Chapter - 2

Last Wish

Ayesha was the first daughter born in the family of Kapoors. Ramesh Kapoor was among the top 10 businessman that year. Her mother was a high society interior designer. She had decorated the homes of all big businessmen, actors and politicians.

Ayesha was a destiny's child in true sense. Everyone in the family had different dreams for her. His grandfather wanted her to join their business. His father wanted that she carry on his dreams and become a singer. His mother wanted her to become a doctor.

But there was someone in the family, who hated the newly born key of happiness in their family. He was the only son of Ramesh Kapoor's elder brother. His name was Aman. His father was murdered and police failed to catch the murderers.

He always hated Ramesh Kapoor. He used to think that it was because his uncle didn't put the pressure on the police and that's why the murderers of his father were free.

When Ayesha was five years old, Aman completed his college and joined a MNC company rather than to join their home business. He left the house. But, in actual, his dream was not to join any company, he want to be a writer. He wanted to write stories and poems.

After a few years, the whole family of Kapoors met an accident. They were going to Vaishno Devi, when their car collided with a truck and none of them survived except an eight years old girl named Ayesha.

Aman left with no choice to leave his job and the dream of being a writer, to continue their family business. It was not because it was a heritage of their family, but because it was the dream of his father to make their company the best of India.

Aman put all his hard work and creativity to fulfill the dream of his father and everyone else in the family of Kapoors.

But the strange thing happened after that accident was that the girl she hated all his childhood, had become the only reason of happiness in his life. He loved and cared for Ayesha like a brother, a father and a mother. He gave her everything, she wanted in her life.

But the biggest surprise came for Aman was when Ayesha opted to be a writer, after her graduation. This was a big surprise for Aman. He started to see his broken dreams in the eyes of Ayesha.

Ayesha became an overnight star after the release of her first novel – 'Valentine', a love story, which became a rage among the youths. She was riding high on success, when she found she had cancer.

Aman sent her to U.S.A. for her treatment. But when Ayesha found that her chances of surviving were quite low. She flew back to India. She wanted to write another novel. Whatever the world taught her about life, she wanted to pass on to the world again.

She wrote her second novel – 'Seven Smiles', which made various youngsters to live their life to fullest, but in a right way. After the release of the novel, she was hospitalized, counting the remaining days of her life.

That day, Aman Kapoor came to visit her sister in the hospital. He saw her reading a book. She was so lost in the book that she forgot that her brother was there. Aman was looking at her. He didn't want to disturb her.

Ayesha noticed her presence and said, "Bhai how's the day?" and closed book and removed her glasses.

"The day was busy" he replied.

"Anyone can tell by looking at your face", she paused for a while "where is my brother who had the passion for his work, who is always full of energy".

He smiled. "You know I haven't told you before but I never wanted to be in business".

"What?" she said strangely "Are you kidding with me, I can't believe this means no one can".

"Yes, this is true" he paused and smiled, "I always want to be a writer just like you".

"Really?" she left the book and the glasses on the right side of her pillow and sat on the bed.

"And I am happy that you fulfilled my dream" and a tear rolled down of his eye.

"Have you written any story?"

"Yes" he paused "but I am not a lovely and lively person like you".

"There is load of action used to run in my mind at that time" he continued, "I used to write suspense and thrilling stories".

"Wow" he turned to her shelf and took out a dairy, "bhai, if I ask something from you, will you give me?"

He took out a paper and a pen from her pocket and said with a smile, "ok senorita! One more last wish".

"Hawww….!", she shouted, "bhai, they were not wishes, they were just the things I want to do before death"

"Hmmm….", he laughed, "like want to read all the books of 'Harry Potter' once again etc etc."

"Leave them all" she said forcefully "this one is my last wish, if you don't want to fulfill then you can say 'no'".

He moved his hand over his head and stopped it in the right side of her neck, "I will do everything you want".

Both of them smiled, with a tear in their eyes.

"Promise me…" she said.

"One second" and he took a pen opened his cap and started to write on the paper "yes, continue".

She showed the diary in her hand to her brother, "this one is my first novel – 'Dream Sequence'. I have written it in my graduating years but never succeed to complete the last chapter".

"And you want me to complete that?" he asked strangely.

She nodded.

"But, I haven't written any story from years".

"This is your kind of story – action, suspense".

"But, Ayesha…" he interrupted.

"This is my last wish, if you are not….".

"Ok, I will do it".

"Promise" she shouted with joy.

"Yes, promise, stupid" he whispered the last word.

"What?"

"Ah! Nothing" he started to think "yes, I am just asking I have to read the novel first".

"No, I will tell you the whole story and what I want you to do in the end" she stopped "but you will write it, na?"

He rubbed the tears from her eyes, "Anything for you, senorita".

"Any more last wishes" he giggled and both of them laughed loudly.

"Yes, one more" she replied.

"What?"

"You will marry after my death", she said.

He looked into the eyes of her sister and smiled.