Till The End

Chapter 75 - Unconditional

I check my phone only find there's a text from Jim which reads,
*I'm sorry that I have to go now. Text me once you wake up.*

I realize I have been sleeping all while. As said I leave a message for him saying,
*Hi.*

My phone buzzes just within a minute of texting him. I check the notification to see it's a message from him,
*How are you feeling now?*

*Better I think.*

*Did you eat something?* He asks.

*Not yet.*

*Then go and first have some food. You must be hungry.* I am not sure if I'm hungry or not but I am not in a mood to have food. I don't want to eat anything right now. But just then Emi enters the room and asks me to come down to have something. I have no other option since they are not gonna listen. Before getting out of my bed I text him,
*

Okay. Bye.*

*Bye.* His text reads.

1 week later

Since the past few days I am having a lot of hair loss. My heart is sinking each time I see my falling hairs. I can't explain thia in words. I don't wanna to bald. I wnat my hair like they were before.
My rolling tears are shedding amidst this running shower under which I'm standing. In front of my eyes I seeing my hairs falling with pressure of running water making the whole bathroom hairy. I sit on my knees and cry my heart out. Why is this happening? Are there really no miracles to fix all of these? My whole life has turned upside down. My hand reach for my head to caress hairs but... Not even half is left. I cry again and this time harder. But what is the point of crying? Nothing! Nothing at all! This is my reality. But why is reality often so harsh to accept? Maybe we are so used to our comfort zone that we can't think beyond this.

I get up, turn off the shower and wrap the towel around me. Getting out of the bathroom I go in front of the mirror and to my utter horror I can't believe what I'm seeing. Only some fragmants of hair left at some places. I don't want to cry again but there is no way I can help my rushing tears. Emi enters the room and immediately rushes to hold me. I hug her tight and cry out everything that is left in me.

"Calm down", she tries but I can't help. " Get dressed", after a while I finally compose myself and get dressed in a loose t-shirt and female trousers. "Look I know this hurts but it will be better if you shave your head". I face Emi to know if she's actually meaning this.

"No", my voice shivers.

"At least that will be better than crying every day as you see your hairs shed". I don't say anything. She's not wrong. After a pause I finally make my mind to shave my head.

Emi brings the electric razor amd makes me sit on a chair. Wrapping a towel around me she starts. I close my eyes and this time I succeed to hold back my tears.
Indeed hairs are the pride of any woman. Epitome of their beauty. They complete a woman. And today, I am shedding that part of me.

After she's done I go in front of the mirror and I can't believe this is me. Incomplete me.

. . .

I can't go in front of Jim like this. I just can't. He won't like me. I look horrible. He is coming in a while for which I cover my head with a woolen cap. Soon after the calling bell to out house rings and I know he's here. I am afraid to go down. I wish I could just disappear right now.

Getting down I see him chatting with John in the living room. I avoid going near to him and just see him from a distance. He saw me but doesn't say anything. I'm glad for this. I don't stay here anymore and go upstairs in my room. But the next moment I see the door opening and he enters. He came following me! I am feeling awkward in front of him. And this is the first time I'm feeling such.
"Why are you hiding from me?" He comes near.

"I'm not", I avoid facing him.

Jim's POV :

I can guess that she chopped her hair off. But what hurts me is she's hiding from me. I love her in every way. With or without her hair but does she really thinks this will make any difference to me?
I'm hurt for failing to make her realize that she's the same for me in every situation. My love is not so fragile to fall apart for such matters. Eila will always be my Eila in every condition and that's the one thing which will always remain permanent in this pretty world of change.

Eila's POV :

"You don't have to hide from me", Jim holds my face. "I love you in every way you are and if you think your baldness is gonna make any difference to me then you are hurting me the most. You are doubting my love".
No. I don't doubt him nor his love. I feel to ugly of me like this.

"You know I don't doubt you", I take off my cap and look below. The next moment he hugs me tight and presses a soft kiss on top of my head.

4 months later :

"Ready?" I ask as Jim enters my room. He is all decked up formal. After all it's the graduation ceremony today. I must say he is looking utterly handsome in his whole full sleeved white shirt tucked into his black pants. I'm unable to take my eyes off him. And more over, I love him a bit more when he is in white shirt.

"Yes." He comes near. Taking the bag from his hand I bring out the graduation gown, hood and the mortarboard.

"I'll make you wear these", there's intimate grin on my face while a satisfactory on his.

Getting closer I make him wear the gown in a really slow pace feeling our touch. This certainly gives rise to a new sensation. I make him hood and kiss the corner of his neck which gives cold creeps to both of us. Taking hold of the mortarboard I place him perfectly on his head and it's done. "Now you look perfect", I take a glance at him slightly shifting backward. He just smiles. The most beautiful smile I have ever seen. I can't resist myself anymore.

In a split second, I embrace his neck forming a connection with our lips. This feeling never gets old.
The touch of his lips still awakens each and every nerve present in my body. I feel I am more revealed and exposed now. His hands rub on my back shivering down my spine. I kiss him harder biting his lower lip a bit and he grunts in pleasure.
"We're getting late", the next moment we hear Emi calling us from the other side of the door which makes us break the kiss though I didn't want to.

"Bad timing", I pout to which he chuckles.

(A/N: wanna know what u feel about this chapter ｡◕‿◕｡ )