-Nitya's OS Gallery. updated pg.18 [1/16] - Page 10

~Mumbai~

Juhu beach; the most peaceful and beautiful place in the city. Resting along the Arabian Sea, it's shoreline was a place where people of all sorts came to exercise, relax, and forget everything else. Among those in the beach was Shantanu, sitting on a rock by the shore, staring at the descending sun. He, unlike everyone else, came here to remember something, or rather someone.

-Walking down the streets of Nothingville
Where our love was young and free
I cant believe just what an empty place
It has come to be
I would give my life away
If it could only be the same-

'Her favorite place' he thought and sighed.

From the outside, Shaan looked like any other normal man; tall, fair-skinned, and handsome. But on the inside, it was as though a storm was brewing in his heart, sadness overtook his soul, his heart wanted to cry out but his mind wasn't letting him. His eyes were always in search of someone. 'This is not right, she never wanted me to cry, and she wanted me to be happy.' A faint smile appeared on his face. He didn't smile because he wanted to, but because she wanted him to. His mind drifted back to that day two years ago; the day that changed everything'for the worse.

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-Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai-

"Mujhse vaada karo ki tum kabhi udaas nahi honge." Every word was becoming hard for to say, the pain clearly visible in her almond shaped eyes. Shantanu sat next to his wife, his love and stared at her pained face. How she's changed in the past month, her face always happy and smiling was now blank; nothing but pain and sadness. He desperately wished to ease her pain and make her happy again, to see her relaxed face. Being in the last stage of cancer, her condition had reached to a point where there's no cure. Nothing could be done now but pray. And pray he did. He prayed to the one above to send her pain to him. Give her his life. Do anything to make her what she was before.

"Promise me that you'll take care of yourself and you'll try to move on." He made the promise, because this was the first time she had asked for something. He couldn't refuse to her first request. Even though he agreed, he knew that he would never be able to move on, no one could ever replace her. No one can replace his life.

Her took her hand into his and flinched. There was an IV going into the vein on her palm. Her usual soft hands were crinkled and dry. He pleaded to the almighty to let her stay with him, or make him go with her; to keep them together. Forever. An eerie silence filled the room. Neither spoke but both conveyed everything' through the heart. Their silence spoke a million words.

*beep*

Khanak shivered. It was time. She was trying to stay awake; trying with all her might to stay with him. She made a promise to stay with him forever, now she was about to break it. This wasn't about her anymore, it was about him. She had to stay with him; Khanak knew that he wouldn't move on, knew how much he loved her. First time in her life, she wished that she hadn't met him. If she hadn't married him, he wouldn't have had to go through all of this pain.

She squeezed his hand. In a quiet whisper, she said "I love you...budthal" and closed her eyes. A silent tear escaped his eye. It was as though their whole life went through his mind in a sort of a timeline; their wedding, their fights, all of the moments that meant the life to them. Placing a soft kiss on her forehead, he replied "I love you too Khanak and I always will." He needed to go, to get away, go to a place where she still lived; the beach. He left but his life' it stayed behind in that lone hospital room.

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~Present~

Shantanu hadn't noticed when but he was crying. He was finally letting it all out, the pain, the anger, and the frustration. He was finally responding; he felt again. He closed his eyes and pictured her face. She always felt at ease when she came to the shoreline. This was her place; her getaway. His mind made a picture of a petite girl running in the golden sand; laughing. 'Khanak' sighing one last time, he got up and started walking again. Two years and nothing's different, he was still breathing, smiling and responding. What would be different if Khanak was alive? His smile would have reached his eyes. He would have been alive.

-If only you could see the tears in
The world you left behind
If only you could heal my heart
Just one more time
Even when I close my eyes
There's an image of your face
And once again I come to realize
You're a loss I can't replace-

MUUAAAHAHAHA!! I love killing one of the main characters! 🤣 sorry for scaring you with the evil laugh.

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OH! btw..the song, if anyone's wondering, is called Soledad; by Westlife. listen to it. hehe!

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