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Romance

IIt's not as simple as some people think about life. May be it is for many, but not for Raina and Halid. Both had good time together and are ready to knot up in marital relationship. But suddenly, a rough air scattered them into opposite sides of pole. Despite seeming soul mate, both have to live on alone. Both swore to live together until last breath. Everything became worse and worse afterward that day and had to live own life. Man came here in this world to live-just to live. There is nothing more than that in it. You have to live and have to suffer form miseries and ultimatly have to embrace death.

Raina was a cheerful and exuberant companion. Everyone wants to have her either as close friend or as life partner. She was admired by everyone or even by her foes not just because of liveliness of soul and purity of heart but also for exceptionally beautiful physique and glowing face. Her charming personality made her so prominent as she was being the topic of discussion in every sort of event. There are infinite numbers of her hatred who hate her because she possessed such a beauty that they lack. Her innocence doubled her beauty. Her melodious slow fluent voice make everyone her admirer.

It was get-to-gather in Jim's hall where everyone gathered to have fun and having reunion with their life long friends. As life has became so hectic in this technological advanced globalized world, no one have time for others or even for themselves. Jim planned a party to revive those days when they used to spend time together under a shadowy tree and the blanket of stars. Halid was the close friend of Jim just like a soul mates. Halid was also invited and welcomed by him in this wonderful evening when he himself met Raina once again after a long long time. Halid was a nice boy but lacking self control. Lack of will and irrationality became gigantic hurdles in his life and ended in his loneliness. There is no denying that he was a good natured person but he became prey of his own disillusionment. It spelled disaster on him. He came in the party which was arranged by Jim and met with one another after twelve years long time. Halid left his home after some misfortune that made him a different person and settled in alian land with strangers and having melancholy life and made his life very worse that no one wants. Jim was not aware of the saga that brought him away from his hometown. Yes! He was little bit curious and deliberately planned this night to have him and wanted to ask about the thing that let him away. When he met him, he did not recognized him because he was changed so much as his eyes was heating up and turn red with enraged and the way he was moving left the impression as he was dragging her stubborn soul. He sat and having very little conversation with him. Jim,then, left him to receive his other friends coming inside hall. Suddenly, one more friend of Jim came with a bouquet of red roses, moving swiftly and having meeting with him sat at the chair right next to the Halid. Both of them did not see each other and are looking pale. Meanwhile, this lady's bracelet fell from her hand. Halid picked it up, it was looking familiar to him. He gave it to her without seeing at her face. She spoke with slow voice it's mine, give it to me! He immediately felt as he listen this voice previously. He realized it was those bracelet that he gave Raina at her birthday. It was in its good condition even after fifteen years. She cared it more then her life. He turned his face towards her and looked a ugly and muddy face, tangled hair and fiercely looking eyes. He spoke to himself that its her! Both started looked with one another and tears suddenly begin falling. They did not want to speak but to look, as they met after twelve year and did not listen and even see each other. The time they did not spend with each other passed very slowly and desired to have death instead more breaths. Both have similar experience of life which they seem as very cheerful. She burst with tears and asked you have given me punishment for a crime which I did not commit. He was feeling ashamed of himself for the act he did and called himself the executioner. He realized his mistake and admit that he could not be happy and peaceful without her. He spoke" you are that part of my life that I never ever dare to forget. He said, I love you, always have and always will be! You are my only precious treasure I ever got from my life. Who could I mistrust a pure soul just like an angel ."

Just uncertinity and disbelive on fortune let their life track on contrary path. Halid begin remembering those moments that fleed his nightingale from his hand. He found out rose in her bag and started suspected her as she was giving deception to him as his mother did. This insecurity led him away. At the same time, she started breathing very fastly and harshly as someone stifling her to death. Her fragile figure fell down on the floor. He shouted, don't let me alone again! Let me the partner of your new journey. Halid holded black rose and was not able to bear miseries of life anymore and embrace dark, gloomy, cold dust and lay peacefully. Even though they did not have single life, they shared single tomb stone after their death.

The tomb stone inscribed:

"Here lie two lovers having peaceful sleep. Despite having separation never started new life alone and remained single throughout life to get proximity after this world. Days are numbered and have to live whether anyone wants or not! Peace lies in death!"

February 13, 2021 12:45

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Parth Tyagi
05:27 Feb 26, 2021

A nice story, just need a little bit of working on the grammar.

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