Meri life mein pehli baar kuch ajeeb sa feel ho raha tha. Main 11th class mein tha aur Anamika nayi transfer student thi. Jab woh class mein aayi, uske kaale lambe baal aur bright smile ne mera dil kuch alag se dhadka diya.

“Hi, main Rahul. Kya main tumhe school ke baare mein kuch bata sakta hoon?” Maine himmat karke pucha jab woh library mein akeli baithi thi.

“Thanks yaar, main actually confused thi ke Chemistry lab kahan hai,” Anamika ne muskurate hue kaha.

Dheere-dheere, hum dono ka friendship grow hone laga. Lunch break mein saath baithna, projects pe kaam karna, aur kabhi-kabhi school ke baad ice cream parlor mein jaana – yeh hamara routine ban gaya.

“Tu usse like karta hai na?” Mere best friend Vikki ne ek din tease kiya.

“Nahi yaar, we’re just friends,” maine jhooth bola, lekin mere cheeks red ho gaye the.

Physics project ke liye late tak school mein rukna pada hume. Baarish ho rahi thi. Ek hi umbrella tha mere paas.

“Tum nervous kyun lag rahe ho, Rahul?” Usne pucha jab hum ek chhote se umbrella ke neeche walk kar rahe the.

“Anamika, I think main… I think main tumse pyaar karta hoon,” Maine finally bol diya.

Usne kuch nahi kaha, bas smile ki aur mera haath thaam liya.

“Mujhe pata tha, silly. Main bhi tumhe like karti hoon.”

School corridor mein baarish ki boondon ke beech, humne ek doosre ko dekha aur samajh gaye ke yeh feeling, yeh connection – kuch khaas hai. First love ki feeling aur bhi sweeter thi kyunki hum dono ne use together discover kiya tha.

Kehte hain na, school ke pyaar ka maza hi kuch aur hota hai!