Funeral – Final Confession
The casket had vanished from sight.
Rain had begun to fall softly, turning the marble steps slippery and cold.
Raghav stood alone for a moment longer than anyone else, watching the mourners disperse. His hands were trembling. His throat tight.
And then... he spoke.
"Sera... I don't think you'll ever hear this."
He swallowed hard. The words came out raw, jagged.
"But I still love you. I always have. I thought I could protect you... I thought I could follow you through every storm. But I failed. I couldn't follow you this time."
A single tear traced down his cheek. His voice broke, but he didn't stop.
"I will never forget you... never forgive myself for letting the world take you before I could."
Nehra, silent beside him, didn't speak. She didn't need to. The weight of loss hung between them, suffocating, unrelenting.
Raghav turned slowly, staring at the empty street where she had walked so boldly, so fearlessly... and whispered one last time:
"Goodbye, Sera. My reckoning... always, was with you."
The wind carried his words away.
But for those who remained, they lingered. Heavy. Terrifying. Permanent.
the truth awaits.....~