The wait ends

I miss u.. 

I kept staring at my phone after sending the text. There was no response, until next morning when I heard the door bell.

I opened the door and he immediately took me into his arms and hugged me hard.

"Mom is around" I whispered and struggled out of his embrace.

He responded with yet another hug and the secret little kisses on my neck. I glanced towards the kitchen to make sure they were still secret and mom wasn't watching. I was glad that she was busy with her chores and din't notice. She came out in a while and they exchanged greetings and then she went off to finish her chores asking us to go chill in my room. We used to spend days there, watching movies and playing games during high school.

We went in there and lied down on my bed facing each other. This is exactly how we had spent hours, a day before he was leaving. Lying down and looking at each other without a word spoken.

"Your wish of being alone with me is finally fulfilled" he teased.

I gave him a sad smile, that told him how much I have missed him while he was protecting our nation.

" I din't miss you.. Ok"

"Ohh.. Is it? Then why hasn't the wait to see me, left your eyes yet?"

I sighed as an answer.

"Alright.I don't want to see this sadness on your face anymore. And I know that only a good song can get you out of this mood now. Which song?"

"Since you know everything, you should know which song as well, right?"

And as if on cue, he played the song, exactly the one I hoped he would play. He looked into my eyes, consuming me. I looked right back to his, the place where all the love in this world belonged.

He edged his hand near my fingers and brushed his fingers across them, sending shivers down my spine. Its been 8 months and 12 days since I have felt his touch. The best lines of my favourite song started playing. I was loosing myself to the music and the warmth of his gentle touches. When I felt the cold metal sliding on my finger and I looked down to the beautiful ring. 

"Marry me?" he asked

A tear rolled off my eye as an answer.

And this is how I was asked the sweetest question of my life, which promoted us from childhood best friends to life partners.