Yet Another Dream

By Priya Suresh

After finishing a day filled with work responsibilities, Miranda Liam enters her apartment and finds her door unlocked. Her face glowed with a beautiful smile and all her tiredness faded away almost immediately, filled with joy she rings the doorbell. Her husband Loius Philippe opens the door with a lovely smile and open his arms to greet her, she almost runs into his arm for a warm hug and a kiss on her forehead. He gently whispers in her ears. 

‘Welcome sweetheart, the dinner is ready.’

She murmured to him softly.

‘Hmm, let me get refreshed first and we will have our dinner together.’

He agrees then  released her from his embrace, closes the door behind them and asks her to make it fast or else the dinner will get cold. He enters the kitchen and brings the dinner to the dining table, sets the table with some beautiful red roses and a candle, knowing Miranda so well. Miranda walks into the dining room which was set so beautifully and with excitement walks to the dining table. Louis pulls a chair for her and gestures to take her seat and when she is seated gently pushes her chair closer to the table. He then takes his place next to her and he serves the dinner which was her favorite Mushroom pasta with white sauce and salted lemonade as her preferred dining beverage. Miranda liked her lemonade with salt only and he knew it.

The dinner was so delicious and the atmosphere was so romantic, that Loius was watching his beautiful wife with love and tenderness. Miranda on the other hand was talking about her day while shifting her seating position several times which Loius made a note of it. He realized that she had a rough day at her work and needed someone to listen to her and understand her. He listened to her while patting her hand gently and acknowledging that everything would be alright very soon.

After dinner Loius stopped Miranda who was about to clean the dishes, he said to her tenderly.

‘No baby, let me do the washing up, you go and wait for me on the balcony…I will there in 5 mins.’

She started to protest but he insisted on her to go, so, she went to the balcony took her favorite spot and sat there watching the stars. Loius joined her in 5 mins pulled a chair opposite to her and took her both legs laid them on his lap. He carefully removed her shoes then started to gently massage her ankles which was so good and relaxing. Miranda with her eyes wide open in surprise then asked him.

‘How did you know that I had painful ankles?’

He replied to her. 

‘Honey, you are a part of me… I was watching you from the way you were walking and the number of times you changed the seating positions while we were having our dinner, it all pointed to one thing that you were in pain and needed a massage and a good rest.’

She looked at him with her eyes filling with tears and could only whisper back to him. 

‘I love you Darling.’ 

She leaned back slightly in her chair feeling Loius soothing massage working its magic and feeling the cares of the day slip away as they both sat in a loving, blissful silence watching the beautiful array of starlight above them. 

Miranda woke up lying alone in her bed physically with tears running down her cheeks to face yet another day awaiting for her with full of responsibilities ahead. Yet another dream that ended with the hope that there is someone in her life who is yet to come to make her feel loved and special, just like her dream.

Neemas

24.02.24  

By Priya Suresh