The story takes place on a winter afternoon, where a couple decides to go tobogganing. It starts off with the narrator Nadia telling the reader about how scary it was going down the hill with the cold wind hitting their faces. As the story goes on, it gets into more detail, about how Nadia wants to tell her boyfriend she loves him for the first time. She cannot seem to get the words out every time she finds a perfect opportunity. One day as they go down the hill, for the second time. She whispers the three words and hopes for the best; her boyfriend does not realize the seriousness or the value of the three words and ignores it pretending he never heard them. Not wanting to make things awkward, the narrator does not say anything and things go on as usual. Unfortunately, curiosity makes Nadia think about what she had said, and if her boyfriend actually heard them. Not knowing what to do, she invites him to go tobogganing on a weekend. As they go down the same hill, her boyfriend whispers the same words to her. After hearing the three words she ever so longed to hear, she jumps off the sled and walks towards him. He then told her that he just wanted to see how long she would have gone without saying anything. She laughs and realizes how much her boyfriend truly cares for her. Years go by and Nadia gets married to someone else and has three kids of her own, but to this day she remembers that one winters’ afternoon where she uttered the three words.
What was the reason that Nadia left her boyfriend and married someone else? And, if you were in Nadia's position, would you do the same thing?
ReplyDeletein your opinion, why do you think Nadia still hasn't forgotten that day? Why was it that important?
ReplyDeleteKomal - The reasoning for Nadia to leave her boyfriend was a mutual feeling of loss of excitement and love. The couple had dated for almost over 4 years, and both considered it to be for the best.
ReplyDeleteNavi - In my opinion, I think the reason for her not forgetting this day was because it was her first time saying i love you to him, and girls are more emotional with those kinds of feelings. Also, maybe the way he turned it into a joke, she found as a memorable moment she couldnt forget.