‘ I committed the biggest sin… I suicide’ hearing her words Akshat went all numb… He could see the pain on her face. So he left her alone for sometime to let her cope with the pain. ‘ I must leave… You should also get some rest’ Akshat said as he stood up to leave the room. ‘ yeah! You should rest too, bye take care, good night’ Smriti said wiping her face. ‘ you too have a good night’ Akshat said and left the room.

As Akshat left the room Smriti laid down on her bed, closed her eyes… A tear roll down her cheek, she wiped it, she stood up, went to the window looking at the sky, she sang to herself….

‘ Maybe I stood up for nothing,

Maybe I could have done more,

They all said I was in hurry, they all said I was not sure,

Maybe it was easy to cope up, maybe I gave up too soon,

Maybe you were by me always, maybe you were near the moon,

No one was sure about anything, but I was sure on hanging on to you,

No one was able to beat the heat, but I was ready to burn for you,

I was ready to face the wrath, I was ready to go through the hell,

I maybe wrong for the world, but what you say my dear, is everything that fits me well,

How do I tell you! How much I feel you in every pain, how do I tell you! How you have grown so closer to me inspite of being apart,

Searching for you in the skies, searching you for years, searching you in the midst of stars, searching you in my pain, searching you in my tears,

You left me as you met me, you were so close, and then you flew so far,

One moment I could feel you, and in other you were all gone,

Maybe I stood up for nothing,

Maybe I could have done more,

Maybe I was in hurry, maybe I was not sure,

But I was sure about one thing, that I wanted to be by your side, as same as you were lying dead on the floor,

Maybe I stood up for nothing, but I died for something I am sure…’

She kept singing to herself the whole night, staring at the sky… Maybe that night was longer for Akshat, but For Smriti the night never got over since the day she saw him dead…

Maybe she was wrong, but how would you know?

To be continued…

– Madhu