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(I hope you like it. This is a short one.)
Pragya sat there holding Abhi's hand. Abhi had become so thin, so fragile. Pragya wanted to take the pain away. She wanted him to be like he was before. Abhi slowly opened his eyes and looked at Pragya. He with the trembling hand wiped away her tears.
"Shhh.." Abhi whispered. "Don't cry." Pragya tried to force a smile but she failed. Only more tears found their way.
"You're leaving me." Pragya told him. "You promised you would stay forever."
"I tried." Abhi replied in a whisper. "I wanted to..."
"Please stay." Pragya begged. "Please don't leave me."
"I have to." Abhi replied with the sad smile.
"What if I want to talk to someone? What if I want to hug someone?" Pragya asked him. "What if I want to be held?"
"You have Daadi, Bulbul, Ma, Rockstar Daadi..." Abhi told her. "I am leaving you alone. I am leaving alone."
"I won't survive." Pragya had started to cry bitterly.
"You will." Abhi said. "You can."
"What if I want to meet you again?" Pragya asked.
"Maybe not in this life." Abhi explained. "But I will always be there for all the others."
"I...I'll miss you." Pragya said simply.
"I'll miss you too." Abhi replied. "Aye Chashmish, don't cry."
"How will I go on?" Pragya asked.
"You're strong." Abhi told her. "You'll be happy in no time."
"Please." Pragya closed her eyes. "I beg you."
"Don't.." Abhi replied. "Don't. I want to go in peace."
"Abhi.." Pragya looked at him.
"Chashmish." Abhi smiled.
"I..love so very much." Pragya told him. "Nothing will change that."
"I know." Abhi told her. "I.. love you too." Those were the last words that the famous rockstar occurred. With those words Abhi bid good bye to the world and to the love of his life. A little headache that had caused so much. That one headache, identified as tumor had shattered everyone. It kept growing and Abhi kept deteriorating. Pragya had been with him, every moment of that period. Even when Abhi closed his eyes Pragya stood there holding his hands until she was sure the soul had left his body.
Pragya had lost her better half, she had been broken and her spirit to continue life had been stolen. If it weren't for the life growing inside of her, she would have given hope and left herself at the hands of fate but she knew she had to go on. For Abhi, for their child and for herself.
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