when he asked her, “do you really know?” he did not imagine the multitude of answers she could have given. with slight hesitation she smiled softly, quickly dropped her gaze and let a faint touch of red fill her cheeks, “of course i know”, she answered with confidence. despite the contradicting body language her voice was strong and resolute. they sat there, uneasily, eyes gazing at each other from across the table. neither wanted to say anything, their minds were racing. hearts pumping blood through bodies with the force of water crashing over the falls. every beat was that of a drummer keeping tempo on a large bass. quickly, anxiety settled in and they both became fearful for the others sanity. eyes locked, they jumped up, chairs tumbling backwards…