The memory of that night still rings within me like an old song. Slow, sweet, and in sync with the heartbeat. We both were together, but there were less words. Perhaps there are some moments which do not need words. Pale yellow light was scattered on the road, cool breeze was touching my cheeks, and I was just trying to control myself by playing with the corner of my dupatta. It seemed as if the heart wanted to come out of the chest.
He was standing very close to me. So close that the warmth of his breath was touching my face. Both of us were laughing, but behind that laughter there was a hesitation, an unspoken wait. As if a scene is about to progress in the film and the music is slowly getting louder in the background.
Suddenly he took my name. Just my name. And I don’t know why, the love of the whole world was heard in that one word. I looked up, and before I could understand anything, his fingers stopped near my face.
That kiss was not a big film style drama. There was neither rain, nor strong gust of wind. But it was as if fireworks went off inside me. That light touch of her lips on my forehead reached my heart. It felt as if he had given me confidence, protection, a promise – without saying anything.
I closed my eyes. Maybe because she wanted to save that moment forever. And then… he placed his lips on my eyelids.
It is said that eyes are the mirror of the heart. Maybe that’s why he wanted to touch my heart. In that moment I felt that he had read all my worries. My nervousness, my hopes, my fears – everything. My breathing stopped. The fingers became cold. But heart… heart felt like home for the first time.
I slowly held his shirt, as if saying, “This moment should not go anywhere.” Time moved forward. Life kept changing. We also changed. But that was the first time when someone touched my forehead and eyes with so much respect and so much tenderness, that feeling is still as fresh today.
Sometimes when I look at myself in the mirror, I feel as if that touch is still there. As if someone has lovingly said – “You are safe, you are ours, you are special.” And maybe this is what love is. She doesn’t make any noise, she just remains silently in some corner of the heart forever.
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