thunderbolt

“e stato un colpo di fulmine” (it has been a stroke of lightening) goes an Italian saying for love at first sight, a thing of “thunderbolt” in Mario Puzo’s Godfather....

Read the book, saw the movie but nothing just prepared me for this, it was way back going more than 7 years back. I am telling you my story now.

It was back in the winter month of 2002, when i was just in the flag end of my teenage life, a sad existence i thought it was, well all teenagers thing that i guess!!! So was hesitant to get all perked up and look happy and get dressed for a wedding to attend, well not a fun thing to do anyways but went with it, imagine my boredom just looking at all the proceedings going on, somehow that mundane thing went on quite faster than i expected, one thing i must say, food was the highlight of the noon.

So there this girl was standing next to the bride, not noticing from all that racing and pacing in my mind, passed by as softly as i came.

Like this wasn’t enough there was a big reception the very evening!, who would want to go to the same marriage twice, yet in all that formal clothing( felt like a jackass) seemed to me as if it was too soon to be in a big boys club.

Seemed hostile situation at first, then began to like it, as soon as we walked in i saw this young lady, the same whom i didn’t notice earlier, and i was there.. stuck, unable to move, and like in Godfather i didn’t have any bodyguards or was i on exile.. regained composure in a while and walked on turning to look back at an angel who seemed to just lure me into that charm of never getting up again J .

Met some friends of my family, chatting with them head still buzzing with all kinda excitement,

I saw her again.. what can i say!! The sight was so vivid and beautiful, catching each turn, every blink of her eyes, the gleam and twinkle in her eyes, all i was waiting for was a smile to make it complete. hmmmm.... didn’t have to wait for long, there it was a smile to make her perfect.

But before it settled in, there i was yanked by my Dad to meet some friends, and there lost that only reason to stay at the reception, after which all my efforts to find her again in the crowd was lost, it was just like a mirage an angelic one.

Next day was a daze, got up into a mist of feeling i had not known... somehow deep inside i just knew i was in love(or whatever u want to call it) with a girl whose name i didn’t know, whose whereabouts i had no clue, only thing lingered was the fresh scent of rose and that face etched still so fresh..