A Moment || MaNan OS

A Moment

It was the kind of sheer delight you got from the whole experience. The excitement of hearing the pitter-patter of the raindrops. The thrill when the first drop would touch your skin.

She gasped, slightly, and then closed her eyes as she laughed, completely. The rain had always fascinated her. At this moment, she could care less about getting drenched. At this moment, she could care less about what Chachi would say. At this moment, she could care less about the fact that they really, really needed to get inside. She could care less, because at this moment, she was lost. Lost in this marvelous feeling of being exposed to the rain and being with him. Him. That made all the difference.

"It's amazing, isn't it?" he said with a huge grin. A grin whose reason could only be her. Seeing her so very happy, Manik Malhotra couldn't help but smile. Because she made him happy, too.

"It's like a fairytale!" she smiled. It was, it truly was. She really couldn't find a better way to put it, and she would cherish this moment forever.

"An incomplete fairytale," he added.

"Why is that?" she asked, the smile not leaving her face as she felt those drops of rain on her palm. They tickled her and she laughed again.

"Well, maybe because of this," he said as he leaned in ever so slightly, making her pause.

She knew what he was asking for and, being his clever self, he couldn't have chosen a moment more perfect than this. She knew she loved him, so there was no room for hesitation as she leaned in further while closing her eyes.

Soft. The first touch of their lips felt soft. He moved his lips against hers - gently, softly. She liked it.

She liked the feeling of his wet lips against hers. She liked the thrill of him kissing her in the rain. She liked the excitement she got from this whole experience.

They broke apart only to share a look, just one look. Her breathing was heavy as she stared into his eyes, and he gazed back with as much intensity. It was in that look where they stayed, where time seemed to stop for them.

He leaned in again, and she gave him full permission to which they were both delighted. A kiss, in the rain.

A moment where the fairytale is complete.