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I open my tired heavy eyelids and glance outside my window.. It is raining heavily.. I love rain, it always reminds me about him..
I look away from the window and keep staring at the ceiling of our bedroom lying on my bed.. It's been fifty-three years since he left me all alone.. I begged him to take me with him, but he never listened to me..
He told me that it wasn't my time and he promised me that he, himself would come to take me with him when my time on earth would finally be over..
And here I am, an eight-two years old grandma waiting for her soulmate to come and take her with him..
I chuckle at my own thought..
I'm an old woman now, still I can feel the adrenaline rush in my system whenever I think about him..
My two grandchildren are teenagers now.. They wont's stop laughing and teasing me if they get to know my naughty and wild thoughts about their grandpa..
Hey, don't be confuse.. I didn't get married with someone else after Randhir left me..
He's the one true love of my life, my soulmate.. I can never even think about anyone else in his place..
He asked me to live my life to the fullest without any regrets, before vanishing in the thin air..
And I couldn't deny him.. So, I tried my best to fulfil his and my dreams all by myself..
I still don't remember for how many days I kept sitting on that cold wooden floor of the art room lifelessly.. I remember I wasn't even crying anymore.. It felt like my soul left my body with him..
I thought if I starve myself to death then perhaps Randhir would come either to stay with me again like before or he would take me with him.. But nothing of that sort happened..
One day I realized how selfish I was being the whole time.. I knew how much he loved me, still I hurt him by hurting myself..
And that was it.. I gathered myself together and walked out of the art room.. I took a shower and made some pancakes for myself, and as started munching on those pancakes I felt his presence around me.. It seemed like he was sitting on his usual chair of the dining table gazing at me as I ate my food and smiled at me..
I knew he was happy seeing me taking care of myself.. And then I decided I would live my life happily until the end of my life..

Eventually I found myself finishing the one last painting before I flew back to Savannah.. Then I told my parents about my decision of settling permanently in India..
First they didn't approved my decision but later they understood my feelings when I told them I got my memory back.. I resigned at my work there and came back to India..
I really wanted to stay at SanDhir Villa but as it was already sold, I couldn't stay there, so I had to stay at our old house in Mumbai..
I met Randhir's parents as well and they were my family too, like my mom and dad..
And after a few months, on my thirtieth birthday they gave me the best possible surprise of that moment.. They bought SanDhir Villa from the academy and made me the owner of it.. I still remember how happy I was that day..
The very next day I came here and spent fifty-two years of my life here..
It wasn't a cake walk for me to start my own art academy for underprivileged and orphan children.. It took me years.. But when the academy started running smoothly and successfully, it felt like all my hard work was worth it.. I named the academy after Randhir's name..
'Randhir Singh Shekhawat Memorial Academy of Fine Arts'...
I loved and still love all the kids of our academy.. But there was a three years old orphan girl named Ruhi and she captured my heart..
Whenever I looked at her, my heart used to fill with motherly warmth.. It felt like Randhir sent this baby Angel in my path..
The day I adopted her and took her with me in our home I felt his presence again, as if he came home to welcome our little girl and bless her..
I showed her Randhir's photo and told her he was her dadda.. She grew up knowing Randhir was her father who was in Heaven with Gods and always sent blessings and good lucks to her and her mommy..
Ruhi's presence gave a whole new definition to my life..

Time passed by in the blink of an eye and our baby Ruhi turned out to be an amazing and beautiful young woman as well as an incredible painter..
Soon she found an equally amazing man for herself who loved her the way her daddy loved her mommy..
I felt Randhir's presence all the time on her wedding day.. He came to bless the newly wed couple..
After her marriage she took all the responsibilities of her parents' academy on her shoulder..
Few years later they were blessed with a baby boy followed by a baby girl, thus completing their family and giving me the opportunity to play with my grandkids..
I saw every colour of life and got every happiness a person can ask for.. And all this was possible because of my Randhir..
I'm so grateful to him for not listening to me that day and leaving me here to live my life..
If I die today, I'll die happily.. Cause I don't have any regret, I lived my life to the fullest..
I smile reminiscing my happy time on earth..
I've been sick for a few months now.. I think I've grown too much old and that's why my body doesn't function efficiently now.. My family wanted me go to the hospital but I refused it..
I wanted to spend the last few days of my life here in my home wrapped in all the memories of Randhir and our daughter and our grandkids..
A loud sound of thunder catches my attention and I look outside of my window again.. The weather doesn't look good..
There's a thunder storm outside with sky melting rain.. This looks like kinda same weather in which I came to Mussoorie for the very first time..
I know it's a terrible weather but it makes me feel good..
So I keep staring outside my window and watch the storm..

I move my eyes from the window don't know after how much time and there I see him, Randhir, leaning his back against the wall beside my dresser with the evergreen smile on his lips..
"Randhir.." I mumble his name..
I'm not sure whether he is really here or he is just a fragment of my old sick mind..
I hear him chuckling shaking his head lightly..
"I'm really here, baby.. You're not hallucinating me..
I'm here to fulfil my promise, I'm here to take you with me.." he mutters slowly, coming to me..
"It is time.." he mumbles and sits on my bed beside my lying figure..
I don't know what to say.. I'm overwhelmed and my emotions are rolling down from the corner of my eyes in the form of tears..
I can't believe he's finally here..
Oh God..!! My eyes craved so much just to catch a single glimpse of his face..
"Missed me..?" he caresses my wrinkled cheek and I lean my face further in his firm large palm..
"No.. I knew you were always with me.. You can never leave your Sanyukta alone.." I whisper with idiotic smile on my face like a lovesick teenager..
He just smiles hearing me and bends down to kiss my forehead..
I close my eyes shut and enjoy the moment of bless when his lips come in the contact of my skin..
"You haven't aged a day since I saw you the last time, Randhir.. You look exactly the same.. You're still the handsome and incredibly hot guy I fell in love with years ago in college..
And look at me now, I'm a old, wrinkled and grey haired woman.." I chip with a sad smile..
Honestly I'm feeling bad now.. He looks so good, and I am.. Well I'm nothing in front of him..
I look away feeling extremely self conscious..

"Hey, look at me, baby.. You don't need to feel self conscious..
Young or old, black hair or grey hair, I will love you no matter what.." he mutters making me look at him..
"How did you get what I was think..??" I ask with a pout..
He chuckles.. "We're soulmates remember?? So I always know what's going in your heart and mind..
And let me tell you a secret.. Souls are evergreen, they don't age.. It's the body which gets old and sick, but the soul always stays young.." he whispers in my ear making me smile in excitement..
"Really..?! Even my soul is young.??"
"Yes my love.." and he kisses my lips which makes my cheeks crimson in shyness..
"Our family's here.. Do you want to say goodbye to them before coming with me..??" he asks me softly, caressing my hair..
"No.. It's over midnight.. Let them sleep peacefully.. Whole day they take care of me, they need rest..
And to be very honest I won't be able to go peacefully if I watch them crying.. They love me too much.. They will hold my hand and ask me not to leave them.. You tell me, Randhir, how would I take my last breathe in that case..??" I say crying..
I can feel the shortage of breathing and my head starts to feel light..
But I'm least bothered about myself now, I'm sad that I'm leaving my family behind..
I'm feeling pathetic thinking about how heartbroken my family would be when they will find out my lifeless body in the morning..
"It's okay.. It's okay.. I can understand what you are feeling..
Don't worry, they will be fine soon..
You raised them right, you raised them strong..
Yes, they will cry.. They will cry a lot, because they love you so much..
At first it will be very hard for them to accept the loss, but with time they will accept it and learn how to live with it..
They will mourn you, they will hold onto your memories and they will cry their heart out whenever they will remember you..
But eventually they all will move on.. They will live their life happily and remember you as a happy part of their life.. And you know, they will do that especially for you, cause they know you always want them to be happy.." I heard Randhir muttering softly..
His words soothe my aching heart..
"My family will be alright.." I mumble with the little strength I have in my dying body..
"Yes, they will be alright.. You don't need to worry about them..
Now you can close your eyes peacefully without any worry..
Here, hold my hand.." I close my eyes with a smile and grip his hand with my shaky one..

"Sanyukta.." I hear Randhir calling my name and I open my eyes slowly..
He is smiling at me..
"Why are you smiling like that..??" I frown..
"Now we don't belong from two different worlds.. Now we can be with each other till the eternity.." he mutters..
"That's mean I'm dead now..??"
"You are a soul now, and soul doesn't die.. You just left your old mortal body.."
I look around me, we are still in our bedroom and I can see my lifeless body lying on the bed..
"See, you are young again.." hearing him I look at my hand and I touch my face.. I can no longer see or feel my wrinkles..
And I smile.. I'm so happy..
"I love you, Randhir.. I love you so much.. I waited so long to be with you and today finally is the day.." I throw my arms around him and chip happily..
"I know, baby.. I love you, too.." he says embracing me lovingly in his arms..
"Now nothing can separate us.." I mutter pressing my lips on his chest..
"Yes, now nothing can separate us.. We will stay together till the end of the time.." he mutters cupping my face after breaking the hug..
I just smile my best at him hearing his words..
"Come, let's go to our new world where only you and I exist.." he holds his hand out which I gladly take..
And then he leads me towards a big bright light entwining his fingers with mine..
May be he's taking me to the heaven or may be not.. But who cares..
My heaven is in his arms.. So I'm gonna follow him adoring his smiley face with a huge smile on my lips..

THE END

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