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The conversation we had that day helped to break the ice between us , I was feeling much better after letting those things out , there was no longer that awkward silence and cold atmosphere in the room when we both were together , we started spending more time together , we would spend hours taking to each other . The more time I spend with him , I realized that he hasn’t changes after all these years , still that guy who cares more about those who are close to him than he does for himself , he would help others without letting them know about it. He took care of me night and day he was always there for me with him by my side I never felt alone . He always ate the same food that was served to me , although it was not very delicious and with almost no spice since I was a patient I had no other options but was not under any such obligation , he could eat anything he wants but decided to eat that plain food with me .

I was gradually recovering my health was also getting better . I was healthy enough to move about on my own I could also eat by myself but still everyday I let Austin feed me , he must have also known about that but despite that he would feed me everyday happily , it gave me an unusual happiness and satisfaction he never once complained about it . Each night we would have a little chat before going to bed and every time he would wait for me to fall asleep first and would only sleep once he was assured about me sleeping soundly . Everything was going fine but still I felt a little bored because I was not allowed to move out of the room , although there was a television in the room but there were not many channels and available once didn’t interest me I could only stand by the window and see the amazing view , there was a Bougainvillea tree quite close to the window and a beautiful park with green grass and colourful flowers . 

One day I remember I was talking to Austin about some song and in the conversation I absentmindedly said “ I am quite bored of living here and not being able to have some fun “I sighed , I didn’t mean to mention it Austin was already doing a lot for me I could never pay him in my life time even if I want to therefore I didn’t want to bother him with anything more .

“ You are bored ? why didn’t you tell me about this earlier ?” he looked at me carefully.

“ No I am not , I didn’t mean it that way “  embarrassed I looked down .

“ Yes must be bored living in a room I should have thought about that . Why didn’t you tell me this before ? “ 

“ I didn’t want to bother you , you are already doing enough for me “ I said still looking down.

He held up my head and looked directly into my eyes “ Listen carefully , this is the last time I am telling you this . I am not bothered my anything related to you and next time you have to report these type of matters to me without any hesitation directly , understood ? “ I couldn’t say anything and just nodded like an i***t .

“Good ! now I have some works to handle , so I have to leave but will be back in a short time “ saying this he left .

After an hour or 2 Austin came back , he was holding a lot of shopping bags in both of his hands it looked as if he bought off half a shop .

“ What is all these ? “ I asked with confusion .

“ All these are gifts for you “ he looked very excited .

“ For me….????” I was out of words .

 He started opening the presents , there were different kinds of board games , puzzles , video games , different shapes of Rubik’s cube and some novels . I was stunned at the site of so many things for me .

“ Why did you buy so many things for me ? “ I am still trying to get over this shock .

“ Didn’t you say you were bored , so here I got you all these , now you won’t be bored anymore“ he smiled .

His gesture somewhere touched me deeply , no one except my parents has ever cared about me , my feelings and my needs . This man sitting beside me got a huge bunch of stuff for me just to make sure I wasn’t bored , this is the same man who once got hurt because of me and after so many years there he is sitting beside me and smiling at me as if nothing ever happened . I was looking at him carefully lost in my own thoughts .” Is anything wrong “ he asked , “ no , everything is fine thanks a lot , you bought so any things , I am not sure if I will be able to use all of them ” . My upcoming days were really interesting in the hospital , Austin and I played video games everyday when we got bored with them we switched to board games , puzzles and cards . When he couldn’t be with me I read novels , tried solving Rubik’s cube or playing Sudoku , I also learned some card tricks . I always had something to keep myself engaged with and didn’t realize how fast the time flew . 

My health was also getting better , now I was allowed to go out of my room for a walk in the hospital campus . Everyday Austin and I would go for a walk in the park it was a quite and peaceful park unlike the traffic and dust on the streets outside . There were many pathways around it. These pathways shut off by space with colorful flowers and grass. These plants were always in order and clipped well. The most important of a park is the coolness and this park was very shady with many tall trees.

There were many benches which were usually occupied by other patients also there were swings , slides , play horses etc. For children . Walking in this park with Austin by my side was very pleasing . At that time everything was so perfect that it almost felt like a dream , a beautiful dream from which I would never want to wake up . It was just another normal day , Austin and I decided to watch a movie at night . We made all arrangements , we got our juices ready , switched off the lights , my bed was big enough to accommodate three people so I asked him to sit with me on my bed and then we started the movie . Next morning , I opened my eyes and saw Austin beside me , I didn’t know who slept first him or me , I didn’t know that the end of the movie was happy or sad , I only knew that I was sleeping in his arms peacefully like a women who is loved and that I have started falling for him . Lying beside him was so pleasant , he was still asleep so I took this opportunity and was looking at him closely such an innocent face with a charming personality . He started opening his eyes I didn’t wanted to be caught looking at him so I immediately got up and sat he was finally awake , he looked at me all confused “ did I sleep here last night ? “ he asked “ I think you did “ I said controlling my laughter . He looked at me for a second then hurriedly got off bed “ well , I think I will go and freshen up “ he said being all awkward and left . 

Things were going great between us , we spend a lot of time together and were getting closer everyday . One day Austin entered the room with a lot of shopping bags , again . What could it be this time I thought to myself and sighed , 

“ for what have you bought a whole shop , again ? “ I asked . 

“ Come on stop exaggerating it’s not that much . These are some clothes and footwear for you . you haven’t brought any for a long time , so I thought you might be needing them “ he said with same expressions of excitement and being proud of himself .

“ Even if you wanted to buy them , there wasn’t a need for so many I don’t have to go out of the hospital for quite a time anyway “ saying this I started looking at things he had brought , he got me everything starting from a simple night dress to a sexy party wear dress , from simple slippers to high heels . “ thanks a lot , the things you have got for me really aren’t that much they are just enough for me to have a fashion show here “ I said looking at him with a smile . “ come on they are not that much . it’s just enough “ . I know he would never accept it .

It was a nice sunny day although I had the a.c. on so the room was quite cool . I finally decided to get up from bed after being procrastinating for hours lying there even after waking up . Austin wasn’t in the room when I got up , maybe he had something to do and didn’t wanted to wake me I brushed my teeth and washed up and went out of the bathroom Austin was not back yet , finally a nurse came into my room with my breakfast “ if by any chance do you know where is Austin the boy who has been taking care of me ? “ I asked “ oh yes , this morning he asked me to tell you that he is busy with something and will be back quite late so you don’t have to wait for him and can have your meals “ she gave me my breakfast and left . I gave him a call but it was not answered . This is strange Austin has never done this before , he has never disappeared like this without telling me and missed the breakfast with me ..

“ There might be something urgent “ I tried to convince myself although I was still worried a bit I started playing Sudoku to distract myself . Hours passed I was finally able to solve it but yet Austin wasn’t back and soon it was time for lunch , the nurse brought it into my room , 

“ excuse me , did Austin say anything about when he will be back “ I asked ,

“ sorry dear I am afraid he didn’t “ she said .

“ okay thank you “ I said with disappointment and she left . I tried to call him again but didn’t answer it again . “ Maybe he is very busy “ 

I didn’t feel like eating anything , my appetite was gone but I have to eat some in order to recover. Soon it was evening and still there was no sign of Austin anywhere , it seemed to be so silent everywhere I couldn’t think of anything accept him , so in order to distract my self I started reading a novel . Time passed , I was totally engrossed in reading when I looked outside , the sun was already down it was completely dark outside and Austin wasn’t back yet now I was really worried about him , I haven’t seen him for an entire day did he got into some trouble ? I tried not call him again but again it was the same result . I had started panicking when a nurse entered the room she was holding a box , she came to me and said with a smile 

“ this is for you “ what ? did I hear it right ? I was confused 

“ but who sent this ? “ 

“ open it and you will know “ saying this she handed me the box and left.

I stared it for one minute deciding whether or not I should open it , anyway I was curious so just decided to open it . What I found wasn’t something I was expecting although I don’t know what exactly I was expecting but it was not this for sure . There was a beautiful white dress with a matching pair of earrings and a pair of white Stilettos . I was baffled but then I saw a small note which says : "You may hare forgotten it, but I still remember. Get dressed up quickly, once you stepped out of the room, you'll eventually know where to go. Hurry up, I am waiting for you......Austin

“ What did I forget again ? and what is this guy up to now ? “ I didn’t know anything . I looked at the dress it was very pretty , he indeed has a good sense of fashion . I applied some makeup,  put on the outfit and was ready just in an hour yes I know it took a little too long but when has a girl ever been on time . I got out of the room and there was a man dressed in a black suit which honestly was a bit weird . “ Hello mam , I am instructed to tell you that you have to go to the terrace  “ he greeted me with a smile . what is exactly going on ? can’t he just tell me directly ? why is he making things so complicated ? “ Can you tell me what’s going on ? “ I asked him in the hope that he may know something “ You will know it once you get there “ he said this and left . This is getting too much ! what is it so secretive ? anyway I didn’t have any other option other than following what he said so I walked towards the elevator . I opened the gate of the terrace ,there he was standing in front of me smiling brightly at me , it was a no moon day and was very dark I was walking almost blindly , I couldn’t see anything , I went up to him , 

“ Where have you been for the whole day ? why were you not picking up my calls ? “ he was just smiling at me continuously .

“Don’t you really remember what day is it today ? “ he asked I looked at him with confusion .

Then suddenly it was illuminated brightly it was such a mesmerizing view , the boundaries and walls were covered with lights , balloons and ribbons , there was a table beautifully decorated with 2 lighted candles , an alluring 3 layered cake  , the shed above it had a thin white sheet decorated with lights . I took a look at Austin , he was also formally dressed which I couldn’t see before because of the darkness , he brought his left hand from back holding a bouquet in his hand “ Happy Birthday Carol “ he said with a smile . Birthday ? oh yes today is my birthday and I complete forgot about it , “ Thank you , after so many years you still remember it ? “ I was really surprised . “ somethings are not easily forgettable . So how do you like my surprise ? “ I had no more words to say  I was totally dumbfounded by his surprise .  I smiled and holding the bouquet in one hand , raised my arms around him and hugged him tightly “ This is the best birthday I ever had , thank you so much “  he hugged be back “ I am glad you liked it “ . I cherished that moment to it’s fullest , this is all I want for my entire life , I want time to freeze right now . Next he led me to the table where I he handed me a knife “ blow the candles and make a wish “ I blew the candles , made a wish and then cut the cake . He pulled out one of the chair for me “ sit here , I will be back in a minute “ and he left before even listening to me . It can be seen how much  efforts he has put into this , he made sure everything is perfect , the cake was of my favourite flavour , the bouquet has all my flowers that I like . Austin was back “ It’s time to have dinner “ he said , he put each of them on the table on by one and as expected most of the things were which I loved some of them were not easily available everywhere .

“ Don’t worry I have taken doctor’s permission , you can eat them “ . 

“ So you have been preparing this from the morning and has been ignoring my calls intentionally ? “ I was just curious and also loved teasing him .

“ Well ignoring is not the right word , I have to give you a surprise “ 

“ Thanks a lot Austin , you made my day memorable “ we both smiled at each other and started our dinner . That dinner was one of the best I ever had in such a long time we both were laughing , talking and enjoying the moment . After the dinner we took some pictures to remember this pleasant day , then we both took a walk on the terrace and then staring at the  blanket of stars that stretched to infinity . Staring at the stars I realized that even without the moon , the stars still shine just like how my life has been without Austin for the past years , but when you see them with the moon you realize that sky seems to look much more happy and complete than before just like my life at present beautiful , complete and much more meaningful . We returned back to the room , changed and were getting ready to go to bed as it was already very late . As usual Austin was sitting beside me waiting for me to sleep “ you don’t have to sit here and wait for me , my health is already improving , I think you should also go to your bed early and sleep , you must be tired today “ he looked up from his phone “ if you want me to sleep early then you better sleep right away “ I knew he would listen . I laid on my bed , “ Austin “ I called him “ thank you again for today , this was one of my best days I haven’t been this happy ever since my parents left me “ he looked at me and said “ if you are going to keep thinking about this , I am afraid I might not get any sleep tonight “ we both laughed .