To Wrap Her Entire Universe Up

That evening, when he casually asked,

"May I hold your hand?"her soul surrendered before him spontaneously for lifetime imprisonment and for the next life too.

He asked for her permission to ride the scooter, and she nodded yes.

In formal wear, a white shirt rolled up sleeves, and he compelled her to believe in magic. Each time she looks at him, she believes in God. Only God can create such a faultlessly adorable face.

He was driving the scooter very carefully while she was happy sitting in the back seat. Probably, he was nervous. Actually, both were a bit cautious, measuring a proper distance between them and allowing the cold breeze to pass through that thrilled their silence.

A few minutes later, she leaned on his shoulders from the back. Her head was on his shoulders, and she closed her eyes. He slightly turned to her to see her face and smiled.

 "Probably, this is how it feels like heaven in her life. How it feels to wrap her entire universe up in an instant. " Her heart murmured while a happy drop of tear paused in the corner of her eye.

That moment was her whole life, without two thoughts. It was comforting, secure, and inexplicable. It was that moment when she felt like forgetting everything and every hardship she had faced in her life so far. Her heart was drenched. She was well aware of the relationship they shared, a friendship. They never confessed because of the consequences. She was hesitant to face the reality, and he didn't want to force her. She was happy with whatever they had. He was a little of everything she had ever wished for. He earned his rights on her by his righteousness.

"You slept?" He asked.

"No. But, you're driving very slowly. " She reciprocated.

"I'm careful about riding." He added, trying to hide the truth.

"Really? I have already seen you riding your bike." She teased.

"But you were not there with me then.''

He smiled, but she couldn't see him smiling, but she felt her heartbeats sensing the fragrance of his smile.

"This is where my heart resides. " Her mind narrated without words.

He is the only one before him she would love to bend a little. What she discerns about him is beyond her dreams, his imagination, and beyond the clouds.

 "The way you smile is more than enough to handcuff someone for life. It's magical." She nervously told him.

"Achha? How could you see it now from there? " He laughed.

"My closed eyes, heartbeats, and your smile are deadly combined. No matter whether you're here or far, each time I close my eyes, I witness your smile.'' She softly said.

He understood her unuttered words between those dramatic lines but chose to be silent.

There was a drop of love in the atmosphere they were unaware of. He sensed her unconfessed confession without reciprocity, and she was in invisible tears of happiness, how he became her emotional rollercoaster. He paused the Scooty near his home and bid bye with that upward inverted curve on his lips with that heavenly sparkle in his eyes, and that dimple on his chin played as a cherry on the top.

She offered him a packet of Alpenliebe.

He took one from the packet and told, " Keep the rest with you. I'll take another one in our next meeting."

She smiled and said bye.

He stepped on towards his home while she started her Scooty towards hers.

"Hey, let me stare at you a few more times here." She vocalized, looking back.

He turned.

"It's late. Go home. See you soon. Ta ta."

Still, she stole that half-minute to donate a glimpse of him to her disobedient eyes.

At every sight, she falls for him with utmost pride.

"Okay. Ta ta." She replied.

On the way home, she was constantly thinking, "He still remembers, I don't like the word 'Bye.'''

It's not always love. Little things leave a lifetime imprint in our hearts. That packet of unwrapped Alpenliebe is still in her bag. It reminds her of that moment when she unintentionally leaned on his shoulders: a token of bliss, peace, and happiness.