"And do you think I can?" Nitya responded in such a tone, that neither of them were able to decipher what exactly it contained!
The sentence held her pain, love and loneliness all at once, as if they were two travelers who had been reunited while stumbling through a dense jungle, having spent their lives in separation for an entire eternity. And now, they had to face the same torment yet again, but both of them were stubbornly holding on to each other, along with the firm belief that no one could separate them in this lifetime.
At first, she hadn't been able to feel the intensity of her own voice, but when she noticed the change in Ji-hun's gaze, her heart melted instantly. Whatever anger and frustration there had been, about him having entertained the thought of scaring her so, had vanished- and she was now floating on the emotion of love, and love alone.
Looking at him through the screen, she spoke again, "We are together in all of this, forever! Okay?"
