# 5

‘Hey LOOK.! Even the moon follows me.!’, I remembered her exclaim as I beamed into the brooding night sky. I could do nothing but just smile at her innocence. Not just her words, even she was equally cute. She was everything I ever asked for and I could never ask for anything better. Yeah! I did envy her for she just nicked all the sweet nothings for herself and I was left with nothing for myself. But then, she smiles and I am totally lost. Her smile is something I would trade anything in world for. Her soft tiny hands, her curly brown hair, her super bear hugs are something I will never forget all my life. Wiping the tears off my cheek I shifted my gaze from the creamy white moon towards the same tiny little girl who was still smiling at me through the silver framed photograph. My sister was smiling back at me and this photograph is the only proof that she once existed.



Walking this way, by side of the beach makes me feel she isn’t far away from me. I built up all the strength to keep walking, for something deep inside told me that’s the right thing to do. Absorbed in my own guilt I tripped a pebble and fell on my knees. And then helplessly I began to cry, cursing myself. ‘How I wish I could save you, Liah.! Please forgive me honey.! You mean the world to and I love you way too much dear.’, I spoke to the lonely dark sky. I was rather more frustrated for she never felt I deserved to know what she is going through. She dint feel I was trust worthy and that killed me more and more inside. “Don’t forget the mail box bro”. these were the last words my sister murmured in my ear just before she left her last breath. Immediately I dashed through shells and antiques displayed to reach the mail box. On opening the mail box I saw a letter which was neatly folded and put as if it were waiting for me.


‘Bro, Room beside mine, Great tree house,


Carolina road’,

it read. Confused I opened the letter to read the contents in it. ‘Bro, I am sorry I dint know the address so I wrote what I knew. ’. I ran my fingers through the letter. ‘This is written by my sister’ I thought and the very thought of it filled the empty spaces in my heart. Gaining control over myself I finally began to read it further.


“Dearest bro,

You kinda filled my life with all the happiness possible. I never told you the reason behind I coming to spend these vacation with you. Bro, I never knew how it feels to have you around and I never knew how it feels to see you love me back. I was aware this would be the last summer for me and I wanted it to be with you. I know you’l be blaming yourself or may be cursing yourself for taking care of me. But the truth is that I have never been this happy all my life. I knew I am having tumours much before I bumped into you. And I even knew this is the last stage of it and so none can help me. But bro you know what I wanted.? I wanted a whole awesome time with the only one I love the most in my life. Bro, I truly love you. Btw, the girl you introduced me to the other day, she is the one you’re in love with right.? I kinda like her. She is very sweet. Lastly, I really feel you should join a cooking class. The rice cakes you made this morning tasted awful.! Any ways bro, thanks for all that you have done this summer. It will be the most memorable days in my life. And bro, for the old times’ sake I want you to be happy. I love your smile and I hope you’ll never let it fade off that face. I’m sorry I always took away all the attention for myself. Remember how you hated the very sight of me in the start.? I am sure you don’t hate me no more. No matter what, you’ll forever be the best person I ever came across. And I promise to stay with you for ever.

Loadsa love,

Liah”

I finished reading it once, twice, trice and god knows how many times. Every time I read it, it seemed as fresh as a new one. I got up and walked a little while in the dark along with the gift I had presented her two weeks ago. I helped the little pug jump into my arms and walked towards the beach. I silently listened to the waves that were roaring and fighting with each other. And then suddenly the sky turned magical. Absorbed in its charm I din’t know what was happening. The sky above me filled in with a million fireflies with immediately vanished into a layer of magic dust and then I was back to reality. It was then I realized that it was my sister. She dint completely leave me. She stayed back as she had promised me. and its then I realized that few relations just are inevitable and they become the most important part in our life no matter how we hate them in the start.