Story about Love of the Sun the Moon

I could feel how my heart was beating faster and with trembling ice-cold hands, I took my phone. Sending a simple message cannot be this difficult, shouldn't be! "What if he thinks I am being emotionally inadequate, and he is just fed up? What if... Stop El, just send the damn text now!" – I stopped overthinking and started typing:

"Hi, Berat. You good? Sorry, that couldn't talk. Can you suggest any places here, so I can see some sightseeing before going back to Russia?" – I sent the message and was shaking while waiting for the answer. Suddenly, phone started calling. It was a video call from BERAT! I was very close to lose my consciousness! I immediately fixed my hair and answered.

- "Hey, princess! Wanted to see whether you look okay. Happy that you texted! I thought, I am annoying you, already." – he said smiling.

- "You were not annoying me, Berat. It felt good to spend time with you."

- "Happy and surprised to hear, princess."

- "Why you call me like that?" – I smiling, smiling.

- "Because you are." – he said and smiled back at me. I wanted to show him how my inner girl was freaking out from warmth of his smile. – "Do you want me to show you Istanbul? I have truly interesting places in my mind."

- "Oh, sure! If you got time for that."

- "Send me your location, I'll come tomorrow at 4pm if it's okay for you."

- "Definitely. See you, Berat and thank you for being this kind." – I could see how his eyes were clearly shining. Hope started to rise in me and warmed me up inside.

The next morning I was feeling a little dizzy and I was trembling from head to toe. I slept only for 3 hours. I was hearing Berat's voice in my dream. "Today, I will hear his voice, watch his face wile smiling, I hope he will." – I thought thinking what to wear. Chose to wear my violet dress. Evening with Berat is the best think that could happen in Istanbul. The Sun itself will walk me in Istanbul's streets today. I put on Ed Sheeran's song "Perfect" and started my breakfast.

At 3:50 I got a message from Berat, saying he is in front of the hotel, I checked myself on mirror and rushed to him with stomach full of butterflies. I went out from hotel and saw him in front of me. It was so hard not to hug him and with controlled stillness I approached him.

- "You look gorgeous!"

- "Really? Even with a plastered hand?" - his compliment made me to feel cared.

- "Of course! You look beautiful." – and by saying that he gave me a little red rose – "I thought to bring a little one, so you can easily take it with us. Not sure which flowers you like, though..."

- "It's gorgeous! Berat its so nice of you, thank you!" – Little did he know, that I was not spoiled by flowers, so receiving one, made me very happy. He smiled so warmly after my words and showed the way, I followed.

Streets of Istanbul had specific smell, I had strong feeling of Deja vu. I felt, that already, knew Berat, maybe from past life and we, already, walked here, through these beautiful streets full of cafes and smelling peachy. Such a familiar peachy smell.

- "You know El, I have a strange feeling about you reminding me of moon." – I was not expecting that coming.

- "Really? Interesting, why moon?" - I wondered.

- "You are so sensitive and I have no idea in what mood you are going to be in an hour. It gives me just vibes of moon, that is as much as unpredictable and fascinating, as you are." – I was very surprised by hearing that and wanted to confess, that I feel him as a sun. Not yet.

- "Berat, you surprise me, every time by being understanding, kind and attentive. Those are characters of a truly worthy man. I know almost nothing about you, but I guess I..." - I couldn't end the sentence. I could feel how weather got a little bit freezing, at least that could be shown as a reason for me trembling at that moment.

- "You what?" – he asked and stopped walking, as we reached boulevard. He turned and looked straight into my eyes.

- "I trust you. I wanted to tell, that I trust you." – I lied and could see that he knew it.

- "Let me share with you a story." – He took of his cardigan and gently covered me and kneeled to fix my hair. Fresh smell of his cologne took my mind of, again.

- "Thank you, Berat." – I said and felt, that I was blushing.

- "Welcome, princess. So, the story is about the love of sun to the moon."

"He reads my mind?!" – I thought and stared in surprise to hear the story.

- "There was a man with magical powers. He could heal by using energy of sun and even was considered, to be the Sun itself. Partly in sky and partly as a human on earth. He was bringing so much good to the world and the only person that he couldn't approach was a girl with disease to the sunlight. She couldn't get out when sun was out. Only during, nighttime she was getting out and stared at the dark sky and cried for not being able to see it on daytime. Little did she know, that behind the trees magician was looking at her with love and cried with her. He couldn't approach her, as that could kill her. Years passed, magician never was able to approach and confess his love and it's unimaginable to feel his pain, when he was notified of girl's death. But the magician was immortal, and he knew, that he couldn't live without her. So, for the first time in his life he approached the dead body of beloved and spelled the magic of tearing his live and giving it to her. Spell turned the girl into a moon and light coming from the Moon was reflection of sunlight coming from magician, who merged with Sun. Each night sunlight was reflected in moon, embracing her and keeping warm from that moment on."

When he ended the story, I felt tears in my face. I truly felt the Moon to be me, without sunshine all these years and now standing next to sun, I wanted only one thing. Him, to hug me. Suddenly, he reached for my tears and gently wiped them off and leaned even closer. I stopped breathing. The next moment, I felt his hot lips kissing mine, his arms around me, cuddling me tightly. I breathed in his fresh smell. He was so gentle, so calm and after the kiss, he looked so kindly.

- "I couldn't resist..." - he said with no regret but care in his voice.

- "I feel like being in arms of the sun, as in your story."

- "Really? You know, you smell like being alive." – I got shocked that almost same he told to me in my dream, that I saw in the hospital.

I felt so cherished and loved in his arms, that wanted to freeze the time and stay in his arms eternally. Before, talking about kiss, before getting serious about what was going on between us, before going to my hotel room, I simply wanted to stay in his arms and to forget that I am El...

I am just the Moon of the Sun. At that moment he pulled me to himself and hugged tightly.

- "I want to freeze the time." – Again, he read my mind, or maybe he is me.