A lot like love-Part 1

"You don't just stop loving someone, either you never did or you always will"

"Hey Iris! You look so pretty today. Whatsay lady wanna hang out???" Iris looked through the side of her eye, gave a mockish grin and went past. She couldn't understand these guys who would just come by, say some of the cheesiest lines ever and on top wait for a response. I mean what are they thinking, for Pete's sake! Iris never dates guys like these. (Probably that is why she never dated a guy :P ). Jeeeee...Seems God is running out of good guys in his factory. Anyways, she's waiting for her perfect guy like every teenage girl does. Her knight in a shining armor. Her frog, who when she kisses will turn into a prince. She has full trust that he is gonna come one day to sweep her off her feet.

And I am Sam. I have secretely liked Iris since 9th grade but could never tell her. I am her best friend since 3rd grade. I know her inside out. Iris may seem arrogant to people at times, in fact most of the times, but I know her, the way she is. She loves kids and she loves rain. Once she was dancing in rain with these small kids from nearby area. I dont know what they were playing in that mud, but you should have seen the look on her face then. She smiled like a 5 year old and danced like a two year old, jumping, hopping and splashing in the mud. All soaked up in mud, I loved her even then, in fact even more.

Iris tells me everything, how she fought with this girl in class who was sitting on her friend's seat, how she put rat inside the teacher's purse cause she was the most irritating person on earth or how she again rejected one more guy who proposed her. She would give me each and every detail, what the guy was like, how he proposed her and how once she was about to say yes to a guy only because she loved the way that guy had proposed. That darn ass took her to a moon lit garden(she loves nature), lighted the place with small bulbs and lighted a text that said "Please be the light of my life". His name was Clint. It almost killed me then. Screw you Clint!

But how could I tell her? She was my best friend. I would lose her if she didn't reciprocate my love. But then she's the only girl I ever loved and she will always be. Time was passing by. Soon we were out of college. I still couldn't tell her.
One day, Iris called me at 2 am in the morning to her house. This is not unusual for us but what could it be this time, i was wondering? She was in her jammies and I swear to God she had never looked prettier than this. The only thing I wanted to do right now was to brush her lips against mine to seal my love for her with that kiss. She was there. The only thing I ever wanted in life. I could make a house for her in the mountains or may be a valley with a lake by the side, just the way she always wanted it to be. I could stay there forever if only she would wake up by my side each morning, her face would be the first thing i see and I wake her up with a kiss on her nose. Her smile would be my sunshine everyday. She was perfect. She was beautiful, she was funny, she was fun to be with, she had a golden heart. And i want her. Oh! I want her so bad.

"Oouuuccchhhhh! Iris what are you doing???" I snapped. "Well you daawwwggg, I have been blabbering since last ten minutes. Did you even hear single word i said??? Grrrrrr....". And i realized that i didn't, I could see her lips moving and smiling, her eyes bulging and squinting, her hands waving and resting. But how could I concentrate, I wanted to kiss those lips, I wanted to look into those eyes forever, I wanted to hold those hands for the rest of my life! "Yeah, I know what you were saying, hon!!" "Oh really! Can you please repeat the last sentence I said, Sammy?" "Of course, I can. You were telling me about this cute pup you saw today by the sidewalk. Jeee!!! Why would you call me at 2 in the morning to talk about a pup Iris, unless you brought him here!!!" She could do it, she's the most unpredictable girl i have ever known and I started looking for the pet. "Aahhhhh!!! I knew it. You weren't listening. I called you to share about two things here. One good and one bad!" "Really?? The bad one first." "My father is transferred to Ohio. I am going next week. I cannot imagine living without you sweets, without talking to you. But you don't worry, I'll write you everyday. We'll chat everyday, promise." I have heard people saying stuff like things getting blacked out in front of their eyes but I had never experienced it. I always thought they were exagerrating. But somehow, I wasn't able to see Iris then, she had faded. She flicked me again. "Ok! Now the time for good news. Guess what! I am dating Clint. Can you imagine!!! Hahaha..." It seemed like somebody had dropped me from a cliff. I was free falling into nowhere, just waiting to hit a hard landing and die. The news weren't good and bad, they were worse and worst. Oh Iris! Please don't go, don't go. From this place and from my heart. I have always loved you. I have already dreamt of our wedding together, you wearing that beautiful white gown which looks even more beautiful cause you are wearing it, you walkin down the aisle coming towards me. I have imagined that we go to Paris like you always wanted to do, go skydiving, hitch hiking, to the Himalayas. Just you and me. Around the world. Like you always wanted to go. We will adopt kids like you always used to say you are gonna do. Please please please stay. And the words still didn't come out.
And she was gone! I couldn't keep my mind off her for even one second. She had become like a part of my body that i was missing now and without which i was feeling handicapped....