Hello. Let me start off by saying that it's ridiculous the amount of requests I've received to not quit writing. I had just made a new post yesterday claiming how I would keep RishBala alive for myself by making up my own story for them in my head every day. My inbox was bombarded by people asking me back and forth to help keep RishBala alive for them too. I refused to continue writing when I finished my last FFs, but upon reading numerous PMs and seeing the desperation...I felt terrible. How can I be so selfish that I would keep RishBala alive for myself but not help keep RishBala alive for you all. Yes, I also received a rude PM from someone claiming that I'm not a true fan which is why I won't continue writing...and that made me want to not post this. But I figured, all of you mean more to me than that one individual. So, here I am. I have not yet decided if this will be a SS or FF. It depends on how long I'm able to stick in this forum after the leap takes place. I had made plans to post a farewell letter...but I guess I'll let that wait until after this story comes to an end and after I post my RishBala tribute VM. If some of you may remember, I had been in the middle of writing up a tragic FF named Fallen Star, but I decided to scrap that. This forum's had enough tragedy. Yes, as you may have figured out by now, this story is like an alternative end to the show. Many people, including myself, are devastated by this terrible ending, so I'm going to give the show a different ending...but not so soon. I'm going to continue to keep RishBala alive in my mind and so whatever I think of them in my mind will be put down onto a piece of paper and posted here as parts to this story. I'm doing this just for all of you. I could've easily kept this story to myself but I know some people are going through the same things as I am, so I'm going to share this and hopefully cheer some of you up. So, I hope you all enjoy this different side to the story...
(Whether or not this continues will be determined by the response it receives.)
Mere haath mein, tera haath ho
Saari jannatein, mere saath ho
Tu jo paas ho, phir kya yeh jahaan
Tere pyaar mein, ho jaayuun fanaa
Prologue
She slowly attempted to open her eyes, a throbbing pain in her head. The explosion had disoriented her but she refused to give up and give in. Her eyes felt heavy but she struggled to keep them open. She scanned the room, seeing bodies around her; some people squirming in pain, others lying lifeless. She noticed Dipali and Sikky's limp bodies lying near each other. Her mouth opened in shock, wanting to scream out to them but nothing came out. Her eyes flickered to her right, a tear travelling down her face. With a second take, she saw him. Seeing her husband lying unconscious on the ground from the impact of the explosion distressed her. She suddenly couldn't feel pain; all her focus was on her husband in front of her.
"RK!"
Her screams were louder than the blazing fire in front of her. Her cry echoed throughout their home as the fire masked the eerie silence of the night. He didn't move. He didn't budge. She began to drag her body across the floor, not realizing she was losing blood at a rate that could kill her. She ignored the aching of the burns on her skin as she dragged herself closer to her husband. A burst of fire before her caused her dragging to come to a stop. Fire, the only thing separating her from her love. She watched the fire as it got larger and larger, as if mocking her while she stared directly into it. Unable to see him in front of her anymore, she put out her hand, reaching for him while taking in one last breath. Her eyes closed against her will as she finally gave in and let the darkness take her over.
Udne Ki Aasha
Kumkum Bhagya
