Lost in Limbo

Drat. I had a lot to write but the slot in Whom I’d Like to Meet section only allows for 1000 characters. Drat.

Well, there’s room to elaborate here. So here goes.

    I sit quietly by her side, ensuring she has her personal space while letting her know I’m here when she decides to come to me. Slowly her sobs quiet down and she lets out a long sigh. I raise my arm parallel to her eyes and she buries her face within my sleeve. Her tears are warm.
    "It’s gonna be all right."
    She stops wiping her tears and turns her face towards me. Even with her eyes red and puffed up, she takes my breath away. "How can you be so sure?" comes her soft question between hiccoughs.
    Seeing that she no longer uses my sleeve, I wrap my arm around her shoulders and pull her closer. "Because."
    She leans her head against my cheek. The weight on my face comforts me. Time stretches unnoticed as we sit on the wooden bench overlooking the lake. The leaves overhead rustle softly with the soft evening breeze.
    "Promise me you’ll never make me cry," she whispered, barely audible.
    "I can’t." As simple as that.
    She pulls herself away, staring at me with the defiant look I know so well and love so much. Tears start to well up again. "Why not?"
    I look at her calmly, my fingers idly playing with her soft curls. "Cause I will fight with you, make you angry. I’ll disappoint you. I’ll sometimes show up late, or may not even show up. Sometimes I won’t be available when you need me. And I’ll definitely make you cry."
    "You-! You’re supposed to say nice things to make me feel better!"
    "I refuse to make promises that I may end up breaking. Coz then I’ll hurt you even worse. And I want to have fights with you, instead of us bottling things up and explode when things are too far gone. But I want you to know this. Tears don’t only come when you’re unhappy. I want to make you cry happy tears as well. And I may not be able to solve your problems for you, but I want you to know I’ll do my best to be there for you when you need me the most."
    A clear droplet trickle from her lashes. "Why?"
    I pull her close to me. "Because."

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