inherited by birth,
Wonder from who
The lead role was always hers
Her extraordinary talents in singing
Stole the listeners' hearts
Her great interest in literature was no exception
But once for her performance, she needed a story of true love
George helped her with the lyrics
I never figured it till now
The lyrics told our story
About how he saved my life
We had a quarrel, just two days before the performance
Due to difference of opinion
We started throwing things and slamming the doors
Ana watched in patience
I packed my bag & took her with me
I didn't see him at the performance
It hurt a lot
But I let it go
She started her performance
She played as me
There were flash backs in my mind
I remembered my university days
I remembered my saviour with an empty face
After the performance
I asked her
Who helped her
She sweetly replied, "Daddy"
I was feeling the urge to talk to him
I dropped her at my mom's
As I didn't want her
To see the drama
As she was only 7
And went to the place
That I once called home
I saw George alone
In his room
All wasted
Watching an old movie
In black & white
I went towards him, but he pushed me away
I brought some curd and made him eat it
But he had went too high
So I gave up
I dragged him to our bedroom
And made him sleep beside me
He whined and whined,
But I didn't listen
I stayed up all night
To check on him
It was 6:45 on the dot
When he woke up
Seeing me beside,
He smiled and hugged me tight
I apologised for my behaviour & so did he
I asked him, "How come you never told me before that you were my saviour?"
He replied, "How come you figured it out just now?"
Due to some reason, we burst out laughing
I moved back in
And it has been four years
But I still like him
Like my older brother
Our feelings ain't mutual
But now there's no turning back
For its too late
We kiss and hug and laugh
But I still don't feel that way
I feel empty but still full
I feel lost but still found
And once I pen in down on paper,
It would no longer be inside of me
Though his blue eyes
Don't forget
To mesmerise me
I won't stop feeling this way
Until I find some one else
But I've given up hopes as
There's no escaping without any heart break.

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