Previously known as Yearning For You
The way I see it, our fates appear to be intertwined.
Years have gone by, and a new generation rises but still, our mistakes will be theirs too. Our sorrows are theirs too, our love is theirs too, our story and...
The sight that greeted Abhi when he gently opened Riya's door warmed his heart. Both Prachi and Riya were sleeping. Prachi was sitting on a chair by Riya's bedside. Leaning over so her head rested by Riya's. So close that their heads almost touched. Holding hands as they slept.
As Abhi came inside the room, the door closing behind him, he felt tears prick his eyes. He didn't know how or why Prachi was here. But he was thankful to see a similar sight to the one that he had before.
A few tears fell from his eyes as he thought about how the twins had slept a similar way in their crib when Pragya and he had brought them home from the hospital.
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(How Abhi is imagining the twins when they were babies).
Sadly the twins did not have enough time together because that night when he and Pragya had brought them home was the same night that they had separated the twins. In his and Pragya's separation, the twins had also suffered. And Abhi could never forgive himself for doing that to his daughters.
Abhi slowly came back to reality and wiped his tears away. Looking at the sight before him, fondly. He then quietly went over to Riya's bedside, which was not occupied by Prachi. Abhi then leaned over a sleeping Riya to plant a kiss on her forehead, finally breathing a sigh of relief.
Abhi then turned his attention to Prachi, only to see her slightly shivering. The air conditioning was on full blast, so Prachi must have been cold and she didn't even have a blanket on her.
As Abhi got a spare blanket from Riya's closet and went over to Prachi's side to cover her with it. Prachi who was a light sleeper stirred awake as soon as Abhi gently covered her with the blanket.
"Uncle, when did you come here?" Prachi said still disoriented from sleep, sitting up straight on the chair, the blanket falling to her shoulders, still holding hands with Riya.
"Just now. Go back to sleep. I was only covering you with a blanket." Abhi told Prachi, smiling softly.
"Did Riya wake up when I was asleep?" Prachi asked Abhi fully awake now.
"No, I don't think so. Both of you were asleep when I walked in." Abhi said smiling, thinking back to the event.
"Oh, sorry I didn't mean to fall asleep." Prachi said embarrassedly, looking at the floor.
"Don't be sorry, it happens." Abhi said reassuringly. "What are you doing here, by the way?" Abhi asked curious to know.
"Oh, actually, Riya fainted when we were going to lunch together. We were standing outside, talking, and then she just fainted unexpectedly. I didn't want to leave until I knew that she was okay, so I stayed here." Prachi said nervously thinking that Abhi would tell her to leave.
