Chapter 4 Crazy Love

Chapter 4 Crazy Love

"I did not believe in love then. All I wanted was her and I was magnetized by her." Edwin said chuckling to himself and smiling a broad smile filled with love, real love

"What you never realized that you fell. Fell madly, completely and totally in love with her?" Rosie spoke more excitedly than ever. All these years she had come to the conclusion that love is a vague feeling. 

"You think so?" he asked lost in his past still smiling like a love lost puppy.

"Yeah It's all over your face. It's in the glint of your eyes." she answered honestly.

Rosie never believed in love till today but this guy in a short span of time has turned from dumb lost alcoholic to angry young man and now a cliché' youth lost in his memories of love

Edwin blushed and simply chuckled to it getting lost again as if he was back there living the moment all over again. 

"And then.." Rosie was now anxious about the entire thing. She was dying to know . 

"Oh yes then.." he said seemingly excited and happy as he'd talk about his love.

Lucky dame Stella..

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Edwin's love story [Flashback continued...]

We were lost into each other. I don't know for how long till some one pushed her and she was leaned closer, our breaths mingling each other, lips apart from the bearable distance. I was leaning close to get her kiss. I thought she would enjoy it.

Every girl does with me!

Her lips were shivering and when I brushed my lips to hers I saw fear in her eyes and stopped instead I went closer to her, my lips touching her ears and I could feel goose pimples on her warm arms and murmured, "Berry" 

She was stunned shocked as she moved slighty away trying to find the truth in my eyes "You remember?" she asked with twinkle in her eyes.

This was the moment the right one to kiss her and as I reacted to lean closer and about to feel the touch of her soft luscious lips when I felt her being pulled apart.

Some random boy spoke something to her in private and she worriedly rushed with him and was gone. I waited and waited till I realized from her group of friends that she had to travel same day with her parents and time was due for her flight and she was gone. 

I lost her:( 

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"You did not look for her?" Rosie asked anxious.

Edwin however kept on rambling; enjoying narrating his own past "I tried but I was such a famous player that people might have misunderstood and would have questioned her sanity which I did not want. I did secretly go to my ex neighbourhood but they had shifted from there 3 years back.

I gave up on her claiming it to a fantasy dream and guess what I dreamt of her every night after that. I tried to occupy myself with random girls as girlfriends but I would end up searching for her eyes, her smile, her face in them leading to break ups.

I was not the same Edwin anymore!

I then focused on my basketball and fitness training related to that. Only physical exhaustion would keep my mind away from her and I would get sound sleep after rigorous and tiring training.

I started going to my dad's office everyday, i wanted to become the right guy for her.

My dad had been trying to convince me but now when all of a sudden I myself volunteered for it, he felt nothing but proud of me. 

I too was doing well in the corporates because now I was meditating. 

Yes I was meditating for one face who had really made me bonkers I thought the first thing I would do when I meet her is propose her, use her and dump her so that she never bothers me again.

But to propose her I needed to meet her but she was one invisible kind of creature who had disappeared immediately after the prom night. I did g****e search her name but I got nothing specific about her location. She did not even have a face book, no twitter, i*******m. Nothing..

Was she from our generation at all?" 

"How did you meet her then? Obviously you met since you both are married". Rosie interrupted and immediately bit her lip , she did not want to disturb Edwin in his trance state

"I went to the University where I searched for that face in each and every girl but in vain. My mom had put me into painting classes in grade 5 and I excelled in that and now when I missed her I started painting. I painted her eyes, her lips but never made a whole picture of hers. I don't know why. 

"You are making me insane.." She said raising her hands in the air. This story; love story needs to be finished so she asked him to continue.

"I was insane then. I mean I am a player. Every second girl in the university was drooling over me. I could see them pouting their breast before talking to me. They would kill to get one look of mine but I was insane.

Then; It was our final year one day it was inter college sports meet at one of other universities out of the town. I was captain of my basketball team.

Since I mastered in the game bringing laurels to the university and good fitness level, they had to take me as a captain. We had to report to one of the volunteers who were organizing the event, giving them details, showing Id cards and blah blah...

It was taking unnecessary time so I was standing uninterested especially the fragrance reminded me of the person I wanted to forget when I heard a sweet chirpy voice 

"Name" she asked.

'Edwin Parker" I replied not paying much attention yet. 

She was filling in the details in one of the laptops and muttered as she wrote, "Eeeddwwwwwin PParker" 

She finished writing and read aloud again in shock multiplied by surprise added by excitement "Edwin Parker" it was then I heard her voice melting in my ears and all I could do was smile and smirk at my luck at same time.

"Hi Edwin"

"Hi Berry" I chuckled and she gave me a warning stare.

I scratched the back of my hair not believing that the face I had longed for was sitting right in front of me. She was now even more beautiful. Her hair were silky straight and little longer than before.

Before that is 3 years ago....

God! I missed her.

Her oceanic eyes were still as magical and her smile; a million dollar smile was contagious. I was actually born to inhale her body scent.

I felt the girl besides me smiling. The guy behind me waiting for his turn smiling, mother nature smiling and me too smiling goofily.

She waved her right hand in front of my eyes bringing me back from my reverie. 

"Where were you? "I asked excited, grinning ear to ear

"What kind of question is that?" she asked puzzled. I forgot she never knew that a stupid guy since he was 18 had been hunting her to the ends of the world.

"Oops sorry I wanted to ask what are you doing here?" 

"Volunteering"

"Of course I know that but which college are you in?" I corrected myself still grinning. 

"Well I am doing my event management in New Jersey and this is one of my projects" she explained giving her hand gestures; completely feminine and I loved it...

"Okay well" I flushed and all I could utter was "See yaa".

I danced in the air jumping like a fool as I moved out of the room where Stella was sitting and again as I gained some consciousness. I started cursing myself 'Stupid, fool, silly. Couldn't you remember to ask her, her phone number?' 

if i went back she’d think I am crazy silly and this tournament was supposed to last for actually a week.

In the duration I would use my charms to get the most of the details and if possible I would even take her for a date. For now I pledged I would not waste my opportunity with her. 

She was not those types who were easily carried away by my charms or were easily available. So I have to be careful of her feelings too.'

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'"So much in love" Rosie blurted dreamily, this love story was too good to be true 

''Yeah we start caring about tiny bit of the people we love" he replied sincerely.

"Stella is so very lucky to have you." Rosie said hugging the cushion tighter. She was so overwhelmed with this cliché' full of life story, love story

Rosie did not realise why this beautiful real life love story was hurting the left side of her chest...

Jealousy?