"Please Radha! Stop the storm." He whispered.

She looked up and then around. "What do you mean? Did I cause the storm?"

Her eyes were filled with terror and at that moment; a thunder boomed, making the ground below them shake.

The lamp went off again, darkness engulfing them and a shiver ran down her spine.

"I am sorry." She whispered shivering. "But I don't know how to stop it."

A warm hand rested on her palm, comforting her. "Just calm down for now. We shall talk tomorrow regarding this at the river."

And then she heard the door open and close. The storm stopped in few minutes and the whole village slipped into a peaceful sleep.

The next morning, none except the two remembered that there was a terrific storm the previous day. Everyone were immersed in their routine, while Radha was at the river banks.

"Good that you came." She turned to see Krishna leaning by a tree.

"You wanted to tell me something?" She asked, turning back to the river.

He approached her slowly.

"Why are you avoiding me?" He sat beside her.

"For our own good." She kept staring at the waters.

"What do you mean?"

She turned towards him with tearful eyes.

"You are not good for my heart. But now that it is in your hands, I cannot protect it from you. Just do me a favour and don't let me see it break." She turned away, wiping her tears.

"Wait ... come again. What did you just say? Your heart is in my hands?" He asked with a wide grin.

She nodded without looking at him.

"Then take it back." He turned towards the waters, staring at her reflection.

Her head immediately shot up towards him.

Now it was his turn to look away.

"I cannot bear you hurt. And if you think, that I can harm you, I might as well stay away from you, because that is one thing I can never forgive myself for."

"Why are you torturing me like this?" Tears from her eyes dropped into the river.

"You call this torture, then come have a peek into my heart. Seeing you in tears literally kills me. I have only been trying to get close to you. But you only shun me away. Why don't you give us one single chance? I promise to make your life beautiful in ways no one can even dream of."

"I have already placed my life at your feet long ago. It was you who never took it into your hands." She got up.

He held her hand. "For that, I need your permission. Give me a small smile and promise me never to shed sorrowful tears again. I will promise to give you all happiness in this world."

He gave her a mesmerising smile, which melted away all her fears and evaporated all her tears. {I don't know what you are going to do, and I don't even care; if I am with you. I know that we won't be together forever. But when we are together, I want to make the best memories of these moments.} Her heart whispered.