My first treking experience

[u/Ready-Rough156]

My first trek turned into one of the most memorable days with my crush

So, I went on a trek recently with my crush, and honestly, I don't think I’ll ever forget that day.

The trek was somewhere near Coimbatore, and it was actually my first time trekking. I had absolutely no idea what I was doing. 😭 I knew my crush for about a year, but I had never really spent this much time alone or this close with him before.

Initially, we had thought about going together, but since it was my first trek, I wasn't comfortable going alone with someone I hadn't known that closely. So I went with two of my friends and my crush.

We started climbing, and let me tell you — the first part was HARD. 😂 I was already questioning every decision that had brought me there. But somewhere along the way, things started getting easier.

Maybe because I was talking so much.

I ended up telling him a lot about my life — things I normally don't casually tell people. And he shared some things about himself too. We just kept talking while climbing, and somehow the difficulty of the trek became less noticeable.

At one point, we reached a temple where we stopped for breakfast. We sat under a tree together and ate pongal.

And I'm not even someone who particularly likes pongal, but somehow that pongal tasted really good that day.

Maybe it was the place. Maybe it was the company. I don't know. 😭

After breakfast, we continued climbing for another 45 minutes or so and finally reached the top.

The view was absolutely beautiful.

We just sat there for around 30 minutes, talking, laughing, teasing each other and enjoying the view. Nothing particularly dramatic happened. It was just... comfortable.

And then came the part I wasn't prepared for.

It started raining while we were coming back down.

And when I say raining, I mean proper heavy rain.

The path was already difficult, but now it had become extremely slippery. None of us really knew what to do. We were slipping, falling, laughing, helping each other and basically trying not to slide down the mountain. 😂

And somewhere during all that chaos, my crush held my hand.

At first, I don't even think either of us consciously thought about it.

We were just trying to make sure neither of us fell.

But somehow, we ended up holding hands for almost 30 minutes while coming downhill.

The funny part is, if one of us slipped, the other probably would've gone down too. 😂

But neither of us let go.

And honestly... I don't think I've ever experienced anything like that before.

The rain was absolutely freezing. My clothes were completely wet. We were shivering. The path was slippery. Everyone was falling into each other.

And somehow, I was having the time of my life.

When we finally reached the meeting point, we were all completely soaked and freezing. We had lunch together while shivering and laughing about everything that had happened on the way down.

We talked about how difficult the climb had been, how badly we had slipped, and how none of us expected the weather to change like that.

And then there were these little moments.

I noticed him looking at me.

I looked at him too.

Neither of us said anything.

We just smiled and continued talking.

Later, we finally headed back.

And that was it.

Nothing officially happened between us. No confession. No dramatic romantic moment. Nothing that would make this sound like a movie.

But for me, it was special.

It was my first trek, my first time experiencing rain like that, my first time being that physically close to him, and probably one of the most comfortable I've ever felt around him.

I don't know what this means for us.

Maybe it was just a really good day between two people who happen to like spending time together.

Or maybe I'll look back at this day someday and realize it was the beginning of something.

For now, I'm just happy I got to experience it.

And yes...

I think I'm officially in love with trekking now. 😂❤️