The Final Calling...

She felt the grains of sand making way for her feet to sink into them. She wriggled her toes to feel the sand play around her feet. Her lips curled in a light smile. Every night she stood at the same spot and every night he played his same soft rhythm, over and over again, without rest or a pause. Every night, she thought, she would go to him and every night there was one false ray of hope pulling her back. But today was different.
She stood there, not facing him….not daring to face him. She knew the time had come. The time, to finally rest in his arms. And now that the time had come, she felt weak and embarrassed. She stood there for a long time… till her breathing became the part of the music he played ..She felt the cool breeze of salty air make way from her hair. Guided by the wind, she turned around and walked towards him, with her eyes closed, still not daring to look him in the eye. The rhythm grew louder and louder till that was all she could hear. She knew this was the final calling…
His cold watery hands touched her feet for the first time. She opened her eyes and saw herself looking into the vastness of his existence. She smiled despite of the pain it cause. She did not feel week anymore. His existence was all around her and the only existence left was his…….there was no other world to think of and no other string to be held back with. She let her feet slide into his hands. With eager acceptance, his arms wrapped around her and took her away to be a part of him forever and ever.
The silence of the morning, was broken by the blaring of the horns of police vans. A body was found on the beach, a woman in her late twenties. No one knew where she came from. There were wounds on her face and hands. Most of them self inflicted. She lay sprawled on the shore. There was a slight smile on her face. One of her arms was outstretched towards the sea. The waves softly brushed her fingers, like they were trying to call her back. The ocean played his usual rhythm. And the world moved on as it always did.