Are You Sure

I wanted to confirm again and I asked her

"Are you Sure that you would be able to handle this". There was not a second's delay on the other end of the phone, and she replied 

"I know this won't be just a peripheral relation or fun to be with kind, But I need you"

"Will meet you tomorrow" and I disconnected the call. My mind articulated through the various significant days of my life, and it echoed, here is a most significant moment of them all. The next day I was sitting besides her at the pantry, and I knew she had something to tell me.

"You could come to me, it's just a heartbeat away" I said and she looked dead straight both eyes on each eyes shifting them at a pace to look at each of my eyes, I could only stay still. She whispered

"Will you look after me?"

and for that I patted her on her forehead and replied "Yes"

The next day evening I met her at the church. She had her long  hair opened and untied. I was standing behind her when the choir performed the usual rituals. The evening was getting dark, and I stood there looking her. Though it was a muted evening for us without many conversations, the ambience was intense. After church when we were climbing down the stairs of the church I turned and grabbed her hand, and we walked together as if we were married. She smiled at the idea. The steps were round, and we walked diagonally to reach the end step and then we both looked towards the church, and I pulled her towards me and kissed her on the forehead and spoke

"I love you"

She stretched her legs to meet my eyes and kissed on my eyes and said "Tie my hair"

While I tied her hair with the hair pin and clip she turned around and spoke

"Are you sure"

I patted her shoulder and I smiled. I was never ever this sure about anything.