The pitch darkness of the night, prevailing silence all around with people embracing their sweet sleep, there was a him, staring the moon with his eyes showing emptiness, longing, yearning, questions, and whatnot.
"It's late, you need to sleep. We have an appointment tomorrow morning."
"I can't Zain. It's been 2 years."
"Ayaan, there will be a solution for this. We will find it"
"Find what? I myself am a loser who lost everything, what will I find? I don't know why I am here, where I belong to, I don't know anything, except HER "( shouts in frustration)
Zain had no words to console him; all he could do was just hug him tight, whispering the same thing he had been saying since he met Ayaan, "Everything will be alright, we will find this out together".
"I need to find her" (tears of pain welled up in his eyes)
**
"I know you will find me, even if I vanish in into thin air "(she whispered, leaning over his chest.) Her eyes stared into his.
And he snapped his eyes open, out of breath with his heart pounding against his chest. He ran his fingers through his hair, gripping it out of frustration, and whispered against his breath, "I will find you, no matter what" He closed his eyes only to get a visual of her Eyes filled with certainty.(breathes heavily)
"You are awake already? "(opening the curtains to welcome the bright morning light of the sun)" Get ready soon, buddy, we have to go," said Zain while placing a cup of coffee on the table.
Ayaan opens his eyes and moves out of his bed, giving a quick nod.
***
"How are you feeling, Ayaan, did you find anything new?"
"No doctor, just the same thing, the same dream again and again. But I get deja vu over certain things, like the things I see or hear; I feel like I have come across this already. Can it be something that happened in my past?"
"Well, it can. There is a chance that you might recall your memories if you see or hear something related to your past. Don't worry, you are getting better; just follow the medicines regularly, and you will be alright."
"Thank you" ( stands up from the chair and leaves)
Ayaan walks out of the room and heads towards the parking area.
"What did the doctor say"( asked Zain while handing over the medicine packages to him)
"Just to continue with the medicines." (Walking)
They started walking towards the parking area and got into the car with Zain driving, and Ayaan settled into the passenger seat. They started heading towards home.
The drive was silent with Ayaan in his deep thoughts. Zain stopped the car seeing the red lights. There was a knock on their window, breaking Ayaan's thoughts. Ayaan rolled down the glasses to find a man in his mid-thirties with a pile of papers in his hands.
"Good morning sir. We have a show for stargazing, please come if you are interested "(hands over a pamphlet to him and leaves with a smile)
CELESTIAL CHARM
-Make a wish on a shooting star.
Saturday
Feb 18, 2024
From dusk till dawn
@ The Astral village. NYC.
"Make a wish on a shooting star" ( Ayaan whispers with knitted eyebrows)
Once they reached home, Ayaan rushed to his room and grabbed his diary and pen. Starts writing " Make a wish on a shooting star."
He closes his eyes, only to visualize the eyes again.
"I want these stars to witness us forever" (she whispers while leaning over his shoulder and looking at the deep black night sky filled with twinkling stars.
"I have neared you."
Ayaan whispers under his breath and opens his eyes to look at the drawing he has made in his diary, her eyes.
*****
To Be Continued...
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