It was 10 in the morning. I had gotten up earlier to get ready for the day. It was a special day after all. Ankita, the love of my life and mother to my child, was waiting for me. Outside, it was raining. The morning rains always reminded me of the day they met each other for the first time. It was the summer rain, which was as beautiful as their relationship of more than five decades. For the occasion, I had picked up white lilies. My wife’s favourites. I was wearing a brown jacket and khaki trousers, and a beige colour shirt that Ankita had bought him a few months ago. Of course, it wasn’t the first time he had picked flowers to make my wife smile. I had done this—the making her smile part—since day one. Sometimes, by playing the ukulele, the other times, by cooking her favourite meal. But lately, flowers were what she had loved the most. I was standing at the gate. Ankita was waiting for me. For someone looking from afar, it may have seemed like I was collecting my thoughts as if I was about to meet my blind date. I was a tad nervous, yes, not because i was searching for icebreakers but because I feared she might not talk to me. I was thinking about our last meeting. It was good but i wasn’t sure if it will be the same this time. Standing at the gate wasn’t going to solve anything. So i moved his feet and walked towards Ankita. I looked at her, smiled, and stretched my arms out with the flowers. But the wind was blowing hard so i had to put a hand on my head so my hat doesn’t fly away. After a few short breaths, i said, “How have you been?” That’s how i always started his conversations with her. Four simple words, when spoken with a lot of depth and love, can echo for eternity. After an hour, as i turned around to get back to my car that was parked outside the gate, the wind gusted again. The flowers on Ankita’s grave moved a little as if she took a whiff. I saw this and smiled, “Yes, I’ll eat on time. See you tomorrow, my love!”
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