Raja and Rani were happily married.
They just celebrated their 75th Wedding Anniversary.
"What is the secret of your marriage?" everyone asked on their special day.
In this age of break-ups and divorces, this was like a fairy-tale as Raja and Rani served as the perfect "Paired Forever" example.
"The secret of any relationship is LOVE." they answered in unison.
When the celebration was over, Raja felt blessed that God had gifted him Rani.
He remembered the last 75 years they had spent together in spite of difficulties, helping one another.
Rani shared everything with him though he was a man of few words and did not talk much.
There was only one thing that Raja always wondered-
What did Rani keep inside that locked drawer in her dressing-table?
It was an old stylish lock... But, where was its key?
Raja liked to think that he and Rani were like lock & key - paired forever... one is incomplete without the other...
But, he always kept his thoughts to himself...
Small wonder, he never asked her about the key... nor shared what he felt for Rani...
Raja soon got his answer about the mystery-drawer after Rani passed away suddenly.
There was this key in her jewelry box that Raja was sure belonged to that mystery-drawer's lock.
He used the key and gingerly tried it on the lock.
The key fit perfectly!
The lock opened with a click. Raja's heart was pounding as he slid open the drawer....
What he found surprised him.
There were lots of dried roses...
Then, it struck Raja!
Rani preserved all those roses he had gifted her over all these years...
He often gifted her a rose, but never said a word that he loved her.
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Raja felt words were not needed as the gesture, the gift, the fragrance... everything would speak for itself.
Those roses were Rani's precious possessions...
This post is a part of Write Over the Weekend, an initiative for Indian Bloggers by BlogAdda.
Nice post Anita...quite creative :)
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Lovely story and a very cute one. :)
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DeleteAwesome Anita... :) So quick... :) I loved Lock and Key... I'm still pondering over the topic- its a fun prompt :)
ReplyDeleteI wanted to be the first person to post & hence conjured up a tale as soon as I saw the prompt! Quick thinking & typing :)
DeleteYes, it's a fun prompt. I am sure you'll have a great story soon! Looking forward to read your post :)
Heart touching post Anita. Good one.
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DeleteAww that was quite sweet!
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DeleteVery touching story Anita! You are an awesome write!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ratna. Awesome means a lot :) So are you :)
DeleteLove is in the air!!!! Loved this lovely post :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Akrati for your lovely words :)
DeleteMay love always be in the air!
wowwwwwwww.... Love at it's best!
ReplyDeleteThat's wow! Thanks Sri :)
Deletesweet story of dried roses :)
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DeleteIndeed perfectly paired... <3
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Thanks Lancelot :)
DeleteWell written. Very romantic. Hope Raja leads the rest of his life cherishing the love he got from Rani
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Delighted that you liked it, CRD :)
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Romantic :)
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ReplyDeleteGlad you liked it, Namrota :)
DeleteA beautiful story Anita. That roses part made me smile. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Khushboo :)
DeleteI cried a lot while writing this story. Happy that you smiled :)
Awwww :) (I know I sound like a teenager when I say something like "awww", but that's what I felt after reading this!)
ReplyDeleteCool Sreesha! We all have that kid & teenager in us that finds expression sometimes :) Great that my story gave that chance! Now I say Awwww :)
DeleteSweet love story! Seems like our grandparents and great grand parents might have done the same! Love deeply, but, unable to express it!
ReplyDeleteYes, Sindhu. I modelled the story on my grandparents. But, my grandfather never even gifted a rose to my grandma. Wish he did at least that... There should be some expression of love...
DeleteDelighted you liked it!
Quite creative, Anita.
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A moving tale, Anita
ReplyDeleteI did a good job then :) Thanks for reading, Sureshji :)
DeleteLoved your story telling style!
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