There was a call on her phone which left her jittery. The room was dimly lit, rather the only light source was the TV which had been paused; just like everything else... Paused... She got up to leave saying little for words were, more often, a mere superfluity between us. She twitched the door knob and then stood there looking at me. In all her confusion I saw the longing she never mentioned, the love that never came about. We had had our share of treasurable silences, but this one was special, this one was complete. In the next moment she left, looking back till I was out of sight, but we both knew that she hadn't......
