Superstar

Audio clips - Part 2

Saket didn't want to go back to the hospital. He was better off in that car, away from reality, where he could convince his stupid heart that his Jo was okay and nothing was gonna happen to her.He played the next clip, which was another song she had recorded for him. 'For a while we pretended, that we never had to end it, but we knew we'd have to say goodbye...I was crying at the airport, when they finally closed the plane door, I could barely hold it all inside.. Torn in two, and I know I shouldn't tell you but, I just can't stop thinking of you wherever you are, you, wherever you are... Every night I almost called you just to say it always will be you, wherever you are....' She had changed the lyrics a little, to suit her story.

As he heard her sing 5SOS' Wherever you are, tears started to flow. He actually couldn't hold back.

'You can say we'll be together, someday.. But nothing lasts forever, nothing stays the same.. So why can't I stop feeling this way.. ' This was enough to make him cry. He could feel her crying too. Yes, after that line she paused, like one does while crying, and then continued to sing the chorus again.

He was crying harder than he thought he would.

Third and last clip left. Which song would be in that one? The only way to find out was to play it.

He finally mustered enough courage to be able to hear it. He expected the next song to be more touching, intensely sad or something.

He touched the play button on the screen. 'Saket... I always wanted to tell you this myself, but, I never had the strenght I swear...' He heard her say, as he waited for another song to begin. But it never began. It was just an voice clip, not a song.

'Thanks for being there. Thanks for the strength you've instilled in me, the reason you gave me to live. At one point of time I was having suicidal thoughts, that's when i fell for you, and YOU made me want talk to you. I woke up every morning, thinking about you, self-harm decreased gradually, and i finally could stop. I thought about you so often that I actually had no time to self-harm, I swear..... You made me smile when I thought I never could, you made me realize there's more to life than all the problems..., You made me look at the brighter side of MY life...

Thanks. I know I can never thank you enough for all you've done. I love you forever.'

He looked at the screen with eyes full of tears. He was crying harder than ever. It took him a while to realize that the sweetheart who had just thanked him so much for something he hadn't done was critical.

He got out of the car, slammed shut the door, threw the cigarette and ran in the hospital, in the ICU section, where Jo was. He didn't bother to take her phone with him, all he wanted was to be with her.

He reached only to see everyone crying, even Mr. Stewarts. The doctor was talking to him.

Something was wrong. He ran upto the doctor, panting. "What?" He asked.

"She had a shortage of blood supply to her brain. She's clinically dead.'