Chapter 29You stars, who these entangled fortunes give,
O tell me why
It is so hard to die,
Yet such a task to live!
—’Song’ by “Katherine Philips
The week ended. The week that, for Abhi at least, meant nothing but uncertain bliss and certain disquietude. Aashi, as she had promised, remained firm on her decision. Nothing that Abhi said could make her change her mind. Abhi could see the paradise that he had considered only a vain hope coming on its own towards him. Yet, he was not sure it still belonged to him.
Sure, Aashi had burnt away every token of Raj’s love. But his memories still resounded in every beat of her heart. She had even returned the engagement ring to Raj, and turned a deaf ear to all Raj’s entreaties. Yet, hadn’t Abhi often spied her caressing her unadorned finger an
