SHORT STORY- THE PAIN OF LOVE

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Short story- The Pain of Love

I am gonna stand there…till you are gone…I am gonna wait for you… till you return…

“He will return to me, he can’t leave me like this. You don’t know anything…” Roy saw that lady laughing madly having strange pain on her face. She was dressed in a black distressed suit, her hair was tied in an untidy bun.

But her eyes intrigued him. Her doleful eyes were telling a story that they were beautiful someday… “Nobody is ……” a person standing next to her tried to speak something.

“SShhhh!! Don’t you love your life! He is the army man. He is going to kill you if he will know how you behaved with me. So get out from here.” She said loudly. “And he will be here in no time. So save your life and leave.”

Waiting for the bus Roy couldn’t stop himself but to listen to that woman. There was something about her that attracted him. Probably her deep eyes, probably her painful voice…probably the sound of the thunder that only he could hear.

“Nobody is coming dear… Nobody! Why don’t you understand this thing? He is gone….” That person tried to speak again.

“Shut up!” that lady shrieked. “Shut up! How dare you! Can’t you see I am breathing? Can’t you see I am still alive? How can he be gone leaving me behind like this? She was furious. “He told me to wait here. I am not going anywhere.” He could feel the melancholy in her voice. Her voice wrapped with desolation insinuated him to know about her more.

But before he could enquire anything about her, a car came there, loaded with three people, two men and one lady and they forcefully took her. She was crying her heart out.”I promised him that I will be waiting for him here. Don’t take me away Papa…Please, Papa” He heard her tormented voice… and soon her voice was lost in the air.

“How can God be so cruel to someone like her? Smile always adored her face once and see her now! It’s love! Love can show you both heaven and hell together in this world. Poor girl! Don’t know when she will find her peace”. He found two men talking to each other despondently.

“I witnessed a very unusual story today,” Roy told Priya after returning from the bus stop. “Here you go! You and your stories. You have just entered Dehradun and you trying to find your new inspiration! Don’t forget you came here on a vacation, not for work”. Priya scorned. “Ohho! Listen to me. ” Roy insisted.” I really want to know.”

The lady with a pale face and brown eyes flashed in front of Roy’s eyes but he shrugged and continued ” I saw a lady at the bus stop today. There was something very strange about her. She was….” before he could complete his sentence he saw Priya looking at him with a lot of sadness on her face.

“She was Ananya,” Priya told Roy. “You know her?” Roy could see the despair on her face. “Everybody in this town knows about her. God has been very unfair to her.” Priya pondered.

“Ananya has never been like this. She was one fun loving and kind-hearted girl. She was someone who was admired and adored by all. An inspiration for many young girls. But today who so ever look at her feels pity and sympathy for her.”

“Her father, who was proud of her once, is now dying everyday seeing her in distress and pain. He is so rich but still incapable to buy happiness for his daughter. She is the live example of how brutal destiny can become.” Priya said thoughtfully.

To be continued…