Few days have gone without being in track with it. Whatever it may be, I was for the summer vacation for at least half of a month and I had ample of time dating with Lhasang.
I checked whether she was online or not and to my favour she was. I didn't know how to send her the message, from where to start or how to post the message at the first place.
With shivering hand I typed: " Hi Lhasang!"
I felt a bit nervous what would be her reaction: would she reply or wouldn't she? Out of my surprise, a message popped on the screen. I was too excited that I even forgot to look who it was. I gathered all the efforts stored for me and typed, " I miss you!"
The message instantly got replied, " Oh really? Where are you? I want to kiss you, babe." I was absolutely blank that Lhasang has replied me unbelievable that led my heart to cower and palpitate for a blinking second.
I punched my hands in the air to celebrate the happiness. I felt like I have won the golden medal from the university or won the U. S. Presidentship election.
I now looked at it again and clearly and out of my astonishment it was Penjor! Double f*** you! ...shit....shit....shit!
" Haha." I typed and felt absurd. I was too engrossed that I even forgot to look at the message clearly.
"Dawa? Come for the dinner!" Yelled my sister from the sitting room.
"OK. I would be there." I shouted back still mingling with the mobile.
I waited for a minute for her reply scrolling the chat box. But she didn't reply that rendered me helpless. No option left, I went to the sitting room for the dinner leaving the phone inside my room.

The dinner was watering! My favourite dish ever: a true non-humane! It was chicken roast. The delicious smell of the dish diffused the whole room while I entered inside the sitting room.
"Why are you too late?" Frowned my sister, Sonam Yangzom.
"I was a bit busy chatting with my friends.'' I replied sitting on the chair and smiled.
"Gff Chhikha Hong Tey?(With your girlfriend?)" She teased me smilingly. I was perplexed and confined in my own thought for a while. What she uttered was precise but it was disgrace to reveal such stuff as I haven't even completed class twelve--more half years left unrequited.
So, I just smiled and started to have my share.
"Wow! Sister. It's delicious!" I remarked, complimenting for the yummy dish she has prepared.
"Oh is it? Then blast your tummy!" She giggled, sipping mouthful of dal.
"It is how my mom always prepares the dish!" Backed up my lovely darling while herself was engrossed separating the bones from the flesh.
"Wow! Really? Then can your Ashang remain playing with my naughty darling?" I enquired her, tangling her hairs behind her ears.
"Umm....." She mumbled.
"Then how is your study going on, Dawa?" Enquired my brother-in-law, Lhendup Dazaa Dorji.
"Not so good but am trying my best." I replied and gave him a broad smile.
"You better burn your midnight candle." He said taking off from the serving table.
"OK In-law."
He shook his head and left for restroom.
Sister studied me for a while. I felt unease.
"Dawa? You try your best. You have to reap all the fruits stored for you, you heard me?" She asked, entrenched. "I couldn't fulfil our parents' aspiration nor your sister Euphel. You're the last option left. Don't make our hopes to go in vain."
"OK sister. I will do as best as I can." I replied taking off from the chair. I think our family isn't known for education. At the first place my elder sister couldn't qualify from class ten and got married.
My second sister couldn't do so well in class twelve though she kept our hopes when she qualified from ten and now she is a typist under the Ministry of Education.
Incase of me, a real chump, I still remember how much mark I scored in Chemistry test when I was in class ten. My qualification from tenth grade brought great pride and happiness in the eyes of my lovely parents. I shouldn't give up so easily!
"You should. Look at me, I am too studying hard!" My darling giggled staring at me. I smiled. I kissed on her forehead and bid good-night.
"I'll see you tomorrow. Let's see who gets first!" She dared. I was astonished!
"Oooooo...OK.....!" I replied and left for the room.
I arranged my mattresses and turned on the data. I had almost ten unread SMSes. I checked one by one. On the seventh was from Lhasang delivered almost before twenty minutes. Oh God! Fuck myself!
I instantly opened the chat box leaving other SMSes unchecked since nothing was so special than hers.
"Hello! Only you're missing me now?" The message read. I felt like texting I have been missing her in every pace I stepped, every breath I inhaled and every second of my life but since we haven't known each other very well, there were highly likely possibility of breaking up before my cryptic and confidential love gets revealed. This apprehension let me text normally.
"Ooops! Sorry for the delay. It's sweet of you to hear that you're missing me. Here I am too missing you😊" I typed trembling and tapped the enter button.
"Oh is it?" She replied instantly.
"Yeah!" I typed.
"Wat are you doing?"
"On my bed. Trying hard to sleep." I replied, providing myself with a vibrant smile.
"Ow!😲 But why?" She replied as if to ask me to answer her that I was trying very hard to sleep since her image wasn't fading from my brain. Eery time I think of her, her lively image gets beautifully displayed on the screen of my mind.
"Just nothing. Feeling quite unwell." I replied, chuckling.
''Then you better take care of yourself." She advised me as if to say that she can't survive without me. These unnecessary shit made me chuckle within myself. I felt internally the joy of happiness caressing me.
"OK! Thanks for the concern." I replied.
"It's my pleasure, ...💕" She replied her SMS attached with a love sign emoji. Wow! That means she has a part in her heart reserved for me. I hoped she understood my craves. Oh God! I wanted to jump for ten times! I patted myself to remain normal from going nut.
"What about you?" I finally started to dig the conversation.
"Yeah I am fine unlike you...hehe... Just lending on the bed after dinner." She replied.
"Oh! What's your curry?" I asked her as if being familiar.
"Haha.....datshi!" She responded. I felt funny while hearing the word 'datshi'. I don't know why? I might have gotten another way round! You understand that.
"Wow! My favourite dish! " I typed though it wasn't---just to impress her.
"Thanks.''
"You're studying in?" I asked. I wanted to paste every detail of her on the poster of my brain.
"Yangchenphug H. S. S. " She replied. Yangchenphug is one of the best schools in Bhutan meant to produce the highly learned students in the country.
"Grade?" I asked although I felt unease for asking every detail. It looked like I was investigating for the criminal who thieved my love. She might be wondering.
"Twelve." Wow it was same as mine!
"Do you have any crush?" I finally gathered all my efforts and asked boldly.