The First Day

She was in her class all anxious about her first real date with her best friend. Underneath her blue sweatshirt was hidden a grey pearly puff top and a pair of jazzy earrings were making a noise from within her bag wanting to adorn her face which was already gleaming with excitement.
Being the Goddess of Punctuality, she barrelled towards the bus stop as soon as her teacher put his pen down, and got to the open food plaza much before the time they had settled for. Now, she had ample time to reset her hair, wear the jazzy earrings and come out of that hideous sweatshirt.
She kept telling herself to calm down, after all he asked her out as a friend. Right? "I've been there with all my close friends, only you are left now. " he said. That was his way to ask her out, she presumed. But now she was having a second thought. Taking off her earrings again, thinking that it may be too much for a casual meet, she again had a third thought. Why take off the earrings.That's ridiculous. She'd wear whatever she wants. And so she put them on again.
Amidst these thoughts, the girl glanced through the crowd and saw a guy make his way towards her, his gaze stuck on her eyes from that far. Gosh, her cheeks could even shame the rose. It was him.
He wore a tangerine sweatshirt, perfect contrast for her grey top, she thought. But then again, she always found a problem or two with him.
"Did you take a bath??..and did you shave??"
"Nop." , he said with a chuckle.
"Never mind..again.."
"Take off your earrings!!"
Now this didn't sound amusing to her though he was just having his share of fun.
"You can never stop pulling my leg, can you? As it is I'm so conscious about wearing them today."
The guy had his fervent laugh before answering to her.
"You look amazing. But, look at me and then look at yourself. Can't match you, so take off your earrings and then we can be at the same level."
His weird way of appreciation made her smile and all that could come out of her mouth was a "Shutup!".
All the anxiousness was now out of her system. She grew comfortable in his company again, like all the times before. Both of them knew that this was like no other meeting. A lot had changed and a lot was about to change in the coming days. Pity that they did not have a picture to see their happy faces. But they didn't need one. At least she did not. That day clinged to her heart like all the other moments she shared with him, hoping he'd remember the same.