Then lay in his arms his beloved...

Sitting by the lake he read the last few words “Love you always”. Tears trickled down his cheeks when his mind fluttered over the beautiful time they had spent.
Suddenly he could hear her voice saying “We are friends forever… I wont ever leave you, Fred”.

His mind went to the beautiful childhood days they had spent over the lakeside and hopscotching over the playground. Sharing the best and the worst moments of life, they were best friends. As the days passed, when did the friendship turn into love for Fred was unknown to him? But he hid his emotions for the fear of losing his friendship with Rose.

She was just like her name but she wasn’t thorny from nature as rose flower is, but had ability to win everybody’s heart with sweet words. Delicate as Rose was, she was very kind and generous. Friendship of Fred was the only thing that she had and so treasured it more than her life. All through her schooling and then in college too she enjoyed his company as friend but always had a Friday night date. ‘Swish’ was her second best friend after Fred. It was her diary that she used to maintain. All things that she couldn’t share with Fred were shared with ‘swish’.

Days had passed just like a gust of wind. Walking out with their graduation certificates with flying colours, they were both serious about their careers now. But somewhere something was wrong. Rose had started decaying. She was loosing her charm. Worried about it she had been to doctor and she came to know she was a patient of cancer. Having just weeks in her hand, Rose didn’t acknowledge about it to Fred. Looking at deteriorating health of Rose, Fred got too worried but didn’t know what to do as Rose wasn’t ready to go for check up with him.

He recollected her words clearly said then “Don’t let me go ever away from you… Fill my life with lots of love and happiness………. Forget me not.” Wearing her beautiful charming smile, she hid her pain. Giving all her love to her best friend, she gave him the most beautiful moments of his life and made him fall into her love all the more. Still not having courage to let his emotions out, Fred wished never to let those beautiful days over.

It was only few days before the dreadful death; Fred came to know about her fight for life. From that on till her last breath Fred nursed Rose. Daily in night both cried but never let the other know about it. Even at such time, they both wore a smile that hid their fears and tears.

On the last day at her last moment, Rose lay in arms of Fred. Both were crying bitterly. All of sudden the broad day light turned into night. Everything seemed to have turned dark. No silver line was seen through the dark clouds. All of sudden from nowhere a storm came and everything went hustle and bustle. Holding Rose in his arms tightly, not allowing her to go, he talked with God then. Prayed all the prayers that he could, to save her life. Then he could hear the church bell, and everything was calm then. He could then see the cold face of Rose. He felt her pulse, but with the storm went away her soul. Then lay in his arms his beloved who by now must have had the wings of the angels and by her cold body lay her ‘swish’.
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Does have to really wait till death to express love?? Is it so difficult to express?? If love is so beautiful then why couldnt Fred have Rose?? Why has got to seperate lovers?? Why cant lovers meet?? Why didnt Heer get his Ranja??? Why do we have so many societal norms which break hearts and want people to lead a fearful life? We say spread Love... then why cut its wings before even it spreads??
Why?? Why?? Why??