Love You

That was a late October evening, the very first day that I ever saw you. Love at first site you may say. What a feelings. I knew right then that I will be spending rest of my life with you. I still remember the very first smile in your face, looking down to me from your balcony. WOW, how could I forget that?

That was the year 2003, my very first year in Dhaka University. Life was wonderful, lots of fun at the university and home, in the old town of Dhaka. Just came out of all male college. Got the freedom of my life. No restriction from home, I can come home whenever I like or do whatever I want to do. Just like a bird, no limit.

To be honest, until that ate October day, I did not a have any female friends. So you can forget about a girlfriend. I was very shy and always nervous when surrounded women. But that afternoon, a RED piece of thin cloth (Orna) just changed all that.

I was walking down the street, just enjoying a wonderful late afternoon. All of a sudden, a piece of cloth just dropped on me, covering my whole upper body. I got surprised and uncover myself. Look around me and then looked up. There you were standing on your first floor balcony and laughing at me. That was the first time I have ever seen someone that pretty.

I am sorry — you said with big smile in your face.

My “orna” just dropped out, would you mind to hold on to it I am coming down.

No word out of my mouth. Is this really happening to me. Did she said that she is coming down.

I look around nervously. Should I just wait or should I leave. Where do I go. I see a little stair going from the street to the down stair of that house. I looked in by extending my head. Should I go in?

Before I decide I see you standing by the door. Just 5 feet away, with a great smile on your face.

Sorry for that, could I have my “Orna” please — you said.

Sure, Sure, here it is — I replied with a very nervous voice.

I step up to her and hand over her “Orna”.

Thanks, do you live around here? You asked.

Yes — I said.

Thanks again. I will see you again.

I nod my head with agreement.

That was my first conversation with you and for sure was not the last. My first love — I love you.

那是在十月下旬的一天傍晚，也就是我看見你的第一天。你可能就會在第一次見面的地方談起愛情，不同凡響的愛情。我當時就知道我會和你一起共度余的。我還記得你從陽臺上向下看我時第一次笑的樣子。天哪，我怎么能夠忘記?

那是2003那年，正是我在達卡大學上學的第一年。在達卡這個老城，學校和家都有很多有趣的事，生活是如此地美好。學校里都是男生，生活有了自由，沒有了在家的限制，我可以想什么時候回家就回家，想做什么事就做什么事，就像一只小鳥，沒有限制。

說實在話，那個十月底的那天之前，我連一個女朋友也沒有，因此，關于女朋友的事情，你就不要想了。圍著女人轉，我總是緊張害羞。但是，那天下午，一塊輕薄的紅色布就改變了所有的一切。

我正走在大街上，欣賞著傍晚美景。突然，一塊布掉在我身上。把我的上半身蓋住了，把我吃了一驚，把布揭掉，打量下我，又抬頭向上望了望， 看見你站在一層陽臺上在朝我笑。那是我第一次看見這么漂亮的人。

抱歉——你說話時笑容很燦爛。

我的“布”剛掉下，我下來取你不介意吧?

我沒有說一句話，這事我的真的碰上了嗎?她是在說她要下來嗎?我神經兮兮地環顧下四方。我是應該等她還是馬上走開?我向哪去啊?我發現有一段通向她們家樓下的窄樓梯，我伸伸頭向里面探望了一下，我該進去嗎?

就在我下定決心來看你的那一刻，你站在門口，離我僅五步之遙，我看見你笑容非常的燦爛迷人。

很抱歉把布掉在你身上了，能還給我嗎?——你說。

當然，當然可以，就這個——我重復話時聲音非常緊張。我邁到她跟前把布交給她。

謝謝，你住在這附近嗎?你問道。

是的——我回答道。

再次感謝。那我會再次看見你的。

我點頭稱是。

那是我與你的第一次交流，當然并不是最后一次。我的初戀——我愛你。

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