A Bitter Sweet Symphony

It was the first time they travelled together in an airplane. She was filled with excitement -bursting with joy and rejoicing with exuberance. He was quiet, responsible and faintly smiling.

The plane landed and she ran towards the nearest exit without even looking back at him. She zoomed past every other passenger – the little creature that she was, managed to surpass all others boarded on the plane. She raced down the escalator like a tiny flash bolt. Just as she reached the last step, her little feet tripped on her untied shoelaces. She stumbled, lost her balance and her chin hit the edge of the escalator. She tumbled and just as her head was about to hit the surface a small hand that came in between her head and the coarse surface saved her. His little hands scraped on the surface while trying to protect her – his little sister.

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She was back at the airport, but this time to say goodbye. She hugged him one last time and thought of the times they shared together – happy and sad, good and bad, high and low. He was with her, always. She was going to miss him - her best friend and her worst enemy – her brother.

With a difference of three years and three days, they were as close as hands and feet – distant yet completed the presence of another. It was a bond – stronger than any. They laughed, cried, fought together – with each other.

And today as they complete yet another chapter, the pen is put down, the familiar world they created is turning grey. The places they created, the relationships they formed, and the situations they tackled will return to the imagination from which they came.

A tear rolled down her cheek – the only tear, as she looked at him walking towards the door. Her phoned beeped – Take care little one, I’ll be back in no time. I Love you.

The little castles they built, the imaginary wonderlands they created and the enemies they fought together will remain fresh in her memories forever.

For all those who part only to meet again.