Mishika and I were on a rented red Avenger halfway through to Candolim beach. My four friends, two girls and two boys were on other two bikes. We all were singing the Hindi song ‘Dil chahta hai’ aloud on the beautiful curvy roads, enjoying the ride. Mishika and myself have been in a relationship for almost two years now. I mean, she changed her Facebook status almost two years back. And I did the same, or shall I say was forced to do the same an hour after she did it.
Now let me quickly introduce you to Mishika. Umm.. Mishikaaaa.. She is a bubbly girl who is always the center of attraction wherever she goes. Her top three in the list of priorities are, good food, her looks and obviously, me.
By the way, I am Rishi. A software engineer by profession and a wanna be entrepreneur.
Mishika was looking stunningly beautiful in a brown short skirt with a white sleeveless top and a Panama hat she bought especially for this trip. Decoding it in boy’s language, it simply means I would have to take as many pictures as possible in the coming hours. Thank God, we live in a digital age, otherwise half of my salary would have vanished in film rolls.
It was almost 7 in the evening. The sun was about to bid goodbye, sky colourful and the sea was roaring loud as our bikes touched the parking lot. From there we headed straight towards the restaurant to grab some drinks. From the past three days, we have been satiating our wanderlust, enjoying some amazing food and the brilliant culture this state has to offer. This particular shack was now our daily place of visit.
“Rishi, let’s go for a walk.” Mishika’s sharp yet sweet voice fell on my ear as I was approaching towards the gate of the restaurant.
Startled, I turned towards her. I mean going for a walk on a beach is a good idea, but we boys don’t appreciate getting disturbed when we are on our mission ‘having drinks’. My eyes round like an owl, I stared at her with a lame face.
“Umm.. Okay. But let me grab a beer before that sweetheart,” I said.
“No please na. Let’s go for a walk and then we will have it, together.” She blinked slowly and softly, with her signature sweet smile. The cuteness in her voice made my lips broaden and legs to come into motion instantly.
“Ooooooo”, everyone cooed together and giggled. And other than this Ooooooo, were ‘Alone time, haan, haan..,’ ‘Let us know if you plan to kiss my friend on the beach Mishi. We don’t want to miss this beautiful site,’ ‘Making out on the beach is my all-time fantasy, Wow!…’
Punching them I walked towards her while she waved a temporary good bye to everyone. She tucked her hand into mine as we started walking.
There wasn’t much crowd as it was a non-season time. And thanks to mother nature, the breeze now had a pinch of coolness to it.
We started walking when the rocking sound of guitar caught my ear. Far away a college group was playing ‘The summer of 69’. I paused and smiled looking at Mishika, swaying my head in circles making a hip-hop pose. She smiled back dragging me forward. We took our floaters in our hands walking slowly towards the water on the wet sand. The sun was almost gone and stars had thrown away the bed sheet where they were hiding for long time now to come out and greet us. Farther we went from the lights of the beach shack, our eyes gathered more of the gorgeous sky sparkling with zillion stars.
“Are you enjoying here baby?” I asked. She put her head on my shoulder before saying anything. When a girl does something like that, one better be careful. Either she is very happy, or she is not. And if it’s the latter one, you are seriously screwed up.
“Hmm,” she said.
“What do you mean by hmm? It seems as if something is bothering my shona baby. Tell me what is it?” Keeping my fingers crossed I asked. She nodded.
“Tell me baby if there is something.” O Lord, have mercy on me. Please make her say no one last time. I thought after realizing my mistake of asking the same question again.
She nodded again before she started saying. This is the trick am telling you, these girls always play. They want you to believe you won and that everything is fine, before they start hitting some home runs making you realize that you never stood a chance of winning.
“Actually Rishi, something is bothering me.” See, I told you na. Badummba…. That was the sound of my ‘all is well’ castle collapsing. “That’s why they say, think positive. I myself direct the charging bull towards me, smiling and dancing with a red flag in my hand. Enjoy now,” I said to myself holding her hands softly.
“What is it sweetheart? What’s bothering you?” I asked hoping her reason of trouble not to be me.
“Your attitude towards me. It has changed from the day we came here,” she said by gently kicking the water. I made a poker face trying to grasp this and understand how is that so.
“I… I am the same Rishi, who I was before coming here. What has changed in me shona baby?” I asked trying to sound cute.
“Umm. How should I explain that Rishu? Recollect everything from when we came here and analyze your behaviour na.”
These girls, uff! They can talk nonsense throughout the day, but when it comes to explaining something, they don’t have words. ‘Don’t know’ is their by default answer when it comes to explaining their feelings, as is ‘tathastu’ a default one when Gods get happy with you and grant you a wish. My Goddess here is certainly not happy with me.
“Baby then also? Try to explain na. I mean, see.. I am waking up every day when you want me to, I am eating what you want me to, even I came for this amazing walk without having a beer. See. How have I changed? I am the same obedient, mad-in-love-with-you-Rishi, my love.” Amazing walk, is that what I said? Really????
“Okay, tell me why were you constantly watching that foreigner in the disk yesterday?” she threw a bouncer at me.
“Arey sweetheart. I was… Umm..” I stammered thinking for an instant answer.
“Yes, I was watching her. As you keep on asking me na, is this earring looking good on me, will that skirt suit me. So to gain some knowledge. And I was wondering, why was everyone looking at her, maybe she was looking good, I thought. But I am telling you, she was not. SHE WAS NOT! And you, you were killing everyone by your looks and moves baby. You silver deep neck top, and your tight denim skirt was jelling perfectly with your open, free flowing hairs. Uff! Thank God, there was no police around. Otherwise they would have arrested you for killing guys by your looks.” I surely hit this one for a six. She blushed, but for nanoseconds. Before I could have relaxed, she threw another question ball at me.
“But then, your eyes were glued at her for like, a really long time? It took you sooo long to look at her earring and dress?” she asked, her eyebrows raised. Oh! I got caught on the boundary.
“Sweetheart, the light was dim. It took me some time to have a clear look at her.” Yes! The catch was taken but it was a six anyway, as the fielder had already crossed the boundary.
“But Rishu, is this how you are going to make me happy when I will be sad after marriage?” Now what, does she want me to dance right now, or maybe sing a song, I wondered. And what the hell did I do in the first place. I mean appreciating beauty by looking at it, is what we boys do just like breathing in, breathing out.
“Okay. Tell me, what do you want me to do?” I asked looking at her in her eyes making a not-so-happy face. She melted. Her piercing eyes softened, her face looked calm. Maybe because she emptied her feelings out.
“Kiss me now,” she replied instantly in a stern yet cute voice.
“What?” I asked. My eyes popped out of it’s socket hearing her fear-factor-India kind of demand.
“Yes! I want a kiss ‘abhi ke abhi’, right here, right now,” she reaffirmed taking her hand out of my hands, running away before turning towards me. She stood still with her legs open, hands on hips, shrugging her shoulders. She was looking like a cute, little, naught, sexy girl, all at the same time.
I looked around. There were almost half a hundred unknown faces. Since the moon was not in it’s full glory, we were neither completely visible, nor spot lit.
There was a family playing nearby to where she was standing. I pointed towards them looking at Mishika. She nodded in disagreement, making her intentions clear. She was stubborn, she wants it now. I turned my face towards the other side to see some teenagers laughing their ass out and throwing water at each other.
I smiled looking at her, my hands on my waist now. Now it was my turn to run towards her. I did, and took hold of her face. Her cold cheeks were resting now in my palms. I took a deep breath before taking my face closer to hers. We could feel each other’s breath and the racing hearts. Our eyes were locked, our bodies feeling the cool breeze and there was wetness in our feet. My eyelids lowered, and gently I kept my lips on her soft, warm lips. We started kissing each other, forgetting if the world around us even existed.
All she wanted was my attention. She wanted to feel special. She was special. I love her to the extent that I’m willing to do anything to make her feel the luckiest girl in the world.
For a moment, my heart wandered to all the precious people of my life. I wonder, this is the feeling which everyone special in my, and our lives deserve. How wonderful would it be, if we give surprise gifts to our parents without waiting for any occasion? It can be appreciation and acknowledgement by any means for the enormous love they shower on us in infinite ways. And also to our siblings and friends. They too deserve to be felt special. Shall we wait for them to ask for it like my sweet, beloved Mishi asked for it? Am sure, they wouldn’t.
The kiss that turned into a deep smooch brought me back to the present. I don’t know how long it was before I opened my eyes, still kissing her, to see if the world around us has already evaporated or is still there.
Everyone I could see, was smiling looking at us with eerie twinkle in their eyes.
The aunty near us had her hands on her kid’s eyes, smiling looking at her husband. His husband blew a kiss at her.
Mishika opened her eyes too. We paused for a moment. She smiled, I kissed again, only to realize I kissed her teeth this time. Our lips broadened.
And I held her tip toed body tighter and closer with both arms around her. We closed our eyes in the midst of showering moon shimmers with a brilliant star-studded night and the soothing music of waves to get lost into each other, once again.
After a kiss full of love and bliss that lasted for ages, we started walking again. Mishika’s head leaned on my shoulder, hand cushioned in mine, her chest hugging my biceps.
She looked up to me and said, “I love you Rishi.”
“I love you too my love,” I said giving a peck on her forehead.
Dear God! Please don’t make her do such stunts anytime soon again.
But seriously, I love this honesty of hers, and.. I simply loved this moment, this amazing ‘kiss of life’. It was nothing less than magical. God, I love this stupid girl to death.
“C’mon sweetie, let’s go to the disk. I wanna move and groove now,” Mishika said with enormous happiness in her eyes.
See, it worked! 🙂
Are you guys wondering, how we fell in love for the first time? Like, wanna know our story from the beginning??
JUST HOLD ON THEN.. Until next, hasta la vista from Mishika and myself.
Love
I’m falling back in love with Goa (the one I saw on TV so far). Great job. Thank you for sharing.
Wow Amazing 😍 every word had a feel to it which was beautifully described.
Its little things which matters, appreciation.. attention… acknowledgement are the 3 A’s that everyone is looking for which was clearly presented.
🙏👏👏👏👏
Glad you loved it so much. Thank you, Smita. Keep reading. 😍
It’s really very nice written.. wish you a best luck for the future..
Thanks a lot, Anil. Keep reading. ❤️
It’s beautiful, your words are so beautiful. Like the blanket of stars and everything just got the whole scene into life. Your pen is blessed to have a writer like you. It’s really damm too awesome.
That’s kind of you to say, Ritika. Thanks a lot. ❤️
Who wrote it so Well.I Cant wait To read Whole Of the Story . ❤️Kepp it up ☺️
Thanks a lot, Urvashi. Keep reading. ❤️ 😊
Its osm bro.Good love story once again
Thanks a lot Ashutosh. Glad! ❤️
The simplest yet best definition of love, you made those moments like we can live while reading. I felt myself on that beach in place of rishi with the love of my life, such a beautiful scenario. ☺️🤗
That’s the best thing for a writer- to make you visualise. Thanks, Sumit and keep reading. ❤️ 😊
Woah! That was quick and fun read. Would love to read more.
❤️😊
That was a fun quick read. Would love to read more.
Glad! ❤️
No words…..just kudos for your creativity once again.
Aww. Thanks a lot, Somu. 💕
Awww it was really cute…. Its just amazing story 😍😘
Thanks a lot, Prachi. Glad you liked it. 💕
It’s a beautiful story about passionate love. I really appreciate it .
Thank you. Glad you liked it. 💕
It’s a wonderful short story..more over all it matters is the feelings…. absolutely lovely 😍😘
Thanks a lot, Vishnupriya. Keep reading. 😊❤️
Amazing…. Story
They way you tell a story is phenomenal……
Thanks, Himanshu. Glad! ❤️
Worth Reading, Apki Story Telling Sense baKmaal hai💕
Thanks a lot, Gurdeep. Keep reading. ❤️😊
Thanks a tonne, Mini. Your are a lovable soul that’s why you find my words loving. Keep reading. Love
Ahhhh itsssss extremely swttttt ❤❤lovable….. it’s like a biggggggg wowwwwwwwwwww ❤❤❤I jst loved it….. m now confused , how to admire uhhh. I mean all I would say would b less ….u deserve more n more …. jst deep in luv wd ur work..
Loved it to the core…. ❤❤….beautifully written…
Thanks a lot, Jaanu. Keep reading. 🙂
And this story is wow i mean just wowwwwwwwww I got swingsssss😻😻😻Uh r truly fab ….. fall in love wid ur writing
Aww. That’s sweet. Thanks, Konika. Keep reading. ❤️
Loved it ❤️ Beautifully written!
Woah woah…..amazing short love story i have ever read. Beautifully written and m loving it🤗 please do keep writing.
Thank you. Glad you loved it, Arvi. Keep reading. Love ❤️😊
“We all should give some time and attention to our loved ones.”
That’s true! We always forget to give time to our loved ones just bcz we are so busy in chasing success in our life.
Thank you for remind us❤
Thanks, Simran. Keep reading. 🙂
Wow…….so beautifully written with each word expressing every emotion between 2 souls who are in love with each other….i could feel every bit of it and had a blushing smile through out……must say people who can pen down emotions are really blessed and so are you SIR 🙂
Thanks a lot, Neha. Glad you loved it. Hope you like the book too. Keep reading. 🙂 🙂
Thanks, Bhuvi. And happy new year to you too 🙂
All that we need is a little attention from our beloved ones like Rishi , if we realises this our life become blessed…. HAPPY New Year to all……..
Thanks for this wonderful story , happy New Year2018
Sweet sweet and so sweet… Wonder if someone like Rishi exists….A story with so much of sweetness and guts… 🙂 Loved it… :)😍😍😍
Aww. That’s so sweet. Thank you, Archana 😍
🙂 pleasure’s all mine sir. …❤
I don’t believe much in love but this gave me goosebumps imagining rishu n mishi for that moment…..loved it seriously ❤❤
Wow. Goosebumps! That’s amazing Viplove. Thanks for reading 😇
This was really an amazing piece .. The Beauty , Love and the miserable mindset of the ‘GIRLS’ is soo well picturized ,which gave a complete visual treat to me ..Nice work Sir . Waiting for the next part of the story 😊
Thanks a lot Prerana. Visual treat’s the thing I liked the most in what you said. 😊
Btw, next part (Let’s fall in Love, again) is already out. DM for link or click here on Short Stories. 😄
❤ Good one!
Thanks a lot Anjali. Keep reading 😄
Writing of yours is amazing.
You just made the whole thing visible in front of my eyes like I was one knowing them from ages and felt the warmth of their love. One more thing I would like to admire about your thoughts and writing is that question arosed in Rishi’s mind, “shall we wait for them to ask for it like my sweet, beloved Mishi asked for it?”, which needs some profound thoughts.
Glad you loved it so much and felt connection wid d characters. Thank you Prajakta, keep reading 😀
This story is mesmerizing. Please do keep writing
Aww. Thanks a lot Samruddhi. Love 🙂
So beautiful…..
Thank you Nitesh. 🙂
Loved it.!! M in love again.. with these two now 😍😍
Thank you Monika. And I am in love with your feedbacks. Love 🙂
Lovely and fabulous
Thanks a lot Yash. Glad you liked it 🙂
Simple and sweet story …loved reading it ..keep it up 😊
Thank you Prabh. Glad you loved it. Keep reading 😊
An *Avenger*ous start with a *Disk*y end!! Yet again, proved it rite. Eager to see how they fell in love Rohit ji..!!
Much love,
Dinesh <3
Wonderful: An *Avenger*ous start with a *Disk*y end.
Thanks a lot Dineshji. Next part out soon. Keep reading😀
You are a poet too Pooja. Though I didn’t got the last line, I hope you liked the story. Thank you for reading 🙂
Love is enough.
Love does conquer all.
Love really does always protect, trust, hope, persevere…
I’d even go as far as saying that love never fails. I finally believe that.”
All love story ENDING IS SORE…ACC TO ME…
It’s a damn awesome story. I loved every single part of it and was actually picturing every line in my mind and it did felt great 😉
Keep it up 🙂
Stay Blessed 🙂
Thank you dear Vipul for an honest review. Glad I was able to create the scenes well. Keep visiting, keep reading. 😊
This was cute and the way you portrayed both the characters is really commendable.. Wish to read more such stories..
Thank you Vidhi. Glad you liked this one too. Keep reading and be in touch. 😄
This one is also an awesome short story like Strangers in a train.
Please notify after the second episode you finish.
I want to read full story .
Thank you Amodji. Sure. Do also connect on social networking platforms. All handles are mentioned here on the website.
Thanks once again. 🙂
Woah woah woah…Girls will be girls..😍 cute love story it is.. the introduction of characters and the description of mishika’s and nature’s beauty is just too good…
Well the boy… Means u.. played a very good role ..I want something like this in my life too…
Now I’m excited about your upcoming book…💗
Thank you for a detailed description. You are kind. Yes, girls will be girls and men will be men. 🙂 . Btw I am not the hero of this tale (I mean kissing openly on a Goa beach needs guts. I dunno if I have it. 🙂 ).
Glad to see that you are excited about the novel as well. Keep reading and also keep writing.
Wohho.. That was a beautiful piece.. Loved reading it.. Great job, sir 🙂
Thank you Kiran. Glad you liked it. Keep reading 😊
Beautiful story❤
These kind of love stories make you actually believe in true love 🙈❤
Yay 😍. It’s great that this made you believe in love Jaanvi. Thanks for reading 😊
Thanks a lot Aman for your kind words. Keep reading 😄
This is amazing..like everything..be it.the plot..be it the word selection.. Every single thing is top notch..good job Sir !
Exactly Jyoti, you said it right.
Thanks for your kind words and encouragement. Keep reading 😄
Nice . Geniune expressions of male mindset & girls expectations .. Girls need love , affection&attention from their loved ones no matter who it may be father, bro, or hubby , all they need is want to be a special one to their loved one. Spruce writeups . Waiting for further story best wishes sir 🙂 thanks for sharing .
You have described it beautifully. The description appears so vivid. I could feel the sea, the moon and emotions so well.
Glad to know that I was able to do justice to the scene. Thanks for the feedback Mam. Keep reading 😄
Sir it’s fabulous.
Story with its own beauty. Wonder fully written.
Thank you dear Kunal. Glad! Keep reading 😊
Wow! They say you live several lives while reading and this was worth living! So positive So loving💜 the little little things u narrated, brings liveliness in the story! Loooovee it!
Thanks Aneri. Glad you liked it. Keep reading. 😊
The story is simply amazing Sir… Wanna know how the love story begin.. Waiting for the nxt one sir ..😊😊
Thanks a lot Yamini. The next part will be out soon. Happy to have readers like you. 😄
A great portrayal of relationship… Where things can be sored out by just talking… No need of regular expenses all u need is time & moments with each other…
Rightly said Yash. Glad you liked it. Keep reading 😊😄
Nice one 😊
Thank you Shreshtha, the beta reader of the story. 😊😄
Good one Rohit!!!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks a lot. 😊😀
Beautiful story, nicely written, loved it…😆
Thank you Ankita, Keep reading! 😊😄
And again u nailed it👍🏻 The story was Amazingly amazing 😉 Too much love filled in this story ❤️Waiting for the next one.
U are one of the most fantastic writers I have seen or read books of After reading this too much excited to read your novel 🤗🤗
Happy that you loved it so much Dravya. You have given some huge compliments. Phew! You are sweet. 😀
Thanks again, keep reading 😊😄
A nice story.reminds of old movies like DdlJ.
A story that should be filmed in a movie
That’s a nasty yet refreshing thing to say bro. Thanks for the love. 😊😄
A great story.. perfect picturisation, totally mesmerized with the whole plot and the way it explained each nd every detail.. will look forward to the next one. All d best Rohit sir..
Yeah. Thanks a lot Sourabh. Glad that you read and liked it so much. Keep reading 😊😄
Just one word “SEXY”
Thank you dear Nehal. 😊😄
Amazing writing. Very addictive. I had to finish it, even though I am at work 🙂
Waiting for next one. Thanks for sharing it.
Ahan. So glad to hear that Ayushi. Keep reading and encouraging. 😊😀
Wonderful #episode1 ..,to b honest while reading the story I felt as if the sweet moments are being happening in front of me…,as if I m one of a passerby at beach….Must say..,nicely written #effortsappreciated☺😊👍
Thank you dear Pria for your appreciation. The moment you said U felt things happening in front of you is where I as a writer felt successful. Keep reading 😊😄
Omg! I must say rohit u r superb at defining girls beauty and its always amazing to read such simple moments in a glorious way🤗 waiting for more😉
Thanks a lot Maynaaz for detailed review about some minute things. Wanted a reader to feel d same u felt while writing. Elated 😊😀
Again, a beautiful story! 🙂 <3
Thanks for always being so encouraging Shreya. Still remember your first reaction when U read it’s first draft. 😊😄
Beautifully written romantic short story. Moments nicely created
Yeah! Thanks a lot sis for appreciation, always. 😄😅
Eagerly waiting for the next episode!!!
Thanks Sreeja for reading. Next episode will be out soon. Be in touch on FB/Insta. 😊😀
Maamu! No words again for this piece of writing.😍😍
It was romantic. Soothing too. It showed care for the loved ones. Idiot friends. It showed love at extreme. Moreover, it was in GOA.
Damn! It had everything.😅😍
If these stories are rocking this much, I’m sure the novel’s gonna be mindblowing.😘
And yeah btw
Eagerly waiting for Episode 2.😀
Yay, so happy to see an avid reader like you liking my writing. Thanks a lot, next episode will be out soon. Be in touch on FB/Insta. 😊😀
That way you are going….i would like to see you on the top very soon…and may your story Also get chance.to be featured in movies…. wonderful it is…..keep going and keep rocking 😊
That’s huge compliment Mohit. So glad to read it. Thank you 😊
It’s a beautiful story. You don’t need to buy expensive gifts or wait till an occasion to show someone that they are special. Simple gestures do mean a lot too. Thanks for the short story! It’s kind of reminder to myself too.
Thanks a lot Sakinah. Glad that you loved it and also the fact that it can be of any help too. Keep reading, keep inspiring me to write. 😊😄
Rohit ji.. .an interesting story which Attract u.really Phenomenal…..
Characterization…. pretty well.
….. good job
Thanks a lot Wasifji for your encouraging feedback. 😊