Make A Wish...For It Might Come True!

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"Doctor! Doctor!", shouted the nurse as she rushed out of room no. 104 towards the doctor's cabin.

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Fifty years back....

"Samar! What's all this?", asked Kriti amused at what she saw.
"Your birthday gift, sweetheart"
"Gift???? Or a gift with an "s"? There are 25 of them. Why so many gifts?", asked Kriti
"Because it's your 25th birthday, so one gift for each year", winked Samar
"Have you gone mad?", asked Kriti
"Nah, just fallen in love"
"Oh come on, Samar. Be serious."
"Kriti, doesn't it ring a bell? I only fulfilled your wish", said Samar
"You actually took that seriously? It was just a stupid wish of a teenaged girl", replied Kriti surprised and shocked at what had happened.
"Your wish is my command, love and all your stupid wishes are important for me and I'll fulfill them no matter what happens", said Samar smiling looking at Kriti's surprised face
"Samar, you are mad"
"Only for you, love", winked Samar
"Yeah right"
"Happy Birthday Kriti"
"Oh Samar, thank you so much. I love you"
"But I love you more", said Samar teasingly
"I know", said Kriti and they laughed...

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As the doctor and nurses rushed into the room, they were overwhelmed by what they saw.

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Few hours back.....

She lay on the hospital bed with tubes running through her body while the machine kept at the side beeped at regular intervals.
Samar sat besides her, holding her hand.
"Hey love", whispered Samar
Kriti opened her eyes and smiled at what she saw. The whole room was decorated with flowers.
"Happy birthday", said Samar and kissed her forehead
"Thank you so much Samar", said Kriti as a tear trickled down her face
"Old woman, you and your tears. Can't you smile and be happy without them?", mocked Samar
"Shut up, old man!", said Kriti smilingly
"Okay...Okay.. you can cry later. Now its time to cut the cake.", said Samar as he brought the cake
"Cake? Here? I thought you would take me out of here", said Kriti mocking him
"Sorry love, i tried but these doctors won't let you go. Might be we can sneak out at midnight and go for a date. Just you and me.", winked Samar
"Yeah right", laughed Kriti
He helped her sit up comfortably and placed the cake at the small table at her side.
Kriti was about to cut the cake when Samar held her hand
"Aren't you forgetting something?"
"What?",  asked a confused Kriti
"Make a wish, love", winked Samar
"Samar, i have run out of wishes now. You have fulfilled every single wish of mine. Getting to spend my life with you was a blessing for me. Thank you for every single thing you did for me. All i wish now is to have you by my side till my last breath. I love you Samar. You are the best gift of my life", said a crying Kriti
"I promise you my love, I won't ever leave you alone. I'll be with you till my last breath and even after that. And you know what?"
"What?"
"I love you more",winked Samar
"I know", said a smiling Kriti

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There was pin-drop silence in the room. No beeping sound of machine, no sounds of laughter, only silence. In that decorated room, amidst the silence, lay an old couple on the hospital bed, sleeping peacefully, with a smile on their face and holding hands, symbolizing that they are together in their new journey.

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