" Amma... I am arriving... I have managed to book the tickets in the next flight..."

" Don't cry amma... She will be fine... "

" Okay... I have to pack my bags..."

I cut the call and bit my lips... Tears threaten to fall down..I shut my eyes, exhausted...

Grandma is literally in death bed.. she wants to see everyone for the last time.. My family is in the grief stage... I can't take over it so easily... My olden days that I spent with my grandma shadow me every now and then... I have to go to India ... I have to see her face... This is her last wish... It will be the pride and gratitude which I can pay to her in her last days...

At the same time , living away from shravan equally torments me... It's a wonder that how I am drawn to him in a short period like every other woman...

Yes... Love is a magic...it can do wonders...no matter who is it... Once you fall in love, you're drawn to it's endless spell...

I know shravan feels the same way as I am... Though we don't confess eachother , it's a truth that we love each other...

I don't think , time and fate supports us in being love.. The same day which I realized the love has become the last day of my love life...

And , honestly ...I don't know whether I will meet Shravan in my life again , after today. Perhaps , my love story may end here....

Now , I am scared to face the consequences... The phase which I am going to live without him threatens me like hell... Definitely I am going to kill myself to come out of him...

Because , I know it takes so much of time to come out of him....

I almost packed everything...

It's eight o clock now... Shravan must have seen the message ... I don't know how will he react... He is jovial yet sensitive as of I know...

He has to admit my situation and it's better not to confess my love to him now... Because , I have no idea about the next few days in my life...

To accept me and my culture may take time for Shravan... The same goes with me... I have to know about his family... Our family's acceptance is also important as we are from diverse tradition...

I have to be firm in my position that we are friends as of now...

I check the departure time.. I have almost seven hours..

I lean on the luggage , folding my hands to support my head..

I will miss you Shravan...

" Sam....."

I raise my head like a hawk to his voice...

" Shravan...."

He is standing at the door ... His face is dull , eyes not so bright that clearly conveys his mind...

I run to him...I am about to hug him involuntarily.... At the eleventh hour , the super conscious human brain stops me from doing so...

He gets in and sits on the couch...

" How's nanny now?"

I sniff , " getting worse it seems... She wanted to see me once ..."

He notices the luggage... " When are you leaving...?"

" I have seven hours..."

" Oh..." He stares at the ground.. he doesn't look at me...

He dwiddle his fingers in distress... Eventually , he huffs out loud...

" Okay... When will you return...?"

I pause before replying....

" Shravan... Probably I won't come back...."

I try to be calm to deliver the message .. Yet , he is shocked... His lips quivered and words rumble...

" What...?" He strives to react mild...

He move to the window.. His eyes stay at the furthest view ... His fingers tap the glass window restless...

My heart wrench , shedding blood without any visible wounds...

Shravan my life without you is going to be a vast glowing empty page...

Hardly ,I can hide my tears...

" Sam... You can't leave as such...you have to complete your studies..."

He turn in a whisk...

I nod....

" Shravan... I spoke with my HOD to convert my classes on-line considering the emergency... Moreover , I have only three months to complete the course.. "

" Oh... " His tone is flat..." Time is just flying... It seems that we met only yesterday... "

His throat choks...

"Sam... You have to come here to write your exams.. correct ?!"

I stare at him to understand his mind which longs my presence...

" I have good internal evaluation Shravan... If things aren't right , I may not appear for the exam in person. In University , they told me that they will guide me for the online exams..."

He gets the water bottle from the fridge to drink..

I near him and touch his shoulders...

" Shravan... I can understand... It's painful to get separated from our loved ones... try to Understand.. I have to go now... If fate meant us to be together , we are going to be together... Now , give me your smile... I wish to spend each and every minute with you until I board... Please shravan... I want to see the Mr. Quirky... Who makes me crazy every time.. "

He stares into my teary eyes... I feel like hugging him... So tightly , where the air afraids to sneak between us...

I am going to miss you badly Shravan... If I miss you in my life , I am the one who's going to be misfortune...

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