Chapter -18 Obtuse Decisions

'You know how hard it is , to raise a child up , all alone in this world , full of people , judgmental and complimentary, and so I wont beat around the bush , straight thang , I want to ask you if we could start living together, with Jiera and yeah start again , fresh , better , healthy, and yeah , I really wish Jiera has a man she can look up to , you know.'

I was taken aback , I mean yes living with her sure was a dream , a dream that I always hoped I could fulfill , and she was literally standing out there asking me to live with her , with her baby. A lot of questions popped in my head, was she indirectly trying to say that she wants to get married , how would we live together with a daughter if we weren't married, what would society call, and then I blew these out of my mind and got back to the topic at hand.

'Why are you so … hushed??' she asked.

'I don't know , I said, umm.. I need sometime to think about it' I replied with a bit of hesitation.

'Yeah, of course, you've all the time you need , just think about it Nischit' she said.

I went to my room and my head was bursting , from happiness, conclusions, memories, the memories we could make if I take this decision and Jiera oncourse , I couldn't think of denying it to be very blunt. I always joked about how we would someday end up together, and here we are , following our footsteps , the ones that got washed by the salty sea water, and I knew how much heartbroken Reema was , from everything including her last bridal affair. I did not give it much thought, as if I was in my prime, hot blood and faced everything that came in my way.

It was evening , a bit late actually , something around nine , I checked the time and grabbed my wallet, ran towards the door, I heard Reema's voice fading , asking me where I was going.

I got out and started searching for a cab , finally found one and set forth.