Kaunse wala blue? When he replaced greeting card with a shade card.

A long time ago, a boy liked me. I am tempted to say loved me but he never said it loud. Poor chap! One day, he decided to fast-track the romance. He came, broke the ice and said, 'You look nice in blue.' Instead of accepting the compliment graciously, I asked, 'Which blue - sky blue, navy blue, or turquoise blue?' Perplexed, he stared at me. 'All!' - was his one-word reply. We stood in silence for a minute or two and parted ways. I thought that was the end of his feeble attempt - one compliment, one-word answer, and one daring encounter. Well, I was wrong!

 Next day he came holding an envelope. I was uneasy. It was a trend those days to propose with a greeting card. He was the most sincere boy in school. I never wanted to hurt his feelings. 'That's for you,' he said and handed me the envelope. Inside there was a shade card - with few tick-marks on the various shades of blue and a line at the bottom - you look nice in all of the above blues. I skipped a beat. I felt butterflies in my stomach. I felt loved.

 A long time ago, a boy liked me. I want to say loved me but he never said it loud. Poor me!

 P. S. - Blue, to me, is the color of love. My favorite, too!

Comments

  1. Very sweet! So much written in so few lines :)

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  2. How sweet. I love shades of blue too.

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  3. Blue is my favorite too. Really poor chap, but smart too :P

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  4. So sweet. Which blue was a smart question considering many guys I know don't none their colors and all was the smartest answer. :) Good one Saru.

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  5. Awesome. Loved it !

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  6. Awww!!! So sweet.... And a creative boy too.... :)

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  7. Boy abhi kya karta hoga....hehe.....cute tale :)

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  8. The gift that would never let you label gloom and lows as blues ever again in life.
    Sweet <3

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  9. Felt loved just by reading
    Such greeting card love not possible now
    Only "shady and quickie" love over Whatsapp is possible :p

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  10. Had a hearty laugh at ur reaction to his proposal. Not even on his wildest dreams wud he have expected this! This is indeed a "Beauty with brains" walla answer!

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  11. So sweet. So your logical mind wanted an answer to which blue, huh? :P

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  12. Awwwwthat is so sweet... The boy indeed was sincere ��

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  13. Yehi par toh logic maar kha gayee. Blue is my favorite color too in most shades. Loved this cute tale, Saru.

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  14. Well articulated little tale!

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  15. This is so sweet...a "blue"tiful 'like' story ;-)

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  16. This is beautiful... Short and sweet

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  17. This is so sweet!! Made me smile :)

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  18. I love blue too ... may be bacause my daughter likes it ...

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  19. hehe funny and naughty you. The poor guy would abhor blue for the rest of his life.

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  20. A beautiful tale full of innocent romance... :-)

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  21. A lovely memory! Teenage love-stories are so sweet! I love blue too but nobody told me so when we yearn to be loved!

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  22. @Everyone - Thank you so much for reading!

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