the first kiss ....

SILENCE is a complex expression ,

sometimes a weapon , sometimes its your inability ,

sometimes it denotes your patience , sometimes end of a fight ,

sometimes it what one longs for , and sometimes it’s what , one tries to hide from

The first kiss ….

“last one ,” he said in a half declaration , half permissive tone , “okay…last one and everyone go to sleep , he has a flight to catch tomorrow morning “ she declared  , as always there was a strict  and  caring expression in her words , she treated him like a kid and he kind of liked it , they had been friends for long , together they had been through the roughest of patches and had seen the loveliest of rains . She had seen him cry , she had seen him dream with eyes wide open , together they had known the darkest secrets , which they had hid from others , she had seen him in the most embarrassing moments , and mocked him too , and like it had been ever , he never mind it a bit.

The night was pretty much over , the night  when they had sung and dedicated songs , laughed their hearts out  , friendly mocking and teasing each other , cried remembering the past days of  joy and fun and discussing the fun , in not so fun daily routine .

Sweeping the table off  the short eats that had fallen , and the empty whiskey bottle , she looked at him and said ,” could you go and sleep , now . “

“ya , I ‘ll … leave all that , come and sit next to me , I don’t know when would I see you next  “ he said  . she kept the bottle in a corner and switched on a brighter light , “no , that hurts my eyes “ , “switch that off , I ll get something “ he said in a whining tone .

He got up , went inside and came back with a candle lit inside a glass .

He kept it on the table , and switched off the lights , the balcony which earlier , was looking lifeless had suddenly come to life , the soothing yellow light had filled the place , the dull walls had come to consciousness hoping to witness life , the balcony overlooked the small pool , the calm pool water reflected the shiny star lights on the perfect moonless night , which was visible in small twinkles on her face , the cold and slow flowing breeze had frozen the moments , it seemed , nature employed the best of her painters to paint this moment on he canvas of time with the most romantic shades of yellow for them while they looked into each others eyes .

They spoke in a low tone , enough for the other to understand , smiling they remembered the times they fell in problems , times they laughed together , of the rain when they stood laughing on the road when he had slipped on the road and fell in the puddle , times when she got scared to death , of the rubber chameleon he threw on her , times when he literally made her cry by his practical jokes ,
they missed all that , and now then he was leaving they were going to miss being with together even more . these smiles were full of moments , moments which had witnessed their love and care for each other , their inability to share the other with someone else and the warmth they had , for one another .

Smiling and  joking through the night , they didn’t realize they had closed in to each other , the slowly flowing cold breeze had frozen the moments , the yellow light of the candle flame reflected on her smooth lips , they didn’t realize they were leaning in , as if HE was directing them  .

His heart was pounding inside his chest , she could hear it beat , they came more closer till their lips touched , the soft warm sweet scented breath was all they felt  and all other senses had become numb , as they remained frozen in time , the hearts had slowed down , hardly beating  , they only felt the flow of emotions through their chest and flow of  waves through the tips of  their  fingers . It was eternal  , it was beyond the limits of beauty .

It took them moments to come back to life , though he had kissed other women before too , which till now , were led coz of his carnal desires , yet he felt , this was his first kiss , this one was led by the purity in his heart and the love he shared for her . They had never experiences something so beautiful in life , and none else , could have made it so special .

They lay back on the couch , still in the gloomy moment , looking into each others eyes , realizing that they were smiling , remembering what had just happened , there was a soothing silence in the place , and both were still in the moment .

They didn’t want the other to break the silence , needless to say , it was  easy for them to understand what the other wanted  , they lay there staring into each other’s eyes all night , smiling …

He picked his bag and stuffed it into the rear bunk , and then started to talk to his friends , she saw the bag , she pulled it out and placed it properly , he saw her doing that , he smiled ,  he knew , she would do that .

On the way to the airport , they sat silently next to each other , holding hands , smiling and adoring each other .

They reached the terminal , the flight was on time , and the gates were about to be closed , he hugged all his friends , they wished him luck .

Then , he went to her , held her hands looked into her eyes , they let their eyes do the talking ,  there was care in his eyes , there was love in his eyes..he  hugged her . “ Wait for me ,.. I ‘ll come back” , …. “very soon” he said ,breaking the silence , there  could not have been a better  way to break the silence , she felt …. she nodded , they smiled again .

He went in the doors pushing the luggage , to give life to all the dreams he had seen her in …. while she waived her hands , tears in her eyes and smile on her face coz they were going to be far away , in two different places and coz they were now together for eternity....……..