Apart from Lines

5.1 Incomplete wish

I'll keep you as my favourite incomplete wish.

"Sirf teriii vajah se.... "

"Enoughhhhhh" A heavily panting and distraught Akshara woke with a jolt.

This time of the year,
Again,
December.

She got up and made her hair into a messy bun and went straight to the washbasin and splashed her face with cold water.
It has been 3 years, since she left India, without any trace, no hints, all alone with a distraught and lifeless mind.
She was well settled in Sweden, ehhhh... The snow here and the chilled cold waves in winter are just..., something unbearable but for akshara the only to bring her back to present, was to splash her face with the cold water in this chilled winter.
She tried really , really, really hard to be strong... But someday or the other the haunting day of 26th december would knock her door and used to shake her to core.

She dressed herself in white upperwear with a black one in contrast and a overcoat, she couldn't to be late, and finally made it all on time.

It has been three years, since that dreadful incident, no doubt the Birlas lost Neil but they ignored that she lost her babies, her no less than a brother Neil and her family.
She still goes back to India without anyone's acquaintance of her arrival there, to pay her respect to her people she lost, and makes sure to help atleast a few people who come in her sight, in any way.

Akshra Goenka... No Birla.... Actually correct it She's Akshara Randhawa.
When no one could help her out in her hardest time, she made out one for herself.
She didn't had any Goenkas Or Birlas by her side, but instead they left her... And when she got her pain Scintillated, she made herself.

Glancing her watch, she looked around it was already 7:00am.
She collected her bag from the baggage collection and went out to exit gate. Hired herself a taxi and went to the temple, they; Neil , abhimanyu and akshara had came once before his untimely death.

She took her bag, on her back and went in, met the priest and..

"Ooo, child, you came, I have prepared everything, come let's begin" He said , as akshara bowed down in respect.

She followed him and did the ritual, as they do every year.
Akshara had left majority of her traits behind, but praying for their soul was something that couldn't go away.
She thanked the priest and bid him adieu and went around the temple , to help the poor and needy by donating them.

She donated every kid and women out there with the things they needed, money/clothes/or anything.

"Aap kuch bol kyu nhi rhi, didi?" One of the kid, of about 12 , ,dressed in rags,asked akshara.

Akshara wrapped the kid in her snood and said " Kyunki, chahe mai kuch bhi bol lu, aap last mei vhi sochoge mere baare jo aap pehli baar mei soche hoge, vaise jo phele se soch liya ho...usko smjhana bekaar h".

Translate:- "Because, no matter what I may say, you'll think of me by the perception you had when you saw me first, and it's useless to explain someone who is already holding a conclusion. "

The kid smiled in astonishment, and thanked akshara and she went to her way.

When she got down the stairs,waiting
for the taxi.

As a taxi stopped by, she asked the driver to drive to xxx resort, which was gonna be her address for next few days.

As she kept her bag ,inside the taxi, she felt strong gaze on her, she turned and saw a girl of about 3 years, wearing a denim jumpsuit , hair braided into two plaits.