Title: “Dil Ka Dard”

Maine apne dil ki gehraiyon se Riya se pyaar kiya tha. Har pal uske saath bitana mere liye khushi ka sabab ban gaya tha. Lekin ek din, mere zindagi mein aayi ek andheri raat, jismein mera sabse accha dost Johnny ne apne asli chehre dikhaye.

Johnny, jo humare beech mein khushiyan bantta tha, ab hamare pyaar mein daraar paida kar raha tha. Ek din, Riya ne mere paas aakar rote hue kaha, “Tumne kyun chhupaya mujhse, woh messages?” Mera dil tez daudne laga, kyunki mujhe kuch samajh nahi aa raha tha.

Johnny ne mere naam par fake messages create karke Riya ko dikhaye, jinmein main kisi aur ladki se baat kar raha tha. Usne hamare pyaar ko todne ka iraada kiya, aur mere dil ko ek tez dard diya. Riya ne mere aankhon mein dekha aur mujhe samjha, lekin Johnny ka doka hamare beech ek doori bana raha.

Raat bhar maine Riya ko samjhane ki koshish ki, lekin dil toota hua tha. Usne apne dil ki gehraiyon se nikal kar mujhse alag hone ka faisla kiya. Uski aankhon mein tha ek alag sa dard, jo main mahsoos kar raha tha.

Is dard bhare pal mein, Johnny ne hamara pyaar ko ek kachche papad ki tarah mod diya. Usne Riya ko kuch aise jagah le jakar dikha di, jahan humara pyaar sirf ek bhool ban gaya tha. Mera dil toot gaya, aur aankhon se aansu girne lage.

Kahani ka yeh chapter hamare dil ka dard aur judaai se bhara hua tha, lekin zindagi ne hume sikhaya ki har takleef ka samna karna hi asli pyaar ka imtehan hota hai.

When she left

I was on my way to the hospital with my parents when I got the call that my grandmother was in her death throes. I remember feeling helpless and hating myself for not being at her side.

When I arrived, the place was overflowing with family members all weeping and embracing each other. Although grief filled the room, it also had a special magnificence that words can’t aptly describes. It was heart-wrenching to watch my beloved grandmother suffer and failing to be saved but amid it all, we managed to console each other in our grief.

After what seemed like an eternity, she gasped a last breath and closed her eyes forever. No amount of crying or begging could keep her alive any longer. Time seemed to stand still as we process what had just happened. We all felt a deep emptiness that could never quite filled.

The days passed by but I still felt empty inside, unable to find comfort from anyone or anything.