Happy Birthday Stranger V

“A beautiful truth of my life” Kabir answered. Stella doesn’t know what to say, she just stayed quiet. Kabir took her hand and made it interlocked with his hand. They were so close to each other, such a way they can exchange their breath. Their breath made them warm than the campfire. Stella rested her head in his shoulders. He showed her his favorite star and he called it as Valentine. They just starred at night sky with a plenty of silence in between them.

“Stella, come with me” Kabir called. He took her to a place. “Kabir, where are you taking me?” Stella asked. “It’s already late, we should head home.”

“Stella, just close your eyes” Kabir requested. She tightly closed her eyes with her cute little eye lids. “Stella, now!” Kabir said. When she opened her eyes, she saw a grass flied with some dense trees in it. Kabir just thrown a stone into the grass field. Suddenly the place was got lighten up by fireflies. And she saw Kabir was kneeling in front of her. Those fireflies lighten up of his face.

He said, “Stella, I was empty until you stepped into my life. You gave a meaning to it and taught that life is worth of living.” She exhaled slowly while her heart started to pound. He took a ring from his pocket and continued, “Stella, I want to live that life with you, will you marry me!”

Her eyes were filled with tears, her cheeks turned pink and her lips were struggling to deliver a word. She doesn’t know what to say other than nodding her head. He took her hand and wear it on. He neared her and she kissed him. Their lips deserves that. She placed her head in his chest so she could hear his heartbeat. It’s like she was within him.

From far away wolves howled.

Those wolves added a little fear to their romancing hearts. Stella hugged him tight. He felt her fear from her hug.

They came back home. After leaving her in her bed, he went to his.

While going to off the switches, she found Kanmani’s journal. She took a look at the clock, it was 11.00pm. Hence she decided to Kanmani’s journal for some time. She opened it and started reading,

“That day after having a coffee with Rahul, I found Annie at community center. And I went in. She was surprised to me see there. I volunteered help her. After community center, Annie took me to a Café. When I entered I founded that Kabir was performing there as a lead guitarist. Kabir murmured something to Annie and she said something in return. He swing his hand at me.

Annie sat in a way that she could look at him and I sat opposite to her. Annie ordered a cappuccino and I ordered a hot chocolate. I asked, “What’s about cappuccino?” “It’s our drink” she said. “Annie I always wanted to ask you something?” I said. “You can ask me anything” she said. “What’s your secret behind your happiness” I asked. She saw Kabir. “Kabir!” I asked. “Yes, he is” she said and continued, “You know, the first thing he did after hearing about my cancer”. “What?” I asked. Annie said, “He kissed me and said I’m gonna be alright to the doctors in the room”. “Of course, he would” I smiled.

After the performance he came down from the stage and kissed Annie before settling down. I still got jealous of seeing them. He drank the cappuccino which Annie left for him in her cup. Then Kabir took her home.

I was there that day, Kabir did his marriage proposal to Annie. That day at that same café after the daily performance, Kabir took his guitar and played his original. He wrote her a song and he called that song as ‘Northern lights’. That song was really awesome. Annie was glowing while he playing.

Annie tried to get out of the chair. Annie was very week, she couldn’t able to stand on her own feet. Kabir took her in his hands and made her stand upon his legs. She warped him tightly so she could stand straight. She rested her head upon his shoulders. They danced. They danced like the northern lights. They were like gazelles on the dance floor.

Everything goes well and good until that moment. Annie started to lose her grip on him and her nose was bleeding. Kabir’s shoulders were full of her blood. We took her to the hospital and the situation looked pretty serious. Kabir asked me to call her parents and he stayed in the hospital all the night.

It’s been a week since Annie was admitted in the hospital. Kabir called me and asked me to stay with Annie, so he can go home and prepare some of her favorite food for Annie. When I got there, Annie was wake. She liked the flowers I brought for her though those weren’t her favorite. She always used to talk about Kabir, so I asked her why ‘Kabir?’ In reply she said,

“He is my best friend and cute and kind and he never showed sympathy on me and I really liked him. Apart from all of that he is mine”. Actually I had no idea what she was saying but I realized that she loves him more than anyone and anything.

Kabir actually came back very soon and he cooked for me also. He served us and it was that was really awesome. It’s one of the best meal I ever had. “See this is what I’m talking about” Annie said. I can tell by just looking her face, how much she loves him.

Rahul came by, actually Kabir called him. We four had a great time together. We leaved them alone in the hospital and went back to Rahul’s house. It’s where I got a call from my step-dad and it was about my mother and he asked me come by soon. So I took the first flight in the morning.

My mom passed away. Before she closes her eyes, she asked me to find my brother.”

Did Kanmani know where her brother is?

Thank you for spending time with me J