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his cousin. Akash had consciously kept
Akshada off his radar more so thinking
that she was abroad and settled and hence
rarely asked about her. His friend told him
that Akshada had returned to India for
good about a year ago and is now settled in
Mumbai. Curious, Akash asked him about
her husband and family. Apparently,
Akshada’s husband had left his family
life for good and had joined a mission a
few years ago to serve the society at large,
for the remainder of his life. Akshada and
her family had respected and accepted her Akash immediately called up Akshada
husband’s decision and had been putting and went on a date with his childhood
her house abroad in order before returning muse, not once, but many times, both
to India . Akash was stunned at the divined marvelling at destiny’s beautiful play.
coincidence of it all. He and Akshada’s Overtime a natural reconnect and
respective partners had opted for a closeness happened. As they were holding
spiritual life after fulfilling their respective hands and chatting excitedly, sitting on
family responsibilities and both were left the sea-front ledge at Marine Drive, they
single in their sunset phase to lead their realised that the sun never really sets, but
lives in solitary splendour. keeps brightening lives.

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