Is it my wish?

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Horror Suspense Romance

Everyone has some wishes we all know that. But every wish can’t be fulfilled. Some people can’t accept their death without fulfilling their wishes. The person who can’t accept their death without fulfill their wishes their soul comes back to earth. They want to fulfill their wishes after their death. God makes our destiny as his wish. I fall in love but I can’t marry my girlfriend. I marry another woman. But I still love my beloved. I am Nikhil. I live in Chittagong with my family. I am a corporate worker. I have completed my post-graduation at Chittagong University. I completed my Masters's in English. During my college life, I fall in love. The woman I love is really an angel. I like everything about her. Falling love, I feel like a paradise at that time. I feel happy to find my lover's love. Her name is Shruti. Her face is so pretty .she is looking evergreen. She all time wears to like the blue, white type of dress. When she wore a blue saree she looks like a pretty angel. I can’t forget her and her memories. My father is a big businessman. He all time wants that I will join his business and take care of his business. But I want to choose my career in my own way. I am a corporate worker. My office hours 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. But I stay In my office from 7.30 a.m. to 9p.m. I am a CEO in a corporate office. This promotion I find after Shruti's death. Before Shruti's death, I marry another woman because of my father’s wish. This marriage is like a business deal for me. I can’t love my wife because I can’t forget Shruti. I still love Shruti. After one year of my marriage, I contact with Shruti. But later Shruti blocks me for every contact for my wife’s sake. And never try to meet with me. After my marriage, shruti died of cancer. I felt upset. Only I know how much I love her and how much I hurt to hear her death news. I want to busy all the time. I think my job is my life, my wife and also my son. My wife and I have a son. I love my son but I never love my wife. I can’t forget Shruti after her death. Today, I arrange my fifth marriage anniversary. I buy a flower and a cake. I plan a surprise dinner party for my wife. I think that Shruti never comes back in my life. I want to give a chance in my life.I want to start loving again. Because I think my wife has no-fault. So I think to start to love her. I drive my own BMW car. I leave from office today at 9p.m. When I sit in my car and close the door. That time I feel that something strange. I hear that someone calls me papa. I am surprised. I think my son call me papa. I also think that my son only three years old. I think that my wife comes to surprise me. But when I turn back nobody sits in my car. I feel afraid a little and drive my car. When I arrive at my house, I see my wife ready for celebrating our anniversary.But I don’t tell her my surprise plan. She wears a saree which color is blue but my wife doesn’t like the blue color and never wear a blue color dress. she is looking like Shruti. Her hairstyle also likes Shruti. I feel strange.I think why my wife is dressing like Shruti? My wife's behavior also like Shruti I notice it. I lie in the bed and think what’s going on? The whole night I can’t sleep. At the night my wife wants to touch me but in the fifth year, she never touches me without my wish. I feel surprised. Her touch feels me Shurti’s existence. I find a nice perfume smell in my wife’s body.I can remember this fragrance that Shruti use in her body. I feel strange and leave my room.I am going to sleep in another room. I also feel that my apartment look is changed and my wife design it like Shruti's apartment. I feel afraid but never ask my wife. What happens? Why she change herself? Like Shruti. Because she won't know about Shruti. That night I can’t sleep. After five days I notice that there are no God pictures and idols in my house I am surprised. Because my wife all time prays to God.She is a very pious woman. I feel so much worried to see this situation. I never express how much I afraid? One night I wake up and I see in the drawing room my son watch the cartoon Doraemon but the TV network can’t work properly. I call my son Raktim,' what are you doing dear in mid-night?’ Why don’t you sleep? He doesn’t answer me. When I again say to him that he looks at me like a moody person. He changes his mood and looks angry. I feel afraid too much. My wife is sleeping and I never want to disturb her. The next morning I share this incident with my one friend. He tells me that something is going wrong. He is sure that this situation is connected with the paranormal world. He suggests me that if I call a priest, he will save me for this critical situation. I never believe in God and also ghost. But I feel something is going wrong. So I decide that what my friend, Ashik suggest to me I do that. I call a priest in my home. The priest I call from a Catholic church. The priest feels that there are two souls exist in my house. One is a woman soul and another one is a baby soul. But they are not harmful. They both are good souls. I am surprised I want to save my son and wife. I only think about them. I request the priest to save my son and wife. The priest calls the souls and say them what they want? One soul says,“ Nikhil, I am Shruti, your Shruti. Why you don’t remember me? When I realize that how much you love me? I want to live with you. I want to love you. I need you. Dear” . I notice that Shruti's soul is transformed in My wife Anjana’s body. I am afraid. I tell Shruti that please never harm my wife. You know, Shruti how much I love you? But what can I do? You are no more. That’s why I want to love my wife and stay happy with my wife and son. They also have life. They also want to be happy in life. They also need me. I request Shruti to leave me. I ask Shruti about the Baby soul which is processed in my son’s body. Shruti tells me that “I and Shruti once going in Rangamati for our time spent. I never touch Shruti when we spend our time. In Rangamati we book a resort and there we spend our secret love time after my marriage. And also tell me, you kiss me.. you hug me. You feel crazy to love me. Because you drink alcohol that time and you can’t control yourself. After one month I missed my period and to confirm I test a pregnancy test and the result is positive”. Shruti wants to tell me but she can’t tell me the good news for my wife sake and disconnect me from all connection. Shruti tells me that she never hurt my family. Her only intention to live with me. I request Shruti’s soul to leave me and my family. And also say to her that I love my family. Then Shruti tries to kill my wife. I tell her please forgive my wife.If you want, you can kill me. Shruti says “ Nikhil, I love you. I want to live a happy family life with you and our baby. Please Nikhil accepts us.” But I refuse Shruti and tell her to leave and also kill me. Shruti says “, I want to love you.My intention isn’t to kill you and your family. I all time with you. Now I leave you. I tell Shruti,” I love you ” And still love you and I wish we meet together after death. I pray to God that next life we marry and love each other. Then Shruti tells me” I have to leave.I have to leave.Sorry to hurt you. I love you” .Then both souls are gone and I saw my baby soul also. It also leaves from my son’s body. I say thank you to the priest and start to live with my family happy. But I never forget Shruti and our baby. I all-time wish that o God! Please keep happy Shruti all the time Where she lives.

March 23, 2021 17:00

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