He finally left with nothing remaining but petals in her hand and frost in her heart. She knew she’ll forget about him when the moon turns to ashes and the birds sing no more. But her heart still felt heavy. As if something in there was not coming out. What was it?
That was pain there. The sort of pain she wanted to ignore. She wanted to cry but something inside wasn’t letting her. Maybe that something thought crying made her weak. But she knew she wasn’t weak.
What was there in her heart?
She knew she wasn’t supposed to expect. She has told herself that before.
That there shouldn’t be any expectations. She didn’t want to hurt herself, yet again.
But the expectations still creep in.
For things to be the same when he comes back?
It seemed unreal. But she liked the idea of it.
After all, the one thing that keeps everyone going is only ‘Hope’.
Inuit, a feeling of edgy anticipation that makes one keep on looking out of the window to see if an expected visitor is coming up the path.