
‘Everyone says love hurts. But no, love never hurts. It isn’t meant to be. Love is beautiful. Love is divine. Love is sacred. It’s just that losing that beloved-one hurts and wanting for them back KILLS!’ Chilly winds passed hard by and whispered in my ears, ‘the end’. My throat gathered a lump and my heart felt sick. The trouble that life brought seemed too much to bear. Vani was there, just there, but I could not approach her.So near, but still so far. After all these vacant years, I saw her today. I was still her Rupol but she was no longer my Vani, I realized. Six years ago, “I have to go Rupol, I am sorry”, she folded her hands and her beautiful eyes flooded tears. “And my life? Without you?”. I stood motionless. Her hurtful words had emptied my emotions. “I am helpless” “But Vani …”,I said but she put her fingers on my lips. I kissed them. “Rupol, this is what dad asked me in his last moments – to leave you”. Her voice had so much of pain. She hung her head. “...