I Thought You'd Never Ask Novels & Stories

I think: What are you doing? I don't know if I'm asking her or myself. ---

“Answer me.” “What do you want me to say?” he asked, breath hitching. “I want you to say you will never leave. Never even entertain the idea.” “If I had wanted to, don’t you think I’d have already left. Now or when I thought you were gone. Would I have waited here for the dead man to come back to me?"

"What?" "Pretend it's not me and do what you would do then." I understood but the only thing I could think was what I said next, "If I've got you, why would I ever want to think of someone else?”

And just like that, a wild, desperate idea struck me. “Aiden… can I ask you something?” I said quietly—almost shyly. I had never asked anyone for this kind of favor before. “Of course, doll,” he replied, his voice gentle and full of care. “Get me out of here…”

He was a bomb waiting to detonate when ever I made one simple mistake or when ever he felt I was vulnerable. I held my head in my hands and bitterly wept. I had nobody else. All the people I loved and cared for were no longer in this world. 'If only I had not asked him then I would have never found out. I would still be hanging on to the hope that my sister was still alive fighting for her will to live, i would still have hope that one day, she would walk in, her favourite yellow dress flapping in the fresh breeze that blew in when ever one opened the entrance door to the gigantic apartment back in our home country and tell me;

He was never going to tell me. I knew this so I never bothered to ask. “ Can I ask you something? ” The words slipped out of my mouth on their own, bringing Damien out of whatever trance he was currently in. Damien had never zoned out. Never. Not from the time I knew him atleast. “ One question. ” He warned as his eyes narrowed down. “ What is love? ” What a stupid question I could ask from all the questions hitting my mind all at once. But then again...

I asked Oh, nicky? She went back upstairs, she forgot something; she said Oh, alright; I said nodding So? She asked expecting me to continue Whats your reply? I asked Reply? She asked Will you be my girlfriend? I asked shyly She stared at me and heaved a sigh Its like she is thinking about something Whats she thinking about? I thought Baby; I called Hmmm; she tried saying I stared at her Its like she is not sure about what to say

Even while my mind whispered I should never say never. ***

And every time I hear the words ‘I was wondering’ it never ends well! *Caaaaaal, it’s not like that, I swear! All I want is the rule book for the upcoming competition. But I have apologized, for you getting in shat, last time I don’t know how many times. It’s not like I knew setting fireworks off in the tunnels would end up smoking half the pack house out!*

She breathed. “This isn’t how I wanted to ask you and the last thing I want is for you to think that I am only doing this because of what they said, but I am tired of waiting for the perfect moment, I am tired of being afraid that you’re going to wake up one morning and realize you deserve so much better than me. So will you, will you be my forever?”