THE DAY I REMEMBERED SECRETLY MEASURING YOUR HEIGHT

Dear Palak, 

Out of the blue, I remember something about you and it drives me crazy.

It’s this memory from 9th or 10th grade, back in our school’s Science lab. You were chatting with Subarna, your back to me, while I was messing around with a one-metre scale.

I got this idea to sneak up behind you and measure your height – from a bit of a distance, you know, without actually touching you. Just held the scale up near you.

Then you suddenly turned around and caught me in the act! You grabbed my hand with the scale and put it on your waist. Man, I felt like I’d been zapped by electricity.

I just wish I could hold you close, just once.

With love, hugs and other things,
P