𝔽𝕀𝕃𝕆𝔽𝕆𝔹𝕀𝕊𝕂

𝕊𝕜𝕖𝕡𝕥𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕝

73 days. It had been 73 days with me and Danish dating. And those 73 days were filled with nothing but happiness, laughter, sweetness, warm hugs, Whoopee dates, movie nights and no kisses. Yeah, no kisses as I was still a bit dubious about it. But the thought of his lips on mine was enough to build a foreign feeling down there...

Danish was the sweetest, romantic and also the most annoying guy I had ever met. The way he ruffled my hair, pinched my cheeks, bopped my nose, hugged me from behind and kissed my cheeks despite my death glares, the way he found time for me... Also, I got a new nickname. Sunflower. Saying I was not his shorty anymore and that I brought positivity in his life, I became his sunflower. Under the cringing, I obscured a smile whenever he called me Sunflower. I liked it.

As days passed, I was coming out of my cocoon and became comfortable with expressing my feelings. I now hummed to Danish calling me baby, that brought a smile on his face. I didn't hesitate to hold his hands in public and tell anyone that asked that we were dating. My phobia didn't come as a hindrance between me and Danish anymore.

He even tried making me call my mom saying that it was not good to hold a grudge against the one who gave me birth. He said that she deserved a second chance nevertheless, as she was feeling bad about not being there for her only daughter. But me being the me, always stopped him from talking some sense into my thick fucking skull. 

I knew that Danish was absolutely right about it but the thought of calling my mom just because someone said so and not because I felt from within appeared nonsensical to me. I didn't turn my nose up at him. I had interpreted what he said and stored it in my system, which made me make the decision that I would call my mom one day. Danish didn't say anything related to my dad as he disliked him, just like me.

Danish was with me, giving strength to break down the wall completely and making sure that I would never ever think of building it up again. He had seen all sides of me. He had seen my lowest of lows and highest of highs. All it took for him was 73 days to read me like an open book. Well, it was because I let him, as I trusted Danish wholeheartedly. 

It wasn't easy for me to trust him as I did. Every night, after bidding goodbyes and receiving a red heart emoji, I would ask myself whether I deserved this. I would stay awake till the clock struck three or past with a duvet over my head, thinking about this love, this affection, this care and this guy. Everything seemed so unreal to me because Danish was just too good to be true.

Everytime I saw him, let it be in flesh and blood or virtually, I feel charged and euphoric. He would shoo away the dark heavy cloud that lingered above my head and replaced it with rays of hope, compassion and love. Giving me space and time, he never failed to put a smile on my face and to be there for me when I needed him. I had been single for an awfully long time because of my phobia. And when I was overcoming that fear, I had a guy that any girl would wish for. I had Danish Rivera with me. 

I'm falling for him, falling deep and hard.

I'm in love with him.

I love Danish. 

Other than us, many things happened within 73 days. Lily's dad finally called asking about her and their unborn grandchild and they even paid her a visit. They met Andrew and were happy with their daughter's choice. Her parents suggested she should move in with Andrew, but since Andrew had to go to work and would only return in the evening, Lily and Andrew said that it was best if she continued staying with us. Lily was now 5 months pregnant and her baby bump showed up, so she opted for studying from home. Andrew visited her daily and they were already a family. 

Zinnia moved on from Amy. And all thanks to Sandra for helping her, being there for her. And talking about Sandra, she got that job of data entry operator at Mr. Rivera's company. It was a decent job that paid her enough to pay her bills. Finally, my prayers were being heard as I could see a small spark between Zinnia and Sandra.