The December Miracle

Avantika was a girl who lived in her day dreams. She thought that she had found the perfect love of her life with whom she wants to spend rest of her life. Her dreams scattered if seconds when her boyfriend revealed, he has fallen in love with some other girl. She couldn’t mourn; she didn’t have time to collect the broken pieces of her heart. She couldn’t put her career on stake for some guy; she had her responsibilities to carry out.

Avantika completed her education and returned to her home to live with her parents. She took up a job which she was least interested in, just to support her family. She lived her life like a robot carrying out her daily routine with no social life just job, home, sleep and food. She had become person with a stone heart- no feelings, no emotions nothing. The people around her except for her family where her colleagues with whom she used to spend time but could never pour out her heart. All her female colleagues would talk about the guys they like and she did not feel a bit. She was so happy she had built a wall around herself, no one could enter and no one could hurt her.

One day, when Avantika was sitting in the cafeteria with her colleagues. The same old topic of discussion started. Sheetal- Avantika’s colleague cum friend asked, “Avu, you never told us whom do you like?” Avantika panicked, how she could tell her colleagues she felt nothing for anyone. She was afraid, they would judge her. She had to fool her colleagues by letting them know that she has a heart; she had to spot a person with great innocence and one who would rarely be in contact with her. She found the perfect one- Rishit.

Rishit was an employee of the same company where she was working, but in some another branch. He was a sweet, innocent and friendly person. Now and then he used to visit the branch office where Avantika used to work.

Everything was going fine and oops, something happened!! Someone opened their wide mouth and Rishit came to know that Avantika has a crush on him. Forcefully, Avantika had to confess a crush which never existed. Now, she was fooling herself also by trying to prove she has liking for Rishit. Slowly, Rishit and Avantika started talking to each other over text. Avantika did not want him to be hurt in anyway, so she never met him outside. All the conversation that happened between them was always over the text. In the process, Avantika had become a little dependent; she liked to tell Rishit everything that is happening in her life. A year passed this way.

One fine day, Rishit said that he wanted to confess something. Avantika was scared, she wasn’t ready.  Rishit told her that he was in love with some other girl and was planning to move out of the town. Avantika was relieved, happy for him and accepted it gracefully. She was glad that she didn’t have to be stuck with Rishit and her name was cleared as others would not think she is not normal. Her motive was fulfilled.

But, life has its funny ways. As the time for Rishit to leave neared, Avantika started feeling something funny. Her heart twitched, it ached. She couldn’t understand the reason, did she fool herself while trying to fool others. No, how can it be possible? She never felt anything. Being with Rishit, had lowered the walls around her heart without her knowing. She couldn’t tell him, because she wasn’t sure about it herself.

She decided to let the past stay in the past and went to study abroad.  Fortune had its different tale written and they met in the unknown land. The girl Rishit once loved was married to someone else. Seeing, Avantika all his feelings came back rushing which he wasn’t aware of.  He wanted to tell her something but was too afraid, how Avantika would react. Rishit was so sure he will find his December miracle and confessed his feelings towards her before it’s too late. When Rishit proposed, Avantika was stunned, she didn’t know what to do and was speechless. Avantika did not say a word and left.

Week later, someone knocked on Rishit’s door. Avantika standing in his front door with her love, Rishit received his December gift. Both found their perfect miracle. The New Year brought them joy, happiness and a new life to start with. Though, they did not have the perfect fairytale ending of happily ever after but they lived their imperfect life with perfection.