That Afternoon- Anurima Biswas

"Why" she whispered

Her voice barely audible

"You don't even know me"

That afternoon it poured steadily

When I first saw him

So cold and distant

His demeanor

Akin to a chill in the frozen winter

Greedily taking in his every move

Stupid legs already in his direction before any reason could

Taking refuge beside where he stood

Near the boy who got my heartstrings pulled

Gentle breeze now filling my space

The very ones which first kissed his face

My thief eyes stealing glances

Once, twice and all over again

Under the clear sky

Now I stand alone with a sigh

He turned round the corner

In his wake my sanity sober

"You're no stranger to me, my Midnight Rain" his eyes indulging

That afternoon it poured steadily

"For a while more" he felt

As he stood, aeon without regret

Her scent in the air

Her presence in the near square

Flickering with emotions his eyes

The familiar feelings he recognized

Awaiting her jog to him

As the azure casted dreary dim

Her eyes so starry

Her smile beyond mesmerizing

And with the movements of her hair

Why no one was as disturbed as himself there

Why no one went as mad as he had had

And how their hearts didn't go as wild as his smiled

Unbeknownst to my hopes

She stares, with twinkle in her eyes

How was she to ever comprehend

The twinkle reflecting my eyes

"Can you let me be yours, Rain?"

"Rain?" she repeated carefully

Letting it sink

"Why" she whispered

Her voice barely audible

"You don't even know me"

"You're no stranger to me, my Midnight Rain" his eyes indulging

"How?...Why?" her thoughts running miles a minute

Her bosom blooming, growing ecstatic

"Because you make my cold heart feel flowers and warmth"

"Since you, I have someone to wait for, time passed by slowly and a lot less meaninglessly"

"Because..."

"I like twins" she interrupted

A deep chuckle left

From the hollows of his chest

She blushed, a tiny amount flustered

Also giggled, blending with the herd.