"I don't know his name" she said which made him confused. "But you said, you were in love with him for almost a year" he said. "Yes... but I don't know his name... when I was about to confess my feelings for him... the..... acc.... accident happened" she said sadly.
The conversation turned silent for a while, as he didn't know what to tell her. "At least..... do you know, where to find him?" he asked her. "He is where the flowers are" she said smiling, which confused him even more.
Finally he lost his patience and said "Listen Mera, You have to tell me, more about yourself, so that I can figure out a way to reach him" for which she nodded and prepared to tell about herself.
"I am an orphan..... and completely abandoned by my parents.... They threw me out the minute they realised..... I was blind "she said sadly. Malcolm encouraged her to proceed further and so she started again.
"I grew up in an orphanage for the disabled, which treated us badly and we were forced to work as child laborers to various places." she said which made his heart to tighten.
"Since I was blind.... I had to get somebody to help me out in my day to day activities and so there was that very close friend of mine ... Macy "she finished with a smile.
"Macy? So you have a friend apart from me?"he asked little jealous. "Well... safe to say.... I had.... but she died.... We were best friends in the orphanage" Mera said sobbing a little, thinking about Mary.
"Since both of us had a pleasant voice, we would sing in the church choir. We were invited there every Christmas by father Maarten, who also gave us presents " she said.
"Unlike other kids, we worked in the church singing and helping father Maarten, who took great care of us" she said. "I could find light with them both in my life... but fate was still ill to me.... a few years back, Father Maarten passed away" she said.
Malcolm could feel her pain and wanted to console her but still he wanted her to pour out all her sufferings to him and he feared, if he stops her now, she might not reveal her miseries to him another time.
"After his death, it was always customary for me and Macy to visit his grave and lay a wreath for him, every Christmas" she said and gave a very long pause. Malcolm waited for Mera to continue but she was in her very distant painful memory.
"Mera....." he called out which made her come back to the present. "Am sorry Malcolm..... thoughts...." she said which he could understand. "Please continue Mera..." he said.
With a troubled heart she continued and said "Macy..... fell sick two years back and since our orphanage was very small, she was shifted to another one.... but... but u fortunately.... she died leaving me alone.... Again!" she said. Malcolm could no longer take it and a year escaped his eyes, though he tried to avoid it.
He felt happy that she could not see him crying for her as she may think he was too weak. "I thought you left" she said. "No you didn't..... You can hear my heartbeat.... Mera... you know I felt your pain" he said which made her freeze.
Of course she understood that he felt her pain, after all he was her friend. "Please tell me more, Mera" he said. She was surprised and happy to have found a person, who was ready to give her a shoulder for support.
"I still sang in the church choir, to make a living and after a few months, the condition in my orphanage started improving. One year back, it was Christmas and I had to visit Father Maarten's grave. As I had to get flowers ,i went to the flower shop and I accidentally pushed someone" she said with a smile.
"The woman in the shop, probably the shop owner started shouting at me, but the man working in the shop was so kind" she said. "I was about to cry but he apologised and took a bunch of flowers and kept it in my hands" she said smiling and touching her hands.
"What is so happy about the man apologising, Mera" he asked confused. Mera's expressions dropped and she said "Malcolm don't you understand.... It was him.... Our first meet" she said and smiled.
Wow nice meeting right? How did their love story start then? What is his name? Where is he now? But silently is Malcolm starting to fall for Mera? Travel with me to know more answers.
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