Felt ..[Fiction]

The clear waters of the Tempe Lake fought with each other like kids in a school playground and were as beautiful as the children’s eyes. The Arizonian Sun, a muscular heat wave that even if one longed for it to set, was mystified by its ever presence and the beauty of its final show. She sat there awaiting, speechless in heart and mind. She wasn’t confused but she felt the nervous tweak in her ears, as if all this time someone had been kissing it lovingly. There was no one around but she held the most precious object in her hand – her mobile phone, the only communication she had, to hear his voice. A stranger he was but with the essence of a soul mate. She breathed the fresh air surrounded by the utmost tranquilized nature, hoping that she could hear the busy noises of New York to shatter her thoughts. She didn’t want it to be shattered, she clinched onto them like it was the last thing that kept her alive, kept her human and kept her waiting. A profound reader she was but she knew all too well that no words could describe the sweat in her palms or the uncontrollable desire for him. She smirked at her herself. For the first time, not only was she controlled by just mere thoughts and imaginations but she knew it consciously and she didn’t want to get rid of it. Waiting, she thought to herself, she might never feel this again. She looked back at distinguished memories where the human presence was null but existent. A complex relationship where she felt she had made all the right choices, rejected all that she felt would not make sense, and obliged to anything that made her heart just tick abnormally. She laughed again but this time at the pathetic Sri Lankan guy who had turned up at her house the other day and made a fool of himself. Funny, nice guy, but so were all the others she had met in her life. None had possessed the calm, calculated and yet vibrant presence that he had, even without him being in front of her. She felt as if she was Juliet and he was Romeo, caring less about his appearance, his background even his employment status. She laughed again at the possibilities of disappointment but she knew herself to well. She wasn’t the type to be easily misled by anyone, but she was led here and she was led to him.

Another huge breath of air, and she was about to throw a stone into the lake to see the ripple effects; somewhat an irony she thought as she was about to throw it, for her life had been like that till she had heard him - an effect of mere ripples and turmoil. A hand touched her shoulders and she squeezed her eyes in excitement, fear and love! She turned around to face the only wonder in life she wanted to meet. He held her softly and brought her to himself knowing that she was his and he was hers. A feeling that can be matched by the powers of the sun surrounded the small lake. He held her face and she closed her eyes, this time in waiting, and he planted the ultimate gift. The most sensual feeling swept through her body and she could see herself melt. She felt it and she knew he did too. He grabbed her hands firmly, and she saw felt his pulse and a refreshing feeling swept through her. A smile and no words yet, they didnt need none. There was no ultimatum, and as they saw each other with wonder and care, they realized and hoped that there can be no ending to such a sweet story.