Her heartbeats were on a run. It was as if she ran for quite a mile and it was still difficult to hold her breaths. She looked around herself, cross checking her surroundings to find any familiar face which could recognise her. She sighed when she caught none in her range and grabbed her phone tighter in her grasp.
"... because it feels too heavy inside me" that was all. She closed her eyes for a moment and tried to live that moment when she ended her monologue with those words. She didn't wait for a respond from the other end but she was sure that the receiver tried calling her back again.
Her eyes caught the sight of her phone in her hand. The black screen of the device displayed her dishevelled sight; she detested it the most but it was the only way out. A deep breath escaped her unknowingly as she wiped the tear out from her face smudging the kohl out from her eyes.
"So this is it...then..."
The voice brought her out of her trance in one swift move. She raised her eyes to find the person standing right in front of her, his eyes filled with queries she was scared to answer, and his voice that quivered a bit the reason behind it known to her quite well.
"You...why are you here?" She stood up matching his height, a gap left between them which spoke volumes of untold reasons for why they were having that kind of a conversation at the first place.
He looked around and took a seat. It seemed as if he was much tired, not from running around looking for her but from the chaos that she gifted him in the name of love.
"This is it right? Oh...I suppose you are even taking that bracelet, that earring and all those little teddy bears too but...not...me"
She stood numb. Her breaths and her beats turned erratic and she didn't know how to analyse this situation anymore.
"I told you right?" His eyes stopped on hers, hers went down the moment his eyes stilled on hers; "I told you...run away everytime you feel like but let me run with you...let me be by your side, I won't bother you with anything I promised right?" He slowly slipped his hand in hers.
She looked down at his grip. It was warm just like every single time he held her hand. It was comforting to her heart and she knew she loved that feeling. She was feeling stupid for feeling all these kind of emotions right now when all she felt was to be anywhere but not with him.
"I told you each time that I can go with you, run away with you each time you feel like, but..." He sighed
"I can explain, I..."
"Why? Why did you want this? Tell me the reason and I will walk out of this airport and never show you my face again"
"I..."
"Speak"
"I wanted a break from everything from this life. From you, from everything that's going on and everything that will happen...I don't feel like doing anything, I...I...just want to go somewhere far with a whole new identity and never be found again until I want to be back..."
"What?"
Silence filled their conversation, as he slowly sank down on his seat. She sat next to him and watched around herself. People boarding the flight and coming back from their trips. She held her head tighter as she heard him again,
"Do you...want me...to leave?"
She looked up at him,he was waiting patiently for an answer but right then her flight was announced.
She quickly stood up holding her luggage as he nodded and walked out of her sight, without turning back.
She watched him disappear amidst the rush of people while she sighed. Tears rushed down her face as she sat there for another minute while she whispered all to herself,
"So this is it then...."