Rí-al Love

24. Final Goodbye

A/N:
First of all, Sorry for taking too long to update my story. All this time, I have gone busy, but once in a time, I finished editing my chapters from the first. Please take a look on story description and Prologue for recent updates. For my readers, I have updated two chapters at once, Enjoy reading:-)

27th April, 2020

The day before his departure, she left the office by 4:30 in the evening; to buy him a present and give him with surprise. She planned this already to make on their eighth love anniversary that has still six months to go. Probably Ridha thought that she celebrate most of the special days alone in this two years. Atleast she wanted to make her plan workout this evening; Else it can't be made in the next two years.

On her way to purchase the men's ring, she called for booking a candle light dinner at a sea shore restaurant nearby her home. So she can wear the purchased ring in his hand and accept his Ring proposal that he made before two years. After their last meet before a week near the beach, both got busy in their respective works. Atlast Ahmed gave her word to meet this evening after her office hours since he is coming to visit his relative nearby Ridha's house along with his mother.

When she ride her scooter to the place where Ahmed told her to wait, she waited nearby masjid where magrib adhaan was given and men were rushing inside masjid. She felt shy to stand outside the masjid, she planned to reach a nearby park and texted him the location where she is.

Meanwhile, Ahmed reached her to the park and asked her to go inside the park. Ridha got confused because she told him that she kept a surprise and she is coming to pick him up to a unknown place. She also imagined how to get him there by closing his eyes. But his face holds some kind of guilt towards her.

"Sorry Ridhu", he paused before continuing

"I thought to leave my mom in my maami house but it will get late to reach my home, So I made her to sit on the beach and told her to wait there till I complete my magrib prayer"

Ridha's plan flopped as well as her heart dropped at his words. She imagined that he'll be busy the last minute before entering the Airport but he seems too busy that he is leaving her so soon that he doesn't have time to spend with his loved one.

"And I think you planned to go for some dinner , but my stomach is upset too... I can't have anything right now", he added by guessing her plan a bit.

"Sorry, Ridhu. And We have lots of things to do at home for my leaving", He again reasoned.

Ridha disappointed to the core and she didn't realise that her Ahmed is making excuses to leave for his home for the first time. He gave her all the spaces in his life. He used to anticipate for her surprises before but her life is taking to a new phase. She has to understand the busy schedules of Ahmed from now on.

"It's okay, Ahmed. I think we can leave right now, and your mom will also be waiting for you", she stood from the bench that they happened to sit few minutes ago.

"Ridhu, wait", he called.

"What surprise you planned for me?, Just tell me and go, we can make it some other time in sha Allah", He asked with even more guilty face.

"It's nothing big", she made him walk along her to the parking area.

When she opened her backseat, she took a box from it and asked him by opening the box to reveal her token of love for him, a shining men silver ring with a single piece of white stone embedded in it,
"Do you like it?"

"Oye, when did you buy this? Why all of sudden?", He exclaimed in shock or surprise.

"Okay, let me put in your finger", She wanted to word out her acceptance for the proposal he made two years ago,
'Will you be mine forever, Ridhu?'