To be a drop of water across your smile...

Once upon a time, I fell in love with a girl on Tv. She was the girl of my dreams. As my horizons broadened, so did the number of times I fell in love...

As the years passed by, memories of infatuations passed away, replaced by newer models.

And then, I saw her again today. She still has that same sparkle in her eyes as she did when I first saw her 10 years ago. I laugh at her annoyance at being drenched, knowing fully well she's gonna win this battle. I still miss a beat when I see her naughty grin as she realises how to get the guy. And just seeing her happy at the end.. like fireworks on a cloudless night. Disney couldn't have painted it better if they tried.

And I just have one question : Ms Sushma Reddy, can I have my heart back ?
Or better yet, keep it. For ol' times sake. For reminding me of an age gone by, an age in which I rooted for you to become the best in the biz. An age in which the bonds of love and friendships enhanced all my senses.. a golden age for me, which you unwittingly and unknowingly were a part of.

So many people have no idea how their very presence can trigger off old memories in strangers. Be it that old school teacher you see at the bus stand across the street after a decade or just an old movie running on cable, each person or thing we've come across holds a part of us in them : a reminder of our past. It is our gateway back to those days we always say we can never recover when indeed we can... because we left our imprints on more than just the graffiti.. we've left our memories hidden amongst songs of that age we've jammed to, friends we've shared our deepest secrets with, crushes we've forgotten, birthday cards buried and bruised... Everything can be a portal to the past we claim we cannot get back if we want it to be.

I may have fallen in love with this ad even if you weren't there, but I definitely would have fallen in love with that smile all over again even if that ad never existed.
Just like old times.