you are in a car with a beautiful girl. the windows are open, sweet sticky wind wrapping you in a hug. you shiver and make sure to breathe in and out. you turn right and see her. you see stars and ocean and the rustling of leaves. but certain things you can't see. you need to hear. you look at the gentle slope of her nose and her eyes. she's staring ahead, driving into something you don't know. there's fog now, city lights lost somewhere back. you don't know why you are here. but you feel safe. you don't know what happy feels like. this is close enough.
you open your eyes. there's darkness everywhere. before you start to panic,the door opens and riya is standing there. she extends her hand. you look at it, blink your eyes. still sleepy and clueless. you take her hand anyways. it's warm and soft.
"where are we?"
riya smiles. before she answers you notice it yourself and your jaw drops. there are stars everywhere. sparkling and shining. almost as if you are in space. there are stars on the ground. then you realise they are reflected in the blue river. blue. blue. blue.
you both stand at the edge of world, staring into nothing and everything at once. riya pulls you closer, hands now intertwined. you rest your head on her shoulder.
"i don't want to leave"
you hear a laugh. it shoots up into the sky and leaves streaks of rainbow. riya pushes your bangs aside and kisses your forehead.
"we can stay. there's a hotel nearby"
you nod. you'll stay here for a few days, with riya. the room will have one bed and you both will cuddle, breaths close, foreheads together. connected. then you'll wake up early, stare at her, take her in. grudgingly you'll take a long shower. and when you come out, hair dripping in water, riya will be awake, her hair messy and her smile crooked, eyes half closed, bundled up in sheets. your heart will beat faster and you'll try to find the point where you rose in love. which will the same point when you started loving yourself. you'll throw a pillow at her and she'll throw one back, playful laughter and screams. four days at maximum.you both have minimum budget.
then you'll be back in the car with the beautiful girl. she'll lean to kiss you on the cheek. you'll blush. you won't say 'i love you' , 'i am in love with you' ,not yet. at one point in future, some far away mountains, you'll point at the sunset and say 'i am in love,so pretty' but she'll catch you looking at her. she'll smile. you'll know she fell in love first later because you'll realise she was the one who asked you to come with her on a long drive. around the world.
you are in a car with a beautiful girl. you don't want anything else. you are happy.
