The First Meeting
Aisha was a simple girl who mostly stayed lost in her own world. She didn't like talking much. Her life was limited to school, home, and her diary.
One day, she was sitting in a small park near her house when she noticed a boy. The boy, Rohan, was playing with his little brother. His laughter was so pure that Aisha couldn't stop watching him.
Suddenly, Rohan's ball rolled towards her.
"Sorry! Can you pass the ball back?" Rohan said with a gentle smile.
Aisha felt a little nervous, but she picked up the ball and handed it to him.
"Thank you… By the way, do you come here often?" Rohan asked.
Aisha nodded softly, "Yes… sometimes."
After that day, Rohan started coming to the park every day. Slowly, their small conversations turned into a friendship.
Aisha, who never used to talk to anyone, now started waiting for Rohan. And Rohan… he did something funny every day just to see her smile.
One day, Rohan said,
"You look much prettier when you smile… keep smiling like this always."
For the first time, Aisha smiled from her heart and said,
"Maybe I can smile because of you."
At that moment, both of them realized… it wasn't just friendship anymore.