One Last Time x Shubman Gill | ✔️

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||Aarohi||

"Woah beach" I ran out of the car completely forgetting about the person I came here with.

Shubman ran behind me saying,"Hey, wait up!"

We stopped just at the moment the small wave touched our shoes. We quickly removed our shoes before the second wave came. This time we felt it barefooted.

I looked over at Shubman and he was looking down at his feet with a serious expression. I tugged his shirt to get his attention. He looked over at me with the eyes which held so much emotion.

"Are you okay Shubh? What happened?" I asked with concern in my voice.

"Nothing. Wait a second" he said and went towards the bag he had kept earlier before joining me.

He removed a lantern from it and came towards me. I smiled and asked,"Is that a sky lantern?"

He nodded and said,"It's said that if you wish something from your heart and then release it, the wish gets fulfilled."

"Really?" I asked and he confirmed with a nod and a small smile.

I asked curiosly,"So what are you gonna wish?"

He took my hand and pulled me back. He said,"Do you see those? Your foot prints? But now, wait." I looked at him confusingly. A wave came and my footprints disappeared.

"See those vanished" he said sadly.

Still looking at where my footprints were I asked,"What are you trying to say?"

He sighed and said,"It means that no matter how much I try keeping your memories with me after you disappear, they will vanish one day. And I cannot do anything to stop the wave from coming, that's sad."

I looked up at him in shock because all this while I thought he was just helping a poor girl with cancer, I had no idea our this deal meant so much to him.

"So is that why you want to release this lantern? So that this can become a permanent memory?" I asked.

He smiled sadly at me shaking his head,"No Aarohi. I want to wish for your existence by my side for a long time."

"That's not possible." I said harshly.

He quickly looked at me,"It is! Give me a chance to explain."

He knew this. He knew I have very little time left, yet he decided to spend his time with me. Now that I have finally gathered the courage to let go everyone I love, he can't come in and spark this little light of hope.

"Shubman I have heart cancer. It's one of the rarest disease. I have had two surgeries and both of them failed. What part of this do you not understand?" I said tiredly.

He kept the lantern down and hold both of my hands in his saying,"Listen Aarohi I visited Dr. Raj the other day. He suggested that chemotherapy and radiation therapy can work, I have also contacted Dr. Disha. She read your file and she agreed to treat your case."

"You already did all this?" I asked to confirm because none of this was expected. I couldn't believe the guy who hated me so much at first is now doing so much for my life.