MERMAID, THE PRINCE & HIS DECISION

                                         

                               The Night was Gloomy & Dark. One Decision will change the lives of 3 hearts. The Stars above, the waves below and The Moon looked as if they were eagerly waiting for
A HAPPY ENDING.

The PRINCE heard the HEART OF THE MERMAID & WORDS OF THE PRINCESS.

While The Princess held her Hand out for THE PRINCE inviting him onto the ROYAL CRUISE,
MERMAID was very far from the Prince, Bruised & Broken sitting on a Rock on the shore.

                                                The once DROWNING PRINCE now looked like a PRINCE OF OCEAN. The waves didn’t bother him anymore nor the Chains troubled him.
Because he understood Either The PRINCESS will pull him onto CRUISE or MERMAID will save him again risking her life.
As the ROYAL CRUISE blew its horn , The PRINCE came to his senses. He saw MERMAID for one last time.And he made his DECISION.

                                     THE PRINCE CHOOSE THE PRINCESS.

                                 The PRINCE held the hand of the PRINCESS and she pulled him onto the ROYAL CRUISE. His CHAIN followed.
The PRINCE & PRINCESS celebrated their togetherness as they both Exchanged Rings to seal their Union. It was a great sight as the Stars above Twinkled & The waves swayed to the wind.

MERMAID who was watching all this, realized Her BRUISED BODY might heal very soon but Her BROKEN HEART won't..
The PRINCE turned around to wave His MERMAID one last GOOD BYE.

                                   MERMAID slowly gathered all her strength and started moving towards the waves.
MERMAID wanted to be all alone in her home, deep down somewhere in the OCEAN where no one can ever reach her again. THE OCEAN – HER HOME was calling her.  She waved at The PRINCE with a beautiful smile on her face & wished them a wonderful journey.

                                  For one last time, she looked up at the sky .
The MOON who shone so Brightly on her till now was no where to be found.
The DARK CLOUDS covered him completely.
MERMAID smiled at her own fate. Just before she dived into that DEEP OCEAN, she saw her reflection in the water.
She promised to herself  “I SHALL HEAL MYSELF & COME BACK MORE POWERFUL.”
With that Promise, she dived and left the Shore.

The PRINCE who thought the MERMAID left without waving at him, became very angry.  He vowed not to come back for her ever again. He was happy that HE CHOOSE THE PRINCESS and made a right choice.

ROYAL CRUISE set off on its JOURNEY with THE PRINCE & PRINCESS. The HAPPY COUPLE were busy building their own little kingdom of LOVE & LIFE.

The tides became very calm and The Shore turned Lifeless.
The Moon didn’t want to come out of the clouds
The Stars dim their light……
A BEAUTIFUL LOVE THEY WITNESSED ENDED WITHOUT A TRACE.
THE HAPPY ENDING THEY HOPED FOR BECAME A HEART BREAK.
They only want THEIR MERMAID to COME BACK and DANCE ON THE SHORES as she did before she met The PRINCE.
As a SHOOTING STAR fell, they silently prayed for The MERMAID.

Somewhere DEEP DOWN IN THE OCEAN,
MERMAID sat there in a STOIC state as all the memories started weighing heavily on her.
Slowly her HEART BECAME STONE COLD.
And she Built a WALL AROUND HER WITH SOLID ROCKS & SHIP WRECKS.
No one can ever Find her & No one can ever break her anymore.
She removed THE BRACELET - their LOVE MEMORY and kept it in a Box. It will remind her never to trust LOVE.

MERMAID will break her own wall & come out one day.

Until then……………
MAY BE WE SHOULD LEAVE HER ALONE TO HEAL HERSELF
MAY BE THE PRINCE WILL REGRET HIS DECISION & WILL COME BACK IN SEARCH OF HER
MAY BE SHE WILL FORGET THE PRINCE & WILL NEVER VISIT THE SHORE
Or
MAY BE SHE WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH & RULE THE OCEAN .

The story just began.

JOURNEY OF A WOMAN WHO IS STRONG , INDEPENDENT, SELF SUFFICIENT,JUST TURNED 36 & IS SINGLE

                                                          As I sit to write this , the clock shows 10.51 pm 28.12.2020. In another Hour , I will turn 36 and lots of emotions are running crazily in my heart and mind right now. Minutes before I sat to write "I WAS STARING AT MYSELF IN THE MIRROR AS THOSE TEARS STARTED ROLLING DOWN FROM EYES." I let them flow for a while and finally wiped them off when I thought of writing.

                                         Is it the FULL MOON or Is it the Age that's making me go all emotional? May be its THE BROKEN HEART SYNDROME. Or it can be the turmoil my soul went through.

                                         Since my childhood, my birthday is always a silent one as it comes during Christmas holidays. So i always made sure to make more noise on my day. That fact didn't change even now. A day before my birthday I get hyper and enjoy the birthday vibes. Today its Different though. 

                                         A slow motion of my 35 years of life is running in front of my eyes in 75 mm. One hell of a ride it is. And undoubtedly "ONE HELL OF A WOMAN I AM". 

                                        At this age of 35, a woman's life is complete when she has a family (well that's a society version). Her life is settled once she gets married and has kids. I believed that concept too. 

                                        For 25yrs, it was a pretty smooth run. A wonderful bed of roses laid for me by my parents & I danced the way i wanted. Tears were something that I never Knew. And then Just like every other girl gets settled in marriage, it happened to me too. LIFE IS SETTLED was what i thought. Little did I know MY LIFE WAS ABOUT TO BEGIN. 
A PRECIOUS DAUGHTER OF 25 yrs SUDDENLY TURNED INTO A SLAVE TO SOMEONE Else FAMILY. 
A TREASURED SISTER BECAME A PUNCHING BAG FOR ANOTHER MAN.
Oh, was this the HAPPY WEDDING LIFE that all those 1000+ guests were blessing me on my marriage for?
A living hell of 8 months was the "UNTIL DEATH DO US APART" promise on the altar lasted for.
Burns on the skin to Bruises on the Body
Blood oozing from the Chin to Losing Baby to his Anger
He choosing another woman to His Parents supporting his wrongs
So this was the SETTLEMENT OF LIFE. 
UNTIL ONE DAY I CHOOSE TO END IT ALL....ONCE N FOREVER

                                         It wasn't easy again. A battle in court for 6 long years to prove MY CHARACTER before i Sign those DIVORCE PAPERS. 6 yrs of Precious life spent in those narrow court halls where every mans eyes have nothing but lust when I pass through them. All those times I endured the pain under that clenched teeth. JUST TO PROVE MY CHARACTER TO THE WORLD. Finally the day I WAS DECLARED A WINNER & WE SIGNED THOSE PAPERS  I realized NO RINGS CAN BIND TWO HEARTS FOREVER. No matter how many promises you make at the altar.
CHAPTER CLOSED.

                                              This journey is what shaped me. It made me realize "EVERY GIRLS DREAM OF HAVING A HAPPY MARRIED LIFE DOESN'T COME TRUE. Its absolutely ok to come out of a BROKEN MARRIAGE ALIVE THAN CHOOSING TO DIE." 
REAL STRUGGLE STARTED WHEN I HAD TO FACE THE REAL WORLD.
A SINGLE WOMAN is always treated as A CHANCE . Yeah why not, after all who cares about love.
TO SURVIVE IN THIS WORLD OF WOLVES, I TOOK THE HARD WAY .
INSTEAD OF HIDING BEHIND MY PARENTS BACK
INSTEAD OF SEARCHING FOR ANOTHER MALE SHOULDER TO LEAN ON
I BECAME STRONG....STRONG ENOUGH TO SUPPORT MYSELF.
INDEPENDENT ENOUGH TO PAY MY OWN BILLS.
SELF SUFFICIENT TO TRAVEL THE WORLD.

I SHAPED MYSELF INTO A STRONGEST WOMAN and BUILT A WALL AROUND MY HEART SO THAT NO ONE CAN EVER BREAK ME AGAIN.
I EARNED A NAME FOR MYSELF IN THE MALE DOMINATED FIELD.
I MADE SURE PEOPLE KNOW ME BY MY WORK and NOT BY MY LOOKS.
I WORKED HARD and REACHED A STAGE WHERE WHEN I WALK INTO A ROOM , PEOPLE RECOGNIZE ME FOR MY SPEECHES.

IT TOOK ME 35yrs OF BLOOD,SWEAT & TEARS to BE THE UNTAMED VERSION.
Crossed my path with someone who tried to break the wall around my heart but unfortunately it was the wrong timing. Or may be we Didn't want to make it happen.
It was never a HAPPY ENDING as I DON'T BELIEVE IN HAPPY ENDINGS.
Falling in love is easy where as Building a future is difficult I guess. No hard feelings though. Wishing him the best.

I BELIEVE IN BUILDING MY OWN SELF
I TRUST IN PATTING MY BACK WHEN I AM HAPPY OR SAD
I LOVE TO CELEBRATE MY EVERY SUCCESS N EVERY FAILURE
I FELL IN LOVE.....
I FELL IN LOVE WITH MY OWN SELF.
For am very proud of the way I ROSE LIKE A PHOENIX FROM THE ASHES OF LIFE. 

                                          

Now my Birthday is not silent anymore. FOR THERE ARE MANY LOVED ONES WHO ARE CELEBRATING MY DAY.

Am writing this today , as i want people to CELEBRATE MY LIFE TOO.
LIFE IS NEVER EASY. BUT WHO CARES WHEN I AM STRONG.

IT TOOK ME 35 yrs to REALIZE THAT MY LIFE IS WORTH CELEBRATING, NOT JUST MY BIRTH.
FROM A WORTHLESS PERSON TO MY EX
TO BUILDING MY OWN BUSINESS .... MY LIFE IS WHAT I MADE IT TO BE.

A HUMBLE YET PROUD 35yrs old SINGLE,STRONG,INDEPENDENT & SELF SUFFICIENT WOMAN I AM.

CHEERS TO LIFE.

MERMAID, THE PRINCE & MERMAIDS SECRET WISH

                                                             The PRINCE loved The MERMAID. But he understood that The CHAIN was calm when he held the PRINCESS hand.

                                            The PRINCESS was SMITTEN by the PRINCE. 
She understood the PRINCE heart but she held his Hand Tight.

                                            The MERMAID was watching from Afar. She knew the PRINCE has to make a CHOICE. She silently HOPED & PRAYED for his happiness in whatever choice he makes.

                                             The Tides became Favourable for the Journey & The ROYAL CRUISE started adjusting its SAILS for DEPARTURE.

                                                             The PRINCE looked at the MERMAID. Her eyes were so powerful. He could listen to her VOICE through them.

"JUST ONE DAY ...... JUST ONE CHANCE.
IF WE CAN HOLD HANDS AGAIN
IF WE CAN HUG EACH OTHER AGAIN
IF WE CAN SWIM TOGETHER AGAIN
IF WE CAN SPEND TIME AGAIN.........

FOR JUST ONE DAY ..... IF YOU CAN CHOOSE ME

FOR ONE LAST TIME ... IF YOU CAN GIVE ME YOUR TIME...

MAY BE WE WILL BE US !!!

"JUST ONE LAST CHANCE  "    -   Her words were so LOUD & CLEAR to him in that SILENT NIGHT. 

                                           Suddenly The PRINCESS whispered to the PRINCE "GET ON THE CRUISE HOLDING MY HAND. YOU CAN STILL LOOK AT THE MERMAID ALL YOU WANT."

The PRINCE heard both of them. 

And Now it will be HIS CHOICE.

MERMAID, THE PRINCE & THE LAST HUG

                                          While the PRINCE saw the PRINCESS approach him & was busy looking at her, THE MERMAID felt all alone on the Shore.

Under that Dark Sky , Their eyes twinkled....... Differently

The eyes of PRINCE TWINKLED with HOPE.

The PRINCESS eyes SPARKLED with LOVE  &

The MERMAIDS eyes FLICKERED with tears. 

                                         As The PRINCESS held her hand out for the Prince, The tides around him became Calm & The Chain became less heavy.
So he for a moment wanted that peace.
He held his hand to take the Princess.
AND THE BEADED BRACELET FELL OFF.
The PRINCE saw it too, but he felt the bracelet might grow heavy on him just like the Chain.
SO HE LET IT GO.

                                       MERMAID who was watching all this from the shore, immediately jumped into the water & found the BRACELET. PRINCESS SAW ALL THIS, yet she loved the PRINCE so much to leave him. 
The Confused PRINCE couldn't decide whom to choose. He was just happy that the HEAVY CHAIN didn't bother him when he was with the PRINCESS.

                                     The MERMAID who looked into his EYES & READ HIS HEART asked him for "ONE LAST HUG."
Reluctantly, The PRINCE HUGGED HER.

With her MERMAID POWERS, in that hug MERMAID EXCHANGED HER SOUL WITH THE PRINCE & WRAPPED THE BRACELET AGAIN ON HIM.
As the PRINCESS WATCHED, the MERMAID kissed the PRINCE on his FOREHEAD & BID HIM GOOD BYE.

                                    THE SOUL EXCHANGE MADE THE MERMAID GIVE ALL HER HAPPINESS TO THE PRINCE & SHE TOOK ALL HIS SADNESS & LONELINESS WITH HER.

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FULL MOON STARTED WEARING OFF !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

P.S:- All image credits to Anime & image owners.

MERMAID , THE PRINCE & ONE LAST CHANCE

                                        It was a FULL MOON NIGHT. The tides were High & PRINCE was Restless.
He then realized the MERMAID was not with him to calm the misery.
He saw the MERMAID nursing her wounds. PRINCE wanted to fix her heart. So he waved at her & asked her for ONE LAST CHANCE. 

                                       He knew she was his STRENGTH. He wanted to break the CHAIN on his own.
ALL HE ASKED HER WAS TO STAND NEXT TO HIM.
MERMAID who couldn't support him first, decided to be with him in this STRUGGLE.

SHE SWAM BACK TO HIS OCEAN OF MISERIES.

ONE LAST CHANCE FOR BOTH OF THEM.

                                       As she came near, THE PRINCE TRIED HUGGING THE MERMAID.
But,High tides & His Chain couldn't let him near her.
The PRINCE tried, tried & tried. 
MERMAID calmed the tides using her powers but the CHAIN didn't fall off.

              The helpless PRINCE gave up the fight & pushed the MERMAID away. He knew staying there will drown both of them.
                   THE PRINCE WANTED TO SAVE THE MERMAID.

                              History says, MERMAIDS TEARS TURN INTO PEARLS.
THE MERMAID CRIED ALL HER HEART OUT & WITH THE TEARS THAT TURNED INTO PEARLS ......
She BEADED A BRACELET & WRAPPED ON HIS WRIST. She wore one too.
Thats a reminder of WHAT THEY FOUGHT FOR.

PRINCE PUSHED HER OFF WITH FORCE & MERMAID LEFT HIM WITH A SMILE.

FULL MOON WILL WEAR OFF SOON....TILL THEN SHE WILL WAIT BY THE SHORE.

Meanwhile from far away,
A ROYAL CRUISE STARTED COMING TOWARDS THE PRINCE &
A PRINCESS HELD HER HAND OUT.

MERMAID & THE PRINCE - 1

                                             As The Night became Dark & the Sky turned black , A MERMAID Is washed off the shore by the strong waves. The MERMAID Is LONELY, LOST and IN HER OWN LITTLE WORLD wondering why her world was so Dark. She sat on a ROCK on the SHORE trying to find answers but she knew that " SHE DOESN'T FEAR THE DEPTHS BUT HAS A GREAT FEAR OF SHALLOW LIVING." Because She is a MERMAID.

                                   As she is Lost in her thoughts, from far away she heard loud screams for help. She Saw A PRINCE drowning in his own ocean of miseries. He is frantically struggling to swim & dare the waves to breathe. His Scream for help made the MERMAID jump into his OCEAN immediately.

          With tears in his eyes,

THE PRINCE hugged the MERMAID so tight and held her hand. He desperately wanted a SAVIOUR. She calmed him down and started swimming with him in his OCEAN to tell him that he is not ALONE. 

No matter how much they tried, they couldn't move an inch. Then she saw, THE PRINCE was chained with his emotions. THE CHAINS are so deep rooted & rusted that they are so heavy for the mermaid too. 

THE MERMAID tried, tried & tried to cut the shackles. But THE PRINCE is afraid that the CHAIN might get hurt. He didn't notice that MERMAIDS body is full of bruises & Her heart is bleeding. He is busy checking the CHAIN that is holding him as a HOSTAGE. THE MERMAID couldn't drown with him as she has to save him again if he wants. So she silently swam back to the shore.

THE PRINCE still didn't notice she left.
THE MERMAID still didn't leave the Shore.
ALAS......
If THE PRINCE needs RESCUE
THE MERMAID will be his SAVIOUR again.
Till then ,
MERMAID will watch over him from afar so that THE PRINCE won't be lonely.

FAREWELL MY SUMMER LOVE

It all Started during Summer, years back. It was a normal Sunny Day where light Drizzling made it a Dreamy Scene. Little did I know that Day would later throw gloomy shade on my better days.

When I got Your Msg That day I was more than Happy.
Who wouldn't be? I knew you for a Year but that was going to be the First time we meet. I still remember every little detail of our meet.

A full moon Night that was.
You looked so Handsome in A White Shirt and Blue Denim Jeans. Your smile was a killer. 
Your eyes sparkled with shine as u saw me.
Your smile was so pure.
The Hug you Gave me was full of warmth and love.
The entire combination felt so Filmy yet Real. Is there a Girl who never dreamt of this to happen?? I doubt.

There you sat next to me and were so full of life. You kept on Talking and caressing my hair.
Oh yeah, the countless selfies you took and giggled at every pic with pride.
You held my hands in yours and never let them go even when I had to answer my phone.
Sitting on Grass by the LAKE SIDE and admiring THE FULL MOON, sharing those SWEET NOTHINGS what a Moment it was. 
When those gorgeous girls around us were stealing glances at you, I wondered how your focus was only on me and never bothered to even look at them.

YOU MADE ME FEEL AS IF I AM YOUR QUEEN.
When the time came for me to leave, your eyes were so shaken that you took all the pain to travel 2 hours to drop me at my place.
THIS WAS NOTHING LESS THAN A DREAM DATE FOR ANY GIRL.
That hug you gave when you left,I still remember how you struggled to let me go.
I was so moved by this total meet that by the time You left I realized YOU ARE MY MOON.The Moon that brightened a SUMMER NIGHT.
THAT SUMMER DAY and DATE WERE ETCHED ON MY HEART SO DEEPLY.

Little did I know the following days would be no less than Hell for me.

Hours Turned into Days and Days into months..I kept on waiting for your Msg, your reply, Your call.
You were no where to be found.
Your Watsapp Showed You Online But all my Msgs stayed unopened for days.
Your FB was full of pics of Your Happy smiles But I wasn't one of them.
I wondered what happened suddenly that THE MAN WHO ROCKED MY WORLD WITH HIS LOVE DIDN'T EVEN CARE TO LOOK BACK AT ME.

I started feeling so Insecure and Inferior. I felt may be I did a Mistake to offend you. I thought may be I wasn't good enough for you.
To suppress these painful thoughts from piercing my already broken Heart...
To stop myself from waiting endlessly for ur Msg..
To keep myself away from Depression..
The only solace was A SLEEPING PILL A DAY.
How unfortunate even in my DREAMS You appeared out of no where. EVERYTIME I LOOKED AT THE MOON, I FELT SOMETHING PIERCE MY HEART.

Weeks turned into months and Then You Appeared Suddenly one day As if nothing Happened. As if all the pain I felt was a bad nightmare. When you said YOU WERE BUSY WITH WORK all this while I  thought may be I was mistaken and nothing changed. 

Finally when we met This time, its different.
I was the one so eager to see you,
To click pics with you,
To go out with you,
To spend time with you,
To have lunch with you, 
To speak a lot with you...
In all this process , I found out you were the least interested.

The Spark in your eyes flashed only when you were checking Your Phone.
Sitting next to a Person doesn't definitely indicate being with that person. 
Yeah, you were next to me But way out of my Reach.
When you said You have someone else in Your Life,
I saw you off with a smile on my face that night.
THAT MOMENT I KNEW IT WAS A FAREWELL TO U.

Our beginning was Beautiful but that doesn't guarantee our end has to be Beautiful too...
All the years of pain my heart went through, I wanted to compensate it by spending some time with you. 
But sorry to say this, 
YOU WERE NOT WORTH IT.

The Question will always remain for me "Did You Really Deserve My Heart even for a Second?"

THE MOON THAT I ADORE FROM AFAR, 
THE MOON THAT MADE ME FALL IN LOVE,
THE MOON THAT GAVE ME BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES...
IS BUSY SHINING ON SOMEONE ELSE.

Shine to ur brightest My Summer Love As YOU TOOK AWAY MY SMILE and That's What making You Shine.

You came to my life just Like a BRIGHT SUMMER LOVE but you ended up BURNING MY HEART. No relation should be forced. WHAT FLOWS FLOWS, WHAT CRASHES CRASHES. The Moon Still reminds me of YOU, of US. 

Tonight as I sit alone and Stare at the Sky,
THE MOON IS SHINING BRIGHT and 
STARS SPARKLING WITH THEIR MIGHT.
I FELL IN LOVE ALL OVER ONCE AGAIN. 
THIS TIME WITH MYSELF.

And Tonight I tell you My Dear, 
YOU WERE ONCE MY MOON but YOU FADED TOO SOON.
Yet with all the Memories you gave me, I take a leave from you as I Turn My Back on You. Shine on whom you choose to. That's the Gift I give you. 
Thank you for making me realize that Every Dream bears Some Weight, every love leaves some pain.
FAREWELL MY SUMMER LOVE. 💝⚘