Short Story
Tik, Tik, Tik that was the only sound was there with me. Sunday’s night it was almost two am and I was still trying to complete my drawing. I had fixed a deadline for myself to complete my work as I always preferred to be on time. I didn’t know what was happened to me that day but, I was not able to concentrate on my work. But, somehow till morning, I was able to complete my drawing and I went straight to my bed. I woke up around three pm that day and I forgot that I needed to go to work. So I packed everything in a hurry and went for work.
I always used to share my work on social sites but, that day I forgot to upload it so I uploaded in the night and I went to the bed. Next morning when I checked my account I got like plenty of likes and comment but, in those all comments, I found one comment very eye-catching “WHENEVER I SEE YOUR ART, I FEEL LIKE YOU DREW ONE OF MY LIFE DREAMS” this was the comment I thought yeah maybe it might have. Then after a day I again uploaded my next drawing and like the other day, I again got the same comment on my drawing. But, that day I decided to talk to that girl so, I went and started talking to this girl and while talking I got to know why she was commenting on drawing in that way. We started talking regularly. We used to talk like we share some kind of a bond. We got close to each other and since we were just having a talk there was this urge of meeting each other and we decided to meet and she asked to bring all of drawing as she wanted to feel those personally.
So after a month we met, I brought all of my drawings and she just loved it all of them. That day I felt like she has no one to talk to her and I felt how alone she was. After that meet, we started to meet very often, whenever I drew something before uploading on my account I used to show her first because, I don’t know why but, whenever I showed her my drawings I felt something in her eyes like she wanted to see more, she wanted to feel those. It’s been three months and I was doing the same thing over and over again but, I never felt that she was getting bored or something. One day I remember after showing my drawing I saw her eyes were all filled up with the emotions and I felt like she wanted to cry so, I held her head and said, “CRY AS MUCH AS YOU WANT” and that day she cried like a hell out of it.
It’s been over six months and I started to feel something for her and I thought that maybe she feels the same but, I was so scared to tell her. Because I just don’t want to lose her yet and I wanted to see her happy the way she was with me. But, you know when we spend too much of our time with a single person, that person knew how the other person feels about. So, I decided to tell her just because she might have an idea about it. But, I suddenly remembered that in the coming week her birthday was there so, I planned to tell her on her birthday.
The day comes I arranged everything for her and I was prepared to propose her. I bought a ring and everything. So, the night came I was waiting for her on the roof of that hotel where I arranged everything because I just wanted to spend that night with her along without anyone around. After an hour she came but, the moment I saw her I was surprised because she came in married women attire. I felt very happy that she might have an idea that I was going to propose her and maybe because of that she came like this. She came sat beside me and before I could say anything she made me promise her not to say a single word. She took a deep breath and said, “I LOVE YOU” I was quiet but at the same time I was so happy. But after saying that she started to cry and said please forgive me I thought of telling you this thing many times but I couldn’t because whenever I was with you I was so happy and I don’t want that to go away so I kept quiet yeah I know I was selfish but, today I decided to tell you because you deserve the truth see “I AM MARRIED” it been a year now. The moment I heard those words I felt like I lost everything. She again started crying loudly. I got up and there was this thing going on in my mind like the first time I thought I had somebody but that person also betrayed me cheated me used me. I started walking unconsciously towards the end of the roof and I jumped. Then after I don’t know what happened to her because when I woke up and I realized I was in the hospital seeing me conscious doctor came and told me, gentlemen, you’re really lucky after falling from the fifth floor you just broke your fingers and minor injuries to your head and your back. But, hearing those words I felt like dying again. I asked the doctor about her that if somebody came to see or anything but the doctor told me no there was no one and because you were not injured seriously police did not file any case on that and just left you here with some minor enquiries.
I spend almost a week in the hospital and in that time I recollect myself because if that person really loved me then she would’ve come at least to see me but, no there was no one then why should I end my life for a person like her. So, after discharging from the hospital I started to see my life differently and I started doing my work and everything. I life was back on the track. I remember one day I was having a tea in my balcony and I was reading a newspaper and I saw some suicide news about a married woman and when I checked that news completely it turned out to be hers. I again went into the shock I didn’t think of anything I just ran to her. When I reached the hospital I saw her struggling, her head was partially shattered, her legs were broken. I was just couldn’t able to see her that way. I collect myself and I went close to her my eyes were filled with tears but the moment she saw me she smiled.
I waited for her to regain full consciousness because I wanted to talk to her after an hour we woke up and I asked her why the hell she did it. She said I am sorry I know I broke your heart and I wanted to tell you everything that day but after seeing you from that roof I lost myself I lost smile I everything I was like a living dead body. Yeah, I married to that monster but I was not happy at all he used to hit me a lot he used to abuse me he did everything wrong but, in that time I found you I found a reason to smile. You treated me like I was some kind of a princess but after what happened to you that feeling was just killing me. In that time I got pregnant but I don’t want to have that child when I told him about the pregnancy he just left me.
You know I was all alone no one was there and that guilt. So, I decided to end my life and I jumped from the same place thinking, I will have you at least in my last time. After hearing everything I hugged her. I asked her to wait and I went back to my place to bring that ring. I went back to the hospital and I proposed her there in the hospital she said yes. I was happy because what could be the best thing to have someone you love in your life for an orphan. So I planned everything for marriage there in the hospital. Next day when I reached the hospital I saw everyone was gathered around her bed I thought something good was going on for her marriage. But when I saw her she was dead. I felt like somebody pulled my life of out my body. I was not able to cry or say anything but this time I planned to marry her and I was going to marry her. I made that thing understand to everyone and they agreed. I changed her clothes and I made her ready for marriage there on her bed. You won’t believe but yeah I married her.
I married a woman I loved. I married dead women. Because I loved her so much and I didn’t think of anything else. I was just having a thought that I made her last yes in reality and I was happy that an orphan got a wife. After marrying her I arranged her funeral I did everything a good husband would do. It’s been a long time but I’m still married to her and I love her the same the way I used to.
