Kiss…

Melting dark chocolates... a shower of rose petals... the silent soothing fragrance of jasmine... the gentle breeze... the rhythmic swaying trees... and Yanni's poignant rendition of "Until the last moment...", she remembers her first kiss. She remembers the tears welling up in her eyes... flowing down her cheeks, only to be stopped by his lips the next moment. She remembers his comment… as if struck by a strange revelation… “Salt,” he had said smiling. She had looked into those eyes… intense, romantic, poetic… her heart beating fast and her breaths coming short. She had held onto him, never wanting to let go… hoping that he wouldn’t let go either… but things change… leaving just random images… dreams becoming delusions… cold… final… the end. Now as she stood in the cold with the rain pelting on her shoulders, she felt the wave of change again. She saw him…

Waves thundering on the silent rocks… a distant lightning… the pungent smell of love in the air… passions ignited… time standing still… he remembers his first kiss. He remembers looking into her eyes, seeing the tears in them… He remembers kissing those tears as they flowed down her cheeks, tasting the saltiness… He remembers hugging her tight… a moment that will stand the test of time… melting away in her arms… her own soft fragrance intoxicating him… and their hearts beating in perfect rhythm… everything perfect… no barriers… But then the tides stopped… there were no more waves to break the barriers of change… no more hands to hold… an empty bag of straws. She was gone. Now, as he stood in the rain waiting for the bus, he felt the tide building up again. He saw her…

The bus was late. They stood in the rain waiting… staring at each other, exchanging silent messages… rhythmic heartbeats… the longing in their eyes… passions ignited. Time stood still again… urgent, desperate, impetuous… and they came closer. He looked into her eyes, she looked into his… and they hugged. A moment later, he kissed her softly on her lips... she closed her eyes… melting chocolates, thundering waves, raining roses… After an eternity, he broke off the kiss, looked at her beautiful face and asked her, “What’s your name?”