Eternal love by hima (small books to read TXT) 📖

Casper and Jaya.

"Thank you so much for helping us." Sid said.

"It's ok, sir. We have always been loyal to our master but we choose humanity rather than loyalty." he said and then he gave instructions to Jaya and Casper and left to their hiding. He promised that he would come if we called for his help.

We exchanged room with boys that afternoon all the time I stayed inside the room.

After a while we all settled down in the room. Casper sat beside me.

"Have you proposed her?"I asked him wanting to get rid of the gloom that hung in the air.

"That's why I have come searching for you." he said with a broad smile.

"She accepted." he said triumphantly.

"Congrats, that's great." I said.

"Although, I wish this all could happen when we are still alive." he said.

"Love just doesn't happen to us when we want it. It is always good to have someone who loves you truly." I said

"Yeah, maybe I need to be happy for having a love at least now. As you say Pollyanna's medicine." he said.

We laughed together. Sid joined us when we are playing chess. He is still nervously glancing all over.

Others went to have supper. Hema aunt promised to bring my supper to my room. She said to my parents that I'm not feeling well.

"Oh! Honey what's wrong?" mom said eying me with concern.

"It pains." I said showing the bandage on my hand.

Pop was suspicious about the sudden exchange of rooms and my sudden headache and not willing to come out of the room but he made no notion of expressing it. Thank him for that.

When Sid entered my room, Casper took leave of me saying that he would stay outside.

Sid took my wounded hand into his.
"Does it hurt?" he asked.

"No," I said to him though it was a lie.
I laid my head on his shoulder. He gently whispered some soothing words, brushing my curls back. I fell asleep in his laps.

14

Next day when I woke up Sid is right in front of me asleep in the sofa. I leaned over him and gently kissing him on the forehead. He woke up with a start.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to disturb you." I said sheepishly.

"I shouldn't have slept, I'm an idiot." he said half to himself

"It's ok. You need sleep too, just sleep a while I'll be awake and watch over." I said.

"No, it's ok. You take rest," he said pushing me towards the bed.

"You will get sick if you stay on like this, take a few minutes rest. He laid his head on my lap and slowly drifted to sleep.
After a few minutes dhi came over and said that she is just checking up on me.
"You are lucky, he's been up all the night watching over you though your ghost friends asked him to go sleep. He is persistent to stay here all the night." she said.

I smiled for this rare fortune I have. There is a huge commotion in the hall. Dhi seeing my frown she replied that all our relations have come since it is the day of our party. I felt stupid since I haven't remembered it, I am eager to have a party earlier but now everything seems gloomy. Meanwhile sid is up unable to seep in the huge commotion. He excused us and left.

"Good morning, nice to see you safe and sound." casper said.

"I'm sorry to say but we won’t be able to stay here today." jaya said.

"Too many people, there's a risk of being seen." casper said.

"Anyway even master isn't foolish to come into this house with so many people around, so you will be safe." jaya said and quickly added "papa said so."

"Don't release your guard though, if you need help just call for us. We will be nearby." casper said and hovered away.

I had a vague feeling that this will be our last meeting, tears trickled. I rubbed them back.

I went down with dhi and greeted all our relations. Hema aunt scurried towards me and asked "Why did you leave the room?"

"It's ok," dhi said and I explained everything casper and jaya told me.

"Anyway if she spends anymore in that room alone.pop would be suspicious." dhi added.

"Yeah, that's right but be careful josh, don't linger away from us." aunt said in a tone of warning.

Breakfast followed with much din and clatter. Sid's parents are back. Everyone laughed heartily I thought after so many days.

Pop is busy with the arrangements to be done for the party. Rocky and sunny are busy helping dad, dhi is mowing the garden and sid is busy verifying the checklist. I went up to him.

"Do you need a hand?" I asked.

"Josh, come here give me a hand." dhi called from the lawn.
I cursed her for her perfect timing.

After lunch all of us girls gathered in our room for showing off our costumes.
I couldn't decide on anything to wear for the party.

I am watching them all enviously about being so sure of their costumes. When it's high time there is gentle tap on the door. It’s sid.

"Come with me, mama wants to see you in her room." he said.

"Is anything wrong?" I asked feeling anxious. He gestured “no”

"I have so much work. I haven't chosen what to wear. Is it necessary to come now?" I asked catching up with his rapid pace.

He gave wink.

"Hi, this is for you." sid's mama said and gave me a cover.

"Sid chose it himself, he thought of giving it to you if you accepted him." she said.

"Thanks," saying so I turned to leave.

Sid caught me near the stairs

"Your problem is solved, wear this one to the party.” he said.

I nodded and went off. When I opened the cover everyone in the room is staring at the dress. It is really a gorgeous one. It's a black gagra with heavy work on it. There's even jewelers that goes with the dress color. Now everyone would be jealous of my dress and so they are.

"You should allow me to try it on one day." dhi said.

I winked. Mom is really happy when she saw the dress she kissed me and said "It's wonderful, he certainly has a good taste."

By dusk everyone got ready. Hema aunt stayed to help with my hair.

When I am done, I looked into the mirror the transform is really great. I looked like a fairy princess out of a story.

"You look gorgeous." aunt said clapping her mouth with her hands with astonishment.

I walked down the steps gazing everywhere for sid but I couldn't find him. After a quick glance again I found him with a group of cousins.

If I'm a princess out of a story; he is like a prince of the new world. He is wearing a black shirt and cargos. He is like a super model right out of a magazine.

Rocky saw me gazing at him and nudged him to see in my direction. I dropped my head not wanting to be caught in such a situation.

Later I gave rocky nice slap and pretend to be innocent of it. The party is organized in the lawn. I joined a group of my friends.

We chatted for a long time all the time eyes on sid and his on mine. I'm desperate to meet him alone. When it is time for dinner my appetite is lost, I ate ice cream pretending in front of pop that I had a good meal. When everyone is busy with emptying their plates; Sid caught me and dragged into the house.

"You look.........."unable to express it sid looked into my eyes longingly.

"Gorgeous..." I supplied for him.

That is the most wonderful moment in my life, It's my first love kiss. Tickles ran all over my body immobilizing me. I prayed calmly that this second last forever but before my prayer is even heard by him a sharp blade came cutting sid squarely in his shoulders.

"How dare you touch her?" raj screamed at the top of his voice.

Sid charged upon him like a soldier and is thrashing him but raj is too strong for him. I could see the blood gushing out from sid's shoulders. I cried for help but my voice is dissolved in the music. Suddenly as if angels the gardener's family and casper appeared before but they are to fight raj's men before they could help sid.

Sid is trying to launch a blow with a rod he found somewhere luckily but raj is too quick for him and twisted sid's hand.sid is whelming with pain.

Then all of a sudden the golden woman's words came into my mind "Love is the only weapon you have."

But what could that mean. Sid is screaming now to me to run into my room so that at least I could be safe but I couldn't leave him now in such peril. I took the rod that raj threw away from sid's hand and launched a heavy blow upon raj. He is dumbstruck and loosened his grip over sid.

Seeing this as a chance sid launched another heavy blow. Raj shooed him off like a dog and sid tumbled down to the stairs. I ran after him. He is unconscious I couldn't bear to see him like that tears swelled in my eyes. It is like my heart is torn apart. Anger boiled in me.

"Good riddance for you my love," raj said coming near.

"You are waste of space. I wish you are never born. Do you think that I'm going to live with you after I'm dead? No. You can't gain someone's love by forcing them. I always hated you than anything in my life. I would die a hundred times than to live with you."

"But..I love you," he stammered.

Do you? No, you don't because lovers always want their love to be happy but you want to have me so that you can be happy. You never thought of my feeling, that isn’t love. You ruined your life now you want to ruin mine. If you want to kill me kill me now itself but I will not be yours even after I'm dead. I will love him for my entire life even after I’m dead.

"Go on, kill me." I walked towards him shivering not with fear but with the sudden outburst of anger.

"You don't love me." he stammered.

"I hate you." I shouted.

"I want you to love me that am all I ever wished for." he said.

"I never loved you, not over my life." I screamed.

"I won't come into your life again, if that's what you wish for." he said the last word is almost a whisper.

He started fading away as soon as he said that, soon he is nothing but a tiny speck. The fight between others came to a halt meanwhile. I ran over to sid feeling relieved. He is blinking now. I got him up.

"Where is he?" he coughed because raj tried to strangle him. I am felt whole again seeing him alive. I couldn't bear the