Pehla Nasha: 'I carry the pen she gifted even today'

It may all seem a little funny now and may mean nothing to you beyond a fond memory, but it's fun reminiscing all about your first love!

With Valentine's Day coming up, we invited readers to share stories of their first loves with us. Here is the next set of responses!

First up Vicky (name changed) shares his story the day he met his love -- Tina.

While after my graduation roaming on job-hunt doing some computer courses my friend got a crush with a girl he met at a college event and he used to come to my place for making phone calls to her.

There was not time barrier, he use to stay overnight to make calls. He made good rapport with her sister Tina also. Days pass by and one day he didn't came to my home I was just fall into sleep phone next to my bed rang and it was Tina.

A slight breeze came to my feet as I never use to talk to a girl late night... I told her my friend is not there today and asked how can I help her?

I was rushing my words with excitement. She said nope . I called to talk to you. Now I went out of the world . Though I never seen her her voice and sound gestures were dragging to her with a magnetic force . force of love.

It became a regular routine for me to wait for her call, days of calls already made a deepest attachment between us (which will last for ever). Thanks to a break-up of my friend with Tina's sister, which gave us ample of time to chat. At last the day has come we decided to meet. It was very difficult for her to come alone and meet me as her family use to accompany her always.

We decided to meet at a supermarket in the city at a prime location and it was near to my computer institution also. But on that day a big political procession broke out in the city and she couldn't reach there.

List of disappointments increased as we were not able to meet one or the other problems broke out every time. I was totally fed up... But these made our feelings stronger.

One day she called me and said I' am coming to dental clinic I want to see u there.

This day I was sure I' am going to meet her what ever its goanna be, I went with a bit worried, how she is going to be..... I easily get away with the security guard and went inside the lab... Asked for her nurses told she is inside just go in . my heart was beating with in 100 miles speed I' am going to meet a girl whom I was chatting for
2 to 3 months with out knowing who she is I put my head inside and asked Tina.

Like Hindi movies she jumped from the clinic bed and turned her face on me and said hi Vicky . It was thousand violins playing behind me. She was real beauty knock my door.

It broke when doctor said please wait outside, she will come out soon. She just smiled and said please. I didn't want to .coz I was out of my mind.

After some time she came out with a shy face we were very much shy and said hi . exchanged chocolates and talked for 10 minutes.

That was 10 months for us. Both still cherish the day we met. The best valentines 'day for me ever was on the same year as she gave a bag full of gifts specially selected by her for me, which had a Mont Blanc pen which I still carry as her love gift.

Though we couldn't make our self to be together in life race now we both are married and happy with our spouses, we love our first meeting and never forget it.
 
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Illustrations: Uttam Ghosh

Next up is this really cute story by S Krishnan:

My love story is very cute and understandable.

We got arranged marriage through our parents. But on Day One both we fell in love with each other after marriage.

Surprisingly we did not even manage a good 1st night but gradually we fell in love with each other.

Now it's a position that both of us can't live without each other. Our understanding is also remarkable.

We have no kids as yet because we still now not yet asked for it. We are still lovers. SO to say Love birds. But we like each other very much, get along very well etc. etc.

Very unusual Love Story. Love after marriage. Once in a Universe it happens. We are proud that we are one of them.