The Thread Tied: Red

The Cloud 9

"The higher you soar in the sky of love, the fear of falling slowly creeps up in your wings making you fall without actually falling."

Did she just kiss me? No, right... but she did! It felt like she did... who the fuck am I fooling she just pecked me for like three seconds. Did it feel surreal...

Absolutely.

Ten minutes in my room, sitting like a fool on the floor, I couldn't comprehend the volcano erupting right through my head, flowing over the place. I quickly changed into something decent, still wearing the Red pullover and now pyjama's when I got call from my Grandma. I was attending the call when I came out of the room and found certain someone on the stairs, looking through her phone. She looked over and tried to say something when I gestured her to wait two minutes as I was still on the call and went straight to the washroom. After the call, it took me a minute to get myself together for what I was about to face, rather whom I was about to face. Mustering up all the confidence I acquired in my life, I went out, and said something I had no control over.

"The only thing I regret ..." I spoke as I marched towards her,

"... is that it was too short."

She must have anticipated a rant, where I'd blame her for kiss- okay, pecking me for that matter, and that it was inappropriate of her, that's why she looked down at first presuming a hate speech and was utterly shocked when I completed my statement.

"Hm I-... WHAT?" She was in disbelief.

"I said the only thing I regret is that it was too... short." Now that I said it more calmly right in her face, the statement made me blush. I was nervous as to what she'll say about my weird audacity. Recovering from the shock, she spoke , "its okay, next time I'll make sure to give you a longer one." That's not what I anticipated...

There was more to come.

I blushed and looked away, blood electrifying in my veins, and managed a small nod. We both stood at the corner of stairs, a close proximity, in complete comfortable silence. I was smiling like a fool and Kalini being Kalini was playing her little game of push and pull grabbing the staircase. I moved my head to look at her and that's when a second, longer kiss was planted on me by her.

Was it just me but she always tasted like coffee, rich, smoky and...

Addictive.

Her lips didn't even move an inch on mine yet it felt like they were searching for more. The moment she pulled back, I didn't realize I was holding my breath back so badly, that I hung my head low towards the staircase watching the ground floor spin around. She made me feel dizzy. Ever heard of cloud 9? Yeah, that's how it felt.

No matter how much she would have denied, I knew she felt nervous as well, that's why even after continuing her little game of pushing and pulling her body on staircase, after literally sucking air out of my lungs, she asked in all curiosity and anxiousness,

"What happened?"

I could only whisper, "I cannot breathe"

"I didn't do anything that sort of that you can't breathe." Still swinging holding the staircase, this time slowly.

After a few seconds, I held myself together and that's when my brain completely lost the ability to function so, again, I did another very unusual stuff known to my soul. I asked,

"Can I get one more?"

I am sorry to all the Gods; my Maa pray because I was committing a sin that was bewitching my soul and soothing all those broken pieces that weren't mended. I believe she knew that truth too because my statement made her stop her swinging. Kalini very well knew what she was doing and made sure from now on, I know that too. She gently but firmly placed her hand somewhere in my hair grabbed my waist slightly and placed a beautiful kiss on my lips.