4.The Photo

It was a cold night, CK was leaning on the window and looking at the photo of Shagi- she'd shown her backside withholding her coat in her right hand, and leaving the park.

"Mr. CK, I brought your laundry", Cappy's voice came.

"Keep it next to my table", CK said without taking his eyes off from the photo.

"Evening, I got a call from her", Cappy said; CK turned with astonishment; he added, "She asked me, where were you? cause you didn't pick her call", then I replied, "You'd met a girl in the park and do starring her photo since coming home."

"Okay, but how did she get your number?" CK asked him with same astonishment.

"Oh! that I have given my number when we met last time. Is that all right, CK?" without any hesitation Cappy asked by adjusting his collar.

"Not a problem, You may go", CK said with a smile, he slowly turned around and went near to the window looking at the streets which had covered by silence and darkness- looked like he expecting someone.

At that exact moment, he heard a door's knocking sound, he smiled and said "The door is open, come in Jia."

She came in, her eyes were blue, her hair was brown, she'd worn a black woolen coat, her face had been spilling beauty; we can't take eyes off from her.

CK had welcomed her with a smile, they both were starring at each other for a moment.

She asked without taking her eyes off from him, "I have spoken with Cappy today."

"Yeah, he told just now."

"So, you'd expected my coming."

"Yes, just I thought."

" I wanna see her photo", she asked looking straight at him; he took the photo from his pocket and gave it to her.

She looked at the photo and said " This girl didn't suppose to know that you have took picture of her, Did she?"

"Nope."

"Do you like her?" she asked with a voice expecting the answer no.

"Yes, I like her."; she turned around to avoid eye contact when she heard 'Yes', he added after a pause "Jia, I'd tried to live a normal life like others, but I failed. I know you've always been there for me, I was the one who didn't. You know well about me like none other in the world, so let me go," he said without any hurry in his voice.

"I've never asked you anything because you made me a person who can get, what they want by themself, You've never been there for me but you.. you were with me", she screamed with grabbing his shirt, " I don't have the right to have you back but I am dying to-", she said with leaning on his chest; with low voice; without looking up him; added, "Dear, I have no idea of what you may gonna through? but keep in mind one thing-Whatever may happen, I will always be there for you."

He removed her slowly from his chest; hold her chin up; and said with a low voice " I always wanted to be with you in both good and bad times and I would like to-"

Her lips extended lightly after hearing those words from him.

"It's been long since you came, you can stay here night" showing the bed, he said.

"Dear, I know that time is the best healer, I might have forget you after few years, but today I'm hurt, you was making me sick." she said without respond him.

"Jia, its better to regret today, I am afraid of, you will regret in future if the things happen like you said so."

" It won't happen, but.." she paused for a moment and with a low voice said "but as you said if I will regret for had been together I won't blame you."

"But I will regret if that happen in future rather than now." he said looking straight to her without any emotion.

The silence occupied the room for some moment, she sat down on the chair ideally without any reaction.

He'd sat beside to her, she was leaning on his shoulder and crossed her fingers into his-.They remained silent for more than a hour.

Ck decided to remain silent unless she should speak. But She got up and left the place saying nothing, while she was going near to the door, she turned around and glanced at him that glance told him, 'Good Bye!'