A childish crush

One of those times when I was in school! We were in the same class 9th Standard 'A'division, and same 'Green'house. He was the 'row monitor' as well. Then, I realized, I had a crush on him..My first crush! The reasons, that were quite stupid! Coz he was tall, and had those small twinking eyes and an ever smiling face. Above all, he used to top in Algebra, Geometry and Physics. Despite that, I was ahead of him as I was good in everything else:D But, I used to admire him coz of that. I had this thing for people who were good at maths, which was never my strong point anyways!Its wierd how we find people endearing. Well, somehow, I always used to be the second rank holder and never ever came at the top of the class. I was a teacher's pet, studious types, who always did her homework, who had a neat handwriting, punctual and who used to say the morning prayers on the stage along with 'Father' and who represented the 'Literary Club' Teacher's thought he was cool, coz he was in the 'Math & Science Club', the interschool' Quiz competition' and who was exceptionally gifted when it comes to calculations. This was the only thing that I found immensely attractive. I did not know a word of his family nor was aware of his personal life, nor did I know whether he was into tennis or into cricket. I did not know a word about him. I did not KNOW him. Come 10th std, when I got my spectacles. I so badly wanted those 'symbol of being studious' and to show the junta that 'Hey, am going to top the boards'. The only thing of loving those glasses, was that..he used to call me 'scholar' and the feeling was awesome! The next week, I found him with those pair of glasses as well:) I thought that this was something! In 10th standard, both of us got the same percentage and I topped the school amongst girls. We went to the same junior college, science stream. Was amazed to see him also there. He followed me to the same coaching classes as well. Well, anyhow with the occurance of so many chance events, the mind starts building castles in the air. You tend to read more into the situation, when the situation does not actually have anything that justifies your thinking! We passed out 12th grade and did consider engineering as an option,coz I had started liking 'Integration & Derivatives':) and coz of Priyanka and maybe subconsiouly to follow him (it was unlikely for him to consider any other option). Never mind, I chose to do something else. All this while, we never got in touch with each other, despite living in the same town. But, I knew where he studied. Finally, met him in final year while we were travelling in the train. Was amazed to see a huge change in him..his metamorphosis from a nerd to a smart engineer, who was selected in campus interview at 'Wipro'. From someone who never talked to any girl other than me in school to someone who was a sweetheart of the group, that had predominantly female members. I started to wonder... Finally, we exchanged email addresses of each other and kept in touch. During that time, I was all set to come to US. Later, he got a job at 'Infosys' and he moved to some other state. He kinda remained at the back of my mind. When I was to fly here, I visited him and he presented me with a 'Ganesh Idol' that stays in my 'mandir' here and a card that says ' As you embark on a new journey, full of promises and opportunities, always remember that there is this friend over here, who will miss you'. Last, I heard from his was when I went to India this Summer (talked to him, but did not meet him). He fell in love and is set to marry his sweetheart tommorrow. As, I read his wedding invitation, I cant help but think of a journey that has spanned for 9 years! Well, its another thing, I chose to be silent of what I had felt for him, then. He never knew and will never know. That was the beauty of this friendship. The only thing, that will remain in my mind is the autograph book that he had signed for me in 10th standard. It said, "Met you as a Stranger, Took you as a friend, Hope our friendship remains till we reach heaven, where friendship never ends" Here's to my friend, for a happy and a blissful married life! Apart from so many changes,he still remains the bespectacled cute looking, scholar guy whom I knew from my 9th standard. Its different that this girl, has moved on from glasses to contact lenses:D