Her promise-KaSum Drabble

Tucked under his arms,she raised her twinkling eyes to look at him. He chuckled and kissed her forehead, the movie playing in the comfy hotel room long forgotten as they were lost in each other. "Can I ask u something? " she whispered huskily. 'Go on sumo ' Kapil whispered back. 'What will be the hardest thing for u to face? What's ur biggest fear now, Kapil?' I want to know the real you. The person behind the persona. ' Sumona asked, her voice quiet and elegant.

He looked at her. Really looked at her,absorbing her, drinking her in. Memorising all her features. Her doe like eyes, her soft quivering,rose petal like lips, her nose, the exquisite arch of her eyebrows,the beauty of her smile,like the sun peeking out of the dark clouds. She really was something. No, scratch that. She was his everything. He smiled wryly. 'You know I fear losing the people I love the most. My biggest fear right now is that I may lose you someday.. That u will go away from me.' 'You can NEVER lose me. I will always be here in the wings for u. Even if u let me go, even if somehow we don't last, I will still be here. For u. I promise. ' Her reply was firm. 'Really? What if one day someone else takes u away? What if you get married to someone else? If things don't work out between us, I will never be able to watch u marry someone else, sumo. THAT'S my biggest fear. ' He said, voice shaking a little. 'NO. That will never happen. I promise you,Kapil.' She repeated assertively and he smiled,hugging her tighter, holding her close to his heart.

A year later, as he was sitting in his living room drinking coffee, his fiancee brought in the morning paper. 'I know u can't do without this. ' she said sweetly. He smiled a little at her with some effort. Quickly taking the paper, he glanced through it. In the entertainment section, there was an interview. HER interview. The headline said ' I will never get married,ever to anyone. I'm happy and complete in myself and I don't need marriage to complete me,im happy the way I am. '

Tears welled up in his eyes as his throat choked. Despite everything,all that had happened, she had kept her promise.