Amico

Dream turns reality...

If only I could gather the courage to tell him all that I felt. He tells me I am too quiet. How can I ever tell him that I am not. I am a storm in myself. And only he can pacify this storm. 

If he is the universe then I hope to be just one star in it. If he is the sky then I wish to be just a cloud in it. If he is colour then I could die to be just a shade of it.

"You know Ellie, I could spend all my life staring at the  sky."
"And I could spend my life staring at you." If only I could voice my own thoughts. If only I could tell him how madly I loved him and how desperately I longed for him. 

I look at him. His eyes are closed. The smile is still there, resting on his lips. I watch him breathing. The up and down of his chest.  I want to rest my head on his chest. I want to feel his lips on mine.

 While I was fantasizing, I didn't realize that he had opened his eyes and was looking at me.
"You are beautiful."
I laughed. 

Me? Beautiful? Well, I was far from it. I was plain looking. It was he, who was beautiful. With his blue eyes and golden brown mane, soft lips and tanned complexion. He was paradisiacal. He was perfect.

I didn't realize that he was still staring at me. His deep, wet eyes bored into mine. I turned my gaze away. I could feel my face turn red. I was not managing his attention quite well.

"I love you Ellie."

'I love you too Jo."

"No. I really love you. I love your eyes, the way you look at me, the way you say so much without saying a single word. I love you Ellie. I really do."

What? I couldn't really register what he said. He loved me? Loved me as I loved him?

My heartbeats increased by a thousand time. My face turned hot. I couldn't see anything as tears had welled up in my eyes. There was a huge lump in my throat. Only seconds to go till I broke down. 

"Ellie? Baby, say something... Hey! Are you crying? No, Ellie don't. Please don't cry."

I couldn't believe it. My 8 year long dream was coming true? All these years I had waited for this moment. I had prayed to every existing and non existing God for this. And it was finally coming true. 

My Jo, my dream, my amico loved me. Finally friendship and love had come together to form the best relationship in the world.

He was the universe, I his stars. He was the sky, I his clouds. He was colour and I was his shades. 

P.S. Thanks a ton CraZzySuZzi_16 for the cover.