A Valentine's Gift

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Naren Wadvana

Whilst intimately observing a romantic and yet slapstick Valentines card, I couldn’t help but to track my thoughts back to the time when I had purchased and given an unusually abnormal valentines gift.

More than several years back as a high school freshman, although I did try to keep it quiet the word of my new apartment spread, eventually reaching my beloved girlfriend. I was going to tell eventually; ‘Oh Clive, why didn’t you tell me, well don’t worry, I’m free tonight and I would love to come to see your new dwelling, and don’t forget it is Valentines Day today!’ and with that was an accompanying laugh and a strong violet stare. ‘Sure’ I agreed, and then strolled down to the nearest pharmacy and got myself equipped. ‘Maybe this is what was needed for our precious relationship’, I thought to myself, roused a little.

On that romantically musky night of February the fourteenth, the bleak clouds were high, and the minute hand of my grandfather clock jolted smartly upright to signify it was 9 o’clock. The clocks chimes blended in with the shrill ringing of my doorbell. I hurried to the door, picking up a bouquet of strongly fragrant roses along the way. She looked divine; from what I can remember she also wore a stunning black dress which fell down to her knees, which almost set the mood for the evening. I greeted her with the bouquet of flowers and then leaned over to kiss her, never taking my eyes off her ravish violet eyes, both of which glistened with help of the strong porch light parallel to her.

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The evening ran very smoothly, and it was almost time for me to present her with my affectionate gift. ‘Any more wine Rose?’ I leaned over and poured her another glass of white wine, and with that she took hold of my tie and tugged it, an indication for me to kiss her, to which I did not hesitate. ‘I really love you’ she said as I drew back on my warm chair. Her long black hair and prosperous smile delivered good intensions in my mind. I anticipated it was the right moment, and I slowly raised myself off the ...

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