Roses And Thorns..

I never thought that I would be sitting alone here without you. I am on the verge of death. After I retired, I built the house on that mountain where you loved to spend time. I always dreamed about building it when you said “I wish I had a big house in a place like this”. Remember you even had a rough draft of the house. It’s exactly like that. But I feel this house empty as I don’t have you beside me. I am sorry for not reading your letters earlier. Now I am passing each night in regret. I am sorry...

Falling in love isn’t a crime. Loving someone and expecting nothing in return is pure love. These descriptions I read in those heavy books. But I never experienced it. Still, my imagination wanders in the valleys of broken love stories.

What if the person you loved you back to but you were dumb to understand the language, the language of love that she spoke?

She fell in love. He fell too. She got married off to someone else. He keeps protecting her smile. But he closed her eyes forever. Was his love that weak? Why did they end up in chaos?

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Aahana’s unsent letters

Letter 1

I was sitting in the Varanda gazing at the moon and it reflected you. I had a bright smile on my face then. But I turned around when my consciousness alerted me. There was a huge banyan tree. Many birds used to build nets on it. They used to sleep tight, with no noise, it was silence all over. But on that day they were chirping and I heard your name. My heart was dancing and my eyes giggled. ‘What was it?’ I asked myself. I didn’t understand this strange feeling but I wished to feel it forever. Then somehow I concluded that I love you.

Letter 2

I still remember that day of the festival. I wore a beautiful lehenga and did make-up for the first time. I was looking for your attention but you didn’t even say hi to me. You were too busy with your so-called girl friends. You are a playboy. You just play with everyone's emotions. I hate you

Letter 3

I hate you. Why are teaching other girls the spells? You didn’t even take a look if I am correctly using those spells. I desire to become the queen of this Empire and will make you my slave forever. Can’t you just focus on me? I mean everyone says that I am the most beautiful girl found in this world and you fool, always ignore me. Learn some manners from Vansh, he is head over heels for me.

Letter 4

Vansh asked me what I want to become in future and which type of man I would like to marry. I told him that I want to become the Queen so obviously I am going to marry the King. So I am all set to make you my slave. Just kidding, don’t take it seriously. I only desire to become your wife. Will you accept my proposal? Why can’t we spend time how we used to spend earlier? You have become a lot busy.

Letter 5

I had a pleasant time with you. By the way, it was after a long time. Let’s spend more time like this. Well be present tomorrow, I will confess my feelings to you. And dare you say no. I will marry off the King!

Letter 6

You didn’t come today. I was waiting for you for a long time. I prepared everything for you. Are you that busy? You didn’t even have a few minutes. I hate you.

Letter 7

I am writing this letter after a long time. I was watching you preparing for my wedding. I saw the pain in your eyes but I am helpless. What happened between us during all these years? How did I end up engaging Vansh? He will become the King soon and I will be his Queen. The general’s costume suits you very well but why did you give up the opportunity? You could have become the King.

Letter 8

I saw you happy today. You are enjoying your life with your friends. I love that you are free. Looking at you my heart ached but still, I am happy that the bright look on your face returned that you left in my wedding hall. I wish I was part of your conversations

Letter 9

Take me away. I am trapped by evil. My control over my action, I lost it. I lost it on the day when I was going to confess to you. But now I understand that I am possessed. Please take me away with you. When my consciousness returned it was hard to endure. My pain is increasing. Please free me from this vicious power.

Letter 10

I can’t run away if I did that people will blame me for being irresponsible. I am already a cruel queen of this world. I saw the hatred for me in your eyes. I felt helpless. Please try to understand. It’s not me. My soul is struggling. My body isn’t mine. I need you.

Letter 11

Thank god you started the war. Just kill me in this war that is the only way I can get free from this cursed life. I would pray for your victory. Love you with all my heart. Let’s meet in the next life.

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Finally, the world caught the deadly sight of blood and swords. As expected it faced huge damage. The world became chaos. Every evil was killed by the better one. He was fighting aggressively. The pain was overtaken by anger and the courage to win was reflected in his every action. There victory was written on the heartless pages of fate as the Almighty sided them. And it was the end, the end of the evil reign. He was craving for his life, for his victory. He was writing history with his blood and emotion. He gave up on her. The sword flew across his back, he turned around and within a second he chopped her head. She died, the Queen of the nation died. The war continued. He had no time to shed his tears on her death. The scars were burning and his body was benumbed. He felt no pain. Many heads were chopped, bodies were torn off and rivers of blood were flowing. Everyone was killed who sided enemy, the Queen and the King of Adbhuta Loka. And the world was freed from the rule of a demonic Emperor.

Before the last breath, the Queen took his name. There was deep grief in her eyes and a smile on her face. This scene just became a nightmare for him after the war ended. His love for her was handed over to cruel fate. He never dreamed of their end like this. He took the responsibility to clean the Queen's palace. While cleaning he found her letters. He read every letter. Each of her words made him shed drops. It increased his burden. He wiped his eyes and carried on his work. He always did great in general. He attended every war so that one day the enemy would kill him. But with his sour luck, he came back alive.

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Letter by Prantik.

Dear Queen of this Adbhut Empire,

How have you been? Are you at least happy in the afterlife? I know you won’t be reading it but I still have my foolish hopes. I was so dumb back then. Only I could have realised your pain, love, you would have been alive.

You know I fell for you before you fell for me. You were the only one I had dreamed my future with. You were always there around me, in my thoughts, in my dreams, in my smile, in my eyes, everywhere. But I was clueless about your feelings. The day at the festival when you makeup, you were too pretty that I wasn’t able to look at you. I was staring at you. You didn’t notice it. I was always around you. The reason I taught those girls was because I was in charge of teaching them. And you were asked to help me but you just use to practice your skills. And were jealous of those girls, they were kids.

I rejected the opportunity of being king as I wished to have a normal life with you. And accepted being the general to protect you. And I felt sorry for not saving you. It still weighs me that I ended your life...

I love you.

.... It was the letter found beside the dead body

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