The Life Changing moment

They searched like all over the Internet for hours but they were unable to find the perfect place that they wanted. However they came across a very small blog literally with ten followers but that place is going to give them the most beautiful memories they could have ever imagined in their life. ​It’s the place they have always dreamt of, it was straight out of a happing ending movie. The scenery was just great and they loved that place. ​They used to visit the place on special occasions like their birthdays and their love anniversary which is obviously her birthday. It was on the hills of Ooty and so they have to go by bus or by bike. Both of them does not like travelling in buses so they decided to get it on with his bike. As she loved riding with him, he too accepted for what she asked.  ​The ride, the place and the stay everything was just magical and they loved it very much. These were the moments that made into their memories forever.  ​“But life is neither sweet nor bitter. Life can be described as sweetbitter as both of which plays an important roles in the lives of each and every one. There is no such thing as a so called happy ending everything is decided by the perspective of each and every person in this planet. The even bitter truth is that the way a person wanted to live his life is also decided by the society and the people around him. There is no such thing as free will in this world everyone is being controlled by the superior ones and the freaking fate.” ​Everything was good in their life. But finding that one freaking magical place was their biggest mistake in their life. Because that is the only thing which is going to be responsible for their separation in their life. Yes that is the reason why they are going to be separated in the near future. ​They used to visit that place when there is a special occasion or a long leave, mostly during the weekends. If the occasion falls in any of the weekdays they would visit their favourite cliff where both of them proposed each other. ​They just wanted to go there badly on every occasion they would find worth it.  ​But the most important journey of their life was on his birthday four years later. It was their final year together in their college so they wanted to make it more special. Hence Ananya decided to celebrate Srinath’s birthday at the hills. At first Srinath hesitated as their final exams were nearing but Ananya managed to get hold of him and made him go there.  ​“Hey Srinath, let’s go to our spot for this birthday man as this is our senior year and things would turn out different after our college, we cannot be as free as right now. So let’s make this birthday a memorable one for you.” ​ “I am eagerly waiting for that day too but what about our exams?” ​“We can manage that Srinath, it’s not a big issue. We can prepare it after our trip there is still like two months. It is not a problem man.” ​“It’s okay. But…” ​“No ifs and buts for now. We are going. That’s all.” ​“Hey just imagine girl. It’s our last year together in college. We can do this after completing our course.” ​“Time can never stay for us man. Let’s go. Please… please… please…please… for me.” ​“Okay, if you are happy with it, then let’s go for sure. No problem.” ​However they managed to reach the hill top at his birthday, the 28th of January. The ride there was so beautiful and the view was just splendid. Though it was so far from their house, Ananya managed to go there the day before his birthday by bus and had everything planned and ready for his birthday. It was so beautiful from the place and it was the greatest spot to celebrate one’s birthday or any special occasion. She had everything planned as great as this was their senior year so she wanted to do something good for him. ​She wanted to give him the best birthday ever but could not just copy his preparation but wanted to do more than that. So she thought and thought and thought. Finally came up with the best idea for his birthday. But the place was same as for that of her birthday, their place. The only thing which made her feel bad was that having his birthday at the same place with the same idea. But this was their final year in college and so she wanted to make it a blast at their place. ​She planned it to be their favourite bike ride, the best thing they can experience and liked to experience it again and again, the magical moments and the best memories.  ​After all, the most important day of their life arrived, the one that is going to change her life once and for all. They planned to go there early in the morning and return late at night so that they can get the wholesome experience out of the day. ​So they had a plan of starting at eight in the morning as their houses were near to each other there were no time differences for their departure. ​Srinath reached her place by 8:15 in the morning but the travel takes more time with the traffic and they were not able to drive fast as it was a cliff on top of a mountain, they were not allowed to drive fast and couldn’t. It usually takes like four hours to travel by bike as the speed limit was minimum due to mountain roads, the way to get there was so steep thus they cannot drive fast to get there. ​However it was their final best shot as it was their senior year on college, this was the time where they can enjoy their last days of their college. This was the main reason behind their travel to that place. But they did not know that this top is going to affect their lives in ways they could not imagine. ​“After all, life is just a freaking mad roller coaster ride right.” ​“That is life right, it cannot always be positive, life is like the symbol of yin and yang, it has both positives and negatives.” However the lives of these four people had just a small number of positive moments and diversified large number of negative moments. ​Srinath arrived at her house but did not want to disturb her parents so he texted her but she did not attend so he called her by phone. ​“Hey Ananya, you there. It’s already late, we have to go now. Come fast.” ​“Yeah. I am on my way, Srinath. Just a minute, wait for me. I will come now.” ​“Waiting…” ​Finally, she came out of her house and they started their journey. It was one of the best times they had so far. Ananya loves going fast so she asked him to go fast. They reached sooner than expected. The place was just beautiful that day added with her preparation for his birthday. ​The place was just beautiful. It was just the mountains, the cold breeze and them both. They reached the place by noon but still the place was cold as it was in the mountains the perfect place to spend the rest of their day as it was too hot down there. ​Ananya asked Srinath to close his eyes so she can surprise him with his cake. The decorations so far seen by Srinath was just the beginning there was still more to come. She had everything planned for the rest of the day. ​She tied Srinath’s eyes with a piece of cloth and asked him to move forward holding his hand to the place where the cake for his birthday was being kept. He was so excited for his birthday but did not show that in his eyes. ​“That is what men do. It’s a boy thing.” ​“Where are you taking me Ananya? Fast I am starving and I cannot wait anymore.” ​“Yeah. We are here. Hold on for a minute.” ​“Okay… okay… fast.” ​She took him to the spot and took the piece of cloth from his eyes and shown him what she had done for his birthday. ​He was just stunned from what he just say. Everything round there was so beautiful and well organized. He was so happy that she made the whole thing just for him. He was on his cloud nine. ​He could not think of anything else rather than his love for her and her love for him. ​The place was so beautifully decorated. The decorations were so great that was made just by her. He was so impressed form her hard work for his one single day. The place was completely filled with balloons you cannot even see your own legs there as there were so many balloons. ​On top of that there was his favourite chocolate cake completely made by herself for his birthday. ​“How is the cake Srinath. I made this one myself. Taste it and tell me how it is?’ ​“You made this cake. Is it safe for sure to eat?” ​“Hey. Now you have to eat it whether it is good or bad but you have to complete the whole cake. It is on you now.” ​“Hey I was just kidding Ananya. Whether you tell me or not I am going to complete this whole cake by myself.” ​“No you are not. Let me have some man.” ​“Let me think about that.” ​“You can think about the cake later. First blow the candles and cut your cake.” ​“Wait… Wait… I have something important to do before that.” ​“What is more important than this right now man.” ​“To hug you tight for making this all for me.” ​He hugs her so tight and says just one thing. “I just want three things in my life forever Ananya. First, yourself. Second, I don’t want this day to end forever. And finally I just need you to be my side forever. Let’s make a promise that we would never part ways from here.” ​Ananya was speechless after hearing it and did not know what to say rather than crying out of happiness. “I promise you Srinath that I would never leave you and we would never be separated from each other.” ​Then they cut his cake and ate it. ​“To be true Ananya. It tastes good for real. Thank you so much.” ​The day was theirs. She had everything planned such as lunch, dinner and even desserts. Everything prepared just by herself except for the ice creams she bought for him. Two of his favourite flavours from every variety. ​It was just his day on the whole. They enjoyed the day like it was the last day of their lives. Everything she did for him cannot just be expressed through words. ​After eating everything and clicking photos of themselves. They were so tired so they decided to just lie down on the grass as they had more time remaining. ​They both laid down on the grass and watched the sky, the moon and the stars. Everything was so great to look at from that cliff. ​“I just want this to be continued throughout our life Ananya. Just you, me and the sky. I just want to get stuck in this moment forever.” ​“Oh so cute Srinath. I need that to happen too but that is not how things work. However we can visit this place whenever we feel like to visit right.” ​“Still we don’t get to see the same constellations everyday right. Each and every day is unique so let’s take some photos at this beautiful place and beautiful time.” ​“Yeah sure Srinath.” ​After taking all the photos they finally decided to leave the place. It was so dark. All they had was the moon light and his bike’s head light.  ​The journey was so beautiful, the road going down the hill was so good. But the thing that is waiting for them at the end of the road was not known by them. ​Everything was good so far. Ananya was feeling tired so she hold him tight and slept while Srinath was riding the bike. ​Knowing that she slept at the back of the seat, Srinath was riding the bike so slow even though he did not like going slow, he did it for her. ​Everything was great until a car came at high speed opposite to them with a driver who was drunk. It was all over at a fraction of a second. Srinath tried to stop and go sideways but the road was so narrow and steep. He knows that something is going to happen. He wakes Ananya up so that he could save her at least but there is no other way. ​Ananya just woke up from her sleep and before realizing what was happening, they both were down but the car was long gone without helping them. ​She sees Srinath with blood puddling around his head and trying to get up to help Ananya. Ananya was feeling dizzy and could not see anything clear soon she became unconscious. As it was the road on the hill no one was there to help him. ​After an hour people travelling through that road helped them and got them admitted in a hospital. The cops were all over the place as they did not know how did this happen. ​After a week Ananya re gains consciousness and utters “Srinath…” and soon lost consciousness again. ​Later that day, her parents and doctors were in front of her eyes soon after she gained her consciousness. But all she was looking for Srinath and asked for him to her parents and doctors. ​But all she heard was the name Srinath which his parents was crying out loud. ​She asks the doctors what happened to which he replied, “I should not say this to you right now but you have to know about it. You have to take this slow Ananya.” ​“What is it doctor I need to know it now?” ​“You both have been unconscious for a week. Fortunately you gained consciousness after a week but it did not happen in his case. He died two days before due to internal injuries in his head we tried our best for five days but we could not save him after all. Sorry to say this but he did not make it Ananya.” ​She was just broken and did not know what to say. The only love she got in her life is now dead. What more can she experience bad in her life. But it is not over yet. Still she had more to come. ​She just wants to look him for one last time but she was unable to move. However the doctors took her on a stretcher to the mortuary and showed his corpse. It was the same face he had that night. The same last look he had before dying. ​She was not able to control her tears, she just burst out of tears. She could not even touch him with her hands as there were several fractured bones in her body. But with the help of the nurses she touched him for one last time. Now she did not have anything to live for but to be a living corpse. Still life had some evil plans for her. ​She could not even move for days. She thought that it was because of the accident. But there is something her parents and the doctors hid from her. The doctors wanted to say this to her but couldn’t as her parents requested not to. ​After a couple of days she finally managed to get up from the bed. Her mother was nearby and she tried to wake her up but her mother was in deep sleep. So she decided to take up a walk on her own. She stumbled a lot to walk, however she managed to get to a mirror but she did not want to see herself. ​But there were more to come. She was shocked to look at the mirror she was so lean with most of hair from her head fallen. She was even scared by seeing her. She shouted like hell to which everyone around her came to her as it was so loud in the middle of the night. ​Everyone asked her what happened but she did not tell anything until her father and the doctors arrived. They were happy that she was now able to walk but what she had in mind was not known by the doctors and her parents. ​They did not know what to say to her but asked her why she was shouting. They thought that she was crying out loud because of Srinath’s demise but they did not know the bigger picture. ​She asked them what happened to her and why was she like this. That is when they came to know why she was shouting like that in the middle of the night. ​And that is why they have to tell everything to her. It was so hard for her parents to tell this to her so they asked the doctors to tell her what happened. ​“Dad. Please tell me. What is happening with me? I need to know right now.” ​“I don’t know how to say this to you Ananya. You are already broken because of his death. I can’t tell this to you right now Ananya. Just be quiet for some time. Let’s discuss this in the morning.” ​“I have to know this right now dad. I can’t sleep without knowing what is happening with me.” ​“I cannot tell this to you Ananya. But I will let the doctor tell you what happened.” ​“Doctor. At least you should tell me what happened.” ​“Okay. Ananya come to my office. I have to show you some reports regarding your health. There is something you should need to know.” ​She goes to the doctor’s cabin with her father and that is when she came to know what was happening with her. ​“You have to take it up slow Ananya. I came to know that your boyfriend died. I am sorry for your loss. But still you have to know something bigger than that. Last week when you came in we found internal blood leaks in your body. So we decided to examine your whole body to find out whether the internal organs are damaged. That is when we came to know that you are affected by a rare cancer known as ovarian cancer. You have to take it strong Ananya. We are trying our best to save yourself from this disease. But it depends on your will power as it would be the last couple of days in your life.” ​“What are you saying, doctor? How did I get this cancer doctor?” ​“It is not on you Ananya, it is by nature. It could have been detected on earlier stages if you have been checked for it a hospital Ananya. At this stage it is hard for one to survive past this. Be strong Ananya. I don’t know what else to say.” ​Ananya could not say anything she just burst into tears. Her life was going so down that everything she had is going away from her. Her love is gone, her life is gone and now she could not even get a good death. Life was so unfair to her. ​“You have to be strong Ananya. These must be last couple of days you have, so you have to be strong. This could be fatal. You are basically in your death bed Ananya, I don’t know what else to say. With proper medication and life support we could increase your life span by some days. But without proper medication and life support these few days would be so bad for you.” ​“I don’t know what to say doctor. I am just broken by these two. I don’t feel like I want to live anymore but for dying I could not even get a good death.” ​“Don’t say like this Ananya. Everything is going to be okay soon. Just wait for the right time Ananya. After seeing your reports you just have three more months to live your life even with proper medication and life support. So you have to get yourself admitted right now Ananya.” ​Ananya could not say anything but want to live her life like she needs. Even on going down she wants to go on the best ride down. ​So she decided to spend the rest of her life happily by exploring things she likes to experience for one last time. She wants to spend the last three months in ways she could ever imagine. ​But the doctors had other plans for her last three months. They had to provide her proper medication and life support. She has to undergo chemotherapy too which is very painful. ​After a month of medication she was so lean and shaved her hair completely but never felt ashamed about that. She just wanted to live her life as her own. So she decided to visit every place in India as she was not allowed to travel overseas as her medical condition did not permit her to do so. So she wanted to see the beautiful places in India completely. ​She started from Coimbatore right onto north for a month and wanted to spend her final month in south India. ​Though her parents and the doctors advised her not to go. But she wanted to live her best life. As there is very less chance of her survival she wants to live the life to the fullest. In that way she could at least get the best out of her life in the end run. ​Finally she convinced her parents to leave her out of the town so she can get the best out of her life. She had everything planned. As she was an extrovert who likes to travel she had everything planned in such a way that she can get the best out of everyday of her last two months.

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