The boy with the shiny eyes

She noticed the stare the first day she entered silently in the class. The stare was strong and directed at her bindi, for some reason. She is used to boys staring her, she knew she was beautiful; but this was different, she felt a ting of uncomfort, like never before. There was a strange but beautiful shine in those eyes. However she was ignored it for the moment. Silently she occupied the desk along with the bottled-glassed girl. As the semester progressed, the number of students in the lecture hall dwindled. Only she and the boy with the shiny eyes remained in the lecture. They used to discuss the subjects and exchange notes and of course some smiles.....

The semester end was really painful for her, because that meant that she cannot see him for 2 months. She had a shared auto with other girls to her hostel, so she couldnt wait for him and see him. On the final day of the exams she waited alone at the college gate. She waited till all he students had left, but couldnt find him. Dejected she went back to hostel and next day early morning she caught the train to Haridwar. When she reached home, a bitter surprise awaited her. Her father had arranged her education in a college close to her home and she was to attend that from the next semester. All formalities were complete. Painfully she attended that college from the next semester.

She never saw him for a long time, but whenever she saw her brother play with shiny little marbles, her mind went back to the memories of the boy with the shiny eyes.