Sumedh, his name is Sumedh what an enchanting name! Why do I feel I want to know more about him? Mallika thought sitting aside her mother in the living room of their house with Sumedh and his mother sitting on the opposite sofa of them.

This girl why is she so attracting, she's so beautiful and I feel so connected to her.  Sumedh  thought.

"okay so Amina me and Sumedh must go now I've got a Pooja (Hindu prayer) I need to get ready for, give me permission!" Rashiya said to Amina asking for permission to leave. Amina frowned a little but gave her permission. Mallika jumped up intervening "Before you go allow me to get you Eid's greatest gifts." Mallika went into her kitchen and grabbed a small, green coloured box she gave the box to Sumedh and smiled.

Rashiya and Sumedh left and the cold tension between Mallika and her mother came. "you gave them a box of sweets didn't you!" Amina stated. "yep, they are the greatest thing of Eid." Mallika replied. Amina raised her eyebrow "you said you find Eid boring and you hate it." Mallika gave Amina a 'you don't get it' look. "I said I found this Eid boring, but not every Eid." Amina rolled her eyes, "you sure it's not cause of Sumedh?". Mallika's face turned pink, "what your being ridiculous, because of Sumedh, your crazy." Amina smiled Mallika went on, "yeah I'm just going to go upstairs."

Time Skip

Sumedh lay in his bed looking up at the ceiling talking to his god. "By appearance she's beautiful, by talking she's graceful and I wish to learn more about her, I wish to see her again if you would allow it Narayan (Hindu deity)." Sumedh whispered Mallika's name before falling asleep.

The Next Day.....

Mallika was in the park, sitting on a yellow curvy slide with her eyes closed letting the sun hit her face. 

(Without Backpack)

Sumedh was walking by the park as his house was nearby, he entered and saw young children on the slides, seesaw's, and swings enjoying themselves as parents sat on dark green lined benches supervising their kids. In the distance he saw the person he wished to see. Sumedh put his palms together and centred them on his chest looking up at the sky, "thank you Narayan, you fulfilled my wish." Sumedh walked up to Mallika blocking the sunlight from hitting her face, Mallika opened her eyes and saw Sumedh standing right in front of her. "Hey Sumedh, why are you here at the park?"

Mallika asked getting straight to questioning. "I come on Sundays to see the children of the park, why are you here?" Sumedh replied, Mallika got of the slide and walked towards a bench nearby, Sumedh sat next to her. "I just felt like coming and I never imagine you the liking children sort." Sumedh just smiled, "I came to visit my god and god Is within children."

Hmm, by his words he's a Narayan devotee Mallika thought, even as a Muslim she knew much about Hindu's and their heritage. Mallika and Sumedh talked for hours until it was time for them to go home. Mallika was about to leave till she slipped on a skateboard and fell, Sumedh reacted fast and caught her with a hand on her waist and his other hand intertwined with her hand. Both their bodies froze and the two got lost once again into each other's eyes, they again saw something unusual, 2 people on a feathered swing surrounded by many girls holding candles.

A young girl walked up to them and asked for her skateboard Sumedh and Mallika broke eye contact and returned it, the child thanked them and ran off. "I think it's time we go home now." Mallika stated, Sumedh agreed.

They both went out from the park gate and headed off in different directions. Mallika thought of something and stopped in her tracks she turned and she saw Sumedh was already gone.

Radhe Radhe!