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The painting was yellowed with rounded edges. It was a masterpiece and it was lying in my hand. Wait, have I stolen it? I don't remember...
All I remember is that it is very special for me. It was the painting of a girl. A very beautiful girl. She was tall, fair and had beautiful eyes. Nurses in this hospital tells me that when I was brought with my head bleeding heavily. It looked like a car accident. And the painting was found in a bag I was carrying along with some clothes. But I don't remember a thing !!
I don't remember my name. I don't remember anything. I came to my senses this morning only. Doctor came to see me after that and told me that I am not able to remember about my past life because I am in post trauma. He says that I will be fine soon. It might take some time...some hours or some days. But it will be fine soon. I wonder if he is telling me the truth or just trying to prevent me from going in grief.
Whole day I kept looking at that painting. The girl in the painting is so beautiful that I feel mesmerized to see. Whoever made that painting must be very fine artist because girl in the painting exactly looks like a real life person. It seems as if the girl will just come out of the painting and start talking.
The dinner came in the night. Usually a wardboy brings food but this time nurse brought food for me. She smiled at me and started talking.
Nurse - "You will be fine soon."
I just kept on staring her and tried to listen her silently.
Nurse- "You were diligently bleeding when you were brought here.
I was the one who cleaned you and put bandages around your bleeding head. Doctor was also not there because of the strike but I told doctor that you were my relative and he could not refuse."
Me- "Oh Sister! So kind of you. My life is all because of you. If you were not there, I would have been dead till now. "
Nurse- "You look exactly like my real brother who died in a accident few years before. When I saw you, I could not stop myself from helping you. It felt as if I was saving my own little brother."
After saying this she started crying tears to tears.
Me- (putting my hand over her shoulders) "Don't cry sister. From today I will be that brother of yours. I don't remember a thing but this new life that I have got is your gift to me. I owe you and will fulfill all the duties of a brother with my life."
Nurse- (Wiping her tears) "I miss my brother every moment."
Me- "Don't stay sad anymore. I too don't have anybody so from now you are my only family."
Nurse- "Okay so we are there for each other now so smile for now. Eat your dinner and take rest. I will come tomorrow in the morning with breakfast for you."
Me- "Thank you for everything"
Nurse - (putting her hand on my head)
"It's all my pleasure. Have a good night."
After the nurse was gone I completed my dinner and took that painting in my hand.
Me- (talking to the painting)
"Who are you beautiful girl in this painting? Do I know you? Are you just an object of a painting? I wish some miracle happens and you could come out of this painting and tell me truth about myself."
I laughed at myself and hugged that painting and closed my eyes.
I don't remember when I was completely lost in sleep.
It must have been post midnight when I started feeling very hot. My hands were burning. I could not stop myself from opening my eyes and see what was happening.
I found that the heat was coming from that painting. It was hot as sun. I kept it on the stand near my bed and picked up glass of water. After quenching my thirst I kept that glass down. I looked here and there but everything was normal.
Me- (thinking) May be it was all in my dream.
I picked that painting in my hand again and it was not warm anymore.
Me- "Yeah ! It was surely my dream. I get it now."
I looked at that painting and I saw something that gave me chills.
The Girl I saw in the painting was not there. There was just a field and a house but no girl.
Me - "Where did the girl Go ??"
As I said that , a voice came striking my ears...
Unknown voice- "I am here my love !!"
I turned back and saw that the girl in the painting was standing just at the end of my bed and smiling at me.
That beauty just made my pupils widen and my mouth open. I was both scared and mesmerized at the same time. Her face was glowing like sun. She was looking way more beautiful than she was looking in that painting.
Me - (in a scribbling voice) "Who are you ? And how did you......"
Before I could complete my sentence she spoke in between.
Girl- "I am your love, sweetheart."
Me- "What ?? You know me?"
Girl- (smiled) Off course!! I do babe ! I am your only wife."
Me- (Astonishingly) "You are my wife ??!! Are you really her ?"
Wife - "Yes Baby. I am the love of your life."
Me- "But I don't remember anything."
Girl - "Yes I know that. I just got that news from the doctor. I am also a doctor. You too are a doctor. You just are not in a condition to recall that."
Me - "Is that really so ? But I don't remember a single thing. God ! What have you done to me ?"(starts crying)
Girl - (comes closer and huggs me tightly) "Everything will be fine sweetheart. Please don't break. Your sadness breaks me too."
Me - "I don't remember a single thing. I have such a beautiful wife like you but I can't remember anything. It's so painful. I want to remember every single moment spent with you."
Girl - "Everything will be fine sweetheart! Be strong please !
You have always been so strong. You are my strength. You are the reason that I smile. You always pull me up when I break."
Me - "Do I?"
Girl - "Yes my baby ! You are the strongest man I have ever seen in my life."
Me - "You are just saying this to make me feel better."
Girl - "No I am not telling any lie. You have always pulled me up in my crisis time. Whatever I am, is because of you."
Me - (Just silently listening to what she is saying)
Girl - "You are my everything"
Me - "Please tell me my name and yours too"
Girl - "I will tell you everything but slowly and gradually because telling you everything at once can give you anxiety attacks."
Me - "I am so desperate to know about my past so furiously."
Girl - "Right Now You need to rest."
Me - "Yes ! I am feeling sleepy too. Will you sit next to me while I sleep ?"
Girl - "Yes sure my love. That is why I am here for. To see you, and take care for you. You are my love."
I laid down and I don't know when I was lost in sleep.
Next Morning I woke up very late, almost around till noon. I waited for nurse for around an hour. She came with lunch.
Nurse - "Oh ! You're up ?"
Me - "I kept sleeping for too late today."
Nurse - "It is good. You should take as much sleep as you can. It is good for your healing right now."
Me - "I did not sleep whole night. I was talking to my wife all night."
Nurse - "Your wife? She was here ? When did she come ?"
Me - "Last night ! I don't know what time but it was around midnight I suppose."
Nurse - "But how is that possible? I was here all night and no visitor came last night."
Me - "She told me that she is a doctor and also that I am a doctor too, maybe she did not sign your visitor's register and came with permission of some doctor."
Nurse - "Maybe. Okay eat your lunch now. And doctor is going to do checkup so hurry up."
Me - "Yeah !!"
After lunch Doctor came and did my check up.
Doctor - "So how are you feeling Dr Brian?"
Me - "My name is Brian ? And how do you know that I am a doctor ?"
Doctor - "My wife is friend of your wife and she knows you too. I showed your picture to her last night and she told me that she knew you. She also told me about your wife. I contacted your family and they are on their way to meet you."
Me - "Thank you so much Doctor!! I am really so happy to hear that. My wife will be happy to meet you too."
Doctor - (Silent for some time) Well Brian ! I enquired more about your case this morning and found that you and your wife were going through highway at night when a small animal came in front of you and your car tripped. You were wounded and breathing but your wife died on the spot. I am sorry for your loss."
Me - "No Doctor ! She came to meet me last night. The lady who died must be someone else. You are confused I suppose."
Doctor - "May be. Let me see your daily reports."
The doctor goes to the stand beside my bed to see my reports where he finds the painting...
Doctor - "She is the one. She is your wife."
Me - (Takes away painting from his hand and finds out that girl again in the painting as it was last day but not in the night when she came to meet)
"How is this possible ? She was not in this painting last night. How is she again here in this painting ?"
Doctor - "Are you sure ? Because I too saw this painting yesterday and she was exactly there in this painting."
Me - "But she was not in this painting when she came to visit me last night."
Doctor - "Who came to visit you ? Her ? I am sorry Brian but she is no more. I am really sorry. Take care. I will come at night for check up again."
Doctor goes away.
Nurse goes away.
Everyone is gone and all that is left is me, in my grief.
In the evening my family comes to meet me. But I can't see her. They too told me that my wife was dead.
WHO WAS THAT WHO CAME TO MEET ME LAST NIGHT ??
WAS THAT MY ILLUSION ?
WAS THAT MY LOVE THAT KEPT HER ALIVE IN MY MEMORY EVEN WHEN I HAD FORGOTTEN EVERY ONE ELSE ?
OR WAS THAT THE SOUL OF MY DEAD WIFE WHO CAME TO MEET ME ONE LAST TIME ??
WHO WAS THAT ??
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THE END
#Love #Relationship #Horror #Heartbreak #Emotions #Soul #Ghosts