Till Forever Falls Apart

5). Zane

ZANE

It's been an hour and ten minutes. Why hasn't she replied?

Did I scared her by saying that I want to get to know her better?

When I saw her pictures, I couldn't take my eyes off of her. She was so alluring. With her hazel brown eyes, her long wavy hair, her olive color skin, she was gorgeous.

When I checked her videos and highlights, I found her dancing.

And she Dances.

See, perfect.

She was moving with such elegance and smoothness that anyone will be stunned and mesmerized.

Some of these videos looks like were taken when she was really young. Maybe fourteen or fifteen. She has also won many prizes for her dance. She looks so happy and at peace while dancing.

Suddenly my phone pinged.

A text from an unknown number. Please let it be her.

Unknown number: Hi, Anika this side. I texted you because I wanted to say those things to someone. And then thought, why not say them to the person I actually want to? And never even once did I thought that I would get a reply back. By the way thanks for the compliment (about my dancing).

Me: Anika. That's a nice name. And I'm really happy that you sent me that message. About your dancing, well I can only say that you deserve it. Tell me more about you.

Anika: Thank you. Well let's see. You know my name. You know I like dancing. What else would you like to know?

Everything. What makes you happy? What makes you sad? Which part of your day makes you smile? Who is the most important person in your life? Do you have a boyfriend?

Every damn thing.

But for now, I settle with....

Me: What do you do? Where do you live? You know basic details.

Anika: Well, in that case, you would have to tell me some things about yourself too.

Me: Fair enough. Let's start from starting. I'm Zane Sterling. I grew up in Long Beach, California. Currently I'm living in San Franciso. And I'm an actor, which you already know. Your turn.

Anika: I'm Anika Verma. I'm from New Delhi, India. I moved to Roseville, California ten months ago. I'm doing my masters in English lit from here and in my free time, I work in a nearby coffee shop.

She's in California! She's only two hours away from me. Maybe we can meet soon then.

You don't even know her. Hold your horses otherwise you're going to scare her away.

Me: That's great. How are you liking California so far?

Anika: It's a very beautiful city. To be honest, I didn't explore the city much. Only a few places, too, because my roommate, Ayla, insisted.

Me: How about I become your tour guide? How does that sound?

Anika: You don't even know me. In all fairness, I can be a serial killer.

Me: What a beautiful way to die, don't you think?

Anika: You can't be serious? Don't you have any movies or series to make?

I do. But I can't help myself. This is the first time in years that someone has made me feel this happy and excited about something. I can make it work.

Me: I'm dead serious. So?

Anika: How about we get to know each other more, and then we can discuss this later?

Me: I can work with that. Anyways, it's getting late. I should let you go. So, good night.

Anika: Yeah, good night.

After eating something for dinner, I went to bed.

It's the first time in years, I slept with a big smile pasted on my face.