Hidden Longing Unveiled
He
held her stare for a brief moment, keeping his eyes transfixed to the ground,
unable to trust himself with what he revealed through his eyes. The moment was expectant with hidden
suffering and forbidden longing. Before he could reply, Caroline grabbed his
hand in hers and pulled him, reluctantly onto the floor with her. The pale
light of the lanterns emitted a soft glow onto them. Around them, couples
swayed to the music, their bodies melded together among hundreds of countless faces.
The music suddenly stopped to be replaced by a familiar swing tune.
"See
ya," Richard stammered, heading into a throng of chatting singles.
"Come
on Richard. When was the last time I asked you for anything?"
"Do
you really want me to answer that?"
"Okay,
you've got a point. Shut up. Come on, Richard, this will be fun."
"Yeah,
fun if you're eighty-years old, and hang out at country clubs."
"Please,
I won't make you change Salty's liter box anymore. I'll tell Remo that you
didn't steel his Agatha Christie novel. Please. Please. Please?"
"Ugh,
okay." Caroline pulled Richard closely behind her, his scent intoxicating her.
Space was small, hindering their freedom from one another. A young couple came bounding their way,
pushing Richard's body further into Caroline's back. For one moment, they were
one. Neither was in a hurry to remove themselves. Neither noticed that the
music stopped.
Then
the music started up again, playing a popular R&B song by Lauren Hill:
(This isn't my song either. It belongs
to whoever produced Lauren Hill's new album. I am not making any money off of
this. J )
You're
just too good to be true
Can't
take my eyes off of you
All
logic faded into these two lines. Richard ignored the sanity inwardly screaming
at him, and took Caroline by the arm. It felt, what, cold? Was she shaking as
much as he? He rubbed his fingertips up the side of her arm, attempting to
dissipate some of her tension and pain. She looked up at him with a combination
of fear and longing. Her lips trembled.
You
feel like heaven to touch
I
want to hold you so much
Caroline
took the initiative and pressed herself against Richard, needing to hear his
heart next to hers.
TO
BE CONTINUED……………