NOVEL~*Hiding behind a Stranger*~Thread 12- Chapter 17 - Page 2

Once he'd offered her what little counsel he could from his own experiences, Akbar gazed up at the horizon ahead - where the blue of the sky met the green of his meadows 'I wonder why God gives, if he must take away?'

'Yes, I wonder too!' she gasped under her breath - at how his words sounded like he knew all her problems inside out. Ever since the tragedy, she'd shared her thoughts with no one, talked to no one about any of this - since she assumed there would be none who could relate to her feelings. But here he was - the most unlikely person - mirroring her mind and language.

'And if God must take away... why take it away so cruelly...' she poured her heart out, turning to gaze at his silhouette as he continued gazing at the horizon 'leaving us alone in this world...'

'Alone in this world... a loneliness... despite the fact that we're surrounded by many...'

'Surrounded by many who care for us... but no one can understand this pain... no relationship that can fill this void easily...' she stopped, letting that last sentence linger in her mind ...no relationship that can fill this void easily'

Coming out of the haze, Akbar turned towards the lady beside him, gently recognising the forbidden direction that the conversation was heading..

She:

" When tears fell from my eyes

You were there to brush them away

When I was lost in confusion

You were there to say everything would be okay

When I stood before you falling apart

You were there to lend your heart

When I felt like no one could understand

You were there to take my hand

When no one else was left to care

You were there..."

He:( Mirrors her mind)

" When tears fell from my eyes

You were there to brush them away

When I was lost in confusion

You were there to say everything would be okay

When I stood before you falling apart

You were there to lend your heart

When I felt like no one could understand

You were there to take my hand

When no one else was left to care

You were there..."

(Poem from the internet. Reflection done by me.)