Oh! I saw you today.
My fault!
I shouldn't have taken that street,
In which I know you will be playing.
God! Why did I do this?
Why am I doing this to myself?
Well,
After an hour,
I sighed and started walking towards the street,
I saw you playing football with your friends,
And your gang saw me too.
You did later.
I was too scared.
Too scared to even walk.
I clutched my books in fear,
And sweated badly.
I kept walking.
Walking!
And your friends started their usual work,
They teased me.
They ragged me.
I cried.
I pleaded for them to stop.
And then you joined
Wearing your sweatshirt.
I, at first thought you are going to join them.
But no,
This time I was wrong.
You told them to stop.
I looked at your face,
And you smiled.
That smile,
I still remember that!
No! No!
It's not love,
It's just respect.
The respect that I thought you wouldn't have.
I was scared of you and your gang
From day one,
And I thought you are like them too.
I always found you with them,
Only that you kept quiet,
When they made me cry.
You're different,
I realised.
~Aarthi.N
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