Anokhi love story!

 Victor got up early today. He made his tea, as usual. He skipped reading the newspaper, instead rushed to take bath.

At the age of 70, he was quite fit. He lived alone, doing things on his own. There was a maid who helped him with basic chores. But maintaining his garden, making his tea and breakfast, folding his laundry, cleaning his room...all this, he did independently.


Today was a special day! He took out his favorite coat from the cupboard. He had already ironed his white shirt and blue trousers. "This coat goes well with the combination", he affirmed to himself. He got dressed up, sprayed some perfume, combed his grey hair in a neat partition. He smiled looking into the mirror, "Blue is her favorite color ", he murmured.


"Kya saab? Aaj itna tayar hoke...date pe jaa rahe hai kya?", his maid asked, jokingly. If he had a daughter, she would be of the same age, as the maid. So, they used to have funny conversations, always. "Ha date pe hi jaa raha hu, accha lag raha hu na?", he asked.

"Ekdum hero!", she replied.

He grinned and took the car keys from the drawer. "Ghar theekse lock karna, kaam khatam honeke baad. Khana mat banana mei khaake aaunga", he told her and left.


He drove off in his white 'Dzire'. He crossed two lanes and stopped at the signal. He looked around, there were blossoms of Gulmohar and Bahawa (golden shower), on both laterals of the street. "She loves this season for the beautiful blossoms, even when it's so hot", Victor said delightfully and kept checking himself in the rear view mirror.
He hadn't had his breakfast today, so felt a bit hungry. He stopped at a nearby café.



He ordered an espresso and a sandwich, had it quickly and bought a chocolate pastry parcel, thinking in mind, "She loves chocolate flavor". He came out of the café. Next to the café was a florist shop. Victor went in. The vendor asked Victor which flowers he wanted. Victor pointed to the red roses. "She loves roses, specially the red ones!", he said, his cheeks turned pink slightly. The vendor smiled and said, "Uncle, bouquet is for your wife or your girlfriend?". "Ofcourse girlfriend! I am going on a date today", Victor replied. The vendor made a beautiful bouquet of red roses and handed over to Victor. Victor smelled the roses. "She will be so happy to see her favorite flowers", he thought to himself. Victor paid and left.


He sat in the car, put the bouquet on the seat, next to him, again peeked into the mirror and tucked his hair properly. "Let's go", he said starting the car. He took a right turn and again a left turn. He reached his destination. He parked the car under the shade of a tree, got down with the bouquet in his hand. He locked the car and walked to the gate. He opened the gate and walked through the paved road in the premises. He stopped, looked around, it was a hot day in the month of May. He removed the handkerchief from his pocket, wiped his sweat. "I have to look my best, when she sees me", his soliloquy.

He walked towards the epitaph with the name "Nancy Fernandez, 14th May 1952 - 10th December 1972". Victor cleaned the leaves fallen on the gravestone and sat on the platform. He again smelled the roses and started singing, "Happy birthday to you....!Look Nancy, what I've brought for you, your favorite roses", he placed the bouquet and the pastry under the headstone and continued, "I was looking forward for our date today. As I had promised you that I will never miss our date, on your birthday. On my way, I saw the Gulmohar and Bahawa blossoms, I couldn't wait to meet you. I have planted more roses in my garden. You had said you wanted a garden full of roses. I wanted to plant them with you after getting married, but you left me, before I could propose to you properly. Nevertheless, the smell of the roses will always keep reminding me about you, Nancy!", Victor kissed the grave. He placed a candle on the pastry, blew it and cut the pastry. He took a bite. And then folding his arms, continued to chat, with his date.


JUI.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: "Some love stories are distinct!" ~ JUI.
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