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"Harshad", I began
He looked straight into my eyes.
"He is no more in my life"
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She was the only girl he loved while she had lost the guy she loved.
The only simil...
"He is no more in my life", she said. "On the day of our wedding when we were on the way to his home, he got down to get ice cream for me, met with an accident and passed away"
I literally didn't know how to react. I felt terrible. She lost the guy she loved, her husband on the day of their wedding. I had seen the immense love for him in her eyes and who else can know the pain of losing your love better than me.
She tried hard to control her tears but she could not, they started flowing and it was a pathetic scene for me to witness. I held her by her arms and she covered her facing sobbing more. Deeksha had gone through so much.
"I'm really sorry for whatever happened Deeksha", I said honestly. She simply nodded
"By the way, with whom do you stay here?", I asked
"Parents", she said trying to wipe her tears.
"Oh, but why did you shift from Delhi to Bangalore?", I asked. Meanwhile, the waiter arrived with our coffees.
"I was tired Harshad. I would keep weeping for the whole day there. Also, some people used to blame me for Nikhil's death. So dad thought it would be better if we leave Delhi, the place where I had spent 24 years of my life"
I felt very bad for her. Within a few months, she had to go through such a bad phase. How do I console her?. I knew my words would not be of great importance to her yet I continued
"Deeksha", I began
"Listen to me, I know people must have confronted you in different ways and you are in no mood to hear the same thing all again. I know its a terrible loss for you and you might take ages to forget it or maybe you will never do.
But all you have to remember is, your life does not stop here. I know he meant everything to you but you have to live Deeksha. You have to achieve all your incomplete goals, fulfill all your incomplete dreams. I can understand what you have gone through and.."
"No Harshad, you can't. You just can't understand what I have gone through", she interrupted me in between.
"I can, even I have lost my love. You must be relieved that the guy you loved, also loved you back with the same passion. I agree it was ephemeral but you at least got to know how it feels to be loved back", I said.
She looked at me and I couldn't take my eyes off her.
That was the most beautiful moment and I had felt something like this after a long long time.
She broke the spell, we finished our coffee and left. We then went to a nearby park and spoke for a long time. It felt great to keep her company.
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Deeksha's POV :
I reached home a little late. I had informed mom in advance so that she wouldn't keep worrying.
"Mom", I called out.
She opened the door. Dad also came out. I could see that they were astonished and delighted at the same time. Astonished because I went out with a friend and happy, again because I went out with a friend.
Before they start their interrogation, I told them about Harshad, that both of us were studying in the same college, he liked me then and that I knew him for a long time.
Later, mom also pestered me to invite him for dinner because he stays away from home and might be missing the homemade food.
Next day, I asked him to come home for dinner. Initially, he was reluctant but then he finally agreed. He came on the weekend with a box full of my favorite sweets. I wondered how on the earth he knew so much about me.
My parents were totally impressed with his decent behavior. He was very sweet and a down to earth person. They kept asking him to come home at times.
Eventually, they became really close to him. We used to have a good time whenever he used to visit us. Having a debate about politics, sometimes watching movies, playing chess, all of us would enjoy his company and probably he would miss his family a little less.
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10th March 2018
The past five months changed a lot in my life. Deeksha and I became really good friends. We were no more working in the same office but luckily that did not affect our friendship. I had not informed Gaurav or Aman about her, I am sure they would not support the idea of staying in contact with her.
But Deeksha's family, they are amazing. Her parents are extremely sweet. Last time when I visited her place, I also met her relatives, cousins, as well. Everybody had welcomed me warmly.
And her mom called me today and told she has prepared palak paneer, apparently my favorite dish. As it was Saturday, she asked me to come home for dinner. They had strictly ordered me to stop getting sweets or fruits as they considered me as their family member now.
I reached their home at around 7:00 pm. Suddenly, Deeksha's mom's told her feet were hurting badly and Deeksha knew the name of some specific ointment. So she left with uncle to get it.
I felt really bad as her mom was doing a lot of work for me. I started massaging her feet when she started asking me about my work, schooling and a few other things.
And suddenly out of nowhere she asked, "Harshad, will you marry my Deeksha?"
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