Our Constellations

"Join that star to this one and then to this one..." I explained to him. We were on the rooftop of the house, staring at the star-studded night above us. It felt as if the sea of stars was calling us to get lost into it. "Uh, I don't get it...which one?" Rehaan sweated himself out, trying to understand which constellation I was exactly pointing to. "That one, you see? Next to the bright one!" I said, and his gaze followed the direction in which I was pointing. A couple of moments later, he gave up. "Honestly, who cares?" And he took my hand, grabbed me by my waist, and pulled me closer to him. I gasped for a second. "Hmmm..you started the conversation about constellations," I whispered. Rehaan stared deep into my eyes. His eyes had never shone so bright before too. "Your eyes are my stars, who cares about the ones in the sky?" He kissed my forehead. Someone was cheesy. I smiled. The gentle summer breeze blew across our faces, and it whistled as it blew along with its small leaves and petals. Rehaan rested his head on my shoulder and calmly breathed into my collar bone. I looked up at the heavens, for it felt like such a dream. "Nia?" He breathed. "Hmm?" "I love you." he looked up at me. "I love you too," I touched my forehead to his, syncing our breaths together. Our fingers were intertwined. I drew circles around his knuckles with my thumb while feeling him draw another breath, and then releasing it. He was soon asleep. I slowly laid him down on the little mattress that we had dragged up to the roof. His hair had ruffled a bit to the side, so I fixed it. I lay down next to him, gazing at his beautiful face. The relaxation on his face soothed my mind. I remembered all the beautiful moments that I had had with this weirdo. All the times we were in trouble, all the times I lied to people, all the times we had tried out stupid things, and the time when I also tried learning a new language to impress him and then epically failed, and so, so many more. All of this just because of this useless dumbhead. He was the guy I fell for, and with whom I fought my internal battles, and for whom I went against all rules. All because of him. I smiled to myself. Oh dear God, Bless him!