Unburied Treasures

11th June 2019: The thundering and lightning accompanying the rain brought a flood of memories to the fore. Never before has the monsoon brought such vivid memories. It was exactly 36 days ago that my soulmate was laid to rest on the night of 6th May 2019.

The sight of rain, thundering and lightning from my window took me back in the past to the day when this young handsome man rescued me from the mess in the puddle, that I had slipped into, and had with great care arranged for transportation. This was the fateful 26th July 2005 when the whole of Mumbai was flooded with the incessant rain. Within 6 months on 5th December, we were man and wife. Each year we faithfully celebrate the coming of Monsoon with great pleasure and refresh our love, at the same time thanking God for the blessings.

We would pray for more blessings and strengthen our relationship. We would introspect on our life and we had made a rule to forgive each other's mistakes and anger throughout the year and promise happiness to each other. each rainy season. Till last year it was truly magical. Thinking of all this I went into a trance as I travelled through the memory lane. All through this, I could just see the smiling face of my Husband of 14 years.

As I opened my eyes with a jerk, On the sound of thunder, I had a glimpse of my darlings face in my mind and could feel his presence near the window. I looked around trying to capture the moment and followed the wave of gushing wind and my eyes fell on the cloud which glistened with a lining of Rainbow without a shadow of a doubt. I felt peaceful and serene, knowing that we had had a brief meeting, and my spouse is now an angel, and once again I completed the ritual by sending a prayer of Thanks, but this time all Alone, though I would always be grateful for 14 years of blissful togetherness.

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