The dim light of the half moon was piercing the glass window and here she was standing still staring into the sky as if asking for answers . Though she kept the hope alive all through these years that one day HE will answer , but after all the mess that the evening has transpired to her she seemed to have lost all the hope . Tears made their way down her soft cheeks , rolling down her entire attire only to be left unnoticed. The silence of the night was taking toll on her mind reminding her of all the past events which were painful and humiliating . The mind was flashing her events of those memories which she never wanted to remember after that eventful day . How stupid it is to think that memories can be erased . They keep coming to your mind until you find a way to tackle them . But here she was standing helpless and staring the sky allowing everything that was happening to her .
The cold touch of his hand on her skin made her shiver but she knew he is here to comfort her . She knew him very well . After all , he has been her only anchor for so many months now , surprisingly.
But today his touch had some different warmth in it . She never experienced this . And he being silent for this long was even too weird . She wanted to turn and ask him but for this one instance she let him do whatever he wanted to without her interruption . SHE ALLOWED HIM.
He was standing beside her with one of his hands on her shoulder , the other one in his pocket and staring the same sky for the reason unknown to him .
She watched him in silence through the corner of her eyes trying to read him but he was not an easy nut to crack !
Slowly , she spoke , " neend nai ayi ? " And he answered , " nahi ! " . Such a straight answer she never expected . She did not move but continued , " Shayad tumhe so jaana chahiye ," and there was no answer . She instantly knew he disliked her advising him to sleep alone . One of the reasons they both slept peacefully all through these months , was the assurance that they have each other in the same room and that they are not alone in life anymore .
He was silent
His silence was one such scary thing for her to experience that she ought not to make him go into that state . Today , he was silent and his silence was more peaceful and warming than the usual scary one . She was wondering what could be the reason behind this new side of his silence.
She slowly looked at him moving her gaze from the sky to his face only to see.......
His stare was fixed to the same sky she was staring few moments back but the dim moonlight which was lighting up his face was the most surreal thing to watch for her eyes ! She instantly forgot everything and savored the joy of watching him in such a peaceful state ! How did he always succeeds in hiding this beautiful human being he is , from this world , she thought . She always knew he was not what he showed to this world . She always wanted to know him what he was as a person , wanted to know his truth , wanted to meet his soul . She had had few instances of all this in all these months of them living together but this peace in his face amd warmth in his touch was new . She just couldn't take her eyes off him . She was LIVING in the moment .
He knew it from the corner of his eyes that she was watching him but he dared not to look into her eyes back because her gaze always makes him weak and vulnerable . The moment he loses himself to her , he knew he cannot control his emotions and he might confess that she means a world to him .
After all , many months of staying together has made him realise that she has become his undying HABIT which he never want to lose . He kept to himself everything and he knows she understands him very well but the thought of him confessing is the worst battle he was to ever face .
After what seemed like an eternity , he could no more bear that gaze of her on him and tried to distract it by speaking out , " kya hua ? " Without actually looking at her .
