Birthday series (03)- Sai VINDHYA

Sai, my safeplace! :-)
One more year. Furrr. And we two, literally, were in the same boat at the same place! No, no, but we're moving! Quite slow but steady at the end.
Khair, today is the day of my bestest and the brightest friend and I wish for you that you keep smiling and laughing always! I do like your laugh! Keep writing about the cool creative stuff and keep doing wonders! I love you!!
Happy birthday!!! :) cheers!

A thousand splendid suns~ Khaled H.

"Back? To Kabul?" he asks.
"Only if you want it too."
"Are you unhappy here? You seem happy. The children too."
"I am happy," Laila says. "Of course I am. But..where do we go from here, Tariq? How long do we stay? This isn't home. Kabul is, and back there so much is happening, a lot of it good. I want to be a part of it all. I want to do something. Do you understand?"
Tariq nods slowly. "This is what you want, then? You're sure?"
 "Yes." Laila says. "But only -only- if you want to go too."
Tariq smiles. The furrows from his brow clear, and for a brief moment he is the old Tariq again, the Tariq who did not get headaches , who had once said that in Siberia snot turned to ice before it hit the ground. It may be her imagination, but Laila believes there are more frequent sightings of the old Tariq these days.
"Me?" he says. "I'll follow you to the end of the world, Laila."
She pulls him close and kisses. She believes she has never loved him more than at this moment. "Thank you," she says, her forhead resting against his.
"Let's go home."