Uncharted Trails

Entwined till Eternity

Anu took her home then settled her on her bed brought his bag and her wheelchair. Then he took out few things from his bag. Every month I travelled 2 to 3 times to India just to see you. He threw his tickets at her lap. Begged, threatened and went on my knees to get information about you from all our friends and Anupam was visiting you every month without telling you. Bought the chal where you were living with my first Bonus and Commission, because i was so damn scared of not being around when some guy like Pritish makes a pass on you, installed cameras in and around your house. Felt like a low life for stalking you, and then when I came back after the first few months to watch you from afar, Anupam told me doctors have diagnosed you with severe depression. Do you know how it felt? Friends told me you have gone quiet and reclusive to the extent that you didn't even open your door for days for even the newspaper or milk. Do you have any idea how it feels to see the most important person in your life being so stuck in pain of losing you that she stands in the middle of the road and starts to cry in huge breakdown because she couldn't come back to me and she cant manage to stay in the city we have grown up together. Why was my success so important Pree? You know how laid back i am. But I did it because I knew it was important to you.

Anu : I fulfilled all your dreams but how do you pay me back? You alienate me, you will die but you won't admit to loving me like crazy, because of what the world around us think of you or our relationship. And now you readily agreed to marry a stranger, just because i chose him for you. (And he laughed mockingly) And you would have stood by me while i got married to some other girl, while you died from inside. You know what you have been doing you have let everyone whose negative around us win in our relationship, rather than letting us win for each other. You know what shatters me, that you very well know i dont care for your legs or that you dont have a family of your own, or even that My mom keeps calling Rajesh Uncle naukar. All I know is I personally loved your whole family specifically Rajesh uncle and Veena Aunty.

And if were alive today I would have asked for their permission and blessings for marrying their daughter. But the fact is they are not here, and I seemed to have failed to convince their stubborn ass daughter that I love her like crazy, Always have and always will. So from today onwards if you decide to go away from me, I have decided that I would rather shoot both of us and be done with it. Because i know that you my Piddi is only crippled by my absence in your life? Rest you can handle anything life has to throw at us.

And he took out the gun and put it at his temple, and suddenly Pree got up on her legs for a fraction of a moment and then crashed on to the floor. She started crying and Anu rushed to her. She snatched the gun from his hand and threw it on the wall with full force. She had fallen on her knees and when he came near she held him by the front of his shirt and started crying in big heaving sobs. Anu picked her up took her to bed. But she refused to let go of him and kept crying and crying. And Anu held her and rocked her then wiped her face with his fingers... his white shirt was drenched in her tears. And then came a tiny muffled voice which said, "I love you". The hiccups kept on coming the breathing was laboured and her shyness did not let her come out of his embrace to face him. But he heard it and then began to show her how madly he was in love with her.... He started with her fists and then her eyes. Pree was always a bit more shy than regular girls. So he took his time in showing the pleasure and passions can be most rewarding combination among two hearts and souls joined in love.

They married within a week. And flew down to the US to get Anurags Doctorate degree in the convocation ceremony. Fulfilling last of Priyu's wishes.

And being Entwined till Eternity.

The End

P.S. Overwhelmed ...humbled and totally floored so much of love for this story. 🙏🙏🙇‍♀️Thank you so much All of you for making it a success in such a short span of time. I won't talk numbers though thy are so phenomenal. But i will just say these 2 characters were a part of my imagination... and now many of you are asking for a sequel of this one. And that got me thinking. Once I finalize a concept for the sequel i will definitely come back with the sequel. And it will be soon hope fully.