Dear Shyam,

How are you? I am fine here. I am able to manage all household chores which I didn't knew earlier. Do you remember the day I prepared maggi for you?☺️☺️

That memory was triggered today when our little boy asked for it. He resembles you a lot. His wits and knowledge are inherited from you. I am seeing you in him.

I told him our story...Though you know, I really want to share and live that moment again with you...

I was the newly wed bride who entered your home with lot of fear and untrained to do household chores. I did not knew cooking also. I still remember what I made on the first day I entered kitchen. I made Maggi noodles and your family did not utter a word against it.

They felt elated by seeing my efforts I had put for cooking them something they can eat. They saw my love and affection towards them which was disguised in me due to fear . They gifted me with a Thanksgiving smile.Seeing you and your family's welcoming nature, broad minded thinking and kind heart, I slowly learnt household chores.

Mother-in-law taught me everything related to house hold chores with patience and Father-in-law guided me in good path positively....

And you,,my dear husband walked along with me in that path with your heart. Though you are not physically present, I keep imagining that you are with me...

It 's been 5 years that I saw you...I know you are not allowed to send photos or make a video call to us....I know how much you miss us...

Can you please send me a letter of your emotions and love towards us with which I can spend one more year by reading it again and again??

The letters that you send :-

**Help me progress in my life with a ray of hope that you will return one day into our life again Hale and Healthily

**Assure us that you are still alive there

** Boosts my confidence and makes me feel connected to your heart and feelings that you express are memorable till Doom's day

**Inspire our little one to grow by seeing you as his role model

**Soothing medicines recommended to your old aged parents

I always search for one word "I am ok" in your letter to calm myself  in my low times where there is whirlpool of emotions in me...

Always waiting to welcome you with a victory achieved happiness on your face....

Your best half life partner,
Meera.

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On reading this letter, an army man at the border could not control his tears rolling from cheeks and started writing back

"Dear Meera,

I am ok..Please take care of you and our family. Miss you..."

He wrote and reached the postal office to post the precious one(letter). There, he saw major who questioned him about his lies.

"Why are you writing this letter to your friend Shyam's wife ? Don't you think you are doing a wrong deed and giving false hopes to them?" interrogated him in private talk....

"I am sorry...but I am not giving false hopes to them...He will become ok...We found him yesterday and he is alive with minor injuries..He will become ok within doctor's said time...Until then like an elder brother, I will support him and his family...

I am alive because of him...I will support him and his family till my last breath in whatever way possible...I love my country and my people equally...

Jai Hind!!"

saluted the army man to his major and left the place silently....

"Hey Arjun!! Good to hear that..See you soon", smiled Major.

The End
© kavi ramya