Can You Mend My Broken Heart?

85 RULE Number 2

Akira lifted her tiny fragile palm and placed it on her chest and tried to calm her erratic heartbeats. She never felt like this when she was with Anthony. She would be all excited to meet up with him, go out on dates with him, but she never had such a pit in her stomach, she never had her legs turn into a lump. With Raymond around, it seemed like her entire body would transform and would no longer be under her command. She felt like the ownership of her body was transferred to him. He could make her feel warm, cold, ecstatic all at the same time.

She shook her head in despair and said to herself,

"Get a hold of yourself Akira. Don't you dare to drool in front of him".

She took a deep breath and then started scrolling through his playlist.

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He didn't turn back when he walked towards the washroom, scared that one more look at her pretty face will melt him out. She not just looked pretty, she looked ethereal in that getup. Her cuteness was killing him like a slow poison. A poison that ran deep inside his veins dethroning him from all the control that he ever possessed. The heat in his body was soaring sky high and he was not able to think straight. His thoughts were heavily muddled and all that he could think about was her.

He stood under the cold shower to calm himself down. Previously he was all excited to dance with her. But now it looked like inviting danger. She was like a red line that he didn't want to cross. Every look, every glance of her was like an invitation for him which was way too hard for him to resist. He knew he had to pull his reigns.

After he was done taking bath he put on his bathrobe and came out of the washroom. Before changing into his clothes he decided to take a peek at what she was up to. He came quietly near the study room and saw her frail figure swaying slightly with the beat of the music. He couldn't help but smile at the sight of her. He stood there for quite some time and watched every move of her in rapt attention.

Suddenly she turned.

"Hey, you are done?", asked Akira and stopped moving.

"Uh--huh. I will just change and come back", Raymond said and left.

"Good God !!! Can you please help me find a single flaw in him", Akira thought to herself.

He came back after changing into a pair of comfortable stretchy jeans and a loose T-shirt. His hair was still wet as he hadn't blown it dry. He came to the study room and said,

"So my master!!! How do we start?"

"Gee just call me Akira ok !!! No dramas allowed", Akira said and started one of her favorite songs - "Thousand Years" by Christina Perri.

"Feel the song. Feel the warmth of the song. Take a deep breath and first immerse yourself in the song. Feeling the song is the first step", Akira said and closed her eyes and listened to the song.

He looked at her peaceful and happy face which was clearly getting submerged in the song and all the feels of it. He too then closed his eyes and tried to connect with the song.

"Heart Beats fast,

Colors and promises,

How to be brave?

How can I love when I'm afraid to fall,

But watching you stand alone?

All of my doubt suddenly goes away somehow.

One step closer...

I have died every day waiting for you,

Darling don't be afraid I have loved you,

For a thousand years,

I'll love you for a thousand more.

The song was so true to its words and they both felt the love resonating through the lines of the song. When the song finished they both opened their eyes. They looked at each other with unspoken emotions that could rage wars. There were so many things left unsaid but the unsaid emotion they shared through their eyes was more beautiful than any possible word that could have been spoken at that moment.

Finally, she lowered her gaze and said,

"Umm... I would now teach you a few basic steps of movement".

"Ok", Raymond said and folded his arms in attention like he was listening to some terms of an important deal.

"RULE number1

When two people dance, it should look effortless. For that there is just once basic math that will help you to a) not to injure your partner and b) appear seamless. The trick is when I take my left foot back, you take your right forward and when I take my right foot back you take your left foot forward and vice versa", Akira said and looked at Raymond to gauge if he followed her.

"Ok, sounds doable", said Raymond.

"RULE number2

Eye contact and complete trust. You should maintain full eye contact with your partner like you see nobody in the room but her. And she should trust you fully and take a drop knowing that you will catch her for sure. And there you go, the perfect recipe for dance", Akira said and moved towards the center of the room.

"So shall we?", she said and looked at Raymond.

He came close to her and stood in front of her in the center of the room. She saw a few drops of water flowing down from his wet hair, traversing his broad and well-defined neck. She gasped for air nervously. Then had slightly lifted her left leg to remove her heels, but seeing him like this she lost her balance. But before she could fall, his arms embraced her tightly in a swift motion.

"Are you ok?", he asked.

"Yeah, I am fine thanks. Just lost my balance", Akira said.

"Oh!!! I thought you were testing RULE number 2 on me", Raymond said and smirked.

This guy knew well how to trap you with words.