The Longing Pain

“Repentance is a gift of God’s grace.”

— Rabindranath Tagore

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Advika smiled warmly actually she tried her best when she met with her family. She hugged both the oldest ladies like a kid. They kissed her forehead and caressed her hair. One by one everyone met her. Even Darsh and Avyaan also stayed until they got to see her.

The whole night all the people were there. Arvind talked with his police commissioner friend and talked about the case. Both Mrs. Vahini Arrora and Mrs. Maithali Singh Khurana were requested to go back many times but they clearly refused. They all stayed there out of her room. A single sight of her face was all they wanted to see.

Food was arranged, but they very little amount of food. Siddharth was called out by Arunima but he said that he will have dinner inside. He ate a few spoonful foods in the name of dinner, same goes for others.

In the morning Siddharth once again felt Advika’s movement. He almost jerked up from his seat. Even though he did