Fairytale proposal I
Breathless as can be. That was after all, the first full marathon I had ever been in. My entire journey was filled with the resounding question resonating in my every breath. "What was I thinking? A marathon?" Some things can only be done once. This was one of it. If he hadn't cajoled me into it, I wouldn't have barged. Sweet talker. The mere thought of his droning voice spurred me on. I had to finish the battle I impulsively started. Was it really impulsive? Or was it actually the easy sublimation of the restless heart. I could hear his heart beating as he pants effortlessly beside me. Nudging me forth when my legs slump back. Muttering those tiny words of encouragement, half of which I couldn't quite make out in the heat of the mighty morning sun. Drenched in my own torrid sweat, everything around me was a blur. His voice was no exception. In that hazy exhaustion, I could still visualise the straining physique beneath that sweat-drenched dry-fit that was spurrin...