‘Hey’

‘Morning gorgeous!’

‘What are you doing?’

‘Watching you sleep.’

‘Isn’t that boring?’

‘Not at all…it gives me the quiteness and calmness to think about some things.’

‘And….?’

‘And…it gives my body and soul peace to watch you sleep and I realize that nothing really matters….except you are by my side. The whole world around us seems to fade away when I look at you and your angelic face, inviolated by the bitterness and cruelty of the world. And you know what?’

‘What?’

‘That peace, that you give me, shows me….it shows me, that you are the one for me! I’ll love you till the end!’

‘I love you too and I don’t want to sound like a smartass but I knew it from the moment our eyes met for the first time, that you are the one for me!’

Meanwhile

At Carmen’s

It knocked at the door when Carmen got out of the bathroom. It was 9 in the morning and she woke up just half an hour ago and was still in her pj. She went and opened the door. What she saw next suprised her totally. There, right in front of her, stood Shane.

‘Hey’

‘Hi…..wanna come in?’

‘Yeah…’

They got inside and stood in front of each other. Carmen looked at Shane in anticipation. After what seemed like a lifetime without words Shane began

‘I can’t stop thinking about you!’

‘Shane…’

‘Just looking at you makes me happy!’

‘I have to sit down!’ Carmen was hit by the words and unable to keep standing. She stumbled back on her couch and sat down.

‘When we’re together, whether or not I show it…I just can’t wait to hear the next words out of your mouth.’

‘I…’

‘No, wait….I’ve been thinking about what you said last night. I have no idea why you are so persistent…particularly, given the arsenal of defence I’ve thrown at you, but…no matter how hard I’ve tried to block out everything you’ve said…the message has been received. In a place inside me which I thought is not existing. But it is. It is alive and well….I can’t make any promises, but I’d like to try and be with you. It won’t be easy but I’ll try to change because I think you are the one for me and I want to be the one for you!’

Carmen was crying by now and looked at Shane, standing there in front of her with a puppy look in her eyes and an questioning expression.

‘Can I now say something?’ she asked with a trembeling voice. Shane nodded.

‘You’re right…it won’t be easy, but you’re also wrong…you don’t have to change to be the one for me…you already are!’

And with that she stood up, walked over to Shane and kissed her tenderly. The tears were flowing over their cheeks and they kept holding each other for what felt like an eternity.

– The End –