Unconditional Kiss

A Date

    I opened it and read it in my mind. 

    Hello, my child, 

    I don’t know how you are exactly feeling right now, whether you hate me or miss me, but I miss you so much. I had always been a bad and selfish mother towards you, while living my own life I forget the duty of mother towards you, but I always loved you, so much. I wanted to meet you and talk to you for so long, even I got your mail ID and contact number but I was always afraid, because not talking to the one whom you love is better than facing their hatred for you. But today, someone told me it's never too late for a mother to shower her love towards her child, it gave me courage to approach you. I miss you Helena, I want you to come Russia, I want you to live with me, if you don’t want to live with my family, its ok, we will live nearby but please come, I feel remorse for letting you suffer, I know nothing can pay for my love and care you deprived since so long, but give me a chance to ease my sins, let me be your mother for once again, I promise, I won’t disappoint you this time. Take your time to think about it, but please reply to my text, I am hoping you to answer yes, let me know as soon as possible so I would send you a ticket to come here. 

    Love you Helena, miss you.

    Each letter of her mail made me feel cry, of course sometimes I hated her, but most of the time I tried to sick love from her, I kept looking for love from my mother everywhere, in Emily Aunt, in Linda’s mom, In old lady at Gift shop, everywhere. My mind was full of mixed feelings, I was crying outside, but at the same time I was happy inside to know she misses me, she cares for me. I was confused about what to answer, this is what I badly needed many times in my life, whenever I felt alone, broke, bored, burdened, every time. I was angry at her not doing it so long, not looking for me when I was kid, I badly needed her, I needed her not just for love but to survive, I felt to be abandoned at Hostel for so many years, I felt unwanted when she stopped to visit, I felt burden when she left me with Emily aunt and now when I am trying to be independent, got rid of all those burden, abandoned and other tags I put on myself, she wants me to be with her. I don’t know what to reply. I kept looking at her mail, touching the Laptop screen, and dropping tear after tear.

    Doorbell ring made me to look away from Laptop screen, I put my laptop aside and moved towards door, the person outside rang bell more than 10 time until I reached door, I looked through doorhole, it was Denver, angrily pressing doorbell again and again. I turned and wiped my face with my hand, took a few long breaths to look and sound normal, I did not want him to find me crying.

    “What the hell is wrong with you” Denver asked angrily, keeping shopping bags on the floor, He hugged me tight, as soon as I opened the door. I hugged him back, “You were supposed to come with me after office” He continued. He held me and kissed me. 

    “I had some home stuff to do,” I replied and turned immediately towards the washroom, to wash my face off.

    “Is everything alright” Denver asked, moving inside the room, maybe he noticed a change in my behavior.

    When I came back from the washroom. I saw Denver reading mail I left open on my Laptop. I sat close to him. I switched the Laptop off and held my hand in his.

    “I love you” he whispered. 

    “I know” I replied, smiling.

    “Get ready, we need to go” He got up and pulled me too,

    “Where” I asked, following him.

    “On a proper date” he pulled me into the room, handing me over shopping bags and continued ”Get ready fast, I am leaving, driver will be here soon to pick you up”. And he left.

                                                                                            ***

     His driver took me to the unknown place, the side of the city, I had never visited. I checked myself in the mirror again, I wanted to look best for Denver, I wore Wine colored evening gown with a slit, with dark red lipstick, with light makeup on, a wine colored clutch in my hand, rose gold wrist watch in one hand and a golden bracelet on another. I tried my best to look perfect. 

    Driver turned the car towards the white palace, I heard a lot about it. He stopped near the door, the person at the gate opened the door for me. I stepped my one leg out of the car managing my dress not to get stuck anywhere, I received a hand offering me a help, I lifted my head towards him. It was my man, My Denver. 

    He was wearing a wine colored five piece suit, his bow tie reminded me of him kissing me at friday party, He looked sexy, I immediately held his hand and stepped out of the car.

    We hugged each other and moved inside the palace, folding our hands at each  other’s waist. flowers showered on us on each step. 

    “This is beautiful,” I whispered, looking up, at shower rain.

    “You are beautiful” He replied, smiling. 

    We sat on the throne kept at the center of the palace, Denver folded his hand around me.  I saw some of the children coming towards us making two rows, with roses in their hands. I was overwhelmed with their cuteness.

    “Count them” Denver whispered in my ear.

    One after one of the children came towards me, giving me the rose, there were  9 roses I got from boys and 12 roses Denver got from girls. I was happy, smiling wider and wider receiving each rose, but still was confused, wondering why Denver made me count them. After receiving all the roses, I looked at Denver, smiling and expecting him to explain. A lady with a tray in her hand, offered me a s**t of paper kept in the tray, I took, she left. Denver got up as soon as I read the words written on the paper “9 roses symbolised I want to be yours forever and 12 roses symbolises ‘be mine’.” 

    Denver immediately got on his knees, offering me 12 roses in his one hand and two rings in a ring box in his other hand. 

    I immediately moved my hand wide open towards him, to wear ring, and took flowers in my other hand saying “I am all yours, till my last breath”

    He pulled the rings out of the ring box and put one on my ring finger and I put another ring in his ring finger, He got up and we kissed.  I looked at the ring, it has a design of 2 hearts crossly attached to each other.

    “Did you like it?” Denver asked, looking at me.

    “This is best,” I replied, kissing him again. He looked more handsome to me, he is not just a boyfriend for me anymore, he is my fiance.

    We moved towards the dining room, holding hand in hand. The dining room was decorated with white lilies, lit up with love candles, I felt its aroma in the air. Denver pulled a chair for me, and made me seated. He sat facing me. A couple came pushing, dinner trolley, came towards us and served us dinner. We had our dinner staring at each other, smiling, winking, flying kisses, feeding each other in between. Love was in the air. 

    We finished our dinner. A lady with a tray in her hand moved towards Denver, with a black broad ribbon in her tray. Denver pickled the ribbon and came closer to me, 

    “Close your eyes” he whispered. He put a ribbon on my eyes and tied it from back.

    “Is there more surprise?” I asked, curiously. Adjusting ribbon.

    “Shhh” Denver shushed me, putting his index finger on my lips. And took me towards his next surprise.

    I was trying to figure out what it could be, by taking step after step, holding his hand. He kept protecting me the whole time, until we reached the place. I felt cold there, I recognized it to be outside of the palace. 

    Denver removed the removed from my eye, and stood facing me, moving back, showing me the view with his hands spread. 

    I looked everywhere, we were at the poolside garden of the palace, every single plant there was lit up with christmas light, the atmosphere all around us was cherish, cold and romantic. Garden was surrounded by a light globe. Yellow garden bench was kept in the corner, under one light globe, I went nearer to it, Denver kept observing me, smiling. I saw some beer bottles and caps kept near the garden bench, I saw a bag hanging at one corner of the bench. Denver recreated the scenario of our first proper meeting, the day our love story began from. I ran towards him and hugged him as tight as I could. He kissed me on my hair. And I kissed him on his lips. 

    “You are the best thing that ever happened to me,” Denver whispered, looking into my eyes.

    Denver pointed to the swimming pool. I turned towards it, I saw a white floating tent at the center of the pool, decorated with lilies, orchids, tulips and many more. Denver held my hand and we stepped in the tent. I saw the wine bottle with only one glass kept on the small table, with a small speaker, the sound of the ocean was played in. It reminds me of the evening we spent at the beach together. 

    Denver poured a wine in a glass and handed me over, “You?” I asked, pointing him to the glass,

    “I need to drive” recreating our memories at the beach, I laughed, he smiled. 

    He pulled another glass kept behind the pillow. I poured wine in it and cheered with mine.

    I took out a gift wrapped statue of an Unconditional kiss from my clutch. And gave it to Denver, keeping it in his palms,

    He winked at me and opened it immediately. He looked at the statue with the shine of his eyes. He kept staring at it from all sides.

    “This is the gift, the old lady at the gift shop was talking about, I was waiting for this date to happen, to give it to you.” I said, looking at him,

    “This is beautiful” He kept looking at it.

    “This is a symbol of love, World war two was stopped with this kiss, when the Japanese sailor kissed     American nurse unconditionally, to symbolize their surrender, its miniature of their statue.” 

    “Where is the statue situated?” Denver asked admiring the figure in his hand,

    “California” 

    “It reminds me of our kiss, kiss which I made you mine, we were similar, bended, you were helpless, confused, but it has to be done, in the same way of these statues, that kiss has to be done.” He kept the statue back in the box and continued, “I promise, our first international trip will be here.”

    Denver pulled me closer and kissed me. 

    ‘Let's play a couple games,' I said, pushing him a little away, smiling, pouring all left wine in the glass.

    “As in?” holding a glass I offered, he replied.

    “A truth or dare?” spinning the empty wine bottle on the box I asked, 

    “Truth” He said, winking at me.