A Silent Love Story by Pratik Mehta (uplifting book club books txt) 📕

The question which is always on everyone's mind... Does love exist? I wish you ll be able to answer this after this story. This is one of my friend's love story. His Name is David and his ex's name is Rochelle. The day he first met her was on the October of 2nd, 2002. They used to travel in the same train, but he never looked her in that way.  David was a kinda shy type of guy but had a great sense of humour. He usually doesnt talk much with girls.

Days have passed, and David started falling in love with Rochelle. Her smile, eyes, way of talking. All these things had already hpnotized David but he dint knew that Rochelle was also noticing him in, and she finally approached him to start a friendship. David have also dreamed of having a girl friend like Rochelle, so he accepted in a while. Their friendship have started to grow and they became best friends. Soon, they have exchanged their numbers.

Once David sent a text to her with having a negative thought in mind that she might not reply him, but she did. David was in the air. They have started chatting on throuth texts and messangers. They have started sitting together during travelling, some tickling, pushing, stubbings have started. David's love was growing rapidly and he had a dream of marrying her. That was the first time David was ever in love and so I wud say it was his true love. There was not a single day on which they havent called each other or texted. David was bit shy, so he was afraid of asking her to be in a relationship. I forgot to mention that Rochelle had a boyfriend, but she broke up before her introduction to David and so she was also avoiding to be in a relationship. She had started liking him as well, and she wanted David to ask him for a date. It wasnt happenning though. One day, in between their silly conversations, Rochelle gave a challenge to David that no boy can now impress her to be her boy friend due to her past. David accepted the challenge and asked her for seven days to complete the same. It was a favorite dish for David.

David acutally remembered the date on which she had challenged him. It was 17th Oct, 2003. Yeah, almost a year. David was damn sure that she will definitely accept him as her soul-mate.

On day 1, David was still bit scared due to his nature. David's friends have told him so many times that Rochelle had started noticing him, but David wasnt moved a bit. He has started sending love messages to her by keeping only one thing in mind. On the next day, he asked her to meet in a cafe but she refused to come but David hadnt lost courage, and he continued messaging her. Rochelle was quite impressed by David, but she locked her lips and hasnt said a word to him. Same thing continued for 6-7 days. David had almost sent 100-150 messages to her and called her for 7-8 times.

On the seventh day, David was too much in anxiety. He was literally shivering, and she arrived in the train, they sat together but havnt talked anything about that challenge. The day seemed to be as long as a year for David as the only thing running is his mind was her response to the challenge. While returning back, at the time of departure, she whispered into David's ears, "yeah boy, you have impressed me a lot, you have won my heart and on any day I wud have accepted you as my soul-mate." She finished and it looked like everything was stopped for a moment for David. He was neither happy nor sad. At the time of leaving, she sent a message saying goodbye to David, but David was staring her like a boy staring to chocolate. David wasnt ready to believe that she actually said all these stuff. Rochelle finally broke the suspence and whispered again in his ears those three magical words. David was too excited that he wud jump out from the window. Yeah, they were finally in a relationship. David was literally flying in the air.

The day she accepted him as spul-mate was on 25th Oct, 2003. Their relationship was flawless, David was like a Prince to her. I have met Rochelle during their relationship and she had described David as the every girl's dream. David was loving her truely, and he was ready to do anything for her. There was a turinig point in this, Rochelle told David not to reveal about their relationship, and David agreed. No one in the whole college knew about their relationship. Rochelle was kinds high-tempered girl, she gets angry very often.

One day, the same thing happened, she got angry on David without any reason, and on the other hand, David was too kind and calm guy. I havent seen David angry till date, always smiling and a cheerful guy. She continued to scold him for 30-35 minutes, David hasnt said a word, and she disconnected the phone saying that she doesnt want to talk to him now. David sat silently for 5-10 minutes, he called her and said, " Baby, i need you in my good times and in my bad times, right now i am going through bad phase as i have hurt the one i love the most, i need ur support because i cant see my life without that girl. I cant describe my love for her in words, so Rochelle will you please convey my message to her that how much I love her? " Rochelle started crying and she was sorry for being too rude with him, she was asking for forgivness. In reply, David just said " I LOVE YOU. " 

The two soul-mates were back in business. By looking at their love story, I wud say they could create history in love. Time have passed, the bond between them was getting stronger and stronger. They started to meet outside as well, their luck was too strong that no one have ever seen them meeting as they were just good friends as per the community people. They have decided to marry each other watever the situation will be, but the problem arised as Rochelle wasnt ready to ask her parents about David, and on the other hand, David's parents were ready to have Rochelle as their daughter-in-law.

David asked Rochelle to be patient to ask about marriage at her place and he gave ample time to her for this task. After one year to their relationship, David observed a slight change in the behaviour of Rochelle, she wasnt talking properly, not replying as she used to. David thought that she might have been going through some problem, so he avoided to ask her about this change. After some tome, he observed a change in her daily routine as well. David used to call her every night after 10 PM, but then David hardly talked with her in a week. David was sure of the intuition coming into his mind, but he wasnt ready to accept the situation.

One day David told me that he was accepting something unbearable circumstance in future, and he said a word "Break-up" in a gentle voice. I literally scolded him that this wud not be happening, I swear, I have never ever seen such a sweet and adorable pair in my life. After few days, it was Rochelle's birthday, and David gifted her a big doggy teddy. She just smiled and went away. David was now sure of his intuition, he immediately called me to narrate the things happened just before few moments. I was surprised by her behavious and no wonder even David was. Almost after 15-20 days, David got a call from her, she said, " Listen carefully, we should break up now, as my family and friends are not ready for this relation, and I cant see any future ahead, so I am breaking up right now." Her changed behaviour was already killing him from inside but these words have killed David million times. David just said. "OK, sweetie. You just be happy and do remember me if you will have any problem" and he disconnected. David's next call was me, he summerised all the matter to me and to my surprise, David was laughing and crying at the same time. The date was 23rd June, 2005.

David has never cried for the break up, and he continued to pray for her happiness. One has said that, true love