Abhira: One Shots and Short Stories

One Shot: A Starry Winter Night

One Shot: A Starry Winter Night

"On this starry winter night, as the moon shone bright,

Two lovers lay in their beds, lost in their plight."

Akshara's heart sank as she saw Abhimanyu walking towards her. She had been hoping to get away from him during their four-day trip to the camp, to get some distance and to calm her erratic heart. But now, seeing him again made all her emotions come rushing back to her. She cursed her fate, for bringing them together once again.

Her reasoning for bringing Abhir to the camp for a change of scenery was a mere excuse on her part. The reason was her desperation to flee from Udaipur, to run away from Abhimanyu because her strict façade was cracking

She had been trying so hard to keep her emotions in check, to forget the love that they had once shared. But seeing Abhir's cute and playful antics only reminded her of the man she had loved so deeply. Her heart still beat for Abhi, and it had never stopped beating for him. Over the years, she had buried her memories of their time together deep inside her heart. But now, they were all resurfacing with a vengeance.

As she lay beneath the glittering stars, her mind and heart were consumed with memories of their love. She longed for his warm embrace, for the moments they had lost over the past six years. Her heart ached at the thought of Abhi, and she knew that her love for him was as strong as ever.

Meanwhile, Abhimanyu felt a deep sense of gratitude towards Mahadev. He had prayed for years to be reunited with his son, and now he had finally been given that chance. But seeing Akshara again made him realize just how much he had lost. He had lost six precious years of his son's life, years that he could never get back.

The anger he had once felt towards Akshara had subsided over time, replaced by a deep sense of guilt. Interacting with Abhir and looking at his radiant happiness made Abhimanyu realise that had Akshara returned back to Birla House, she would have been accepted back only because she was pregnant. Abhimanyu himself had failed to listen to her desperate pleas when she tried to share the news of their surviving baby.

Heck, he had divorced her and thrown her out of his home mere hours after her miscarriage. Typical behaviour of his father, whom he despised. Abhimanyu had vowed to never walk in his father's footsteps, yet on that fateful day his actions had put even his father's actions to shame.

As he lay beneath the glittering stars, his mind and heart were consumed with memories of their love. He longed to make things right with Akshara, to keep the promises he had once made to her. But all those promises had been broken, and they were left with nothing but broken hearts.

The pain of their separation was still fresh, as was the love they once shared. Both of them yearned for each other, for the warmth of each other's embrace. They knew that they could never go back to the way things were, but they still longed for a future together.

Their love had been shattered, but it was not yet lost. It still burned brightly within their hearts, a beacon of hope for a future they both yearned for. As they lay beneath the starry sky, their hearts were filled with longing and pain, but also with the hope of a future where they could be together once again.

"She wrapped herself in memories of his tender kiss,

Of how his lips met hers with such sweet bliss.

She remembered the way he held her close,

As they danced under the stars, surrounded by roses."