# 45 LEAP
5 months later
City FM Radio Station;
8:00 pm
"Helooooooooo everyone !..This is RJ Caderick on your daily drive time show !.... So how are you all ? .... Today is Christmas, a very very happy happy occasion and we have someone really special with us...well there are three guests today..so let's get calling the first........he is the new face of business world ... fine I'll give you a hint ...... Leading business tycoon and the highly renowned playback singer...... I'm sure now you have guessed ..... Ha ha yes.... The one and only.........................Leonid Nikolaev"
Saying so Caderick looked at me.
"Hi guys" I said on the microphone in front of me.
"So Leonid... How's has it been lately?! " asked Caderick.
"Quite okay... "
"Okay??...... The leading business tycoon and the new singer says he's okay with life!! Now that's something to ponder about" he said chuckling.
"Ha ha yes.....well precisely it feels great.... To be honest! "
"Now the truth is out !... Anyways it's Christmas ! It's cold outside.. And weather is romantic too ... so one song please .... your die hard fans are waiting desperately..... "
"Sure!..... And........... Ummmn this ones for a very special person.....Though I know she isn't listening now! "
I said with a sigh and grabbed my guitar which was resting by the table. I took in a deep breath, shutting my eyes tight and let it begin,
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And she was there right in front of my eyes, just out of nowhere in the blackness.
Natasha.
She sat there on the hospital bed and I remembered how she had asked me to move on and come to her grave happy. It has been five months now but nothing has changed. I'm still the same old Leonid. Just as I was.
I opened my eyes as my fingers hit the last chords of the guitar strings and she faded away bringing me back to reality.
"Wow ... No wonder why you have more female following " said Caderick, clapping his hands happily as I ended the song.
"Thank you " I faked a laugh, keeping the guitar aside.
"So Leonid .... Before we finally move on to our first song!...... Tell us something that's really close to your heart?!.... Something related to love maybe ! "
"Love?!........ It's a feeling that can be felt only when you fall into it ! .. It makes you.. Or it breaks you!..... But you know I remember someone had told me... No ones born Superman!... Though you may be the strongest of strongest ... at times you break .... Everyone needs a support system...and love.. That's the best support... You share your feelings... You get attached.. when people love they share a bond... A bond so strong that detachment is never an option....... So if you are in love with someone .... Don't ever let it go....and yes do tell the person you love that you love them cause everyone doesn't get a second chance ..... cause nothing lasts forever, neither us nor things... just make sure you have the best story.. "
I looked down for a while, at loss of words.
Memories! The best thing about memories is making them. You know its kind of a game, where you try to make each moment memorable. And as for me, I have memories to! We all do, don't we?! But what about the bitter memories?! What about remembering how someone left us! How we needed a second chance to make everything right?! What about memories that come and go like nightmares? Memories that haunt us and we only wish to erase them, but alas!
"Ahhh.. True... " I heard Caderick say. I guessed, Caderick had already realized I was in a flashback.
"So guys.... We'll be back with the second guest tonight after short break and a romantic songs!..... Till then stay tuned..... "
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It was nearly 9 that I walked out of the radio station and headed towards the parking lot. And in around another one and a half hours, I was back home.
I felt nervous as I stepped out of the car. This was a habit now, I would get down and stare at my house. I didn't feel anything when I did that. But somehow I wanted to do it again and again and that counts this time too. I would just stand there and stare. Things had changed the past months. Dislikes were likes and likes were dislikes. But me?!
A strong gush of cold December wind swept over my face and I started walking, not towards the house but the backyard.
I stepped on the grass when my eyes fell on the Christmas tree. The huge Christmas tree and, it looked beautiful. Dad would always decorate it, and though I never appreciated it, I liked it very much. I cared, yes I did. Anything and everything people did or said to me had an effect.
I walked closer to it and closed my eyes, taking in the scent of the place. The air was so fresh and the decors that hung from it looked awesome.
I opened my eyes and looked down to find a gift there and slowly opened it. It was small box in a sliver wrapping paper with a red ribbon tied to it. From the size I knew they were chocolates, cause this is what it had been for a long time.
I opened the wrapper and found the chocolate box but along with that was a letter this time ! I unrolled it slowly to find just five words written there. And they were just enough to bring a smile on my face. I looked down at the beautiful writing and smiled when,
"Leonid.... "
I looked up from the paper to the voice.
"I love you too! " I said without wasting another second.
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Yes she was there. She was always there. Saving me and finding me like I said ,
she was a like shooting star but I had managed to make my wish , just on time. I did have a second chance. A chance to change things ,make things better. And so I did.
I had my Natasha back. She had survived. She had come back.
And this time I knew I couldn't loose her, again.
" They fell apart , not to walk in opposite directions
But to realize how much they need to fall back "
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LOVE FOUND ITS WAY
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