What is your darkness? (story version)

Wrapping the sheet around her chest she lie down on the warm floor. After a moment of silence, she turns to his side and asks him, what is your darkness? He looks back at her in surprise, “What do you mean?” Everyone got some, what is yours, she repeated her question. I don’t know, never gave thought about it. I am ‘kind’ from inside, he replied. Liar! aren’t you. Your presence brings my darkness on the surface. My old version which I buried long time ago and forgotten. And you, your presence brings it alive when you barely know about me. What is yours then, he asked in curiosity. She looked in other direction and began to speak, “I am capable of doing anything. I have the ability to go to any length to get what I want but I practice to not to be like this. My gender has little rights and power in the today’s society. So, if I can’t get by this way, I will use other ways and I would love when person kneel in front of me.” He rolled on to her side, looked straight into her eyes and said, you say that I am the dangerous one here. She chuckled, are you scared? You can still run away sir. He burst into laughter and became serious in few seconds, “I am here to stay.” You know that you have the ability to scan people. I guess we all have, she said it casually. No, you scan them just in one glance, I noticed that. And you are so strong you move on so quickly, no matter how much it hurts. But you barely know me? She said in her surprised voice. But I noticed from your eyes, he said in his firm voice. She nodded in agreement and continued I have cleaned blood from my own hands. I have lost so many people one after another and another. That cycle continued for so many years that it has desensitized me. One thing that life has taught me is that “you have to take care of yourself, no one and I mean no one will come to save you.” She looked at him and said in one breathing, “Thank you.” Why, he smiled? Thank you for talking about feelings, these days no one does. Everyone is so broken, lost and confuse that they don’t know what they are doing. Thank you for trusting in my ways, he replied while kissing her fingers.

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Hey, remember that you always have a choice. Why are you bringing it again? He felt uncomfortable. I just want to tell you that you always have a choice. I am afraid that I can pull you in my darkness, I don’t want to become that version. I fear my that version. I do bad things so remember that you always have a choice, she said all in one sentence. He took a deep breath and put his hand on her hairs, listen, I am here because I want to stay. I want to be part of this because it is from my heart. So, don’t worry about that. She closed her eyes and said, “remember, next time it’s your turn to talk about.”  “I will”, he replied instantly. There is too much chemistry between you and me and my brain couldn’t think of the reason “why”.  You know I continued to meet you because I wanted to know about myself like why your presence have such an impact on me. I wanted to know that whether I am fantasizing or is it real. And now why do we meet? he asked. She blushed and said because I love you.  

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And they both smiled at each other looking into each other’s eyes. Oh no, time, shit this time, we must hurry up, yes, in couple of hours shift will start. Where is my shirt? In his anxious voice.  Where did u throw it? she teased him, ahh, I found it! I have exactly 2 min. left to leave, looking at his watch he said. She still held his white shirt in her hand, teasing him with her eyes and started to kiss buttons of shirt. She stopped after four kisses and toss the shirt to him, catch! Now 1 min. 55 sec. left, hurry up! He blushed and caught the shirt to kiss it back. He put the shirt on his shoulder and moved forward to give her a passionate kiss. They forgot how quickly 10 seconds passed. We must hurry up, both said in agreement. Yup! too much chemistry between you and me, she giggled. And while leaving he gave her hug and whispered in her ears, “you can be anything with me. I will love you in your every form.”