DELICIOUS NIGHT

 

London, 7^th August 2014…

It was raining so heavily that night. Thundering was so loud and scary which eventually burnt down some trees and some wires got malfunctioned. And as a result, the electricity in many streets was down. Some streets were drowning with the overflowing of water. The night was so dark and distressing since evening.

She was cleaning the utensils, while musing to the Diamond song by Rihanna on loop inside her headphones. And then suddenly, there’s a loud knock on her door. She gets vigilant. Switching off music, she walks towards the door leisurely and with shivering hands the door got opened. A man in a black double breasted ulster coat with a big hat on his head rushed inside.

“Hello flower! How’re you doing?” he talked removing his hand gloves and hat.

“Who’re you?” she asked him in a surprised way.

“It’s Daniel Gray! Miss... Nancy Diaz” he replied while taking off his coat.

 

Nancy Diaz, 22 years old. A baker at Carnaby street. She is an Arts graduate from London Metropolitan University. Her passion in cakes made her a baker for life. Appearance wise, she got pretty good curly hair like any waves. She got dimples when she smile and not much of a fancy jewellery person. Her parents live in Germany as her father runs a good stock market expansion there. Nancy runs a bakery and is honored with many awards at sweet fests conducted every year throughout London.

 

“How do you know my name?” Nancy asked.

“The name tag dear!” Daniel uttered while getting himself comfortable on the sofa placed near the window.

“Oh! Anyways… The bakery is closed. So, you could leave”

“Ah! That’s so rude being a baker”

“Listen, it’s almost midnight. I think you shouldn’t be here”

“Okay relax. It’s raining so heavily and half of the street is drowning. So, I thought I could push off after sometime.”

“OK fine!” Nancy with a tired face.

She heads back to the kitchen and puts all washed dishes and other utensils back into their drawers and comes back to Daniel with a towel.

“Here! Have it. Dry yourself!”

“Ah! Thanks. You’re sweet”

“Well! Coz am a baker!”

“Such an eloquent you’re!”

“Thank you, Mister…”

“Daniel”

“Yeah! Daniel” smirking Nancy.

We find some smiles so alluring and prepossessing that we can’t help with our heart when that particular smile stops. We find them so close to us that we can spend hours watching them. That’s what happened with Daniel. He was so consumed with her delightful tone and smile when she uttered his name, that he was getting fascinated gradually.

“Daniel! Mr. Daniel!” she vocalized snapping the fingers

“Ah…hmm! Am sorry. I was just…Went off” he said.

“Ohh! I am tired meeting same minds under different skin” she exclaimed taking a long breathe.

“Well! You’re too quick to judge” he replied chuckling.

“Whatever! Pickup your phone, it’s been ringing frequently” she said.

“Oh yeah! Thank you, lady,” he replied and takes out the phone, calls back the missed call.

“Hey dad! Yeah, I am fine. I am stuck here in Carnaby street. It’s raining heavily here. Yeah yeah… Don’t worry, your special chocolate fudge cake will be on the table tomorrow. Yeah promise. Right. Bye.”

He aborts the call and puts back into the pocket with a tensed face.

“Is that your father’s favourite taste?” Nancy grabbing him a coffee and she sits down on a chair placed opposite to him.

“Nah! It’s my mum’s love. Umm… Thanks for the coffee. It’s good” he after taking a sip.

“Yeah… Welcome, Hahaha” She laughed.

“Damn, her laugh is such a wow” Daniel in his mind.

“Would you like to dance?” he asked all of a sudden.

“Oh my God! I didn’t see that coming” she laughed.

“Am just a random weirdo, but a best one you would get to dance with” he said chuckling.

There’s something magical in his tone which is breaking her guard off, as if she knew him since longtime. Believing that one soul can speak to another and find an inexplicably deep connection over a short period of time, unimaginably short, and know that it’ll never forget that soul, that moment, or the light it emits forever.

Gazing into her eyes he gets up from the sofa, comes close to her and gives a hand. She gently touches his fingers first and holds his hand, gets up. He softly takes her left hand over his right shoulder while holding her right hand.

“You’re cold” she mumbled.

“And you’re warm” he whispered.

“Wait! Without music?” she asked with a puzzled face.

🎶“I was passing my gaze through the street,

Had no idea that it ends up to this beautiful greet,

Oh God! Is this human so beautiful or it’s this meet?

Help me figuring out with your merciful treat.

 

Is this night soooooo special or am I going that crazy?

Girl! You’re a hypnotizer with a galvanic beauty

May God… protect your enormous twinkle in that smiley

Okay wait, Am I falling for you, sweety?”🎶

“Wow! You sung so well” she appreciated with her eyes lightened up looking into his grey iris. She had never been so close to anybody. It was as if they were one being, together, not predator and prey, but partners in forever dance of life. As if the fingers were waiting since longtime to get touched someday. And finally, when they’re together, they feel complete.

His hand from her waist, gets off. She felt something empty in her emotional asset and all of a sudden, he uses that hand to hold her face.

She scrutinizing his eyes, “Do you do this to every girl?”

“Well… that’s a great idea!” he said chuckling.

“Idiot” she starting laughing with him.

The thunder sounds stopped outside. The wind is blowing at its finite mode. The air entering inside the room through the minute gaps between the wall and windows, passing through her wavy- curly hair. They stopped moving their feet and his humming stopped. They gently came much closer and are about to kiss. But the fate was written with something different. The electricity is back. The rain is stopped finally and the lights are on. They suddenly drag their heads back. They felt so awkward and started facing in other directions here and there. Slowing moving out to a certain distance to lessen discomfort.

“Oh! Mm… Am sorry! I think I need to leave as the rain stopped” he spoke avoiding her eyes.

“Hmm… Am sorry too. Mmm…” she mumbled facing down.

“Ah! Am getting late. I need to get this chocolate fudge cake from this bakery named Delicious Nights” he said while taking his coat which was hanged to a wall.

“Wait! You really don’t know where this bakery is?” she asked him in surprised manner.

“Yeah. Ofcourse, I know. I mean I was told that it is somewhere nearby” he uttered.

“Don’t tell me that, you didn’t read the board outside” she said in disbelief.

“Fuck! Is this the Delicious Night, am searching for?” he asked facepalming.

“Haha… looks like someone’s being destined” she said smiling.

“Is it?” he asked with a grinning face.

“Whatever” she smirked.

“Wait, so you’re the one who won the Grand Sweet Fest, and my mum’s favourite baker ever?” he asked.

“I’ll save this compliment” she said laughing.

“Omg wow”

“Wanna join in making cake?” she asked with a mysterious smile.

“Who in the world would say no?” he replied.

 She takes some chocolate chips and some chocolate blocks in a bowl and asks him to hold it.

“I hope you won’t munch it before we make it complete” she said.

“May be or may not be. I’ll try” he chuckled.

“Here, have it” she said.

“Oh, an apron. So professional even during off work!”

“Baker works on mood. A sweet mood.”

To have a soul of a child trapped in an adult’s body is like a chocolate cake covered with a nice chocolate cream along with some chips and some fudge. You will never know how delicious it is unless you take a piece of it. 

She dips her finger in the chocolate cream and puts near his mouth. He gently tastes it taking her finger inside his mouth.

“Yummmmmm” escapes from his mouth.

“You like it?”

“Is there any best way of saying that I love it”

“Don’t be so cheezy” she laughed.

“Haha. It’s too good.”

Thus, the two hearts bounded with each other through a cake. They had a good quality time spending together. Lots of talk, got too close knowing each other in such a less time. And then, the cake is complete and packed.

“Thank you so much beautiful”

“Ah! Stop! Not again”

It started raining heavily again. The thunders and the wind were so loud and aggressive. She rushes and close the windows which were creating nuisance due to wind pressure. And once again there is an electricity cut.

“Fuck! Not again” both screamed at a time. 

Once a man with a fat tummy said, “I eat cake everyday because somewhere out there it’s someone’s birthday and I like to celebrate.” It sounds so funny that people find excuses to eat cakes and this leading the love for their yummy taste grows more and more till eternity. So, keep eating cakes and share with your homies so that love between you grow more.