This post is in reply to this week's Indie Ink Writing Challenge - Week 1
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I am not a die-hard romantic. In fact, I am too busy to notice anything around me. Until I bumped into you one day. The first thing I noticed about you was your generous smile. But let me tell you before you conclude this as a "cheesy" comment. That I have seen people smiling. So yes there is some credibility to my knowledge about "smiles". It was not the face, it was the eyes that smiled along, that drew me. You then did the most unbelievable thing I would imagine a grown-up adult would do. You climbed a tree! A freaking big tree! Unabashed. In fact you were wearing those teenager type of shoes. I don't know what they call them, those slippery sneakers? And you fought yourself to reach to the top while slipping along the way. You know I am talking about the carnival in the Valley don't you? Or do you climb trees, wherever you go?:) I was embarrassed for you when you kept falling down initially. But not once did you flinch or look ashamed. It looked like you didn't care about the world around you and the sole purpose of your existence was to climb this tree! I found it pretty amusing when I thought about this later. Each time you fell, you cursed. Of course, your friend was embarrassed. When you reached the top, you flexed your muscles for a picture. And as you looked below, to make your way down, I saw that terror spread all over your face. You were so scared and instantly you masked your fear with a smile again. The same smile. I wanted to wait longer, maybe even introduce myself to you, but I had to rush to conduct a workshop for children by the camp. By the way, you could learn a bit about ropes from me. I don't climb trees, but I do climb rocks!
I never met you again. Maybe I will meet you soon. Not a day went by without that day replaying in my mind. Did I tell your smile is pure genius? Oh I did tell that already?:) I am not even sure if this letter will reach you, because I am publishing this on my blog. This is my message in a bottle on the Internet...And I hope to God, that smile never vanishes.
PS: Your Secret Admirer
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My challenge came from Illogical Being this week.
I challenged Wendryn with "You stumbled into a time machine, what would you do?" and here is her reply. Very very different from what I would have wrote:)
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I am not a die-hard romantic. In fact, I am too busy to notice anything around me. Until I bumped into you one day. The first thing I noticed about you was your generous smile. But let me tell you before you conclude this as a "cheesy" comment. That I have seen people smiling. So yes there is some credibility to my knowledge about "smiles". It was not the face, it was the eyes that smiled along, that drew me. You then did the most unbelievable thing I would imagine a grown-up adult would do. You climbed a tree! A freaking big tree! Unabashed. In fact you were wearing those teenager type of shoes. I don't know what they call them, those slippery sneakers? And you fought yourself to reach to the top while slipping along the way. You know I am talking about the carnival in the Valley don't you? Or do you climb trees, wherever you go?:) I was embarrassed for you when you kept falling down initially. But not once did you flinch or look ashamed. It looked like you didn't care about the world around you and the sole purpose of your existence was to climb this tree! I found it pretty amusing when I thought about this later. Each time you fell, you cursed. Of course, your friend was embarrassed. When you reached the top, you flexed your muscles for a picture. And as you looked below, to make your way down, I saw that terror spread all over your face. You were so scared and instantly you masked your fear with a smile again. The same smile. I wanted to wait longer, maybe even introduce myself to you, but I had to rush to conduct a workshop for children by the camp. By the way, you could learn a bit about ropes from me. I don't climb trees, but I do climb rocks!
I never met you again. Maybe I will meet you soon. Not a day went by without that day replaying in my mind. Did I tell your smile is pure genius? Oh I did tell that already?:) I am not even sure if this letter will reach you, because I am publishing this on my blog. This is my message in a bottle on the Internet...And I hope to God, that smile never vanishes.
PS: Your Secret Admirer
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My challenge came from Illogical Being this week.
I challenged Wendryn with "You stumbled into a time machine, what would you do?" and here is her reply. Very very different from what I would have wrote:)
10 comments:
I liked your take on this a lot. It left me with a very warm feeling. Frankly, I'm interested in the smile he saw and I want to go climb a tree. :-)
Awesome! I want to see that smile too.
Haha, thank you guys! In fact I was so stuck on this topic, that every night I would sit to write, no idea would come by. Until I stopped "over- thinking" it:) I let go and it suddenly struck me one night. I thought.."why does everyone like babies?". Smile! The most honest and genuine smile you can see on a baby, that lits you up instantly:)
More please! ;-)
I hope this isn't fiction, if that's so; may the heavens smile upon you.
Partly fiction:) About the smile, my secret admirer (if any) should be able to tell, haha:)
aw!
beautiful:)lovely writing:)
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Sounds like a real story.. :)
Hehe, thanks Ramana:) Partly real;)
Thanks Sree, I enjoyed your blog on favorite quotes:)
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