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A Love that stays
“Do I know you? Why have you come to meet me?”
These two questions reverberated in loops inside Borun’s head as his eyes kept staring, blankly at the pine trees, fluttering in the wind! Slow,steady winds which then increased its pace,making the pine trees sway vigorously,and along with it his mind kept swaying,back and forth to the two questions. His mind recollected so many memories,with some being forgotten forever!
Borun strolled down to his room, their room which is now devoid of her presence.The presence,which he immensely missed, there’s so much emptiness.Her smile had always been a breath of fresh air!The photo album of their 45 year old marriage stayed open on his bed as he slept,the pine trees swaying outside because of the tremendous wind,which eventually gave way to hailstorms!
Borun woke up and looked at the calendar.Today’s the date of visit. It was raining quite heavily,the soil emanating some heavenly smell of the fresh shower. With a flower bouquet in hand,Borun stood infront of a huge signboard,which read,”National Institute for Alzheimer’s studies and Hospitals” ,and it sent shivers down his spines. Tilottama, his tilottama,is here for the last three months. And she has failed to recognise him every single week. He still feels he should have been careful enough to understand the onset of this disease in its nascent stages. Slowly it dug deep…
