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A Love Story

Song of the day - Hide and Seek - Imogan Heap


[ a short story I wrote ]
We ran through the grass and dew from it soaked our bare feet. It felt cold but refreshing. He ran only a few steps behind me, close enough that he could reach out and touch me if he wanted to. The cuffs of my pants were soggy so I stopped and leaned over to pull them up. He hadn’t seen that I stopped running and ran into me. I fell down on my chest into the dewy, tall grass. I started to laugh and so did he. The sound of our laughter in harmony was a sweet ringing in my ears. He looked at me as though he was going to help me up but surprised me when he flung himself onto the thick grass beside me. Our laughter dissipated and he turned to face me. I was currently absentmindedly pulling at the grass. He grabbed my hand and gently placed his fingers in between mine like they belonged there. I felt so safe here in our perfect pasture of paradise and even safer that he had my hand. As long as be had my hand this couldn’t be a dream and he wouldn’t disappear. I closed my eyes and let myself slip into reverie. I dreamt of hope, of love, and of him. I had never felt so much love for one person in my life. I was terrified to wake up because he might disappear. This might not be real
When I awoke the sun was high in the sky and there were no clouds to block its path. He had pulled me into his arms and I felt comforted that he was still there and that I wasn’t just dreaming. The sun shone down on us and draped us in a blanket of warmth. The sun was like self worth shining down on me. I was scared to move, scared that I would never have another moment as perfect as this. I wished that every person in the world could feel this good at some point in there life. If only the whole world could feel this much love for someone, then maybe we wouldn’t have any fighting, any violence, any war.
I turned my body slightly and looked up and him. His eyes were filled with wonder but he didn’t say a word. I surveyed his face and took in every crease and every line. I loved every one of his imperfections because he was perfect in his own way. And he was mine. He took my hand, placed it to his smooth face and closed his eyes. I kissed the lids of his eyes and he sighed. Then I kissed him softly on the lips and he wrapped his arm around my waist. This moment was beyond perfect, it was flawless, fearless, unbelievable. I ran my fingers through his short dark hair and he traces circles on my arm. I pulled back and placed my head on his chest.
How could anything ever be better than this? How was I supposed to get up and walk back to the rest of the world? This was my world. The only world I ever wanted to know. I felt a twinge of pain as I thought of leaving this place. Sure he would always be mine but life wasn’t this easy in the real world. Not that I cared what the real world thought. This pasture was like a dream land to me. He was like a dream to me. There would never be another one like him, he was completely unique. Surely fate had brought me to him and I never wanted to let go.
He gently placed me on the ground so that his arms were free and stood up. I propped myself up on one elbow to gaze at him. He looked almost nervous as he looked back down to where he had placed me. He stared deeply into my eyes and my heart skipped a beat. His soft green eyes seemed to be searching for something in mine. His eyebrows creased slightly in the middle and then smoothed over. A serene bliss seemed to sweep over him in a wave and I wished that I could have felt what he was feeling at the moment. What ever it was that had crossed his face had left me feeling troubled.
He leaned down to kiss my forehead. “I’ll be back in just a second.” He promised me and then darted over a hill and out of my view. He had left me here to ponder over what he could possibly be doing. I didn’t like this pasture so much when I was alone. I guess it was never really the pasture, just him. The sun or the grass or the blue sky could never replace the comfort he brought me. I saw him walking back towards me slowly. I had plenty of time to muse over what ever he was doing before he reached me. He didn’t speak right away. He just looked at me meaningfully, like he had something to say but didn’t quite know how. That comforted me slightly.
When he finally did speak it was slow and deliberate. His voice was like a sweet sugar. “I love you, but you already know that. I have always loved you. I don’t think I could ever live without you, and I don’t ever want to.” He looked nervous as he continued. “You are my world and when I lay here with you I can’t think of ever being apart. I can’t think of anyone else. I can’t even think about myself. All of my thoughts center on you. When I even entertain the idea of losing you my heart begins to break. I don’t ever want to be with out you. I don’t think I can.” He stopped and began to kneel onto one knee. I gasped as I realized what he was doing. “I want to spend forever with you. Will you marry me?” I began to cry with joy and I wrapped my arms around his neck, knocking him over.
“I love you” I whispered. “Of course I’ll spend forever with you.” He pulled me in tighter and kissed my face. This was ecstasy, this was bliss, this was real. I couldn’t believe this was really happening. I pinched myself theatrically and he laughed at me. He kissed me long and hard and I didn’t want to let go. He pulled back and then heaved me up to standing position. He wrapped his arms around me and swung me in circles. When he set me down he grabbed my hand and started to lead me back the way we’d came. He leaned over and kissed my forehead.
“I love you.” He whispered and it was perfect.