The Velvet touch

The man of her dreams

Hilal was walking home quickly. The moment Joe came out of the bathroom, Hilal instantly bid him farewell and rushed to the entrance door. She did not wait for Leon or even look back. She walked quickly in full pace as it was already 8 pm. Too late. Mother told her to be home within 6 pm and she is already two hours late. Her phone battery has died as well. She wondered how many times her mother might have called. She walked hastily and in midst of walking looked for cabs. But not a single one could be seen. She did not realize that a Mercedes whooshed beside her to stop right in front of her. She stumbled as soon as the car stopped with a force. The window slid down and Leon's head popped out of it. 

'I guess you wished upon the star to reach home within a minute haha' Leon joked. Hilal was breathing fast as she could not hold her breath for walking so fast. 'Haha well not really. In no way I'm gonna tell you what I wished for' Hilal smiled cheekily. 'Ahhaa that I know. But I think you don't know how much happy I'll be to escort you home' Leon smiled. 'Umm ah well i do appreciate that you have thought this much but i really don't want to bother you' Hilal felt a bit shy. 'Ahh come on! We are friends, ain't we? What's with this bothering? I'll be much much happy to drop you home. Already you are super late if i'm not wrong. So why don't you hop in and reach home on time?' Leon's words were convincing. 'Also I can't allow you to walk home like a maniac. You could fall under some car or something'. 'Are you seeing any car or anything near? I couldn't find a single cab' murmured Hilal. 'It's late Hilal. It's tough to find a car now. That's what I'm trying to tell you just get in my car and let me drop you home' insisted Leon. After that it was quite impossible for Hilal to deny his offer. After all, it's the Leon her heart crunched for. 'Bingo' her MIND popped. 'Shut up!' Hilal whispered happier than ever. Leon was looking at her with a clean smile on his face and Hilal went shy. She slowly entered into the car as Leon opened the lock. She tied her seat belt and off they went to their destination. 'What if there was no destination?' both of them thought and smiled on their own. 

Butterflies went flying here and there but all were imaginary ones. Though Hilal knew she would reach home within 10 minutes but this journey seemed endless. She was loving every bit of it. She wanted the journey to last forever and in her imagination she was already lost with the man of her dreams!