I watch her meticulously strain the tea, patiently waiting for time to pass for it to "steep and infuse” which I quote from her as those words escape her lips. And finally when its ready she announces it with such happiness, I cannot help but feel metaphorical little rays of sunshine kiss my skin.
And the irony is that the sky is painted black with the stars as a sprinkle of sparks. Its precisely one of the reasons I fell for her.
I have said it before.
But I’ll say again, I can write it till the very ink bleeds across the yellowing pages.